No formal qualifications!!HELP PLEASE!!!

[darsar]

My husband has no formal qualifications,but has had 15 years experience as a joiner/wood machinist.He has been in his current job for 8 years.Can any one give us some idea of the type of evidence needed for the TRA,and where I can get a detailed discription of what the TRA would expect his trade to involve,so I can start gathering the mountains of paperwork!!!!!Also the last two firms he worked for no longer exist!!!!!!!!!!THANK YOU.

[Phil Olsen]

hi there

Have you looked at this link

http://www.workplace.gov.au/workplac...itiatives/TRA/

Regards

[mansfiea]

Hi there, My husband is a carpenter / Joiner, and has been for 10 yrs, but like you he has no formal qualifications. He passed his TRA no probs at all.

We did however use an agent as we had to be really specific on the references to show how he learned his profession.

Hope that helps
Angela

[darsar]

Thank you for great advice,I feel calmer already!!

[Welshtone]

No qualifications are no big deal with the TRA although I would suggest you get TRA advice from a Trade specialist rather than from a Registered Migration Agent who has got to know how to present an application to the TRA parrott fashion. You need to speak to an expert who understands your trade and how they may be related to other similar trades. As well as having the complication of being an "Experience only" applicant, you also have the misfortune to mention one of the very few trades thatare not on the Skilled Occupations List (SOL) - Wood Machinist. It may not be as simple as requesting to be recognised as a wood turner so you should seek expert advice. It may be that with some bench joinery that a joiner is the better one to look at. What I am saying is be careful, if you trust an "amateur" to do prepare your TRA and it comes back as a Wood Machinist, that is the end of the road for you unless you get Employer sponsorship. By amateur, I mean somebody who may be a very experienced Migration Agent but knows nothing about the ins and outs of particular trades eventhough they may have a 99% success rate with the TRA - I include myself as an amateur in trade matters, eventhough I have over 20 years experience in the Australian Immigration Industry. I believe Glenn Newton www.alms.com.au to be the best in the business - Ex-Director of the TRA and now also a Registered Migration Agent.

Regards


Tony Coates
MARN 0635896





Tony Coates

[darsar]

Thanks Tony,I have emailed Glenn and hope to hear from him soon.

[dave n sue]

hi jo your old mate here been a long time can you guess who

Hi. Paul has no formal qualifications in plastering but does have enough work experience, He passed his TRA no problems..Paul also has qualifications in electrical work but as he hadnt done any as such we applied as Paul being a plasterer..We did include his C&G certs but only because he had them..
I dont think you will have any problems at all.. Tony always gives good sound advice which always helps us

Jo :)

[Wizardsleeve1]

My husband has no formal qualifications,but has had 15 years experience as a joiner/wood machinist.He has been in his current job for 8 years.Can any one give us some idea of the type of evidence needed for the TRA,and where I can get a detailed discription of what the TRA would expect his trade to involve,so I can start gathering the mountains of paperwork!!!!!Also the last two firms he worked for no longer exist!!!!!!!!!!THANK YOU.

My husband hasnt any formal qualifications either - he is a chef.

Glenn Newton worked hard on our case and my husband was classed as a cook, Glenn appealed and got the classification overturned and husband is now a chef.

Worth the money because time is not on our side with our application.

I can recommend Glenn, he knows his stuff and is good at what he does.

[dave n sue]

hi angela
we are using a agent but we have to gather all info and send to him but he is a bit brief with the setting out so if poss would you be able to send me a copy of your ref as we are at this stage getting ready to send to the tra. the problem is me and paper work just dont get on.
many thanks dave