Melissa McEwen, General Manager, Trades Recognition Australia, Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education at Second Canada-Australia Round Table on Foreign Qualification Recognition in Vancouver, 20-22 March 2013.
Melissa McEwen, General Manager, Trades Recognition Australia, Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education at Second Canada-Australia Round Table on Foreign Qualification Recognition in Vancouver, 20-22 March 2013.
Melissa McEwen, General Manager, Trades Recognition Australia, Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education at Second Canada-Australia Round Table on Foreign Qualification Recognition in Vancouver, 20-22 March 2013.
2 nd 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 context 1 . 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 context 1 . 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 L o d g e m e n t
Decision Ready application A s s e s s m e n t
Qualification comparison A s s e s s m e n t
Employment verification O u t c o m e
Quality Assurance and Notification Job Ready Program process Outsourced RTO assessment process Systematized approach to VET qualifications Skills comparability Common occupational standards Labour mobility