Chief Information Officer – ANZSCO 135111

Description

Plans, organises, directs, controls and coordinates the ICT strategies, plans and operations of an organisation to ensure the ICT infrastructure supports the organisation’s overall operations and priorities.

Skill Level

1

Alternative Titles

• Chief Technology Officer

Skills Assessment Requirement

Unless you are exempt in very limited circumstances, you are required to have a positive Skills Assessment to apply for the visas listed above.

Skills Assessment authority for Chief Information Officer is Australian Computer Society (ACS). To have a positive skills assessment, you must meet the following criteria:

• Four application types available for Migration purposes
  • Pathway A – Temporary Graduate (TG)
    • For graduates that have completed an Australian Bachelor degree or higher. This is a qualification only skills assessment and can only be used to apply for a subclass 485 visa
    • Your degree must be an ICT major and closely related to your nominated occupation. You are not required to have worked in the field.
  • Pathway B – Post Australian Study (PAS)
    • For graduates that have completed an Australian Bachelor degree or higher and would like a skill assessment for migration purposes in general. Relevant ICT employment or completion of an ACS Professional Year program is required.
    • You will require an Australian bachelor’s degree or higher with a major in ICT which is closely related to the nominated occupation (ANZSCO) plus one of the following requirements for a suitable skills assessment:
      • 1 year of relevant work experience completed after the completion date of the relevant Australian degree, or
      • Completion of an ACS Professional Year Program
    • Pathway C – Skills
      • This is a general skills assessment application to assess tertiary ICT qualifications and ICT employment
      • You will require a Qualification comparable to AQF Bachelor Degree or Higher with an ICT Major +2 years experience in the last 10 years; OR
      • Qualification comparable to AQF Bachelor Degree or Higher with an ICT Minor + 5 years experience in the last 10 years; OR
      • Qualification comparable to AQF Diploma or Vendor Certification + 5 years experience in the last 10 years
    • Pathway D- Recognition of Prior Learning
      • For applicants who hold qualifications with insufficient or no ICT content, or applicants who do not hold any ICT qualifications.
      • You will require Non ICT Qualification comparable to AQF Diploma or Higher + 6 years relevant work experience; OR
      • No tertiary qualification – work experience only + 8 years relevant work experience

Potential Visa Pathways for Chief Information Officers

Group: 1351 ICT Managers

Description

plan, organise, direct, control and coordinate the acquisition, development, maintenance and use of computer and telecommunication systems within organisations.

Tasks

• analysing information needs and specifying technology to meet those needs
• formulating and directing information and communication technology (ICT) strategies, policies and plans
• directing the selection and installation of ICT resources and the provision of user training
• directing ICT operations and setting priorities between system developments, maintenance and operations
• overseeing the security of ICT systems

Skill Level

Most occupations in this unit group 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 (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Occupations in this Group

• 135111 Chief Information Officer
• 135112 ICT Project Manager
• 135199 ICT Managers nec