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From 1 January 2010, applicants applying for a skills assessment for permanent residency from within Australia are required to undertake the Job Ready Program to meet the Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) skills assessment requirements for a permanent residence visa.
Trades Recognition Australia has been working to develop a program that provides people applying for skills assessments from within Australia with a real opportunity to increase their chance of gaining employment in their chosen trade if they are successful in their bid to migrate to Australia as a skilled worker.
Recognising the difficulty that many applicants to TRA were having in gaining the 900 hours relevant work experience during the period of their student visa that was required under previous requirements, TRA has developed a new skills assessment program. The new TRA Job Ready Program allows participants more time to gain valuable experience in an Australian workplace. Our discussions with employers told us that this experience is highly valued. The Job Ready Program is designed to give you time to develop and demonstrate your trade skills and to gain valuable workplace experience thereby giving you a better chance of finding work in your trade if you are successful in application for permanent migration.
The Job Ready Program is a four step process.
Step 1 - Apply for a Provisional Skills Assessment
A successful outcome will enable you to apply to DIAC for a 485 skilled graduate temporary visa
You will notice the requirements of the provisional skills assessment are similar to the previous TRA skills assessment process
Step 2 - Complete the Job Ready Employment
On a 485 visa you will have 18 months to complete the required 12 months of full time employment that will enable you to gain more skills and experience in an Australian workplace. You will also gain valuable training in Australian workplace culture and language.
Step 3 - Complete a Job Ready Workplace Assessment
You will have an opportunity to demonstrate your trade skills in the workplace to a TRA approved assessor.
Step 4 - Apply for a Job Ready Final Assessment
You will have collected all the evidence required during Steps 1 to 3 to apply for a final assessment which can be used as the skills assessment required to apply for permanent migration.
To gain a successful skills assessment as an onshore applicant with a trade qualification to enable you to apply to DIAC for a residence visa, you must successfully complete all four steps of the Job Ready Program.
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