Points-tested
For skilled applicants who may qualify on occupation, skills assessment, points and invitation.
EMC Australia / Occupations / ANZSCO 134214
Welfare Centre Manager 134214
Yes. Welfare Centre Manager (134214) can be used for an Australian visa. It is on the MLTSSL. CWA is the assessing authority. The stored subclasses are 189, 190, 491, 482, 494, 485 and 407.
Welfare Centre Manager (134214): Plan, organise, direct, control and coordinate medical, nursing, welfare and primary health organisation services.
As a Welfare Centre Manager (ANZSCO 134214), you manage a welfare centre or community service, directing programs that support vulnerable people and making sure services are funded, staffed and effective. The occupation sits in unit group 1342 Health and Welfare Services Managers, which ANZSCO describes as people who plan, organise, direct, control and coordinate medical, nursing, welfare and primary health organisation services. You will typically work in community service organisations, refuges, disability and family support services. See how this occupation can connect to points-tested skilled visas, state nomination and employer sponsorship — including a CWA skills assessment.
ANZSCO
134214
Assessing authority
CWA
Occupation lists
MLTSSL
Industry
Management
Can this occupation migrate?
Potentially — if the list, the assessment and the rest of the profile fit.
Welfare Centre Manager can be relevant to skilled and employer-sponsored pathways. Your actual options depend on age, English, qualifications, work history, the skills assessment, points, state nomination, and whether an employer can sponsor the position. A place on a list is not a grant.
Potential visa pathways
Start with the pathway type, not only the subclass.
Employer-sponsored
For applicants with an Australian employer willing and able to sponsor an eligible position.
Other pathways
These are the other subclasses stored for this occupation.
State nomination
Lists change. We check this year’s program.
Whether Welfare Centre Manager is open for 190 or 491 depends on the state, the stream, and the month. NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, the ACT and the Northern Territory each run their own program. Occupation-specific status is checked against the current list — not a screenshot from last year.
EOI and state nomination- NSWclosed
- VICclosed
- QLDclosed
- SAunavailable
- WAnot announced
- TASopen
- ACTnot announced
- NTclosedNorthern Territory DAMA
Skills assessment
Skills assessment for Welfare Centre Manager
The assessment tests whether your qualification and work match this nominated occupation. CWA is the usual authority. Confirm it on the current Home Affairs list before you apply. A suitable outcome is generally required before a points-tested EOI.
- CWA
Points and other factors
The occupation is only the starting point.
Age
Points sit in set age bands. Confirm the current test before you claim a number.
English
Competent English is the usual baseline. Proficient or superior English can add points.
Skilled employment
Work in the nominated or closely related occupation can add points. Dates have to survive a skills assessment.
Qualifications
Recognised qualifications can add points. The assessing authority decides comparability.
Australian study and partner
Australian study, specialist education, partner skills or community language may add points.
Nomination
State nomination (190) or regional nomination (491) can add points. 189 has neither.
Occupation match
Is Welfare Centre Manager the right code?
Nominate the work you actually do, not the job title on a card. Confirm the official ANZSCO description before you pay for an assessment.
- Plan and direct welfare programs and services.
- Manage funding, budgets and reporting to government or donors.
- Recruit, supervise and support welfare staff and volunteers.
- Ensure services meet quality standards and legislation.
- Build partnerships with community agencies.
Questions
Before you start an assessment
A Welfare Centre Manager is employed to manage a welfare centre or community service, directing programs that support vulnerable people and making sure services are funded, staffed and effective. Typical tasks include: plan and direct welfare programs and services; recruit, supervise and support welfare staff and volunteers; and ensure services meet quality standards and legislation.
Related occupations
Roles often confused with this one.
These are similar job titles. The visa list and skills assessment still depend on the code that matches the work you do.
Not sure which pathway fits.
Tell us the occupation, the assessment if you have one, and where you are willing to live. We will say whether 189, 190, 491 or an employer visa is worth the next fee.