| Occupation Title | SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS NEC |
| ANZSCO Code | 241599 |
| Occupations in this Group | 241511 Special Needs Teacher 241512 Teacher of the Hearing Impaired 241513 Teacher of the Sight Impaired 241599 Special Education Teachers nec |
| Occupation in NEC category | Aboriginal Education Teacher (Aus) Correspondence School Teacher (NZ) Distance Education Teacher (Aus) |
| Description | This occupation group covers Special Education Teachers not elsewhere classified. Registration or licensing is required. |
| Skill Level | 1 |
| Specialisation | None |
| Occupation List | Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL) |
| Combined list of eligible skilled occupations for subclasses 457 and 186 | |
| Caveats | None |
| Tasks | -assessing students’ abilities and limitations with regard to intellectual, physical, social and emotional disabilities, exceptional intellectual gifts, or specific problems of language and culture |
| -planning, organising and implementing special programs to provide remedial or advanced tuition | |
| -administering various forms of assessment and interpreting the results | |
| -teaching basic academic subjects, and practical and self-help skills to hearing and sight impaired students | |
| -devising instructional materials, methods and aids to assist in training and rehabilitation | |
| -advising, instructing and counselling parents and teachers on the availability and use of special techniques | |
| -stimulating and developing interests, abilities, manual skills and coordination | |
| -conferring with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons for special needs students | |
| -preparing and maintaining student data and other records and submitting reports | |
| Skills Assessment Authority | Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership |
| Related Occupations | 241511 Special Needs Teacher 241512 Teacher of the Hearing Impaired 241513 Teacher of the Sight Impaired |
| State Sponsorship Options | Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) Sponsorship |
| Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) Sponsorship | |
| English Requirements | Option 1 Completion of at least four full years of study (or part-time equivalent) in higher education (university) in Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom or the United States of America resulting in qualification/s comparable to the educational level of an Australian Bachelor degree (Australian Qualifications Framework Level 7) or higher. This study must include a recognised initial teacher education qualification. Or An Academic version of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Test Report Form (TRF) that shows a score of at least 7.0 for both Reading and Writing; and a score of at least 8.0 for both Speaking and Listening. The IELTS test scores must appear on a single IELTS TRF and be the result of a test undertaken during the 24 month period prior to submitting an application. |