Jsmull87

Skills and visas. I can tell you from experience, where to live is least of your worries. If its what you want it will be worth it but don’t under estimate how long it takes and how much it costs.

Iscah website is pretty useful.

Hi, Does anyone have any experience of Early Years teaching in Adelaide? Could you start the registration process whilst still in the UK with just the mandatory notification training to complete on arrival. I know teaching in Adelaide is a competitive market but any tips would be appreciated. Quite prepared to do daycare ECT but school/ reception would be the goal. The main thing is gaining experience, meeting new friends and having some kind of income to get set up.

I had a feeling that would be the case. Just done the medical today so starting to think about reworking my CV and if I have any transferable certs. Cheers Are you currently in SA? Do you have any job search tips or agencies you recommend? I’ve been doing facilities management stuff for last few years but I will probably have to back to house bashing to cover the gap training.

Hi, does anyone know if IPAF cards are accepted in Australia. IPAF claim it is international but some older posts on other sites suggest it isn’t. Looking at South Australia if it makes a difference. cheers

From what I’ve read it depends on the state licensing board. I think Queensland insist on 12 months whereas I think South Australia allow you to do it quicker as long as you cover the full range of work. The RTO should be able to tell you. I’m sure if they could get you moved on in 3 months and still get paid the same amount they would be happy.

You sound as if your surprised by it all. I thought the A grade red tape was well known. I’ve been researching it for months haven’t found any way round it yet.

You attach supporting evidence after paying. When you do this it will give you a list of example items you can use as evidence for each criteria. What you upload will depend on the claims you made for points. For example if you claimed 15 points for education you would upload a copy of your Bachelor certificate and transcripts. Name change? Marriage certificate. Theres no hard rule. Basically provide anything that supports what you claimed. I am still adding things now (form 80 & 1221) four months after submitting and if something is missing ( medicals & PCC) a case officer will give you x days to provide it before making a judgment on your case.

To get the points, your partner must qualify to migrate with you in terms of relationship and must have a positive skills assessment in an occupation on the list. Probably best to go over your case with an agent if you are unsure or in need of more points.

Reference letters from school mainly. Needs to contain specific info though which is listed on AITSL website. Dates, hours worked per week, ages of children taught, duties (which will closely match those listed under the ANSCO code for your occupation but do it in your own words) etc on headed letter signed by a head or similar. Make it easy for yourself and write your own but give it to the school in an editable document so they can add to or remove anything they aren’t willing to support. As you know schools are under pressure so make it easy for them and they will likely respond. Payslips help (1 per quarter) along with a tax summary from HMRC that you can ask for but these only cover 4/5 years. If I remember correctly there is a checklist as part of the application form of evidence that can be supplied for each criteria.

IELTs will provide up to 5 copies free I think or a certified copy will do. A head teacher can certify them if you happen to know one. One thing to remember is academic IELTS is more difficult than standard and it is a strange concept first go. There are youtube videos and good tutors out there and my advice would be to study them. You will be surprised how many native speakers struggle with the test and have a few goes to get the results they need.

Yes give as much info as possible such as ages and duration in regard of letter. If you can any references or letters from placement schools it would be a bit of a bonus. Everything needs to be certified copies in wet ink and IELTS needs to be academic version for skills assessment. They don’t always insist on IELTS as they will accept in some cases your degree from a uni taught in English. My personal opinion is do the test and submit as part of application to be sure as you can then use the same test for points. Just ask for extra copies. There is plenty of info on AITSL website about what is required. The application has a check sheet included if I remember correctly. If you are unsure on anything I would consult an agent rather get it wrong though.

I think with AITSL you will get a positive outcome as long as you have a 3yr bachelor degree and a relevant PGCE. If you have no experience then it’s a given you will drop points for professional experience. There’s plenty of free points calculators on the web you can use but be brutally honest in your self assessment. Also worth speaking to a MARA registered agent. Just as there are areas to lose points, there is opportunities to gain points by getting high IELTS scores etc or partner skills.

