Wool Buyer – ANZSCO 639212

Wool buyers value and buy wool sold by wool growers.

Skill Level

3

Skill Assessment Requirement

Unless you are exempt in very limited circumstances, you are required to have a positive Skills Assessment to apply for the visas listed above.

Skills Assessment authority for Wool Buyer is Vocational & Education Training Assessment (VETASSESS). To have a positive skills assessment, you must meet the following criteria:

• AQF Certificate IV Qualification in a highly relevant field of study AND at least one year of post-qualification highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level in the last five years; or
• AQF Certificate IV Qualification that is not a highly relevant field of study AND at least two years post-qualification highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level in the last five years; or
• AQF Certificate III Qualification in a highly relevant field of study AND at least three years of post-qualification highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level in the last five years.
• Highly relevant fields of study include Real Estate and Property Management
• To achieve a positive skills assessment, the applicant must meet the qualification and employment experience requirements.

Important

According to VETASSESS, pre-qualification experience for Wool Buyers may be considered in a skills assessment if the experience meets the following requirements:

• Three years of relevant employment;
• One year of highly relevant employment performed at the required skill level; and
• The employment experience was gained in the last five years

Potential Visa Pathways for Wool Buyers

Group: 6392 Retail and Wool Buyers

Description

Select and buy goods for resale in retail establishments, and value and buy wool sold by wool growers.

Tasks

• Monitoring sales data and stock levels, and studying trade, manufacturers’ and market information to keep informed of changing market conditions
• Negotiating purchase, promotion and supply arrangements with suppliers
• Designing and implementing pricing, marketing, promotional and display strategies
• Liaising with management on long-term planning and sales promotions
• Establishing working plans according to seasonal and budgetary requirements
• Anticipating consumer trends and determining quantity, style and quality of goods to be purchased
• Inspecting, comparing, selecting and valuing wool by determining colour, yield, micron and length
• Inspecting and buying wool at auction, in wool brokers’ stores and in farm sheds
• Receiving samples from scoured wool exchanges
• May visit freezing works to buy slipe wool

Skill Level

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below.
In Australia:
AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)

In New Zealand:
NZ Register Level 4 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 3)

At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.

Occupations in this Group

• 639211 Retail Buyer
• 639212 Wool Buyer