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ANZSCO 541111 · ROL

Call or Contact Centre Team Leader: ANZSCO 541111

Official Home Affairs skilled occupation list · checked 21 October 2026

Call or Contact Centre Team Leader (ANZSCO 541111) 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 3

Certificate IV, or Certificate III with at least 2 years of on-the-job training, or 3 years of relevant experience

The job

What a call or contact centre team leader does

Oversees and determines work requirements, monitors telephone calls, coaches and allocates duties to Call or Contact Centre Operators.

Also known as

  • Call Centre Supervisor
  • Contact Centre Supervisor

Specialisations

  • Call or Contact Centre Coach
  • Call or Contact Centre Workforce Planner

Unit group 5411

Tasks of Call or Contact Centre Workers

  • Answering incoming calls, emails and messages, and assisting customers with their specific inquiries
  • Identifying requirements and recording information into computer systems
  • Coaching staff and assisting call centre operators to resolve problems and customer inquiries
  • Developing rosters and managing staff numbers to meet workflows
  • Listening to calls conducted by call centre operators and providing performance feedback
  • Monitoring and timing calls
  • Creating further interest in goods and services by offering customers more information about goods and inviting customers to use services on offer
  • Updating databases to reflect changes to the status of customers and prospective customers
  • Arranging the despatch of goods, information kits and brochures to customers and interested parties
  • Undertaking clerical duties, such as faxing, and filling out paperwork, and liaising with other departments associated with completing the customer contact
  • Issuing invoices and receiving electronic payments for goods and services provided

Qualifications and experience

The occupation Call or Contact Centre Team Leader has a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.

At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.

The occupation Call or Contact Centre Operator has a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.

At least one year of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.

  • AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)
  • AQF Certificate II or III (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)

Assessing authorities check your duties against these tasks, so your experience must match them, not only the job title.

Visa options

Which visas ANZSCO 541111 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.

Skills assessment

Skills assessment for ANZSCO 541111

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 541111 before you apply.

States and territories

State and territory nomination

Home Affairs does not list Call or Contact Centre Team Leader for the 190 or 491, so states and territories cannot nominate it. Employer sponsorship is the main route.

Questions

ANZSCO 541111: common questions

What is the ANZSCO code for call or contact centre team leader?
The ANZSCO code is 541111 (Call or Contact Centre Team Leader). Your occupation is decided by your actual duties, not your job title.
What does a call or contact centre team leader do?
A call or contact centre team leader oversees and determines work requirements, monitors telephone calls, coaches and allocates duties to Call or Contact Centre Operators. It is an ANZSCO skill level 3 occupation.
Which skilled occupation list is Call or Contact Centre Team Leader on?
Call or Contact Centre Team Leader is on the Regional Occupation List (ROL), according to the Home Affairs combined list checked on 21 October 2026.
Can I get a 189 visa as a call or contact centre team leader?
No. Home Affairs does not list Call or Contact Centre Team Leader for the 189, which is only open to some MLTSSL occupations. Routes that are open: a regional employer (494).
Is Call or Contact Centre Team Leader eligible for state nomination (190 or 491)?
No. Home Affairs does not list Call or Contact Centre Team Leader for the state nominated 190 or 491 visas. Routes that are open: a regional employer (494).
Can an employer sponsor a call or contact centre team leader?
Only in regional Australia. It is not on the CSOL, so the 482 Core Skills stream and 186 Direct Entry stream are not available, but a regional employer can nominate it for the subclass 494 visa.
Who assesses call or contact centre team leader skills for Australian migration?
The assessing authority for ANZSCO 541111 is VETASSESS. You need a positive skills assessment before you lodge most skilled visas, and some 482 applicants also need one.

Talk to us

Is ANZSCO 541111 your occupation? Ask us about your options.

Tell us your duties, qualifications, experience and English scores. We will confirm the right occupation and the visas that fit.

The more context you give, the more useful the first conversation will be.

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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