Engineering Course with Programming Experience

olrac183

Hi People.. I am currently working as Analyst Programmer and an engineering graduate.

I want to apply for Visa 175 which is independent migrant.

I would like to know if there is a minimum number of years of experience for me to able to start my application and if there is a need for me to do the RPL.

Has anyone here in the same situation as mine?

hotshot

sir, ano po ang specific na engineering course nyo. kung ECE kayo like me, di na po kelangan mag-RPL. considered sya ng ACS as an ICT course.

bmc_cpu

@hotshot, I agree. Equivalent sya sa Bachelor's degree pero 4 years dapat experience mo. ECE po ako.

Birhen_ng_Guadalupe

ECE din ako. No need for RPL.

olrac183

Thanks sa responses... yup ECE po ako... Nabuhayan ulit ako.. dapat pala last year pa ako nag-apply. Naabutan pa tuloy ako ng skill select.. Anyways, puede ko po ba malaman kung saang reference ko makikita yung clause na ang ECE ay ICT course.. Thanks

bmc_cpu

Reply to @olrac183:
wala po akong nakitang clause about ECE as ICT talaga. Pero based po sa mga posts dito at sa experience ko rin, accepted po sya ng ACS as an ICT Bachelor's degree course with major in computing. Ingat po kayo sa pag calculate ng years of experience. By month po ang computation nila. Ex. April 2011 - April 2012 =1 year (instead of 1 year and 1 mo.). So make sure nyo po na 4 years yung experience nyo para pasado.

olrac183

thanks! yup.. over 4 years na nga din...

caleb

hi everyone!
ECE din po ako plan namin ng wife ko mag-apply ng PR visa.
IC design experience ko may mga companies ba sa australia na engaged sa IC design?
my kilala ba kayo na nakapasok sa electronics company na hindi 100% in-line ung experience
dito sa pinas? Please help me. Thank you and Godbless!

bmc_cpu

Paano pong hindi 100% in-line?, afaik IC design is very much an ECE job. This time po, Engineers Australia po yung assessing body. Any ECE pips in OZ here?

caleb

naku sorry confusing ata question ko. I mean ung experience ko is not really the company needs bihira kasi ata sa au ang IC design. most electronics companies there are board level design.

lock_code2004

@caleb - i think marami nmn ang lumilipat sa Au.. and then will start working na hindi in-line ang previous work experiences...

My suggestion is for you too look into different AU jobsites.. and do some research...
If you think most of the jobs there are closely related versus your skills.. then thats good..

Otherwise, you need to take the risk and decide why do you want to go to AU.. there must be some other reasons (esp those with long term benefits/effects)..

You will never know until you try.. Goodluck!!

olrac183

Hi people, how about Chemical Engineering Graduate with Programming Experience, is this considered also as equivalent of ICT Bachelor's Degree?

lock_code2004

@olrac183 - i think ECE lang ang considered as an ICT bachelor's degree... tinitingnan nila ang course content.. check mo sa ACS ang guidelines..

IE ako at nagtry din ako mag pa assess sa ACS.. pero sinabi nga nila na hindi daw ICT course so I need to do ung RPL..

olrac183

thanks lock_code2004!

redrat

IE ako at nagtry din ako mag pa assess sa ACS.. pero sinabi nga nila na hindi daw ICT course so I need to do ung RPL..

@lock_code2004 , ako naman electrical engineering graduate. Di ako sigurado kung pwede ma-consider as ICT yung degree ko, so may kutob ako na i-require ang RPL sa assessment ko. Pero iniisip ko na mag submit muna ng application para malaman kung kailangan nga ang RPL sa case ko.

Tungkol doon sa sinabi mo na kailangan mong mag-submit ng RPL, nalaman mo lang ba ito nung pagkatapos mong i-submit yung mga documents sa ACS?

lock_code2004

@redrat nagsubmit kana ba sa ACS?

may information naman sa website ng ACS kung ano/sino ang kailangan ng RPL, i think based on number of IT courses in your curriculum.. although my hint na ako na kailangan ko ng RPL.. nag matigas ulo lang ako.. hehe..

