Good morning to all of you,
I have been browsing your forum for about a week already dahil my brothers in AU (citizens) have asked me and my husband if we would like to try our luck and apply for general skilled migration. An agent is an option, but my bro said that if we research and process carefully we may be able to apply on our own. I believe this forum holds very helpful members by giving advices and sharing their own experiences. I hope some of you help me with my initial query.
Husband is an Econ grad from top univ in Phils and took partial MBA units in the same school's grad program a yr after his Bachelors Degree. From then - he accumulated over 10 yrs work experience being in line of Financial Analyst/ Financial Planning and Analysis and has reached senior in role in multinational banks. I think the closest occupation on the list is Accountant.... but since he is not an Acctg grad/non CPA but Econ - he has most of the mandatory courses spread in Econ and MBA. We just need to check which of all these will be considered to fulfill the mandatory courses. First question is - will the MBA units be considered as he took these subjects before he started the financial analyst function?
Second - assuming they are credited... he did not have business law in Econ. Most likely, he will be asked to complete courses by CPAA (our planned assessing body) so that he fulfills the mandatory course/s. How long does this take/get completed before he could request to be reassessed by the same body and aim for positive skills assessment?
Third - have all applicants who successfully applied and were granted visas all accountancy degree holders in Ph? Has anyone here experienced completing a business course (Econ) in Ph but has been considered and approved? Do you think his chances are good given his employment and skillset background?
Fourth - apparently clock is ticking for this line of occupation (Acctant) but my brother said that if he has a chance for a positive assessment it is worth trying because we do not know if it will stay on or be removed from the list for 2017-2018. If his chances are good he is looking at reviewing and taking the PTE-A as suggested by my bro (because this is what he took/is familiar with). As we search for jobs online - there's a lot of openings for Financial Analyst/ Financial P&A positions in financial institutions/banks that describe exactly what my husband is handling here in the Ph. It is the assessment aspect of his educational qualifications that we are concerned about.
Fifth- I understand that the employment assessment is also done by CPAA for free. This is also uncertain for his case because while we are confident of his work experience/skillset for FP&A functions in the big banks we do not know how it will be assessed relating to his educational qual/assessment.
Apologize for quite the lengthy thread and again I appreciate so much your insights!