Occupational Groups

Occupation

POL Requirements

Qualifications must be comparable to the standard of the New Zealand qualification listed

Qualifications¹ required for the Purposes of the Job Search Policy for General Skills Category applicants & for the purposes of claiming bonus points for qualifications in an area of absolute shortage under the Skilled Migrant Category

Qualifications must be comparable to the standard of the New Zealand qualification listed. Also see Note below.

Professional Occupations

Food Technologists (21461)

Bachelor of Science (Food Science) or Bachelor of Technology (Food Science) or Bachelor of Engineering (Food Engineering) and minimum of 3 years work experience in the industry.

Bachelor of Science (Food Science) or Bachelor of Technology (Food Science) or Bachelor of Engineering (Food Engineering)

Secondary teachers (23211)

Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary) or Bachelor of Education - Teaching (Secondary) and New Zealand registration

Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary) or Bachelor of Education - Teaching (Secondary)

University Lecturers (23111)

Masters Degree/PhD

Masters Degree/PhD

Veterinarians (Clinicians in large animal or mixed practice)
(22231)

Bachelor of Veterinary Science or equivalent and NZ registration and minimum of 2 years post qualification experience

Bachelor of Veterinary Science or equivalent

Community Social Workers
(33411)

Bachelor of Social Work or Graduate Diploma of Social Work

Bachelor of Social Work or Graduate Diploma of Social Work

Civil Engineers (including Roading)
(21426)

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) and 5 years experience and professional registration

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)

Health Groups

Medical specialists in the following specialities:

Anaesthetists
(22217)

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and vocational or probationary registration (Class 3 or 4) with MCNZ

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Anaesthetists

General Surgeons
(22213)

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and vocational or probationary registration (Class 3 or 4) with MCNZ

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

Intensivists (ICU specialists)
(22213)

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and vocational or probationary registration (Class 3 or 4) with MCNZ

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery with FRACP

Pathologists
(22123)

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and vocational or probationary registration (Class 3 or 4) with MCNZ

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia

Psychiatrists
(22214)

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and vocational or probationary registration (Class 3 or 4) with MCNZ

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists

Note: Qualifications held by applicants under the Job Search Policy must qualify for 10 points under the General Skills Category. Qualifications held by applicants claiming bonus points under the Skilled Migrant Category policy must be recognised under Skilled Migrant Category policy.

Radiation Oncologists
(22216)

MBChB and vocational or probationary registration (Class 3 or 4) with MCNZ

MBChB and Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists

Radiologists
(22216)

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and vocational or probationary registration (Class 3 or 4) with MCNZ)

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists

Renal Physicians
(22214)

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and vocational or probationary registration (Class 3 or 4) with MCNZ

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and Fellowship of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Physicians

Other Medical positions:

General Practitioner (Rural Areas only)
(22211)

The NZIS may liaise with relevant NZ agencies, e.g. NZ Rural GP Network, to determine whether a particular applicant's job offer is deemed to be in a 'rural area' according to the Rural Ranking Scale classification)

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and vocational or probationary registration (Class 3, 4 or 7) with MCNZ

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and Fellowship of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners

Obstetric and Gynaecological Registrars
(22211)

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and probationary registration with MCNZ

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

Other Health Positions:

Anaesthetics Technicians
(31332)

Certificate in Anaesthetic Technology

Certificate in Anaesthetic Technology

Audiologists
(32261)

Master of Audiology and NZ registration with NZAS

Master of Audiology and NZ registration with NZAS

Dietitians
(22251)

Bachelor of Science (Human Nutrition) or Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics and NZ registration

Bachelor of Science (Human Nutrition) or Post Graduate Diploma in Dietetics

Medical Laboratory Technologists (including cytology technologists)
(32112)

Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science and NZ registration (as registered medical laboratory technologists)

Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science

Medical Social Workers
(33411)

Bachelor of Social Work or Graduate Diploma in Social Work and 2 years relevant work experience

