Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine
Skilled Migration Program
The ANZSNM has been specified by the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship in accordance with the Migration Regulations 1994 as the assessing authority for the occupation Nuclear Medicine Technologist - 251213.
- The Australian Government General Skilled Migration Program
- Information for intending migrants
- Requirements for the ANZSNM examination
- English language requirements
- Documents you must send with the application form
- Document certification
- Fees
- Application Form for overseas qualification assessment
- Professional Development
- Waiting time for assessment
- Agents
- Reviews
- Next steps
- Enquiries
- Useful Links
The Australian Government General Skilled Migration Program
The Australian Government's General Skilled Migration program is implemented through a partnership between government and industry. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship and the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations work with industry, represented by professional migration assessing authorities, to ensure that policies and procedures for assessing the skills of prospective migrants are appropriate, transparent and do not pose unreasonable barriers to migration.
The Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine (ANZSNM) has been specified by the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship in accordance with the Migration Regulations 1994 as the assessing authority for the occupation Nuclear Medicine Technologist - 251213.
The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations supported this process through its role in approving migration assessing authorities. Approval is granted to professional bodies which meet established criteria, including a commitment to support of the objectives of the General Skilled Migration programme and the provision of an appropriate assessment service to prospective migrants.
If you wish to apply to migrate to Australia as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist under the General Skilled Migration visa categories, you will need to have your skills assessed by the ANZSNM. The ANZSNM will assess your skills as "suitable" or "not suitable" for your nominated occupation against the requirements it has established.
Your skills assessment must be included with your visa application to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC), and you must be prepared to show DIAC all the documentation you have relied upon when seeking a skills assessment. You should keep a certified copy of your skills assessment and all other relevant documentation for your own records.
Successfully migrating to Australia as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist is no guarantee of membership of the ANZSNM, registration/licensing with the relevant state authority such as the NSW DEC, Vic MRPB, QLD MRTB or employment in Australia as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist. Requirements additional to those for migration may need to be met.
Full accreditation as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist in Australia requires the successful completion of a 12 month Professional Development Year (PDY) at an approved Nuclear Medicine Practice.
The PDY is mandatory for all entrants into the profession in Australia including Australian university graduates and successful OQA exam candidates.
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship's Australian Skills Recognition Information website also provides information on working as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist in Australia - visit www.immi.gov.au/asri.
The ANZSNM can only provide advice on applying for a skills assessment. All other questions relating to migration should be directed to DIAC - visit www.immi.gov.au for information and contact details.
Information for intending migrants
If you intend to migrate to Australia, you should first contact your nearest Australian Embassy, Consulate or High Commission, for information about migration processes and requirements for assessment of your qualifications.
If you intend to migrate in a General Skilled Migration category, information relevant to you is available from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) on their website at http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/general-skilled-migration/
It is essential that you read the information on the DIAC website carefully before proceeding with your skills and qualifications assessment.
To migrate to Australia under the general skilled migration categories, you or your spouse must satisfy certain basic requirements before applying to migrate. One of the basic requirements is to nominate an occupation from the Skilled Occupations List which fits your skills and qualifications, and have your skills and qualifications assessed by the relevant assessing authority. You can find the Skilled Occupations List at http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/sol/
If your nominated occupation is "nuclear medicine technologist" the ANZSNM is the relevant assessing authority and you should use the form on this site to apply for an assessment of your skills and qualifications to determine if they are suitable for progressing to the accreditation examination.
Please note that, under migration law, if your qualifications were gained in Australia and you wish to apply for a visa under the General Skilled Migration program, you will also need to apply for an assessment. Even if your Nuclear Medicine Technology qualifications are suitable for migration to Australia you will be required to meet additional requirements of the ANZSNM before you are eligible for full accreditation as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist. See Professional Development
Requirements for the ANZSNM examination
In order to apply to be assessed as ELIGIBILE to undertake the ANZSNM accreditation examination in Nuclear Medicine Technology, you will need to complete the form on this website. It is not an application to sit this examination: this will be sent to you if you are assessed as eligible.
The ANZSNM assesses your eligibility by checking that you have the required qualifications to practise as a nuclear medicine technologist in your own country and that you are of good professional standing. The assessment is conducted by the ANZSNM for overseas trained nuclear medicine technologists who wish to practise their profession in Australia. Assessment of eligibility to undertake the accreditation examination is the first step in the process which includes:
- English language test (if applicable)
- Accreditation examination (written)
- Professional Development Programme (clinical)
Please READ the following explanatory notes carefully before completing the application form:
The information on the application form is collected by the TSIG of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine (ANZSNM) Incorporated for the purpose of assessing qualifications in Nuclear Medicine Technology for recognition in Australia.
All personal information will be handled confidentially. Details may be verified with or provided to other agencies where necessary or required by law.
English language requirements
High-level English language skills are essential to the practice of Nuclear Medicine Technology in Australia. Applicants must submit evidence with their application that they have sufficient English language skills to work as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist in an English language environment.
Applicants must meet one of the following criteria before their application will be assessed:
- Have English as a first language. For the purposes of this assessment, this means birth in a country where English is an official language and secondary education is undertaken in English. Suitable evidence includes a birth certificate or photograph page of your passport and school documentation indicating that the language of instruction was English.
- Provide evidence that you have completed your Nuclear Medicine Technology training at an institution where all instruction was in English. Suitable evidence includes documentation from the institution indicating that the instruction was in English.
- Provide evidence of a pass in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a minimum overall score of Band 7 in the academic level.
