Guide · Ghana
How to work as a Chef in Australia from Ghana
What you need to know about registration or skills assessment, English, the police certificate from Ghana and the employer sponsorship list, taken from official Australian sources. Each section links its source and the date it was checked.
General information, not migration advice. Speak to a registered migration agent (MARA) for advice on your situation.
Overview
In Australia this role is listed as Chef (ANZSCO 351311), which also covers job titles such as Chef de Partie, Sous Chef, Head Chef.
TRA assesses trade skills gained overseas for chef work. Depending on your country and situation, the assessment usually involves a documentary evidence review, and may include a technical interview and a practical assessment with an approved registered training organisation.
Trades Recognition Australia (TRA) generally asks for:
- Proof of identity
- Evidence of your trade qualification (if you have one)
- Evidence of paid employment in the trade (payslips, references, contracts)
- Photos or videos of your work for some programs
Sources
- Trades Recognition Australia(opens in a new tab)check date not recorded
- Trades Recognition Australia(opens in a new tab)checked 18 October 2026
Registration and skills assessment
More than one route can apply to Chef candidates from Ghana. Which one applies depends on your situation, and a registered migration agent can confirm which applies to you.
TRA Migration Skills Assessment (documentary)
Trades Recognition Australia
A documentary assessment of your qualifications and employment history, for skilled-migration applicants whose occupation and passport country don't need OSAP.
- Ghana passports aren't on TRA's Offshore Skills Assessment Program (OSAP) list for this occupation.
Applies if:
- you are not being sponsored by an employer
- Skills assessment
Migration Skills Assessment: register, upload evidence, submit
Trades Recognition Australia
Register in TRA's online portal, upload evidence of your qualifications and employment, then pay and submit. TRA doesn't award Australian qualifications or licences.
- Fee listed by the authority:
- AUD 795 (check current figure)
- TicketIf it applies to you
Food Safety Supervisor certificate (often asked for)
RTO or food regulator-recognised organisation
Category one and two food businesses must appoint a certified Food Safety Supervisor (certificate from an RTO or an organisation recognised by the food regulator, obtained in the past 5 years). Employers often look for it in chefs.
Source
- Trades Recognition Australia(opens in a new tab)checked 18 October 2026
Employer-sponsored, passport country not on TRA's list
Trades Recognition Australia / Home Affairs
TRA's employer-sponsored program covers listed passport countries only. Otherwise Home Affairs decides whether you need a skills assessment; ask your migration agent.
Applies if:
- an Australian employer is sponsoring you for a temporary skilled role
- StepNeeds confirming
Check whether a skills assessment is required
Home Affairs
TRA asks applicants to check with Home Affairs that their pathway needs a skills assessment. Your migration agent can confirm.
- TicketIf it applies to you
Food Safety Supervisor certificate (often asked for)
RTO or food regulator-recognised organisation
Category one and two food businesses must appoint a certified Food Safety Supervisor (certificate from an RTO or an organisation recognised by the food regulator, obtained in the past 5 years). Employers often look for it in chefs.
Source
- Trades Recognition Australia / Home Affairs(opens in a new tab)checked 18 October 2026
English
English test result (IELTS General or PTE). IELTS General or PTE (if your visa or employer requires it).
| Test | Each part |
|---|---|
| IELTS General Training | 5 |
| PTE Academic | 36 |
This is what employers usually ask for, from GoingAbroad’s occupation profile. It isn’t an official standard: check what the employer and the assessing authority ask for.
Police certificate from Ghana
For Ghana, the Home Affairs police check page names the Criminal Check or Police Clearance.
- Issued by
- Criminal Investigations Department (Ghana Police Service)
- Applying from outside Ghana
- Through a representative or the country's mission.If you no longer live in Ghana, a local contact in Ghana can apply for you with your written authorisation, original fingerprints, ID and photos.
- Processing time
- Not stated on the official page we checked.
- How long it’s accepted
- Home Affairs treats police certificates as valid for 12 months from the issue date. A certificate covers from age 16 (or the whole time you were in the country) up to the issue date.
- A fee is payable.
Issuer’s website: police.gov.gh(opens in a new tab)
Sources
- Home Affairs: police check for Ghana(opens in a new tab)checked 18 October 2026
- Home Affairs: character requirements(opens in a new tab)checked 19 October 2026
Employer sponsorship list
Chef (ANZSCO 351311) is on the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL), so Australian employers can sponsor overseas workers for this occupation when the job meets the other published settings.
The list sets conditions for this occupation that the employer should check:
- The position is involved in mass production in a factory setting.
- The position is in a limited service restaurant.
The guaranteed salary must also meet the Core Skills income threshold: AUD 79,423 a year from 1 July 2026 (check current figure).
Whether a particular job can be sponsored depends on the employer and the job. General information based on the official list as of 18 October 2026 (LIN 24/089 (F2024L01620), compilation No. 3 (F2025C01064), compiled 7 November 2025). Not visa advice: a registered migration agent can advise.
Source
- Federal Register of Legislation: LIN 24/089(opens in a new tab)checked 18 October 2026
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General information, not migration advice. Speak to a registered migration agent (MARA) for advice on your situation.
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