Many people desire to opt for overseas employment and therefore, look for opportunities that can fulfill their desire. The recent announcement of latest skilled occupation list by the government of Australia, has paved the way for many such overseas aspirants to grab the opportunity of overseas employment.

Environmental engineer is a very popular skilled occupation in Australia. If your present occupation is environmental engineer and you want to apply for skilled occupation in Australia for the same, then you could easily qualify for it.

An environmental engineer has to perform a lot of duties, such as:

• Evaluating the quality of air, water, soil and noise levels in the vicinity of engineering projects and plans
• Designing equipments and treatment processes for safe removal of waste substance
• Evaluating cause of the problems for the environment in long-term etc.

This particular occupation of engineering requires a skill level equal to a graduate degree or higher formal qualification. However, for some occupations, experience in relevant field of work or on job training is important along with formal qualification.

According to the immigration rules and regulations of Australia, before migrating to this country, the aspiring candidates have to go through a skilled assessment process. For different job categories, the assessment authorities would be different. When it comes to the profession of environmental engineer, the relevant authority for this job is Engineers Australia.

You can even claim points for your qualifications or work experience regarding your nominated occupation.  However, in order to claim your points, at first, you have to forward your significant documents to your significant skills assessing body.

By going through your submitted documents, the skills assessing body will give advice to the Immigration and Citizenship Department of the country on your work experience and qualifications. This advice will be considered by the department while awarding points.

There are several skilled occupations, where you have to be registered with or get a license from the authority of the state government where you wish to practice your profession. For example: the skilled engineers, not administered by the Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland, they must be registered or get a license to practice their job in Queensland.