Electrical Engineering Draftsperson (ANZSCO 312311)

On the Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills 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 Electrical Engineering Draftsperson on?

MLTSSL — Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List. The widest list — occupations on the MLTSSL can access the points-tested permanent skilled visas including the Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189), which needs no state nomination or employer.

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 Electrical Engineering Draftsperson comes from:

What the assessment actually involves

Engineers Australia assesses Electrical Engineering Draftsperson at the Engineering Associate tier — skill level 2, an associate degree, advanced diploma or diploma — through the same accredited or Competency Demonstration Report pathways used at the professional tier, but pitched at the associate competency standard. ANZSCO describes the function as preparing detailed drawings and plans of electrical installations and circuitry, in support of Electrical Engineers and Engineering Technologists.

Where these applications come unstuck

The sharpest trap is not a wrong-code mistake but a wrong-authority one: the adjacent code 312312 Electrical Engineering Technician looks like a near-synonym but is assessed by a different body entirely, Trades Recognition Australia, not Engineers Australia. ANZSCO draws the line by task — this code prepares drawings and plans; the Technician code conducts tests of electrical systems and assists in estimating costs. Confusing the two risks applying to the wrong assessing authority.

An honest read on this pathway

On the MLTSSL and the CSOL, with the full eight-visa reach — the strongest visa position of the three Draftsperson codes Engineers Australia assesses in this family. A genuinely open pathway for a diploma-level electrical drafting qualification, provided the applicant is confident the work is drafting and design, not testing or installation. Anyone whose work extends to actually carrying out electrical installation or wiring should also check the separate state electrical licence that regulates that work directly — the migration assessment covers drafting competency alone, not licensed trade work.

Preparing a CDR for Engineers Australia? The CDR Organiser structures your three career episodes and summary statement against the assessment criteria — your own writing, organised properly. Engineers Australia runs plagiarism detection, so a ghost-written CDR is a real risk to your application.

Talk it through with a registered agent

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