We are reducing up-front costs associated with the Eligibility Check process by separating our fees. You can now tailor your Skills Assessment requirements, selecting only the services you need, when you need them.

Fee changes

The Eligibility Check fee will be separated into individual services. The total amount remains the same.

Service

Fee (AU$)

Eligibility check

$810

Skills Assessment Outcome letter

$300

Work experience assessment

$200

Effective date

Thursday 21 March 2024. Any candidates submitting their Eligibility Check application from this date will pay the new fees.

Any candidates who submitted their Eligibility Check prior to this date will not have to pay for the Skills Assessment Outcome, as they already paid for it with their initial application.

Credit

We are providing a $200 credit to candidates who submitted their Eligibility Check from 1 July 2023. This ensures that eligible candidates are credited for services they did not require. This credit can be used towards their next exam or any other fees related to their journey, such as cancellation fees.

About the credit:

  • Credit can be partially used.
  • Unused credit does not expire.
  • Credit is non-refundable.
  • Credit cannot be transferred to another person.

Eligibility

Only candidates who submitted their Eligibility Check from 1 July 2023 are eligible to receive a credit.

If you submitted your Eligibility Check before 1 July 2023, you will receive your Skills Assessment Outcome free of charge. You will not need to pay the new fee.

Candidates who are NOT eligible:

  • Candidates who received their Eligibility Check through the Skilled Migration incentive.
  • Exam candidates who do not require an Eligibility Check - New Zealand and Fiji KAPS/CAOP exam candidates.

Contact us

If you need to contact us, please email info@pharmacycouncil.org.au.

Frequently Asked Questions

You may not be eligible if you:

  • submitted your Eligibility Check before July 1 2023, or
  • we completed a work experience assessment that we were able to comment on.

You can use your credit on your next exam, a work experience verification, cancellations fees, or an updated skills assessment letter.

You can. Credits can be partially used. You will need to email us letting us know how much you want to use.

No. You can also use your credit on a work experience verification, cancellations fees, an updated skills assessment letter.

  1. Book your exam and select your seat.
  2. Before you pay, email us to apply your credit. Do this as soon as possible. You will not lose your reserved seat.
  3. APC staff will apply your credit and will notify you via email.
  4. You then have 7 days to pay for your exam at the reduced fee.

Don’t worry, your seat will be completely secured whilst we apply your credit. However, once we apply it you must pay within 7 days.

APC staff may be very busy applying credits for many candidates. It may take a while. Please be patient with us whilst we work through this process.

Please email us and we can let you know what your options are.

You can. There is an exam cancellation fee of AU $100, so you will receive a portion of your credit back. Please email us and we can let you know what your options are.

Please email us and we can let you know what your options are.

We recommend you register early in the process. However, in this situation, we can process your payment manually.

No.

No. You need to use it on yourself.

If you submitted your Eligibility Check before 1 July 2023, you will receive your Skills Assessment Outcome free of charge. You will not need to pay the new fee.

No. If you submitted your Eligibility Check before 21 March 2024, you will receive your Skills Assessment Outcome free of charge. You will not need to pay the new fee, as you paid for this in your initial Eligibility Check.

As we have already provided a service, APC does not offer refunds on Eligibility Checks. We are voluntarily, retrospectively applying this benefit. It is also the safest and more secure way of providing this benefit.

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