@JHONIEL since both of you are working professional and if you have a busy schedule and no time to read then its better u engage sa agent to avoid mistake sa pag fill up and if nagmamdali kayo po its better u hire agent po as long as you can afford to pay naman it will be OK po. But in my opinion spending 300K for agent fee is just huge amount na masasayang try to find agent which is affordable.. pwedi ka rin kumuha ng agent pag na receive muna yung ITA para dun sa pag apply lng ng VISA ang scope nila. Just for info si agent input lng ng mga information na binibigay nio peru lahat ng documentation kau laht mag process nian po..
PTE is Pearson test po yan use the google po search po nasa online na lahat ng info po.
i u read in this forum you will learn a lot of personall opinion but its your own decision pa rin po yan.
If binasa nio po yung EA engineers of Australia andun po pa aano mag pa asses ng nominated profession.. every forum d2 mag bibigay sau ng idea paano mag apply po.. cheers and goodluck .