Skilled Migration Internship Program - Accounting (SMIPA)
The Skilled Migration Internship Program: Accounting (SMIPA) is
a professional year program approved by the Department of
Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC).
The program is available to overseas students who have obtained
an Australian accounting qualification as a result of at least two
years full time study in Australia.
The program has been jointly developed by the Institute of
Public Accountants, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
Australia and CPA Australia, and is delivered by providers jointly
approved by all three bodies.
The professional accounting bodies have no financial interest,
direct or indirect, in any of the SMIPA providers and do not
receive any financial benefits from the program.
The professional accounting bodies oversee activities connected
to SMIPA.
Enrolment in any of the accounting bodies' professional
development programs is independent of an individual's
participation in SMIPA or any other DIAC approved pathways to
Permanent Residency.
SMIPA is available to all overseas students who have obtained an
Australian accounting qualification as a result of at least two
years full time study in Australia and who hold a 485 Graduate Visa.
View list of SMIPA providers.
The Australian Gateway Institute - Express Accounting is not an
approved provider of the SMIPA Program.
Requests for further information from interested providers
should be submitted to applications@smipa.org.au.