PLUMBER'S DOING VETASSESS part 3

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Guidelines for your Training Reference:

Referencing your Work Experience

Together with your qualifications, your references are one of the most important aspects of your

VETASSESS application as they help determine whether your hands-on skills are comparable to the

Australian standard.

In broad terms there are two types of references required in the VETASSESS process, (i) a training/apprenticeship reference, and (ii) non-training references which cover all other relevant

periods of your employment history and additional training up until present day.

There are also two methods for referencing your career: employers that you have worked for and

whose companies are still in operation can provide a reference or sign a prepared reference for you,and companies you have worked for that have since closed down can be referenced in the form of a

Statutory Declaration, which we will cover later in these guidelines.

Your training reference is the most crucial in proving to the VETASSESS how you went from untrained as a beginner to becoming fully qualified and confident in carrying out the daily expectations

of your trade.

You will find an outline reference to follow, however as a guide the training reference must include the

following details:

 

 

 

· Dates that you worked for this company and company details

 

 

· Position held with this company and for how long, e.g. “March 1981 Bricklayers Labourer, April 1982 – November 1987 Bricklayer Apprentice, December 1987 – June 1990 Fully Qualified

 

 

 

 

Bricklayer.”

 

· Break training up into sections, e.g. “In their first training year at the company X learned the following skills… In their second year we progressed to learning… In the third training year…” etc.

 

 

 

 

 

Detail tasks and how you were taught these by a fully qualified tradesperson in your industry (you need to continually refer to having been taught by a qualified tradesperson).

 

· You will need to include details of salary as a means of showing progression over time as you were acknowledged for your new abilities, e.g. “X started on a weekly wage of £___. As X’s skills were recognised his/her pay was increased to £___.” Continue to do this as you show the

 

 

 

 

progression of your wages from a beginner to becoming fully qualified. This shows VETASSESS

 

how you were paid accordingly as your skills developed.

· List tools which you were taught to use and master – this is another method of showing progression in the skills of your trade.

 

 

 

 

 

 

· After having referenced your training period, continue your reference to cover the period of time you were employed at your company as a fully qualified tradesperson, listing your hands-on duties and responsibilities in your role up until the time you ceased employment with that particular

company.