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Engineers and technical professionals are consistently sought after across Australia, New Zealand and Canada, though the assessing authority and occupation category differ by country.

• Qualification recognition against the destination's engineering standard
• A relevant engineering skills assessment
• Employment and professional experience evidence
• Registration with an engineering body, where applicable

Nursing and allied healthcare occupations typically involve both a skills or qualification assessment and professional registration with a nursing or health regulator, before or alongside a visa application.

• Qualification assessment against the destination's standard
• Professional registration with the relevant nursing or health council
• English language requirements, often set higher for healthcare roles
• Any bridging programmes or supervised practice the regulator requires

IT occupations such as software, network and systems roles appear on skilled occupation lists in all three countries, though specific job titles and eligible roles vary.

• Matching your role to the correct occupation code
• A skills assessment where your destination requires one
• Employment evidence showing relevant duties

Construction trades, including carpentry, bricklaying and related occupations, are in demand in several regions and provinces, generally through a trade qualification recognition process.

• Trade qualification recognition
• A practical skills assessment, where the trade requires one
• Employment evidence and references
• Occupational licensing in the destination region

Electricians, welders, plumbers, mechanics and related trades are assessed against trade-specific standards, which often include a practical or licensing component.

• Trade certification and qualification recognition
• Licensing requirements in the state, territory or province
• Employment evidence covering relevant duties and hours