Registered Nurse (Aged Care) Skills Assessment

MARN 1576536 · Verifiable at mara.gov.au

Registered Nurse (Aged Care), ANZSCO 254412, provides nursing care to older people in residential aged care facilities, hospitals and community settings. It is a registered profession requiring a bachelor-level nursing qualification and AHPRA/NMBA registration. For skilled migration, ANMAC is the assessing authority.

The skills assessment & RPL pathway for Registered Nurse (Aged Care)

For migration purposes, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) assesses whether your overseas nursing qualifications and experience are comparable to Australian standards for ANZSCO 254412. ANMAC offers full and modified skills assessment pathways and typically requires at least 3 months and 260 hours of relevant paid work within the last 5 years. An ANMAC outcome confirms your skills for a visa application; it does not, on its own, authorise you to work as a nurse in Australia.

Registration is a separate process. To practise as a registered nurse you must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) through AHPRA, which has its own English language, qualification and (for many overseas-trained nurses) bridging or examination requirements. There is no pure VET RPL route to becoming a registered nurse — the qualification is a Bachelor of Nursing or higher, not a vocational certificate. We help you confirm the correct ANZSCO code, prepare the ANMAC assessment, and understand how it sits alongside AHPRA registration and your chosen visa.

Evidence typically required

• Bachelor of Nursing (or higher) qualification with full transcripts and award certificate
• Evidence of current or prior nursing registration in your country of qualification
• Detailed employment references showing at least 3 months and 260 hours of relevant paid nursing work within the last 5 years
• Curriculum or course syllabus documents demonstrating clinical and theoretical content
• English language test results meeting ANMAC and NMBA requirements (e.g. IELTS/OET)
• Identity documents and any name-change evidence (passport, marriage certificate)

Looking at the whole journey rather than just the assessment? See the full pathway guide: Migrate to Australia as a Registered Nurse (Aged Care) →

Which skilled visa uses this occupation?

Once Registered Nurse (Aged Care) 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

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Related occupations

• Enrolled Nurse
• Midwife
• Registered Nurse (Child and Family Health)
• Registered Nurse (Community Health)
• Registered Nurse (Critical Care and Emergency)
• Registered Nurse (Medical)
• Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
• Registered Nurse (Perioperative)

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.