State/Territory Eligibility Summary Table

State/Territory Eligibility Details

241511: Special Needs Teacher

Description

Teaches academic and living skills to primary, middle or intermediate, and secondary school students with particular learning difficulties using various techniques, and promotes students' social, emotional, intellectual and physical development. Registration or licensing is required.

Skill Level 1

Occupations at Skill Level 1 have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.

• Assessing Authority

  AITSL: Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership
  	https://www.aitsl.edu.au/migrate-to-australia
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Specialisations

• Behaviour Support Teacher
• Remedial Teacher
• Teacher of Gifted Students

Specialisation titles are any commonly used titles which refer to a subset of jobs belonging to the occupation designated in the principal title. These jobs involve the performance of specialised tasks rather than the broader range of tasks usually performed in the occupation.

Unit Group 2415: Special Education Teachers

Description

Teach primary, middle or intermediate, and secondary school students with learning difficulties, hearing impairment and sight impairment, and promote students' social, emotional, intellectual and physical development.

Indicative Skill Level

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Registration or licensing is required.

Tasks

• Assessing students' abilities and limitations with regard to intellectual, physical, social and emotional disabilities, exceptional intellectual gifts, or specific problems of language and culture
• Planning, organising and implementing special programs to provide remedial or advanced tuition
• Administering various forms of assessment and interpreting the results
• Teaching basic academic subjects, and practical and self-help skills to hearing and sight impaired students
• Devising instructional materials, methods and aids to assist in training and rehabilitation
• Advising, instructing and counselling parents and teachers on the availability and use of special techniques
• Stimulating and developing interests, abilities, manual skills and coordination
• Conferring with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons for special needs students
• Preparing and maintaining student data and other records and submitting reports

Other occupations in this Unit Group

• 241512: Teacher of the Hearing Impaired  
• 241513: Teacher of the Sight Impaired  
• 241599: Special Education Teachers nec  

• Occupation ceilings programme year 2018-2019
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• Average Weekly / Annual Earnings 2018
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Explanatory Notes - Information

Eligibility

The term “may be eligible” relates to general eligibility and should not be misinterpreted as your individual eligibility to apply for a visa. Note that additional specific requirements and criteria also apply to visa eligibility (e.g. higher English requirements, evidences of a job offer, etc).

Definitions

• Occupation List refers to the register of professional occupations which might qualify for an Australian Visa. There are 7 skilled occupation lists in total.
• MLTSSL is the acronym for 'Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List'.
• STSOL is the acronym for 'Short-term Skilled Occupation List'.
• ROL is the acronym for 'Regional Occupation List'.
• IMMI 18/051, IMMI 18/048, IMMI 18/049, IMMI 18/43, IMMI 18/050 refer to current Legislative Instruments which list the table of occupations appropriate for the respective visa programmes.
• Caveats / Conditions refer to current caveats applying for a particular occupation under specific visa programmes.

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