Occupational Therapist Skills Assessment

MARN 1576536 · Verifiable at mara.gov.au

Occupational Therapist (ANZSCO 252411) is a Skill Level 1 health profession helping people participate in daily activities after illness, injury or disability. For skilled migration the assessing authority is the Occupational Therapy Council (OTC), with registration through AHPRA. Widen Migration (MARN 1576536) helps occupational therapists coordinate both.

The skills assessment & RPL pathway for Occupational Therapist

For an Occupational Therapist (ANZSCO 252411), the Occupational Therapy Council conducts the migration skills assessment — a desktop assessment of your qualifications and English against Australian standards.

Separately, to practise you must be registered with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia through AHPRA. The skills assessment supports your visa; registration lets you work. Both are needed by most applicants, and neither is a VET Recognition of Prior Learning pathway.

Evidence typically required

• Occupational therapy qualification with academic transcripts and course details
• Evidence of registration/eligibility in your home country
• English language test results meeting the required standard
• Curriculum and clinical placement details as requested by the Council
• Passport and identity documents

Looking at the whole journey rather than just the assessment? See the full pathway guide: Migrate to Australia as a Occupational Therapist →

Which skilled visa uses this occupation?

Once Occupational Therapist is positively assessed, the assessment supports a points-tested or employer-sponsored skilled visa. The right one depends on your points, age, state nomination and whether an employer will sponsor you.

• Subclass 189 — Skilled Independent (points-tested, no sponsor)
• Subclass 190 — Skilled Nominated (state nomination)
• Subclass 491 — Skilled Work Regional (regional nomination)
• Subclass 482 — Skills in Demand (employer sponsorship)
• 482 → 186 permanent residency pathway
• Check your points for 189/190/491

Speak with WIDEN

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General information only, not migration advice. ANZSCO codes and assessing-authority arrangements change (ANZSCO is transitioning to OSCA) and skilled occupation lists are updated periodically — confirm the current code, authority and requirements for your situation. Skills assessments are conducted by the relevant assessing authority and RPL qualifications are issued by Registered Training Organisations, not by WIDEN. No qualification or assessment guarantees a visa. Migration advice is provided by Keshab Chapagain (MARN 1576536) only after a paid consultation under a written service agreement.