If there is any doubt about ability in the English language, the Accreditation Board of the ANZSNM may ask applicants to undertake the IELTS test (www.ielts.org) before assessment of Nuclear Medicine Technology qualifications proceeds.
Documents you must send with the application form
These are the documents that you MUST include with this application.
DO NOT send originals: send CERTIFIED COPIES (but not copies of certified copies - see notes on certification below).
- An official certified copy of evidence of English language ability (see above under English language requirements).
- Official certified copy of your qualification papers (for example, your degree, diploma, certificate etc) in the original language.
- Official certified transcripts of educational courses completed, showing subjects, hours and examination results and, where applicable, details of practical and clinical education, in the original language.
- Official certified evidence of your current registration or licence to practise and a certified letter or certificate of good standing from the registration/licencing OR if registration/licence is not required to work as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist in your country, official certified evidence of employment as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist (i.e. letters from employers indicating the dates of your employment, your job title and the nature of your work).
- Two official, certified references from employers, practical placement supervisors (if recently graduated) or, if self-employed, two references from professional colleagues attesting to your professional competence.
- Official certified evidence of any change of name, e.g. a marriage certificate ONLY if the name on your documents is different from your current name.
If forged, altered or falsified documents are submitted to the ANZSNM, no assessment will be provided and your assessment fee will not be refunded.
If you cannot obtain the required documents you should attach a letter to this form identifying which documents you cannot obtain and explain the reason(s) for this.
Document certification
All copies of original documents must be clearly certified as true copies of the original by an authorised person. In Australia, people who are authorised to certify copies are:
- Justices of the Peace
- Legal practitioners
- Admissions officers of all Australian universities
- Officers of State and Territory Overseas Qualifications Units
Each copy of a document must be certified separately and must show clearly:
- the words "certified true copy of the original"
- the signature of the certifying officer
- the name and address or provider/registration number (where applicable) of the certifying person, legibly printed below the signature.
It must be possible, from the details provided, for the Accreditation Board of the ANZSNM to contact the certifying person if necessary.
Fees
The fee for assessment of overseas Nuclear Medicine Technology qualifications for recognition in Australia and for the assessment of Australian trained overseas applicants who wish to migrate to Australia appears in the attached fee schedule. The fee must be sent with your application form and made payable to the ANZSNM in Australian dollars by one of the following methods:
- bank cheque drawn by a bank outside Australia that has bank clearance arrangements with an Australian bank;
- foreign draft on an Australian bank;
- money order issued by Australia Post;
- bank cheque drawn by an Australian bank or a personal cheque drawn on an Australian bank account.
Application Form for overseas qualification assessment
- Application Form for Overseas Qualification Assessment (January 2012)
Professional Development
You should note that after your arrival in Australia you will be required to undertake a professional development programme in the course of your first year of employment as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist.
The Accreditation Board of the ANZSNM will administer the programme. In the Australian jurisdictions of New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and South Australia you are currently required to gain accreditation from the ANZSNM in order to obtain a radiation licence, without which you cannot practice as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist.
Accreditation is conditional upon you agreeing to complete a professional development programme during your first year of employment as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist.
On successful completion of the programme you will be issued a certificate of accreditation by the ANZSNM. Similarly, your membership of the ANZSNM is conditional upon your eligibility to practise Nuclear Medicine Technology in all states and territories of Australia, as would occur when the requirements for registration in any of the relevant states and territories are met.
Membership of the ANZSNM is not compulsory but prospective employers may require you to demonstrate eligibility for membership, particularly in jurisdictions that do not require registration or licencing. No registration is required to practice as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist in Western Australia, the Northern Territory, the Australian Capital Territory or Tasmania.
When your qualifications have been assessed as recognised in Australia, you will receive an official assessment letter from the ANZSNM.
If you wish to apply for migration to Australia under the General Skilled Migration category you should include the original ANZSNM letter with your application to migrate.
Waiting time for assessment
An application for assessment may take up to twelve weeks to process.
You should not make contact to check on the progress of your assessment before this time.
Processing includes assessment of the application by the Executive Officer, documentation and ratification of the assessment by the Accreditation Board of the ANZSNM.
Sometimes further information may be sought from the applicant, educational institution, referees or certifying persons in other countries where the response and mail service may be slow.
Agents
Australia's privacy legislation prohibits the ANZSNM from discussing your application with other people unless you authorise us to do so.
If you want someone, such as a family member or other agent, to deal with ANZSNM on your behalf you need to attach a letter, signed by you, authorising this person (by name) to act as your agent.
Reviews
If the assessment does not recognise your qualifications as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist in Australia and you disagree with the assessment, you may apply to the Accreditation Board of the ANZSNM for a review of the decision. Please contact the ANZSNM if you wish to find out more about this option.
Next steps
When your assessment has been completed, you will receive an official assessment letter from the ANZSNM.
If you wish to apply for migration to Australia under the General Skilled Migration category, you should include the original assessment letter you received from the ANZSNM with your application to migrate.
Accreditation is a requirement to obtain a radiation licence in some Australian States and Territories.
A certified copy of the assessment letter from the ANZSNM will be required when you apply for accreditation and membership of the ANZSNM.
Enquiries
For more information about the assessment process, the ANZSNM can be contacted at:
ANZSNM Accreditation Board Secretariat
PO Box 202
Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
Email: secretariat@anzsnm.org.au
Useful Links
- Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIC)
- Australian Skills Recognition (ASRI)
- AEI-NOOSR: Assessment of Overseas Qualifications
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS)