clarence17

1. I have applied for medicals to be done upfront before the Visa is launched.

2. Me and my wife completed it without a hitch, but my son needed additional report from specialist (condition 125).

3. Specialist was seen and report uploaded using form 884.

4. Status at Emedicals says "completed". Does "completed" means he passed?

I note from Immigration website that the status of the health test cannot be known until a Visa is launched and a case officer is assigned. This will cost about $6k.

As I do not want to waste this money without knowing if he actually passed, it would be helpful to know if he actually passed the health test upfront.

Is it possible to know the medical result test before the Visa is launched? Cost of the Visa is more than AUD6k for the family if one of the medical exams fail. I don't want to waste that money. The emedical online doesn't seem to show anything apart from 125 - Specialist report required and the status - "completed" after specialist reports were submitted.

Hi all,

What are the chances of being employer nominated (186) for a private / government secondary school teacher position? Is it the norm to negotiate with the employer during the interview process (and get some deal then)?

Thanks for the advice.

Cheers,

Clarence

Hi, I am trained in Malaysia and have 11 years teaching at the polytechnic (equivalent to Tafe/vocational here). This includes 3 years of university tutoring experience. I have tried to apply for teaching jobs but have been unsuccessful so far. The formalities (VIT registration and other paperwork) have been completed but I have not even been called for an interview although I have sent multiple resumes out via the website for Victorian government schools. I have even emailed the principals directly- but so far it has been thanks but no thanks.

1. Would it be appropriate to make an appointment with the admin / headmaster of the school and deliver the cover letter and resume personally?

2. Any suggested websites to apply for jobs (even CRT is fine for a start).

3. If anyone could post an example cover letter / resume, it would be great.

Any other advice / suggestions to get started in a teaching career here would be great.

Clarence

Relief teaching requires a bit of footwork, that's all and there is also the option to join an agency. Admin (at any school) love it when people personally deliver a CV and introduce themselves. An internship is NOT the norm at all, but I think I will leave it here now.

Thanks Sammy1. Will try that soon.

Clarence it is hard enough getting one skills assessment, why on earth would OP want to try and get a second one just because of a wrong date.

From my experience, I applied for secondary teacher but was only given a year experience by AITSL. Using Vetassess, I applied for vocational teacher and obtained 10 years experience. I agree it is hard but my point is that it could be beneficial to explore other means to maximise points.

We are hoping to book our flights for January ( Melbourne bound) 2 adults 2 children (11&7). My question is 'has anyone flown with Emerites? If so are they any good? Also we are not sure if to stop off in Thailand or Singapore for a few days or not stop? - I know we need to refuel. We can either fly from Birmingham or London. Any advise flying with kids would be great, as the last time we went to Australia was 14 years ago and we had a children. Any advise would be a great help x

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Etihad has flying nannies, who might be able to help with your kids.

I think Sammy has covered off internship now. I am not a teacher, but am an established professional and I do not expect to be working for free at this stage if my life. I am sure a qualified teacher feels just the same. Internships are for kids.

I feel the same way after having more than 10 years experience in the teaching industry back home. However, sometimes it is the only way.

Just email them informing them that your points ave increased.

You are welcome and be assured that most people certainly do not need to do an internship in Australia.

 

Relief teaching is by far the most effective way into contract positions.

Even relief teaching is hard to secure. Sometimes the only way to kickstart a teaching career is via internship. Note that it is not because a migrant has insufficient English skills - lots of people I know have all 8s. It is simply because they do not have Australian teaching experience. Having Australian professional references often is not enough.

A big thanks for all your posts I feel relieved and clear what I need to do. Thank you for clarifying the point about Internship.

No problem. All the best to you.

The OP needs to register with the teaching registration board in the state they wish to teach. As a qualified and registered teacher they do not need to fork out $4000 for an internship.

 

However,I have just looked up the institute that you referred to, it is purely for ESL teachers and is a refresher course. It is not the standard entry for teachers coming to Australia and whilst it may be relevant to you, for the majority it is not. You need to be clear in your posts, otherwise all teachers will start panicking that they have to do this.

