TASC can assess some completed overseas university and senior secondary qualifications. A qualification assessment from TASC is a guide to the level of an overseas qualification in terms of a qualification on the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF). Our assessments are for general purposes only and can support you by helping organisations, such as a prospective employer, understand the educational level of your overseas qualification.
Our assessments do not compare overseas qualifications by study area, subject/units or competency standards. The decision made by TASC will not be a measure of technical or specialised skills and, subsequently, will not qualify a person to undertake specialised occupations, nor will it be an assessment for migration purposes.
To be eligible, it must be a qualification type we can assess, and you must:
- be an Australian citizen OR hold a valid Australian visa; and
- live in Tasmania.
TASC cannot assess equivalency for:
- trade qualifications
- Australian qualifications
- qualifications of less than one year full-time study
- single subjects
- incomplete qualifications
- work experience
- membership of, or registration with, a professional body or industry association
- industry or professional licences, tickets or cards
- qualifications where professional licensing or registration requirements require assessment of overseas qualifications by an industry specific body (see ASRI for details of registration and licensing requirements). For example, doctors (all specialisations), allied health professionals, teachers, lawyers
- qualifications for the purpose of university entry
- English language skills.
See the list of assessing authorities (managed by the Australian Government Department of Home Affairs) for which authority to contact to assess your specific qualification.
If you are eligible for assessment by TASC:
Submit your application to TASC using the Overseas qualification comparison assessment form. All documents to support a request for a statement of comparison of an overseas qualification must be certified as true copies by an authorised person and, where required, translated into English.
The current fee for assessing overseas qualifications is $78.40. You can pay this online as part of the application form.
TASC will contact you to schedule an interview or request more information if required. The assessment process may take up to 30 days after all required documentation is supplied.
How overseas qualification assessments are determined
TASC assesses overseas qualifications using information provided by the Australian Government Department of Education through the Country Education Profiles (CEP). CEP is a nationally recognised online qualifications recognition tool that assists organisations and authorities in understanding overseas higher education and post-secondary technical and vocational qualifications.
CEP provides authoritative information for qualifications from 127 countries across Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Indian Subcontinent, the Middle East, and the Americas. This information includes:
- assessment guidelines for higher education and post-secondary technical and vocational qualifications, including comparisons with the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF)
- lists of institutions recognised by the relevant national authority
- education system information and national qualifications framework diagrams
- descriptions of higher education, technical and vocational education, and school education sectors
- information on grading systems, language of instruction, academic years, admission requirements, qualification requirements, institution types, accreditation, and quality assurance processes
- key quality indicators.
TASC bases its assessment decisions on the information available through CEP at the time of assessment. As CEP is the authoritative source used for these assessments, TASC is unable to reconsider or appeal assessment outcomes unless new or additional information relevant to the qualification is provided.