I have more than 4 yrs of Business Analyst experience implementing MRPs, nagemail ako sa knila.. pinaliwanag ko.. na hindi nmn technical ung Business Analyst job, at hindi kailangan ng too much IT courses (hindi naman kmi programmer)... as IE sinabi ko na MRP analysis and implementation is one of our core specializations... at mapapatunayan ko un sa mga courses namin + ung mga minor IT subjects..

but in the end, sympre hindi nmn sila makikinig..haha.. binase pa rin nila ang decision nila sa rule nila na certain % of IT courses in your curriculum to be considered your degree as an IT degree... In the end, nagemail ulit ako sa knila, challenging them to check how many IEs are in the IT industry...

in your case, maybe EE can also be consired as an IT degree based on their definition..
but most of the cases I've read... ECE is considered...
let us know. and goodluck..

redrat

@redrat nagsubmit kana ba sa ACS?

Hindi pa. Hinahanda ko pa lang yung mga required documents at evidences bago ko magpasa. Iniisip ko nga din na kumuha ng vendor certification para madagdagan credentials ko (at para siguradong hindi ko na kailangan gumawa ng RPL).

in your case, maybe EE can also be consired as an IT degree based on their definition..
but most of the cases I've read... ECE is considered...
let us know. and goodluck..

Oo nga, so far wala pa ako alam na EE grad na kumuha ng skills assessment sa ACS, kaya wala akong idea kung ano chances ko na i-require pa ang RPL. Malalaman panigurado pag nag submit na ako.

blackrose

hello fellow engineering graduates. i am also facing the same dilemma. i am a chemical engineering graduate and I know that this means that I have to take the RPL route kaso po meron akong ISEB certification from BCS and like @redrat, na nagpost ng question sa ACS Skills Application thread, meron kasi akong nabasa na comparable to an AQF Diploma yung certification para di na magRPL. hindi ko po kasi masimulan yung RPL

my question is, pwede ba talaga yung BCS certification as your qualification para di na po magRPL? thanks in advance po sa mga sasagot.

iamdhey

Reply to @olrac183:
wala po akong nakitang clause about ECE as ICT talaga. Pero based po sa mga posts dito at sa experience ko rin, accepted po sya ng ACS as an ICT Bachelor's degree course with major in computing. Ingat po kayo sa pag calculate ng years of experience. By month po ang computation nila. Ex. April 2011 - April 2012 =1 year (instead of 1 year and 1 mo.). So make sure nyo po na 4 years yung experience nyo para pasado.

hala, kala ko kahit 2yrs experience lang pwede na maassess as suitable. nakalagay ba sa assessment result na "NOT closely related to the nominated occupation" yung qualification mo?

jengrata

Im also an ECE and was assessed (this was last year) by ACS as Bachelors Degree ICT major.

But my friend who is also an ECE (but from different school) was assessed (this june lang) by ACS as Bachelors Degree ICT minor.

With the new rules now, malaki ang effect ng ICT minor/major sa total years of experience na puede iclaim sa EOI. Please refer to the link below:

http://www.acs.org.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/7324/Summary-of-Criteria.pdf

lock_code2004

@jengrata - the course content of their school might be different..
so kahit pareho kayo ng course, pero iba ng school, possibleng iba talga ang asssessment..
plus i think the school section, grade, license will matter..

jengrata

@lock_code2004 dun nga yata sa total units ng subject related to computing ang pinagkaiba.

darthvader26

@lock_code2004 Does it really matter if you passed the licensure exam? ECE graduate din ako pero hinahanap ko pa un PRC ID ko although expired na yun.. and I am planning to apply for skill assessment.

Di ko din alam if pwede humingi ng certification ulit sa PRC.

lock_code2004

@lock_code2004 Does it really matter if you passed the licensure exam? ECE graduate din ako pero hinahanap ko pa un PRC ID ko although expired na yun.. and I am planning to apply for skill assessment.

Di ko din alam if pwede humingi ng certification ulit sa PRC.

Yes it will matter especially if your school is from section 2 or 3..

Also depending on what is tour nominated occupation and assessing agency..

joice

@olrac183 hi, ask ko sana if natuloy application mo RPL ba? Same case kasi. Thanks

flexihopper18

So considered pala ang ECE as ICT Nabuhayan..

jeffasuncipn

Hi @darthvader26 look for alternative proof like yung Score ng board exam mo na nakaligay na passed from PRC..