Bachelor of Social Work or Graduate Diploma in Social Work

Midwives
(22317)

Bachelor of Midwifery and NZ registration

Bachelor of Midwifery

Nurses (including psychiatric nurses)

(22311, 22312, 22313, 22314, 22315, 22316)

Bachelor of Nursing or Diploma in Comprehensive Nursing, diploma or hospital based certificate and NZ registration

Bachelor of Nursing or Diploma in Comprehensive Nursing, diploma or hospital based certificate

Occupational Therapists
(32232)

Bachelor of Occupational Therapy or Bachelor of Health Science (Occupational Therapy strand) and NZ registration

Bachelor of Occupational Therapy or Bachelor of Health Science (Occupational Therapy strand)

Pharmacist
(22241, 22242)

Bachelor of Pharmacy and NZ registration

Bachelor of Pharmacy

Physiotherapists
(32231)

Bachelor of Physiotherapy and NZ registration

Bachelor of Physiotherapy

Psychologists
(24441)

Master of Psychology or Two Year Graduate Diploma in Psychology and NZ registration

Master of Psychology or Two Year Graduate Diploma in Psychology

Radiographers and Radiation Therapists
(31331)

Bachelor of Health Science specialising in Medical Radiation Therapy and NZ registration (as registered medical radiation technologists)

Bachelor of Health Science specialising in Medical Radiation Therapy

Sonographers
(31333)

Graduate Diploma in Medical ultra sonography

Graduate Diploma in Medical ultra sonography

Speech Language Therapists
(23412)

Bachelor of Speech and Language Therapy, Masters of Speech and Language Therapy

Bachelor of Speech and Language Therapy, Masters of Speech and Language Therapy

Trades Occupations

Automotive Mechanic (petrol and diesel)
(72312)

National Certificate in Motor Industry (Automotive Heavy Engineering) or (Automotive Engineering), Level 4

National Certificate in Motor Industry (Automotive Heavy Engineering), or (Automotive Engineering), Level 4

Electrician
(71311)

National Certificate in Electrical Engineering, Level 4 and NZ registration

National Certificate in Electrical Engineering, Level 4

Information Technology (IT) Professionals

Management and Project Management Staff as per attached specification**

Policy Planning and Research Staff as per attached specification**

Systems Development Staff as per attached specification**

Technical Advice and Consultancy Staff as per attached specification**

Minimum of 5 years full-time work experience in a relevant area of expertise AND completion of a recognised programme of formal training in that area.

Bachelor of Computer Science

Groupings

Positions

Required IT Skills*

Level/s**

Management & Project Management

Project Director

Project Management

Manager

Research & Development Manager

Senior Manager

Chief Information Officer

Director

Project Manager (Large Projects)

Project Manager (Mid Range Projects)

Policy Planning & Research

Principal Solutions Architect

Java, SQL, OO, CCNE

Specialist Practitioner

Senior Solutions Architect

Oracle, C++, Cisco

Senior Specialist

Principal Research Engineer

Developer 2000

Manager

Senior Research Engineer

Dreamweaver

Embedded C

Systems Development

Senior Software Project Manager

Java, SQL, OO, CCNE

Specialist Practitioner

Technical Consultant-Applications Development

Oracle, C++, Cisco

Senior Specialist

Senior Systems Analyst

Developer 2000

Manager

Senior Systems Programmer

Dreamweaver

Principal Design Engineer

Embedded C

Senior Design Engineer

e-Business Architect

Senior e-Business Consultant

Technical Advice & Consultancy

Principal Support Consultant

Java, SQL, OO, CCNE

Experienced Practitioner

Senior Support Consultant

Oracle, C++, Cisco

Supervisor

Senior Support Specialist

Developer 2000

Specialist Practitioner

Senior Principal Consultant

Dreamweaver

Senior Specialist

Principal Consultant

Embedded C

Manager

IP Technical Specialist

Creative Industries - Film Animation

Film Animator

Maya, Unix, Linux, C, C++, Perl, GUI, CGI

Specialist Practitioner