Shearer - ANZSCO 361211
- Assessment Authorities: VETASSESS
Shearer removes wool and hair from sheep, goats, alpacas and other animals.
Shearers may perform the following tasks:
- take sheep from catching pens and hold firmly while shearing fleece in one piece
- select shearing combs to suit the type of sheep and wool
- treat any severe cuts to sheep's skin
- return shorn sheep to let-out pens for counting and checking
- shear stud animals with hand shears or special combs
- clean and sharpen combs and cutters
- identify sheep with specific characteristics, such as black spots, as requested by the wool classer.
This occupation is on the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme Occupation List (RSMS ROL) , you may be eligible to apply for the following visa subclass:
- Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
- Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa (Subclass 494)
Are you Eligible to Live and Work in Australia as a Shearer?
Shearer is classified as Group D occupations by Vetassess. The criteria for skills assessment of Group D occupations are the following:
- Qualification(s) assessed at AQF Certificate IV with a highly relevant field of study and at least one year of post-qualification highly relevant employment completed in the last five years;Or
- Qualification(s) assessed at AQF Certificate IV without a highly relevant field of study and at least two years of post-qualification highly relevant employment completed in the last five years;Or
- Qualification(s) assessed at AQF Certificate III with a highly relevant field of study and at least three years of post-qualification highly relevant employment completed in the last five years;
According to Vetassess, if you have pre-qualification employment and if all of your employment is before your qualifications assessed at the AQF Certificate III or Certificate IV level, three years of highly relevant employment in addition to at least one year of highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level completed in the last five years.
If you wish to check your eligibility to migrate permanently to Australia as a Shearer, 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.
