Vocational Education Teacher (Aus) \ Polytechnic Teacher (NZ)

Specialisations within it

• Adult Education Teacher
• TAFE Lecturer
• TAFE Teacher
• Workplace Trainer and Assessor

Duties

Published for unit group 2422 Vocational Education Teachers (Aus) or Polytechnic Teachers (NZ)

• identifying the various needs of students and creating effective learning options to meet these needs
• liaising with individuals, industry and education sectors to ensure provision of relevant programs and services
• planning, designing and developing course curriculum and method of instruction
• advising students on courses and related matters
• teaching students using teaching aids including presentation of lesson materials, discussions, workshops, laboratory sessions, multimedia aids and computer tutorials
• marking and grading students' assignments, papers and exams and providing feedback to students about their progress
• maintaining records of students' progress, attendance and training activities
• consulting with Education Managers, Librarians, Student Counsellors and other support staff
• Occupation:
• 242211 Vocational Education Teacher (Aus) / Polytechnic Teacher (NZ)

This is what the occupation is, not what a skills assessment requires. The assessing body applies its own criteria on top of this, and those criteria are not published here. Check them with the body itself.

Who assesses this occupation

The department lists 2 bodies for this occupation, and the choice between them is yours. Vizard does not rank them.

Last confirmed against the department's list on 30 July 2026.

This occupation reads differently for the 186 and 482

Two editions of ANZSCO are current at once, and the department applies ANZSCO 2022 to the employer sponsored visas while everything above follows ANZSCO 2013.

Under the 2022 edition this occupation is defined as:

Teaches one or more subjects within a prescribed course of study at a technical and further education (TAFE) institute, polytechnic or other training institute to tertiary students for vocational education and training purposes. Registration or licensing may be required

Its duties are also published differently:

• identifying the various needs of students and creating effective learning options to meet these needs
• liaising with individuals, industry and education sectors to ensure provision of relevant programs and services
• planning, designing and developing course curriculum and method of instruction
• advising students on courses and related matters
• teaching students using teaching aids including presentation of lesson materials, discussions, workshops, laboratory sessions, multimedia aids and computer tutorials
• marking and grading students' assignments, papers and exams and providing feedback to students about their progress
• maintaining records of students' progress, attendance and training activities
• consulting with Education Managers, Librarians, Student Counsellors and other support

If you are going for a 186 or a 482, this is the wording that governs you. Everything above governs the points tested routes.

Where this comes from

Definition and duties: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ANZSCO
Assessing authorities and skilled lists: Department of Home Affairs skilled occupation list

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