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Skills Assessment?

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  • 17-02-2011 7:29am
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    jack128
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31 ✭


    Hi All,

    My boyfriend is hoping to get sponsored as his work hol visa is up in afew mths. He works as a formwork carpenter and has done for ten years. The problem is he has no cert or qualification as such he just like with alot of people picked up his skills by getting stuck in on worksites.

    In order to apply for sponsorship is he required to do a skills assessment test here in Australia, it's just the cost of one is coming in at around 2,500 dollars( very expensive in my opinion). If anyone has any info that can help it would be much appreciated.
    Thanks Jack


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    ArseBurger
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    jack128 wrote: »
    the cost of one is coming in at around 2,500 dollars( very expensive in my opinion).

    If you think $2.5K is expensive you might want to look at another country. That's only the start of the fees they'll require.


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    hussey
    Registered Users Posts: 6,240 ✭✭✭hussey


    I think you are getting sponsorship and residency mixed up OP

    which is it? Sponsorship wouldn't cost that much for a skills assessment (residency - maybe?)
    Who quoted this price - an agency or the skills body themselves?


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    mandrake04
    Registered Users Posts: 4,435 ✭✭✭mandrake04


    jack128 wrote: »
    Hi All,

    My boyfriend is hoping to get sponsored as his work hol visa is up in afew mths. He works as a formwork carpenter and has done for ten years. The problem is he has no cert or qualification as such he just like with alot of people picked up his skills by getting stuck in on worksites.

    In order to apply for sponsorship is he required to do a skills assessment test here in Australia, it's just the cost of one is coming in at around 2,500 dollars( very expensive in my opinion). If anyone has any info that can help it would be much appreciated.
    Thanks Jack

    If he is going to apply for sponsorship has he an employer willing to sponsor through the sponsoring process?

    If he is thinking of paying for a Practical + Interview for skilled migration then

    Have a look at this

    http://www.vetassess.com.au/assess_my_skills/national_skill_recognition.cfm

    http://www.vetassess.com.au/assess_my_skills/ns_fees_payment.cfm

    http://www.vetassess.com.au/migrate_to_australia/ts_fees_payment.cfm


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    jack128
    Closed Accounts Posts: 31 ✭jack128


    Yes it's sponsorship that he's hoping to get. He is working with a company at the moment and has been for the last 5 mths, his boss has never sponsored anyone before and has asked my boyfriend to look into what it entails.
    For some reason my boyfriend believes he needs to have his skills assessed due to the fact he has no qualifications as such. I don't know where he got that info from!!!


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