RPL for ICT Quality Assurance Engineer (ANZSCO 263211)

ANZSCO 263211 is ICT Quality Assurance Engineer, an occupation in Unit Group 2632 (ICT Support and Test Engineers) at Skill Level 1. These professionals create, maintain and manage ICT quality assurance processes, audit systems against quality standards and test systems for functional faults. The Australian Computer Society (ACS) assesses the occupation for skilled migration.

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) is the skills assessing authority for ANZSCO 263211 ICT Quality Assurance Engineer.

You generally need an RPL report if you have no tertiary qualification, or if your qualification is not in ICT. Use the current ACS RPL form to describe knowledge acquired through your own work and provide two project reports. Applicants with a suitable ICT degree normally follow the standard skills assessment instead.

The ACS RPL pathway specifies 6 years of relevant professional IT employment, at least 20 hours per week, with your most recent employment current or within the 2 years before applying. Check the official ACS pathway for the requirements that apply at submission.

Yes, if your real duties match the occupation: test planning, quality audits, process improvement, defect management and compliance checks. If your work is mainly hands-on testing of software, another code such as Software Tester (261314) may fit better, so choose the code that reflects your actual responsibilities.

ANZSCO 263211 (ICT Quality Assurance Engineer) focuses on quality assurance processes, audits and compliance, while ANZSCO 263299 (ICT Support and Test Engineers NEC) covers support and testing roles that do not fit another code in the same group. Your duties and project evidence decide which code is the best match.

Depending on the occupation lists in force when you apply, options can include the Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190), Skilled Work Regional visa (subclass 491), Regional Sponsored Employer visa (subclass 494), Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482) and Training visa (subclass 407). The Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) is available only when the occupation appears on the relevant list. Check the Department of Home Affairs for current rules.

Each project report should explain the business background, objectives, your role, the tools and technologies used (for example Selenium, JIRA, Jenkins or JMeter), the problems you faced, the solutions you implemented, the outcomes achieved and your personal contribution. Focus on what you did, not only on what your team did.

An Explained how quality gates addressed release risks, with evidence of personal decisions is a document submitted to the Australian Computer Society (ACS) by applicants who do not possess an ICT qualification but have gained equivalent ICT knowledge through professional work experience.

Applicants applying under ANZSCO 263211 without a recognised ICT degree generally require an RPL Report as part of the ACS Migration Skills Assessment.

ACS generally requires two professional project reports demonstrating your ICT knowledge and technical responsibilities.

No. Copying existing reports can result in plagiarism issues and may negatively affect your assessment. Your report should always be original and based on your own experience.

The length varies depending on your projects and experience. The focus should be on relevance, technical depth, and compliance rather than word count.

You can include technologies such as:

• Selenium
• Cypress
• Playwright
• JIRA
• TestRail
• Postman
• Apache JMeter
• Jenkins
• Git
• Docker
• SQL Server
• Azure DevOps
• AWS
• Appium

Preparation time depends on project complexity and documentation. A well-prepared report should never be rushed, as quality and originality are essential.

You must write your project reports yourself, using your real employment history and project experience. ACS prohibits outsourcing project reports to writing or editing agencies.

ACS decides the outcome based on your evidence. Project reports must be your own work and must not be outsourced to a writing or editing agency. Refer to ACS guidance when preparing your application.