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I’m planning to apply for the same later this year. Do you have any work experience ?

3 minutes ago, patrickc said:

Yes it came 9 weeks after they had acknowledged receipt

What documents did you supply to them? Do you need to provide letter from the university ? And what should it include ?

So if we applying onshore better to front load all the docs ?

22 minutes ago, Jsmull87 said:

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. 

Okay, I would hopefully have 70 points when I get my pgce completed this jan. When submitting for it to be assessed by AITSL, what documents should I submit?

- transcripts of my pgce and degree

- certificates of both

- ielts(above 8 )

is there anything else, I should supply with my application  ? And when submitting letter from university regarding the supervised teaching practice, they should mention the number of days and the age group I taught for right ? Should they also include the dates and the school?

thank you 

On 09/05/2018 at 04:21, Jsmull87 said:

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.

I do not have any work experience as a teacher, a fresh graduate come this jan. Do they prefer applicants wth work experience? If I’m to have the same points as someone with work experience ?

How is the job market in Australia for early childhood teachers ?

On 08/04/2018 at 04:49, patrickc said:

Hi everyone, 

 

 

I applied to the AITSL for secondary school teacher a while ago, its been over six weeks since they have received the application. Its a bit crazy that there is no way to check progress on these applications considering how expensive they are. Does anybody know if this time frame is normal? if there was something wring would they have contacted me by now? just concerned since the appeals process is just apply again and pay the fee again

 

any help would be much appreciated 

 

PAdraig 

Have your got ur skills assessment back?

On 23/04/2018 at 04:48, Rudders said:

I recieved notification 9 weeks ago that they had recieved my application (secondary school teacher). They contacted me 2 weeks after that asking for clarification regarding my degree (I was awarded umf credits for my HNC, and they wanted to know more about that). I have had to get a letter from my university clarifying. The last correspondence was 2 days ago saying they had recieved the info from the university, and that it could be another 10 weeks till I get the outcome!

Did they get back to you?

On 25/06/2018 at 05:49, Rain said:

Hi I am wondering the same, would anyone know if a post-grad diploma in special ed needs or early years be enough or would a masters be better as its higher? I just want to get this year of study under way. 

 

I post grad would be more than enough, if that’s on top of the teaching degree. What they want is you to have had 45 days of supervised teaching practice and 4 years of university education.

On 23/06/2018 at 07:29, Jsmull87 said:

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?

How many points did you have ? All the best :)

42 minutes ago, Richard Gregan said:

That's true, and Early Childhood Teacher is on that list now.

NSW will select the highest ranking candidates first though, so the more points you can get the better.

 

That’s great, I’m planning to do CCL through naati which would give me another 5 points. Hopefully 70 should be enough to get a state sponsorship from nsw?

11 minutes ago, Richard Gregan said:

For state sponsorship, you'll need recent work experience, requirements for which vary depending on the state being applied for.

Regards,

Richard

 

For nsw there is no work experience required right ? 

On 8/4/2017 at 08:04, Bran said:

Hi Folks,

My partner is currently having his skills assessed by AITSL and I feel confident that this and the visa application will be successful. We are possibly looking to migrate to Aus late next year if all goes well.

Im now looking at the registration for teachers in Aus to start thinking about what we need to do. His education background:

4 years bachelors degree, 1 year PGCE in early years (3-7), 80 days supervised teaching practice (across ages 4-7)

Looking at the list of approved qualifications from ACECQA, I think the above qualifications falls under the equivalent Diploma level. My question about this is if he has an approved qualification as a Diploma equivalent, how does this help him? Is he able to register with some states? With certain restrictions? What would he be able to do in terms of employment?

I can see that he wouldn't satisfy the requirements for an Early Childhood Teacher as he doesn't have the required supervised teaching experience in the 0-2 year olds bracket, so what are the options?

Ive done a lot of research on this but still struggling on understanding how it all fits together. Any insight from anyone who is going through or has been through something similar would be greatly appreciated!  

 

He should be fine, since it could be any age between 0-8. Have u guys applied?

27 minutes ago, westwoodwizard said:

What? What nonsense of a question are you posing? How does "applying" hurt you? If it does not work out, then continue whatever it is logical for you to do maybe work for a few years and re-apply. Dumb question...not even a real question.

 

Sorry if my question sounded dumb to you, I asked coz getting everything sorted requires a lot of work and quite a bit of money as well. If chances are gng to be near impossible I might as well, apply a few years later. 

How many points did you have ?

Hi guys,

I’ll be completing my pgce this June, after which I’m planning to apply for pr in Australia. I would have 65 points by then. Considering no teachers have been called in the last few months, so I have any chance with 65 points? If not how about going for 190 for nsw, what is the criteria for getting an invite from them? Or is it better to work for a few years before I apply? 

Thabk you

Is 190 visa processed faster ? 

Yep, would be much better for you to a masters or another level 5/6/7 diploma after your pgce. 

It would be quite pointless for you to do pgce after your 3 year teacher training degree.

Hi guys,

to claim the 15 points for educational qualifications, one needs to have a qualification equivalent to a bachelors or masters degree.  

I hold a level 6 diploma from OTHM, which is equivalent to a UK bachelors degree.

http://www.othm.org.uk/qualification.html

So would I be able to claim the 15 points with this qualification ?

thank you

26 minutes ago, Richard Gregan said:

If you can demonstrate that the OTHM level 6 diploma is a university level qualification then yes. But you would need the university who issued it to confirm that. The course would have to be issued and taught by a university level institution.

OTHM is regulated by ofqual and it states that the level 6 is equivalent to the final year of a UK bachelors degree, would that be sufficient evidence ? http://www.othm.org.uk/qualification.html

So just to confirm again, AITSL, doesn’t require the teaching qualification to be the final qualification ? So doing a another diploma/masters to make up to the 4 years of university education is fine ? 

Thank you

Does early childhood teachers need to be accessed by AITSL or ACECQA? Or both?

1 hour ago, Sammy1 said:

Four years of university based education. is mandatory.

So OTHM level 6 diploma wouldn’t be valid ?

Not likely, with so many Australian Qualified teachers on the waiting list, but who knows. ?

On 10/6/2017 at 00:13, Richard Gregan said:

It very much depends on the assessment officer, but if the degree doesn't explicitly state early years/pre primary in the title then it does risk being rejected. Also, the age range you mention (3 to 8) is within AITSL's range for early years, but there's no way to be sure other than to submit it.

Re primary school teachers, I can't see this changing any time soon. Do you have primary school experience teaching in another language?

Regards,

Richard

Hi,

I understand that Aitsl wants 4 years of university level education, is it possible to apply with say a 3 year B.Ed, followed by a level 6 OTHM diploma ? 

Totally 4 years of education.