Classes for the ACS Professional Year (PY) and Skilled Migration Internship Program for Accountants (SMIPA) commenced on 23 February 2009 in both Sydney and Melbourne. Future commencement dates occur every 5 weeks for the PY or SMIPA but we encourage you to lodge your application or enquiry promptly to ensure your preferred start date.

Successful completion of either program results in eligibility to apply for 10 extra points towards Permanent Residency in Australia. All enquiries for these programs should be forwarded to Professional Pathways Australia. Contact us today to arrange a free consultation.

Eligibility

To qualify you need…

The ACS Professional Year and SMIPA programs have been designed, under Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) guidelines, principally for international students seeking to gain permanent residence. Therefore, to qualify for one of these programs you must be have undertaken study in Australia and graduated from an undergraduate or post graduate degree program. In addition, to qualify you need to satisfy each of the requirements below.

Requirements Requirement description

* Please note that you will be telephoned by Professional Pathways Australia to ascertain your oral competency in English.

^ For PY – Australian Computer Society; for SMIPA - CPA, NIA or ICAA.
Study & qualifications Graduated from a course that appropriately matches the Professional Year program to which you want to apply; have completed a Higher Education program in Australia, in a course that provides two years credit points over a minimum of 18 months.
Visa Applicants must hold, or have applied for the subclass 485 Temporary Residence visa. They can be on the Bridging A visa.
Language proficiency Have a minimum overall IELTS test score of 6.0 and nothing less than 6 in each band*
Documents Have an official letter of Skills Assessment from the relevant professional body^.
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