verouru84

Hi there! My name is Veronica and I'm currently living in Melbourne. I intended to apply to the skilled visa 189 as a secondary school teacher, but unfortunately I obtained an unsuccessful skills assessment: I am from Spain and apparently my Spanish degree (a 3 year full-time bachelor in Nutrition and Dietetics) is recognised here as a 2 year university diploma.. I also studied a PGCE in MFL in the UK which is well recognised and accepted. So I don't meet the educational criteria which is having studies comparable to at least four years full-time (or part-time equivalent) higher education (university) level study in Australia, that results in a qualification/s comparable to the educational level of an Australian bachelor degree or higher. The problem is, I contacted the AITSL to request advice on what further qualification I need in order for me to get a positive skills assessment, but their answer was. "AITSL is not an employment, teacher training or registration authority so does not have the right to provide study advice". I called the Victorian Institute of Teaching and they said I just need to do one more year of ANY higher education course (to complete the 4 years of uni requirement), doesn't even have to be related to education. But I want to make sure that the course I choose is going to be valid and recognised by the AITSL. Can anyone give me advice on this? I'd really appreciate it Thanks a lot, Veronica

Hi all! I am a MFL teacher that did a PGCE at the London Metropolitan University and got one year work experience. After one year living in Melbourne, i've decided to apply for the skilled visa 189. My assessment body is the AITSL and they require an university letter as evidence that I undertook at least 45 days of teaching practice under a mentor's supervision: "A minimum of 45 days of supervised teaching practice with the age range of the students relevant to your nominated occupation is required. The statement must be on official university letterhead, be signed and dated and include the length of the supervised teaching practice completed and the age range of the students taught". I have been emailing and even calling Londonmet but they keep ignoring me! So I thought it would be better if I wrote the letter so that they only had to print it out on an official university letterhead and sign it. However, I am not very sure what exactly must be included in the letter... Could anyone who has applied for the same skills assessment give me some tips on what to write? I would really appreciate it! thank you very much in advance