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Community Work Australia
Assess your skills and experience against Australian community work standards.

Assessment Pathways
For skilled migration applicants under MLTSSL/STSOL community service occupations.
For workers applying under the Aged Care Industry Labour Agreement.
For applicants nominated under a regional DAMA agreement requiring ACWA assessment.
Applicants seeking skills assessment for occupations like Welfare Worker, Community Worker, Case Manager, Youth Worker.
Aged or Disabled Carer , Nursing Support Worker , Personal Care Assistant.
Applicants whose DAMA region lists ACWA-assessed occupations.
Must hold a relevant community services qualification equivalent to Australian standards (AQF).
Must have a qualification and experience suitable for aged care roles under ACILA guidelines.
Qualification must match DAMA occupation requirement (varies by region).
Relevant work experience aligned with the nominated Community Work Australia (CWA) occupation.
Work experience in aged care settings, aligned with ACILA roles.
Experience requirements depend on DAMA agreement terms.
Qualification + employment relevance assessment.
Qualification mapping + aged care experience verification.
Evaluation against DAMA regional occupational standards.
Welfare Worker, Community Worker, Case Worker, Family Support Worker, Youth Worker, etc.
Aged Care roles such as Aged Care Worker, AIN-equivalent support roles.
DAMA-listed community service occupations (varies by region).
ACWA Migration Skills Assessment Outcome.
ACILA Skills Assessment Outcome.
DAMA Skills Assessment Outcome.
Can I apply for an Community Work Australia Skills Assessment?
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Frequently Asked Questions
CWA places strong emphasis on practicum evidence. Missing placement documentation is a common cause of delays, so we help gather supervisor letters, course outlines, and verified placement summaries.
You can prepare early, but CWA will not finalise the assessment without complete evidence. We help you structure compliant employer references, especially where duties may not match ANZSCO tasks clearly.
Very strict — even similar titles (e.g., Support Worker vs Case Worker) may not meet CWA’s criteria. We help ensure your duties and experience align with CWA’s detailed occupational descriptions.
This is common. ACILA focuses on aged care roles, so your qualification and experience must show relevance to aged care tasks. We help tailor your evidence to ACILA standards.
Yes. DAMA occupations have region-specific requirements, and CWA must assess your qualification and experience against that DAMA’s criteria. We help ensure compliance with both CWA and the DAMA region.
CWA may accept alternative evidence such as statutory declarations, colleague statements, or archived records. We help prepare documentation that meets ACWA verification standards.
CWA does not allocate points, but your assessment outcome determines whether you can nominate a skilled occupation linked to your PR plan. We help align your CWA outcome with state nomination or visa strategy.
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