It is not merely for ESL as I do not teach ESL. You may contact Ronda, who is the co-ordinator. The program is described here:

http://www.holmesglen.edu.au/programs/language_centre/professional_employment_programs/teachers

It is not easy finding a job as a teacher in IT here with VIT and AITSL and many years of experience. Many schools need Australian work experience, which is where migrants lack.

but im afriad they will cancel my assessment as before i had 11 months and 25 days experince so then i did the job again for 1.5 month to have my 1 year assessment.Before it was written on their website that the exp should be 1 year in 5 years but now it is written they dont asess the employment less than 6 months block.please help

Just call or email them and ask if they are able to help. If not maybe you could try accreditation in another closely related occupation for which you have better chances of gaining experience points which is in the SOL or CSOL or state SOL?

The 4k only applies to people without PR.

Thanks for the reply but this is what I was told. I am not promoting the institute, just merely conveying information. The internship was explained as not compulsory for foreign trained teachers but encouraged to maximise employability. A foreign trained teacher with provisional registration with VIT is encouraged to take up the course.

What a load of old rubbish!!

 

Do not sign up for an unpaid internship on any account!!! I have never heard anything so ridiculous on here.

 

I speak as an experienced educator and there are more of us on here who will say exactly the same..

 

What you should most certainly do is personally hand deliver your CV to schools and introduce yourself to the Admin team. Relief teaching is most often the foot in the door and leads to fixed term contracts.

 

Please ignore the post above and please do not think that you will need to hand over $4000 to anybody!

please note that this is from the VIT - Victorian institute of teaching website. I assume the rules apply to other states too. The institute involved is Holmesglen.

You need to apply for a license to teach in the respective states. The license requires good English, experience and police check from overseas and Australia. After that sign up for a 3-4 month unpaid internship program which costs $4k. At the end of the program the school might or might not take you in as a casual relief teacher. If performance is good you might be able to secure a term contract for teaching. The focus of the internship is to introduce you to the Australian syllabus and introduce you to the schools.

You should contact them to correct the error as the case officer will want to see prove such as tax returns for every month of employment.

Got all the accreditation done by vetassess, AITSL and aei. Will launch soon after maximising points.

I am from India and my wife application for Skill Assessment as a Secondary teacher is rejected saying that she is 'not suitable' because University (IGNOU) not certified 45 days of supervised teaching. I have requested University to provide certificate which they have agreed to give.

 

My question here is, is it useful if I can reapply my wife's case or I can drop this.

 

Please advice.

 

Samuel

The AITSL will contact the university to authenticate the cert or reference letter. If all criteria is met it should be ok and u should reapply.

The VIT provides for provisional registration for applicants who have experience teaching overseas but no Australian or NZ teaching experience. So it is possible to register for a VIT if then English IELTS component is met too. However, it does not guarantee an AITSL accreditation. One of the criteria is to have 45 days of teacher training which must be verified by the training university. AITSL has also me some other criteria like the basic degree other than teaching needs to be at least 4 years. You will need both AITSL and VIT to be positive to launch a 189 or 190. The AITSL is more strict than the VIT

By the way, Malaysia only became a member of Washington accord some time in 2009. As it is not retrospective, any engineering degree awarded before that in Malaysia will not be automatically recognized. A CDR needs to be done

I was in the same situation you were and all my engineering qualifications were from Malaysia. If you pass the engineer australia accreditation, then the degree is recognized. If you want to play it safe apply for AEI-NOOSR accreditation too for general employment.

Will be submitted online straight to DIBP. You can check the result with online

Hi,

My child is 22 months old and we were told that he has global development delay. All medical exams including MRI done so far proved normal. Specialist say he might recover, but it is hard to tell yet. Bupa medical panel is requesting specialist reports. As to what we can see, he is just slightly behind his peers.

What are the chances of being approved? I am migrating under the 190 state nomination Visa after being state nominated. I also have 65 points so it should be enough. Medicals are done upfront before EOI launch to see if we meet the health criteria. Should I talk to the specialist to get a favourable report and what should the specialist report contain to increase my chances of being approved. Since my child is 22 months old, I don't suppose an IQ test can be done yet to ascertain his ability to live independently without a special school, hence burdening the healthcare system.

Any comments and recommendations are welcome.