ANZSCO 223311 · ROL
Training and Development Professional: ANZSCO 223311
Official Home Affairs skilled occupation list · checked 21 October 2026
Training and Development Professional (ANZSCO 223311) is on the ROL (Regional Occupation List). It can be used for the 494 visa, and the skills assessment is done by VETASSESS. Checked against the Home Affairs list on 21 October 2026.
Occupation lists
ROL
Regional Occupation List
Permanent visa options
None directly
Temporary or provisional visas only
Assessing authority
VETASSESS
Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services
Skill level
Level 1
Bachelor degree or higher, or at least 5 years of relevant experience
The job
What a training and development professional does
Plans, develops, implements and evaluates training and development programs to ensure management and staff acquire the skills and develop the competencies required by an organisation to meet organisational objectives.
Also known as
- Training Officer
Specialisations
- Education Officer (Air Force and Army)
- Training Systems Officer (Navy)
- ICT Trainer
Unit group 2233
Tasks of Training and Development Professionals
- Identifying training needs and requirements of individuals and organisations
- Setting human resource development objectives and evaluating learning outcomes
- Preparing and developing instructional training material and aids such as handbooks, visual aids, online tutorials, demonstration models, and supporting training reference documentation
- Designing, coordinating, scheduling and conducting training and development programs that can be delivered in the form of individual and group instruction, and facilitating workshops, meetings, demonstrations and conferences
- Liaising with external training providers to arrange delivery of specific training and development programs
- Promoting internal and external training and development, and evaluating these promotional activities
- Monitoring and performing ongoing evaluation and assessment of training quality and effectiveness, and reviewing and modifying training objectives, methods and course deliverables
- Gathering, investigating and researching background materials to gain an understanding of various subject matters and systems
- Advising management on the development and placement of staff, and providing career counselling for employees
- Keeping up-to-date with new product version releases, advances in programming languages, application development software, and general information technology trends
- Writing end user products and materials such as user training, tutorial and instruction manuals, online help, and operating and maintenance instructions
Qualifications and experience
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).
Assessing authorities check your duties against these tasks, so your experience must match them, not only the job title.
Visa options
Which visas ANZSCO 223311 can be used for
From the Department of Home Affairs combined list of eligible skilled occupations. Every visa also has its own points, age, English, experience and skills assessment rules.
| Visa | Eligible | ANZSCO version | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 Skilled Independent | No | — | |
| 190 Skilled Nominated (state) | No | — | |
| 407 Training visa | No | — | |
| 485 Temporary Graduate | No | — | |
| 494 Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional | Yes | ANZSCO 2013 | |
| 491 State Skilled Work Regional, state nominated | No | — | |
| 491 Family Skilled Work Regional, family sponsored | No | — | |
| 482 Skills in Demand, Core Skills stream | No | — | |
| 186 Employer Nomination Scheme, Direct Entry | No | — |
Skills assessment
Skills assessment for ANZSCO 223311
Most skilled visas need a positive skills assessment from the authority below before you can lodge. It must be for the same occupation you nominate.
Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS)
We prepare your VETASSESS assessment with you and check that your duties match ANZSCO 223311 before you apply.
States and territories
State and territory nomination
Home Affairs does not list Training and Development Professional for the 190 or 491, so states and territories cannot nominate it. Employer sponsorship is the main route.
Questions
ANZSCO 223311: common questions
What is the ANZSCO code for training and development professional?
What does a training and development professional do?
Which skilled occupation list is Training and Development Professional on?
Can I get a 189 visa as a training and development professional?
Is Training and Development Professional eligible for state nomination (190 or 491)?
Can an employer sponsor a training and development professional?
Who assesses training and development professional skills for Australian migration?
Talk to us
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Tell us your duties, qualifications, experience and English scores. We will confirm the right occupation and the visas that fit.
Source: Department of Home Affairs, checked 21 October 2026. Descriptions: Australian Bureau of Statistics, ANZSCO 2022 (CC BY 4.0). General information only, not immigration advice.
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