Australian Immigration Daily News

Migration Alliance members will be interested to learn about the following ACS updates which were received today:

Dear ,

This email is a notification of up coming changes to ACS skill sassessments.


Temporary Graduate - 485
As of Oct 28, 2013, the Recent Graduate application type will change name to Temporary Graduate - 485.
 
The assessment criteria will remain the same –
•    Bachelor degree or higher with a major in computing that is closely related to the nominated occupation.
 
All applications lodged on or after Oct 28, 2013, will receive a result letter stating that the result has been issued for the purpose of lodging a visa subclass 485.

Graduate Skills Assessment
As of Oct 28, 2013, the Recent Graduate wanting experience considered application type will change name to Graduate Skills Assessment.
 
Only applicants that hold a valid Recent Graduate or Temporary Graduate - 485 skills assessment will be eligible to apply for a Graduate Skills Assessment.
 
The Graduate Skills Assessment is to allow applicants that have previously applied for a Temporary Graduate - 485 to have their work experience assessed for a permanent skills assessment.
 
The assessment criteria will remain the same and the Skill Level Requirement Met Date will be noted as the completion date of the relevant Bachelor degree or higher on the ACS result letter.
 
This change will affect all applications lodged on or after Oct 28, 2013.
 
End of Year Closure 2013
The ACS office will close from Dec 23, 2013 and re-open on Jan 13, 2014. 
 
Phone and email enquiries will be not be available during this time.  Please refer to the skills assessment website for information.
 
All skills assessments not completed before Dec 20, 2013 will be finalized after Jan 13, 2013.
 
Due to a high number of applications at this time, we cannot guarantee any application time frames.
 
Kind Regards,

The Skills Assessment Team
Australian Computer Society

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The DIBP has updated this information for persons in Australian dention centres.  If Migration Alliance members are interested in this information it is now available on Comlaw.

http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2013L01785

Skilled - Nominated (subclass 190) visa -  Queensland Skilled Occupation List (QSOL)

The Queensland Government provides a limited number of nominations to those skilled migrants who have
an eligible skill and are assessed as likely to provide a clear benefit to the Queensland economy. DIAC eligibility is also a condition of Queensland nomination.

To apply for nomination, applicants must meet all requirements for their nominated occupation.  Each occupation on this list has its own:

The following is an email received by Migration Alliance from Vetassess which clears up questions that RMAs have asked during our Brisbane conference:

Here is my reply to the following questions I received  at the VETASSESS presentation I gave to Migration Alliance last Saturday in Brisbane.  You kindly offered to arrange for my reply to be forwarded to the agents who attended that presentation.

Questions

1.       Is our Pathway 2 criteria the same as TRA’s?

Answer:  Yes, our criteria is the same as TRA’s as we are required to follow the Pathway 2 criteria specified by TRA.  The TRA website explains this pathway:

Pathway 2, under the Offshore Skills Assessment Program, is for applicants who hold a relevant Australian qualification.

The TRA website advises applicants for a Pathway 2 assessment as follows:

You must submit decision ready* documentary evidence of your skills, employment experience and Australian qualification to a TRA-approved RTO for assessment. The RTO you choose will tell you what documentation is required.

You must demonstrate at least three years full time paid employment in a relevant and directly related trade, including 12 months full time paid employment in the nominated trade in the two years before you lodge your application. Evidence of employment undertaken on a part time basis can also be considered and counted toward the employment requirement on a pro rata basis.
 
If your evidence demonstrates that you have the necessary skills and experience relevant to your nominated occupation, you will be invited to participate in a technical assessment ………….
 
If successful, your TRA-approved RTO will issue you with a skilled migration outcome letter that can be presented to DIAC with your visa application.

If unsuccessful, the RTO will advise you of gaps identified in your skills and experience.

2.       Do Australian trade qualifications  achieved through RPL of employment meet the VETASSESS employment criteria for a Pathway 2 Skills Assessment?

Answer:  The RPL employment will be taken into consideration against the criteria for Pathway 2 criteria (see above). Generally, successful VETASSESS Pathway 2 applicants have worked several years in their nominated trade occupation with recent employment in that trade before they gain an Australian trade qualification.  This employment may have been undertaken on-shore or off-shore.

3.       Can VETASSESS provide a Skills Assessment for an air-conditioning mechanic from Israel?

Answer:  No, under an agreement with TRA, VETASSESS only assesses air-conditioning tradespersons from the United Kingdom.   Applicants in this trade from other countries should contact TRA for advice.

Regards,

Rosemary Woodger
Acting Executive Director
VETASSESS