State/Territory Eligibility Summary Table

State/Territory Eligibility Details

DAMA - Designated Area Migration Agreement

561112: Bookmaker's Clerk

Description

Assists Bookmakers to provide oncourse betting services at race meetings. Registration or licensing is required.

This occupation is illegal in New Zealand.

Skill Level 5

Occupations at Skill Level 5 have a level of skill commensurate with one of the following:

- NZ Register Level 1 qualification
- AQF Certificate I or
- Compulsory secondary education.

For some occupations a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification.
In some instances, no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.

• Assessing Authority

  There is no Assessing Authority assigned to ANZSCO code 561112

Alternative Titles

• Penciller

Alternative titles are any commonly used alternative title (or titles) for the occupation. These alternative titles have the same meaning as the principal title but may be less commonly used.

Specialisations

• Bagman/woman (Aus)

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 5611: Betting Clerks

Description

Take bets from customers at betting agencies, over the telephone and on course.

Indicative Skill Level

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications outlined below.

- In Australia:

AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

- In New Zealand:

NZ Register Level 1 qualification, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

For some occupations a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification. In some instances no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.

Registration or licensing may be required.

Tasks

• Taking bets and debiting credit accounts and bank accounts electronically, and receiving cash
• Recording and entering bets electronically and in transaction ledgers
• Issuing tickets and preparing summaries of transactions
• Monitoring amounts of money placed on race entrants
• Checking details and numbers on winning betting tickets against those in betting ledgers and electronic records, and paying out money on winning tickets
• Verifying the identity and account balances of betting agency customers
• Answering betting inquiries over the telephone, via email and in person
• May work in a call centre

Other occupations in this Unit Group

• 561111: Betting Agency Counter Clerk  
• 561113: Telephone Betting Clerk  
• 561199: Betting Clerks nec  

• Occupation ceilings program year 2019-2020
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