Sports Development Officer - ANZSCO 452321
- Assessment Authorities: VETASSESS
Promotes sports and skills development, and oversees the participation of young people and other special groups in sport. Registration or licensing is required. promotes sports and skills development, and oversees the participation of young people and other special groups in sport. Registration or licensing is required.
Sports development officers may perform the following tasks:
- develop and coordinate the delivery of sport and recreation programs, services and initiatives to address equity, social justice and community issues
- assist in the administration of grant programs and the gathering of information to increase the understanding of community sport and recreational issues
- give organisational support to schools or clubs
- manage the finances of approved programs and projects
- advise teachers and coaches, conduct coaching clinics and training camps, and distribute information and materials from sporting bodies
- develop training exercises to improve skills
- act as a coach for individuals or teams in competitions
- act as a talent scout for clubs
- schedule competitions and arrange venues
- manage volunteers
- oversee the maintenance of sports grounds, courts and venues.
This occupation belongs to Short-term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL) . STSOL consists of the list of the occupations which are high in demand in Australia. If you want to apply for Australia sponsored Permanent Residency (subclass 190) your occupation must be listed in the relevant STSOL list and you must have an invitation/sponsorship from the state government. This list is also a part of the Australia Point system. If eligible, you can live and work in Australia for an indefinite period of time.
If your occupation is on STSOL, you may be eligible to apply for the following visa subclasses:
- Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190)
- Training visa (subclass 407)
- Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) - State or Territory nominated
- Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482) - Short-term stream
- Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa (Subclass 494)
Are you Eligible to Live and Work in Australia as a Sports Development Officer?
Sports Development Officer is classified as Group C occupations by Vetassess. The criteria for skills assessment of Group C occupations are the following :
- Qualification(s) assessed at least AQF Diploma level with a highly relevant field of study and at least one year of post qualification highly relevant employment in the last five years; Or
- Qualification(s) assessed at least AQF Diploma level with an additional qualification at least AQF Certificate IV in a highly relevant field of study and at least one year of post-qualification highly relevant employment in the last five years; Or
- Qualification(s) assessed at least AQF Diploma level without a highly relevant field of study and at least two years of post-qualification highly relevant employment in the last five years;
According to Vetassess, if you have pre-qualification employment and if all of your employment is before your qualification assessed at the AQF diploma level), three years of highly relevant employment in addition to at least one year of highly relevant employment completed in the last five years..
If you wish to check your eligibility to migrate permanently to Australia as a Sports Development Officer, 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.
