CPA Australia Will Recognise The Following Programs Or Tests As Meeting The English Proficiency

From 1 November 2014, Cpa Australia Will Recognise The Following Programs Or Tests As Meeting The English Proficiency Requirements Of The General Skills Assessment

• IELTS Academic

• PTE Academic

• Skilled Migration Internship Program Accounting (SMIPA)

• TOEFL iBT

Minimum scores for each of the components will need to be achieved in the IELTS Academic, PTE Academic and TOEFL iBT tests:

Provisional assessment

From 1 November 2014, CPA Australia will recognise the following tests as meeting the English proficiency requirements of the temporary visa (subclass 485) skills assessment: 

• IELTS General or Academic

• PTE Academic

• TOEFL iBT

Minimum scores for each of the components will need to be achieved:

The English proficiency requirement for the skills assessment is not related to Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s (DIBP) English language threshold. Exemptions on the basis of holding a passport from or citizenship of certain countries are not available for the skills assessment.

Source: CPA Australia