Conference and Event Organiser (ANZSCO 149311)
On the Short-term Skilled Occupation List
From the official Home Affairs skilled occupation lists, as at 2026-08-12. Lists change at each government update — always confirm on the official page before acting.
Which lists is Conference and Event Organiser on?
STSOL — Short-term Skilled Occupation List. Occupations on the STSOL can access state-nominated and regional skilled visas (190/491), but not the Skilled Independent 189.
Visas this occupation can access
Being on a list makes the occupation nominatable for these visas — each visa still has its own requirements (points, age, English, a positive skills assessment, and for sponsored visas a willing employer or state).
- Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190) — Permanent, state or territory nominated · all occupations for the 190
- Skilled Work Regional visa (subclass 491) — Provisional, regional, points-tested · all occupations for the 491
- Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visa (subclass 494) — Provisional, regional employer sponsored · all occupations for the 494
- Training visa (subclass 407) — Temporary, workplace training · all occupations for the 407
Skills assessment
A positive skills assessment for Conference and Event Organiser comes from:
- Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS) (official site) · our guide to the VETASSESS process
What the assessment actually involves
Conference and Event Organiser is Group C, AQF Diploma or higher, on STSOL — reaching state nomination alongside the standard regional and graduate visas. It is one of the codes in this family where VETASSESS asks for evidence beyond the standard employer references: alongside the usual pathway requirement of at least one year of post-qualification employment at an appropriate skill level, within the last five years, working 20 hours or more a week, and highly relevant to the nominated occupation, the occupation's own page also expects a portfolio-style account of specific events managed.
Where these applications come unstuck
The extra evidence expectation here is easy to under-prepare for if an applicant treats this code like a standard employer-reference case. A generic Statement of Service describing event coordination duties is a weaker match than a portfolio naming specific conferences or events organised, their scale, and the applicant's personal role in each — the kind of detail this occupation's assessors are looking for beyond the standard duties list every code requires.
An honest read on this pathway
This code reaches state nomination but not Employer Nomination or the Skills in Demand main stream — an event organiser cannot be employer-sponsored under this code regardless of how senior the events they've run. State or regional nomination, or the graduate 407 route, are the paths actually open here, and preparing the extra evidence portfolio matters more for this code than for most others in the family.
VETASSESS assesses qualifications and employment separately. Both need documentation that agrees with itself. The Employment History Builder and Document Vault organise each trail before you lodge.
Talk it through with a registered agent
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