Private Tutors and Teachers nec (ANZSCO 249299)

On the Short-term Skilled Occupation List and Core Skills 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 Private Tutors and Teachers nec 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.

CSOL — Core Skills Occupation List. The employer-sponsorship list — occupations on the CSOL can be nominated for the Skills in Demand visa (subclass 482) and the Employer Nomination Scheme 186.

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).

Skills assessment

A positive skills assessment for Private Tutors and Teachers nec comes from:

What the assessment actually involves

VETASSESS assesses Private Tutors and Teachers nec under Group B — a qualification comparable to an Australian Bachelor degree or higher, with four pathway options. VETASSESS defines nec occupations as those "not elsewhere classified", and names Language Tutor and Maths Tutor as suitable examples for this code. It explicitly excludes the four named private-tuition codes — Art, Dance, Drama and Music Teacher — and University Tutor, all of which are assessed separately.

Where these applications come unstuck

The real risk with this code is treating it as a default fallback rather than checking whether the specialisation genuinely fits one of the named private-tuition codes or TESOL first. VETASSESS's exclusion list is the actual selection rule here, not a convenience — a private art or music tutor belongs under their named code, not under nec, even if nec looks like the simpler option.

An honest read on this pathway

STSOL and CSOL placement reaches 186, 190, 407, 482, 491 and 494 — the same broad reach as Music Teacher. Genuinely useful for subjects like languages or mathematics that don't fit a named private-tuition code, provided the exclusion boundary against the four named codes and University Tutor is respected rather than treated loosely, since VETASSESS's own definition of the nec category is drawn from that exclusion list rather than from any positive description of what belongs here.

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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