ACS Skills Assessment Complete Document Checklist 2025

For ICT (Information and Communication Technology) professionals wishing to relocate to Australia through this skilled-migration program, completion of the ACS Skills Assessment is required. The Australian Computer Society (ACS) administers the evaluation, which establishes that your qualifications and experiences meet Australian standards. You must have a legitimate set of documents to support your application. These consist of employment histories, relevant credentials, and qualifications, among other things.

Who Can Take the Skills Assessment Offered by the Australian Computer Society (ACS)?

If you want to apply for an ACS Skills Assessment, you must be an ICT professional who plans to migrate to Australia. The Australian Computer Society evaluates your professional and educational background in relation to the credentials held in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector in Australia.   

If you fit into any of the following criteria, you are qualified:

• You possess a Bachelor's, Master's, or comparable ICT degree from Australia or another country.

• You have relevant ICT job experience in the field you have chosen.

• You graduated from an Australian university as an overseas student (Post-Australian Study Pathway).

• Although you lack official ICT credentials, you have a lot of job experience (RPL pathway).

• Following your completion of an ICT course in Australia, you are applying under the Temporary Graduate Visa (Subclass 485).

For a successful skills assessment outcome, make sure you select the appropriate assessment pathway based on your training and employment history. 

ACS Skills Assessment Documents Checklist

It is essential to present a comprehensive and precise set of documents when applying for an ACS Skills Assessment because failing to do so could result in a drawn-out application procedure or, worse, rejection. To verify your identification, credentials, employment history, and payment history, the Australian Computer Society (ACS) requires a few key documents. Each of these chapters makes a substantial contribution to ACS's well-informed evaluation of your migrating talents.

Let's now take a closer look at the main places where you need to collect and clearly submit the necessary ACS Skill Assessment document categories.

1. Personal Documents (Identity and Background)

These records provide proof of your identification and background. If you're designating a migration agent or submitting a priority request, you'll need to submit three separate forms of government-issued identification.

[For the detailed document requirements and document submission criteria, click here: Full document requirements and assessment pathways for ACS skills Assessment]

2. Academic Records and Qualification Documents

To determine your candidacy, the ACS Australia Skill Assessment needs comprehensive academic records. These records must unequivocally demonstrate your degree completion and academic progress.

3. Documents of Work Experience

ACS requires documentation of each job you report on your application in order to assess your professional skills and work history. When applying through one of the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) pathways, this is especially important.

You have to turn in either:

Third-Party Statutory Declaration Reference Letter on Company Letterhead (only in the event that the letter is not available)

4. Payment Evidence (Evidence of Salary for Employment)

For each employment episode, the ACS Australia Skill Assessment process requires a minimum of two forms of payment evidence to demonstrate that your work was legitimate and compensated.

Why does this matter?

Payment documents attest to your employment and your receipt of wages commensurate with the work you claimed. ACS would not be able to recognise your employment experience as legitimate without this documentation.

Four Assessment Pathways with ACS Skilled Migration Assessment Document Checklist

1. Post-Australian Study (PAS) Pathway

This pathway is used by recent graduates from Australian educational institutions

Documents Required:

• Passport (ID page)

• One additional government-issued ID (with photo)

• Name change document (if applicable)

• Resume/CV

• Academic transcripts

• Degree certificate or course completion letter

• ACS Professional Year completion documents (if applicable)

2. General Skills Pathway 

This route is for ICT professionals applying from any country. 

Documents Required:

• Passport + Additional ID

• Resume/CV

• Degree certificate & transcripts

• Work reference letters

• Payment evidence (e.g., payslips, tax records, bank statements)

• Statutory Declarations (if reference letters aren't available)

Read more: https://cdrforaustralia.com/acs-skills-assessment-document-checklist/