Work experience
5.1 At least one year of skilled work experience in the past three years unless your occupation has a higher work experience requirement. Certain exemptions to this requirement may apply to international graduates of South Australia.
5.2 Skilled work experience is defined as at least 20 hours per week of paid employment in a skilled occupation on the State Nominated Occupation Lists. The skilled work experience does not need to be in your nominated or closely related occupation unless your occupation requires additional work experience (see 5.4 below).
5.3 Skilled work experience is assessed as being after successful completion of the relevant qualification(s).
5.4 Where additional work experience is listed for your occupation (for example, 2 or 3 years work experience), you will need to demonstrate that you have this amount of work experience in the field of your nominated occupation. Certain exemptions to this may apply if you are an international graduate of South Australia.
5.5 If you are offshore and relying on Australian skilled work experience to meet the work experience requirement you are only eligible to apply if at least 6 months of this has been achieved in South Australia.
5.6 If you are onshore and relying on Australian skilled work experience to meet the work experience requirement, you are only eligible to apply if at least 6 months of this has been achieved in South Australia and you are currently working in a skilled occupation in South Australia (minimum 20 hours per week).
