Early Childhood (Pre-Primary School) Teacher Career and Immigration options for Australia

Profile Title: Early Childhood (Pre-Primary School) Teacher Career and Immigration options for Australia

Alternative Title:Kindergarten Teacher

ANZSCO Code: 241111 | Unit Code: 2411

Skill Level: Level 1 | Work Experience: 5 Years

Assessing Bodies: Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL)

Skill Occupation List (SOL): MLTSSL

Specialization: Preschool Director

Profile Description: Plans, organises and conducts activities to help pre-primary school students to develop a wide variety of skills including speech, reading, writing, motor skills and social interaction. Registration or licensing is required.

Job Duties:

• planning and structuring learning in both indoor and outdoor environments using a variety of materials and equipment to facilitate students development
• providing a variety of experiences and activities to develop motor skills, cooperative social skills, confidence and understanding
• promoting language development through story telling, role play, songs, rhymes and informal discussions held individually and within groups
• observing students to evaluate progress and to detect signs of ill health, emotional disturbance and other disabilities
• observing nutritional health, welfare and safety needs of students and identifying factors which may impede students progress
• discussing students progress with parents
• attending parent interviews, and staff and committee meetings
• participating in community and family support programs as appropriate
• supervising student teachers on placement

Skill Level Description: In Australia and New Zealand: Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a Bachelor Degree or higher qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1). Registration or licensing may be required

Available Visa Options (As on February 2024):

• 186 - Employer Nomination Scheme visa (subclass 186)
• 189 - Skilled Independent (subclass 189) - Points-Tested
• 190 - Skilled Nominated (subclass 190)
• 407 - Training visa (subclass 407)
• 485 - Temporary Graduate (subclass 485) - Graduate Work
• 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - Family sponsored
• 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - State or Territory nominated
• 482 - Temporary Skill Shortage (subclass 482) – Medium Term Stream
• 187 - Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
• 494 - Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) - Employer sponsored stream
• 491 - Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491) State or Territory nominated
• 491 - Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491) Family Sponsored

Registration or Licensing: may be required

Industries: Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers are mainly employed in: Education and Training; Health Care and Social Assistance; and Administrative and Support Services

Education Profile: The most common level of educational attainment for Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers is Bachelor degree (45.2 per cent).

Job Opening: Over the five years to November 2019, the number of job openings for Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers is expected to be average (between 10,001 and 25,000). Job openings count both employment growth and turnover (defined as workers leaving their occupation for other employment or leaving the workforce).

Age Group: The main age group is 25-34 years (25.7 per cent) and the median age is 40 years (compared to 40 years for all occupations).

Gender: The female share of Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers is 97.1 per cent and 51.8 per cent of Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers work full time. Average weekly hours for full time workers are 37.4 (compared to 40.2 for all occupations).

Earning: In August 2014 (latest available data) weekly earnings full-time before tax (and not including employer superannuation) were $1,119 (compared to earnings for all occupations of $1,200).

Employment: Employment for this occupation rose very strongly (in percentage terms) in the past five years and rose very strongly in the long-term (ten years). Looking forward, employment for Early Childhood (Pre-primary School) Teachers to November 2020 is expected to grow very strongly.