If your work experience is completed before the completion date of your qualification, the Skill Level Requirement Met Date will be determined on the earliest date that BOTH the relevant work experience and the qualifications are completed.
All relevant work experience completed after the Skill Level Requirement Met Date will be considered Skilled Employment and eligible for points under the skilled migration points test.
The work experience required to meet the suitability criteria is NOT included as Skilled Employment and is NOT eligible for points under the skilled migration points test.
Example:
- You complete 2 years of relevant work experience from Jan 2003 until Jan 2005
- You complete another 2 years of relevant work experience from Jan 2006 until Jan 2008
- You complete a 3 year relevant Bachelor degree in Jan 2011
- You complete a final 1 year of relevant work experience from Jan 2012 until Jan 2013
- The “Skill Level Requirement Met Date” will be Jan 2011 because this is the date BOTH the relevant work experience AND the relevant qualification are completed
- Only relevant work experience completed after Jan 2011 is considered “Skilled Employment” and eligible for migration points test
- All work experience completed before Jan 2011 is NOT eligible for migration points test