Yeah we got an invite with 70 but waited around 5 months for it. Ask AITSL for a skilled employment statement when applying. It’s free if done at same time and easier to submit to DIBP at application stage. They collate all your experience into a one page summary with their stamp on top.

70 points.

No. Applied from r the visa but just waiting for DIBP to process and request remaining bits. I think we under estimated how long everything takes but as it’s all equally expensive it gives us time builds the funds as well. Have you submitted your application to A8tSL?

My wife’s got done in 4 weeks but took a further 2 for the decision to reach us via post. It just depends on how many applications they get at the time I suppose.

Some do offer the chance to pay in installments but catalogue terms, probably not. Most will however briefly discuss your options for free or a nominal fee as an initial consultation. you could also research the skills assessment body for your occupation.Mine said x amount of years work in last 5 so 1 year in a new job might not be an issue. You can fill out a points calculator on most migration sites to see if your skills or your wife’s are the way to go.

I know a few members have thrown this out there already but it is possible to get a NZ electrical license and then have it transferred by mutual recognition. As I say a few have said but have any actually done it ? In theory it looks a very cost effective option but if it were really that easy I’m sure all would be doing it.

My understanding is ANMAC do assessments for migration and APHRA do the registration to work. As long as you can meet the criteria for your new role as per APHRA after you migrate then you should be ok to continue your EOI. As far as DIPB are concerned you can sell ice creams for a living once you have a visa.

Agree with above. Native speakers get caught out quite a bit because of the question format. Some good videos on YouTube!

There are quite a few hurdles before you get to Acecqa. I don't think Early Years Educator is on the list. Even Early Years Teachers are having to jump through a few hoops to get in via AITSL.

Yes I have completed the electrical assessment. Happy to answer any questions your partner may have. For assessments, AITSL are quite rigid particularly with the supervised teaching practice. It may work out fine but I would seek some professional advice before you pay for an assessment.

Take a look at the AITSL website and Down Under Center website to see what is involved for each of you. There is quite a bit of evidence gathering for both. AITSL will expect your bachelor degree to say early years in the title and PGCE experience to be with 0-8 range for all 3 placements. You will probably need to get a letter from the university outlining this. We did as the transcript didn’t specify. Takes around 10 weeks to come back from when they receive it and everything must be certified copies. A headteacher can do this for you to save money but you will obviously have to disclose your plans.You will also need references from schools on headed paper with duties matching the Anzco description (don’t copy and paste it though). As a tip request a skilled employment statement at time of application to help with DIBP. Down Under Centre (on behalf of TRA) will want to see payslips covering the amount of years employment your partner would claim for (1 per quarter per year) along with references (can be from colleagues) on letterheaded paper. A tax summary from HMRC is also useful. Copies of all technical certificates and NVQ. Experience only counts from when qualified e.g completed NVQ. He will also need to complete a trade set report from TRA website. If he ticks all the above boxes, strap in because it’s the start of stage 3. Stage 3 is a trip out for a practical test. With DUC it’s a trip to Ealing and there are 4 parts. 1. science and principles 2. motor control circuits 3. Fault finding 4. Small installation simulator of house. There also IELTS to consider but you can draw straws on that after researching the above . Another tip though, expect to pay for more than one test. Native speakers struggle first time as they are complacent. Hopefully that will give you some idea of what might be ahead of you. If you are organised you can do these yourselves if you have any doubts then an agent will be worth the cost. Also available in hardback at most good book stores. ????

If your PGCE specifically says early years then you might find that route is easier but you will have to use a points tally for each to see which is better for you . My wife is an early years teacher and I am an electrician. We went early years route as she got more points for education but I did the skills the assessment anyway as I will need it to work out there. You can claim 5 points for partner skills too. Definitely worth speaking to down under centre. They will give you an idea of current costs. My assessment came to around £1400 with a trip to London for test and wife’s was around £400.