More than a hundred teachers working as foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong attended the Australian migration forum conducted at Bayanihan Center in Kennedy Town on Oct. 9.
Resource speaker Mariano P. Carlota, a lawyer and registered migration agent from Down Under, talked through the migration assessments and requirements for teachers who wish to work and migrate in Australia.
According to Carlota, work experience as a teacher is not a compulsory requirement but the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership or AITSL requires a minimum of 45 days supervised teaching practice. In the Philippines, it is the equivalent of on-the job-training program which all education students must undertake in order to graduate. AITSL is the assessing authority for school teacher occupations.
Carlota also explained that applicants must meet the English language proficiency criterion. All applicants must obtain a score of at least 7.0 in reading and writing, and a score of at least 8.0 for speaking and listening.
After receiving the skills assessment certificate, valid for two years, one can then apply for registration with the teacher regulatory authority in the state or territory that one intends to teach.
Early education teachers may contact Australian children’s education and care quality authority to obtain pre-employment assessment.
For employment opportunities, one may contact education employers or visit leading job sites such as Seek, Jobbydoo or MyCareer.
The cost of AITSL skill assessment is AUD 635. AITSL does not provide fast tract assessment service but it processes application within 10 days.
The forum was an initiative of Philippine Overseas Labor Office.
