VETASSESS Industry Labour Agreements, (ILA), is for Australian employers looking at sponsoring skilled and semi-skilled overseas workers under an industry-specific labour agreement, where appropriately eligible Australian workers are not available.
The skills assessing authority for specified occupations for these Industry Labour Agreements is VETASSESS.
- Restaurant Industry Labour Agreement (RILA)
- Horticulture Industry Labour Agreement (HILA)
The assessing authority assesses the occupations listed in the table below for the Horticulture Industry Labour Agreement (HILA).
Occupation | ANZSCO Code or nearest equal | ANZSCO Skill Level |
Cold Storage Manager | 149999^ | 3 |
Fork Lift Driver | 721311^ | 4 |
Facility Supervisor | 070499* | 2 |
Horticulture Section Manager | 070499*^ | 5 |
Horticulture Grower | 070499* | 1 |
Horticulture Farm Manager | 070499* | 1 |
Machinery Manager | 149913 | 4 |
Irrigationist Assistant | 841999^ | 5 |
Irrigationist | 841999^ | 5 |
Mobile Plant Operator | 721111^ | 4 |
Machinery Supervisor | 149999^ | 4 |
Machinery Manager | 149999^ | 4 |
Protected Cropping Grower | 070499* | 1 |
Production Horticulturist | 070499*^ | 3 |
Production Horticulture Supervisor | 070499*^ | 4 |
Truck Driver | 733111^ | 4 |
Section Supervisor | 070499*^ | 4 |
To be kept in mind:
Code 070499 is for occupations not having a close equivalent in ANZSCO.
The closes equivalent code that is available under ANZSCO has been applied for these occupations. The related requisite criteria may be different from the indicative skill level and tasks in ANZSCO or existing DAMA criteria.
A VETASSESS skill assessment is for only migration purposes. It involves an evaluation of your qualifications or/and employment experience to ensure that they are equivalent to Australian standards for a skilled worker in your chosen occupation.
In order for VETASSESS to proceed with your skills evaluation application, you are required to prepare the necessary supporting documents for your application.
Details of the evaluation criteria for Trade Waiter (ANZSCO Code 431511) under RILA are below. An applicant choosing this occupation has to satisfy the below-given requirements:
- Fulfill the skills and qualification level, and
- Have a minimum of two years of post-qualification experience if you are applying for a TSS visa
Required documents:
All documents are required to be high-quality colour copies of the original documents. If your documents are not in English, submit copies of the original documents. In addition, submit the English translations by a registered translation service.
- Application fee
- Proof of identity
- Photograph
- Qualification evidence
- Name change proof
- Employment proof
- Resume
Necessary information: Qualification and employment requirements vary across occupations under ILA. Check the assessment criteria for your occupation before you start your online application.
