Needtoknow Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Hi we have been told by an agent that a skills assessment for this trade (fitter) will be done by Vetassess, but it says on the SOL list that it is done by TRA. Can anyone advise which is correct please and what the difference is? We also can't trace the companies worked for over the past 10 years as they no longer exist. We have been advised to get HM Revenue records as evidence but we can't get any other info such as payslips as they have all been thrown out over the years. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry1986 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Hi we have been told by an agent that a skills assessment for this trade (fitter) will be done by Vetassess, but it says on the SOL list that it is done by TRA.Can anyone advise which is correct please and what the difference is? We also can't trace the companies worked for over the past 10 years as they no longer exist. We have been advised to get HM Revenue records as evidence but we can't get any other info such as payslips as they have all been thrown out over the years. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks have you been self-employed for that time?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry1986 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 And I am sure it is TRA assessed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needtoknow Posted February 16, 2016 Author Share Posted February 16, 2016 No. For the past 2 years he has and still is currently employed as and on the job maintenance manager (can prove fitter work in this job). For 3 years or so before that he was self employed as a builder and the previous 8 years was a fitter position. Before that, he did his apprenticeship as a fitter, but that company no longer exists either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry1986 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 And what qualifications have you got? You should be able to get evidence from HMRC. I AM Pretty sure you will only need 6 years evidence anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needtoknow Posted February 16, 2016 Author Share Posted February 16, 2016 1993 NVQ Level 3 (Mechanical maintenance engineering) 1997 NVQ Level 3 (Electrical installation and testing) 2009 17th edition wiring regulation certificate 2008 HNC in mechanical engineering 2007 NEBOSH safety certificate Copied and pasted from CV. HMRC said they would send letter verifying his work, but this is only 1 piece of evidence and they ask for 2 for EACH year worked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry1986 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 What about national insurance slips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needtoknow Posted February 16, 2016 Author Share Posted February 16, 2016 Where do we get those? Ha ha I'm a bit thick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry1986 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 GOV.UK check national insurance statements and you should be able to see you history. Plus you could use you bank statements over the years to prove wage payments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikki Fairbrother Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 My husband has passed his assessment as a fitter and did his through the http://www.downundercentre.com/ they are a register RTO with the TRA. They were really helpful and quick. We used P60's. payslip and any training certificateS for evidence. We also got work references and completed a self declaration. He passed the skills assessment and he got recognition of prior learning so has now been awarded an Australian qualification in his field ready for when we move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needtoknow Posted February 17, 2016 Author Share Posted February 17, 2016 GOV.UK check national insurance statements and you should be able to see you history. Plus you could use you bank statements over the years to prove wage payments Thanks Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needtoknow Posted February 17, 2016 Author Share Posted February 17, 2016 My husband has passed his assessment as a fitter and did his through the http://www.downundercentre.com/ they are a register RTO with the TRA. They were really helpful and quick. We used P60's. payslip and any training certificateS for evidence. We also got work references and completed a self declaration. He passed the skills assessment and he got recognition of prior learning so has now been awarded an Australian qualification in his field ready for when we move. Well done as it is so hard. What does RTO stand for? Who decided it was to go through them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikki Fairbrother Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 RTO - is Registered training organisations. We are using an agent for our visa so they told us to go through the down under centre. They are really helpful, if you gave them a call i am sure they will help you with some advice of what documents to provide. As with you most of my husband's former employers are no longer trading, we had to declare this and managed to get some of his old supervisors to do the statements for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry1986 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 My husband has passed his assessment as a fitter and did his through the http://www.downundercentre.com/ they are a register RTO with the TRA. They were really helpful and quick. We used P60's. payslip and any training certificateS for evidence. We also got work references and completed a self declaration. He passed the skills assessment and he got recognition of prior learning so has now been awarded an Australian qualification in his field ready for when we move. I also went to the down under centre. Highly recommed them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubabrown Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Hi I'm new to this forum and hope to be in the right place. I'm after some advice on vetassess technical interview. I am attending a interview for Fitter General and would like to know if any one has attended this assessment and what to expect and type of questions. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James1984 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Hi scubabrown did you sit your technical interview for general fitter? I have my assesment Tuesday. Was just wanting to see what kind of questions you got asked? Cheers mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyStalker Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 James, im in the middle of putting my paperwork folder together for Fitter (General) also. I would be very interested to hear what kind of questions you are asked. Im just guessing here but im thinking that it'll be mainly based around the skills that they ask you to provide evidence for i.e fitting mechanical seals, bearings etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikki Fairbrother Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 My husband did his last year and passed. The interview was for about half an hour and he was just asked about the different machines, measuring equipment, and tools he had used. He was asked something about each questions on each section of the Tradeset report and the areas he did not have experience of he just told them. It was more to gain clarification of what he had worked with rather than testing his knowledge of the trade. We had provided an extensive work history and in his references had listed the details of all areas of his jobs, what he produced and the machinery used. We also provided pictures where possible of the machinery he worked on. Hope this helps, and good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dipak patel Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 What type of question skill assessor asked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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