Guide · United Kingdom
How to work as an Aged or Disabled Carer in Australia from the United Kingdom
What you need to know about registration or skills assessment, English, the police certificate from the United Kingdom and the employer sponsorship list, taken from official Australian sources. Each section links its source and the date it was checked.
General information, not migration advice. Speak to a registered migration agent (MARA) for advice on your situation.
Overview
In Australia this role is listed as Aged or Disabled Carer (ANZSCO 423111), which also covers job titles such as Aged Care Worker, Personal Care Worker, Disability Support Worker.
ACWA assesses qualifications and experience for a range of community and care occupations. Employers usually look for a Certificate III or IV in Individual Support (or equivalent) and current first aid.
Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA) generally asks for:
- Proof of identity
- Your care qualification and transcripts
- Evidence of relevant paid work (references, payslips)
Sources
- Australian Community Workers Association(opens in a new tab)check date not recorded
- Assessing authority (confirm)(opens in a new tab)checked 18 October 2026
Registration and skills assessment
In the official data we hold, this is the route for Aged or Disabled Carer candidates from the United Kingdom.
Skills assessment for Aged or Disabled Carer roles
Assessing authority (confirm)
ANMAC says direct care workers need work experience in a relevant role or at least an AQF Certificate III in a relevant field. Which body assesses this occupation for migration purposes is listed on the skilled occupation list.
- Step
Certificate III in a relevant field, or relevant work experience
ANMAC
"Relevant" means a course or work focused on direct care roles (ANMAC excludes midwifery, disability or child care for this purpose).
- Skills assessmentIf it applies to youNeeds confirming
Migration skills assessment, if you need one
ANMAC or ACWA (confirm)
Check the skilled occupation list for the assessing authority for this occupation, and Home Affairs for whether you need an assessment.
Source
- Assessing authority (confirm)(opens in a new tab)checked 18 October 2026
English
Functional workplace English (care notes, handovers).
This is what employers usually ask for, from GoingAbroad’s occupation profile. It isn’t an official standard: check what the employer and the assessing authority ask for.
Home Affairs accepts a United Kingdom passport as evidence of some English levels (functional, vocational or competent, not proficient or superior). Confirm on the Home Affairs English language page.
Source
- Home Affairs: English language(opens in a new tab)checked 18 October 2026
Police certificate from the United Kingdom
For the United Kingdom, the Home Affairs police check page names the NPCC Police Certificate.
- Issued by
- ACRO Criminal Records Office (National Police Chiefs' Council)
- Applying from outside the United Kingdom
- Yes, you can apply from outside the country.All applicants apply online through ACRO, wherever they live.
- Processing time
- Up to 20 working days from receipt of a correctly completed application, not counting delivery time.
- How long it’s accepted
- Home Affairs treats police certificates as valid for 12 months from the issue date. A certificate covers from age 16 (or the whole time you were in the country) up to the issue date.
- Covers England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Channel Islands (Guernsey and Jersey) and the Isle of Man.
- A fee is payable.
Issuer’s website: acro.police.uk(opens in a new tab)
Sources
- Home Affairs: police check for United Kingdom(opens in a new tab)checked 19 October 2026
- acro.police.uk(opens in a new tab)checked 19 October 2026
- Home Affairs: character requirements(opens in a new tab)checked 19 October 2026
Employer sponsorship list
Aged or Disabled Carer (ANZSCO 423111) isn’t on the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL).
Under the published settings, a role that isn’t on the list can still be sponsored when the guaranteed salary meets the Specialist Skills income threshold (AUD 146,576 a year from 1 July 2026, check current figure), or when the employer has a labour agreement that covers the role.
Whether a particular job can be sponsored depends on the employer and the job. General information based on the official list as of 18 October 2026 (LIN 24/089 (F2024L01620), compilation No. 3 (F2025C01064), compiled 7 November 2025). Not visa advice: a registered migration agent can advise.
Source
- Federal Register of Legislation: LIN 24/089(opens in a new tab)checked 18 October 2026
Typical timeline
Only the times an official source states. Your own timeline depends on your documents and the authority’s workload.
Police certificate from the United Kingdom
Up to 20 working days from receipt of a correctly completed application, not counting delivery time.
Source
- acro.police.uk(opens in a new tab)checked 19 October 2026
How GoingAbroad helps
- Free vetting. Create your profile, get help to strengthen your CV and do one AI interview. Vetting costs nothing.
- We submit ready candidates. When you’re ready, GoingAbroad submits your profile to Australian employers hiring Aged or Disabled Carer roles. Employers make every hiring decision.
- Clear about what we are. GoingAbroad is a hiring platform, not a migration agent. We never charge a placement fee and never promise a job or a visa outcome.
General information, not migration advice. Speak to a registered migration agent (MARA) for advice on your situation.
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