Artistic Directors determine and oversee implementation of artistic policies for a performing arts organisation such as a theatre company, dance company, music ensemble, festival or venue.

Skill Level

1

Specialisations

• Art Gallery Director
• Community Arts Centre Manager
• Cultural Centre Manager

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 Arts Administrator or Manager is Vocational Education and Training Assess (VETASSESS). To have a positive skills assessment, you must meet the following criteria:

• Four pathways for skills assessment by VETASSESS
  • Pathway A – Minimum comparable bachelor or higher degree AQF level with a highly relevant major field of study + 1 year of highly relevant employment
  • Pathway B – Minimum comparable bachelor or higher degree AQF level (no highly relevant major field) + additional minimum AQF diploma level with highly relevant major + 2 years of highly relevant experience
  • Pathway C – Minimum comparable bachelor or higher degree AQF level (no highly relevant major field) with no additional study + 3 years minimum highly relevant experience
• The AQF Bachelor degree or higher must be within one of the following fields of study: Arts Administration or Management, Arts and Cultural Management, Art Curatorship, Fine Arts or Art History, Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Management.
  • Other fields of study which relate to the Arts, and particularly when linked to subsequent employment in the same area, will be assessed on a case-by-case basis
• For the purposes of employment, highly relevant tasks include: Developing, implementing and monitoring strategies, policies and plans for their area of control; Establishing and directing operational and administrative procedures; Directing and coordinating the allocation of resources; Monitoring work progress and performance, and adjusting processes and resources to keep goals on track; Controlling budget planning and report preparation, and monitoring and controlling expenditure for their area of control; Controlling selection, training and performance of staff; Representing the organisation in negotiations, and at conventions, seminars, public hearings and forums.

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Applicants nominating this managerial occupation must submit an organisational chart as supporting material for assessment. Organisational charts should include:

• The company letterhead
• Your job position, and
• The job positions of your superiors and subordinates, as well as,
• All positions reporting to your immediate supervisor and to your direct subordinates.

 If you are unable to obtain an organisational chart from your employer, you will need to provide a statutory declaration outlining the required information and the reasons why this information cannot be provided.

This unit group covers Specialist Managers not elsewhere classified.
It includes Arts Administrators or Managers, Environmental Managers, Laboratory Managers, Quality Assurance Managers and Sports Administrators.

Skill Level

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification. At least five years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualification. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).

Occupations in this Group

• 139911 Arts Administrator or Manager
• 139912 Environmental Manager
• 139913 Laboratory Manager
• 139914 Quality Assurance Manager
• 139915 Sports Administrator
• 139999 Specialist Managers nec