Trades Recognition Australia Dr Melissa McEwen, General Manager

2nd Canada-Australia Roundtable on Foreign Qualification Recognition

Who we are and what we do

• skills assessing authority for applicants with skills in over 130 trades and technical occupations

• applicants from up to 200 countries

• different programs for different cohorts and different visas

• 15,000 clients per year

• skills assessment services mostly for migration purposes

TRA Skills Assessment Programs

Program Purpose Scope Outcome

Migration Skills Assessment

Permanent migration Countries and occupations not available under the OSAP. Skills assessments by TRA to assess qualifications and employment against Australian industry standards.

Migration outcome letter

Migration Points Advice

Permanent migration Applicants who have a successful skills assessment and require points to progress their visa application

Points Advice letter

Job Ready Program Temporary & permanent migration

Former international students who have achieved an AQF qualification in Australia. Some assessments conducted by TRA & some by contracted RTOs.

Migration outcome letter

Offshore Skills Assessment Program (OSAP)

Permanent migration Skills assessments by TRA-approved RTOs against relevant AQF qualification. For licensed trades, skills assessment not including Australian context1.

OTSR or Certificate III & migration outcome letter

457 Skills Assessment Program

Temporary migration Skills assessments by TRA-approved RTOs against relevant AQF qualification. For licensed trades, skills assessment not including Australian context1.

OTSR or Certificate III & migration outcome letter

Australian Recognised Trade Certificate

Trade recognition (not for migration purposes)

Recognition of a tradesperson in specified electrical or metal trade as per the Tradespersons’ Rights Regulation Act & Tradespersons’ Rights Regulations. Only for people residing in Australia.

ARTC

1. A licence cannot be obtained without first undertaking Australian context training, coupled with Australian work experience. The training is developed by ISCs – EE-Oz for electrical & CPSISC for plumbing – and is needed for a Certificate III qualification. Contact ISCs for details. OTSR: Offshore Technical Skills Record RTO: registered training organisation AQF: Australian Qualifications Framework ISC: Industry Skills

What is a skilled worker for TRA?

Qualification (comparable to

AQF)

Employment experience SKILLED

Migration Skills Assessment workflow

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Job Ready Program process

Outsourced RTO assessment process

Systematized approach to

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Skills comparability

Common occupational

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Labour mobility