<blockquote rel="salvationishere">Hi all,
I came from Indonesia but I have been reading this forum for a bit and couldn't help to register to ask a few questions regarding TRA. All answers will be highly regarded 🙂
1) I am planning to apply for TRA Migration Skills Assessment as Baker, and just wondering.. for everyone that had the assessment done through TRA MSA, how and what do normally they do/check? Did they call your employers? Did they have an agent come to your workplace? - this is an internal procedure for the skills assessing authority however based on my friends experience, case officers do verify in different ways. 1) they do online and cross database check. 2) they call the employers and verify your work information and 3) they email or call your referee to confirm some tasks at work or verify work details as well.
2) In Indonesia, for a small medium business (owned by the operator themself, and most of the time, not registered as a company), it is normal for them to not to provide such payslip available in an established company (or like the one in Australia), most of the time it is just a handwritten confirmation receipt with the shop stamp, the name of the giver and recipient, no details on tax paid, superannuation, and so on.
I understand that this matter can also be confirmed by the agency or the person liaising with TRA in assessing the application. But the question is will TRA accept such payslip as evidence? - i dont think it should be problem. the case officer however may request for additional documents such as tax assessment or any other evidence of your paid employment.
3) I have a combination of working experience from Australia and my country.. It is a bit complicated. So I have:
a) 8 months part-time experience (380 hours) working as a baker before I earned my related qualifications in Australia, but I was paid under the minimum salary rate I would say.
b) 10 months part-time experience (740 hours) working as a baker after I earned my related qualifications in Australia, but I would say that I was still underpaid.
c) 2 years and 2 months (until today) working in Indonesia as a full time baker.
- when you say part time, how many hours per week have you worked in Australia? They consider 20 hours per week as full time employment.
I am just wondering which of those 3 that will be counted for the minimum 3 years experience..Please advise..Because I need an information regarding the assessment since it can't be considered as cheap for me, thus, i want it to be successful in first run. Thanks again!
May The Lord bless you!</blockquote>
I am not too familiar with TRA application but i have answered your Qs to the best of my knowledge. my answers are within your text above.