Jockey - ANZSCO 452413
- Assessment Authorities: TRA
Jockey rides horses in competitive races, race trials, and in exercise. This occupation requires high levels of physical fitness, sporting ability and personal commitment as well as, or in place of, formal qualifications or experience. Registration or licensing is required.
Jockeys may perform the following tasks:
- receive instructions from trainers and owners before races
- ride horses during exercises, race trials and races
- judge the abilities of each horse and the best tactics to use to win each race
- discuss performance of horses with trainers after races or exercise gallops
- report anything that may have affected the horse's performance in a race to stewards and other racing authorities
- answer stewards' enquiries regarding the performance of their horse
- study videotapes of races to improve their own performance and to determine the best way to ride certain horses, after discussion with the trainer
- maintain their own riding equipment, including saddles and boots.
This occupation belongs to Regional Occupation List (ROL). Regional Occupation List consists of the list of the occupations which are high in demand in regional states and territories of Australia.
If your occupation is on ROL, you may be eligible to apply for the following visa subclasses:
- Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) - State or Territory nominated
- Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482) Medium-term stream
- Training visa (subclass 407)
- Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa (Subclass 494)
Are you Eligible to Live and Work in Australia as a Jockey?
The assessment authority for this occupation is Trades Recognition Australia (TRA) and the TRA skills assessment will assess if your educational qualifications and work experience are at a professional level and closely related to your nominated occupation for migration purposes.
You are required to receive a positive assessment for your qualifications and work experience from Trades Recognition Australia if you are planning to migrate to Australia through skill migration program.
Click here to read further information regarding the assessment process of Trades Recognition Australia.
If you wish to check your eligibility to migrate permanently to Australia as a Jockey, please fill out the below assessment form. The assessment is free. After submitting the form, a registered migration consultant will look into the information and advise you of the outcome of the assessment via your email address.
