Special Education Teachers nec (ANZSCO 241599): code, lists, and assessment

Special Education Teachers nec, ANZSCO 241599

Special Education Teachers nec (241599) is skill level 1. “nec” means not elsewhere classified: this code covers special education teachers whose role does not fit any of the specifically named codes in the group. The ABS describes the group as special education teachers not elsewhere classified. Registration or licensing is required.

It sits under the Special Education Teachers group (2415).

Who assesses this occupation

Assessment is handled by teacher registration boards. There is no single national body. The authority depends on the state or territory where you plan to work:

• VIT (Victoria)
• NESA (New South Wales)
• QCT (Queensland)
• TQI (Tasmania)
• TRBSA (South Australia)
• TRBWA (Western Australia)
• TQI ACT (Australian Capital Territory)
• NT TRB (Northern Territory)

Each board sets its own criteria. If you trained outside Australia, you will generally need to show your qualifications are comparable to an Australian teaching degree. Each board decides that independently. Check the occupation page for current authority links before you contact any board.

Which lists it sits on

Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL) and Medium and Long-term Strategic Skills List (MLTSSL). As of 2026-04-30, Special Education Teachers nec appears on both the CSOL and the MLTSSL. Being on these lists opens certain visa pathways. It does not mean you are guaranteed a place on those visas or that you will pass skills assessment.

2025 Occupation Shortage List. The 2025 Occupation Shortage List, released October 2025, is a separate, point-in-time read of labour market conditions. The current shortage rating for 241599 is on the occupation page. List membership and a shortage rating are two different things. An occupation can be on a visa list without a shortage rating, and vice versa.

New Zealand Green List, Tier 2. As of 26 March 2025, Special Education Teachers nec appears on the NZ Green List at Tier 2. Tier 2 is the Work to Residence pathway. Being listed opens a pathway: it does not guarantee residence approval.

Near-miss codes

Two codes in the same group cover specific types of special education teacher:

• Special Needs Teacher (241511) covers teachers who work with students with learning difficulties or intellectual disabilities.
• Teacher of the Hearing Impaired (241512) covers teachers whose role specifically serves students with hearing impairment.

If your role matches one of those descriptions, use that code rather than 241599. The 241599 code is for special education roles that fall outside those named categories.

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