Registered Migration Australia

GALLERY OR MUSEUM CURATOR

ANZSCO 224212 - Registered Migration Australia




Description
A gallery or museum curator plans and organises a gallery or museum collection by drafting collection policies and arranging acquisitions of pieces. In Australia a gallery or museum curator is a Skill Level 1 occupation.

 

Specialisations

 

  • Film Archivist
  • Legal Archivist
  • Manuscripts Archivist
  • Manuscripts Archivist

 

 

Gallery or Museum Curator Occupation Lists
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Group: 2242 Archivists, Curators and Records Managers

 

 

 

 

Job Description - Registered Migration Australia

The job of a gallery or museum curator in Australia is to develop, maintain, implement and deliver systems for keeping, updating, accessing and preserving records, files, information, historical documents and artefacts.

 

Tasks

  • evaluating and preserving records for administrative, historical, legal, evidential and other purposes
  • preparing record-keeping systems, indexes, guides and procedures for archival research and for the retention and destruction of records
  • identifying and classifying specimens and objects, and arranging restoration work
  • examining items and arranging examinations to determine condition and authenticity
  • designing and revising medical record forms
  • managing organisations' central records systems
  • analysing the record-keeping needs of organisations, and translating these needs into record management systems
  • maintaining computerised and other record management systems and record forms, and advising on their usage
  • controlling access to confidential information, and recommending codes of practice and procedures for accessing records
  • developing record cataloguing, coding and classification systems, and monitoring their use

 

Skill Level
Most occupations in the gallery or museum curator unit group (Group 2242) 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 within the Gallery or Museum Curator Group

 

 

 

Note: Whilst a similar occupation may appear in the same gallery or museum curator group, if not specifically listed in the STSOL or MLTSSL the ANZSCO description should be used for reference purposes only.

 

English Requirement

 

  • IELTS result with a minimum score of 6 (L, R, W), 7 in speaking and 7 overall;
  • OET result with a minimum grade B in all sections;
  • TOEFL iBT with a minimum score (L:12 R:13 W:21 S:23 overall L93);
  • PTE Academic with a minimum score of 50 (L, R, W), 65 in speaking and 65 overall

Exceptions

  • Australian Graduate exceptions apply in some states/territories
  • Priority Skilled Lists may apply a specific requirement in some states/territories
  • Countries exempt from submitting IELTS or OET include the UK; Canada; New Zealand; US; and Ireland

 

Where mandatory licensing or registration is required you must demonstrate a level of English either sufficient to meet licensing / registration or a minimum IELTS, or equivalent, whichever is higher.

 

 

Assessment Authority

 

  • Gallery or Museum Curator is currently assessed with VETASSESS - (Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services), more info regarding assessment bodies

 

Average Income

The average salary for a Gallery or Museum Curator in Australia is $ 66,991 for male employees and $ 73,325 for female employees per year. Average Age: Males: 56.3 Females: 45.2 Persons: 48.3

Source: www.abs.gov.au (Group 2242) Archivists curators and records managers - Employee Earnings and Hours, Australia, May 2016

 

 

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