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Joined: Jun 11, 2020
Hello po. Good day po sa inyong lahat. Newbie po ako dito and I need your advice po regarding immigrating to Australia. So here is my background po:
Education: BS Mechanical Engineer - 2011
School: Cebu Institute of Technology-University
Province: Cebu
I have 5 years plus of work experience as a Mechanical Engineer.
2012-2014 - Mechanical Project Engineer (Commercial Construction industry more on HVAC and Fire Protection) - 1 year and 9 months
2014 - Mechanical Engineer (Industrial Construction) - 2 months
2014-2017 - MEFPS Engineer (Residential and commecial construction industry more on HVAC, Fire Protection and Elevator system) - 3 years and 5 months
2018- June 2019 - Went abroad to study a 1-year program
September 2019- July 2020 - Working as a Piping drafter abroad
August 2020 - Present - Currently unemployed
IELTS - L-8,R-9, W-6.5, S-7
I have read from this forum po na skill assessment is one of the requirements po. May mga tanong lang po ako regarding skill assessment.
Eto lang po muna mga tanong ko. I hope matulongan nyo po ako at ma enligthen. Thank you in advance po.
Joined: Mar 10, 2016
Just to clarify, there are 2 assessments. One is the skills assessment which is based on your qualification. This is the required assessment to pass for migration purposes. No work experience is required for this one. Second one is the skilled employment assessment. With this one it’s about your work experience. This is optional but you’ll need this if claiming for points on work experience. They look as far back as experience in the last 10 years. Longer than this timeframe immigration won’t consider anymore. To answer your question, as long as the years you are claiming is within the last 10 years, it should be ok even if you’re not currently in that occupation.
There’s no accord for applicants udrcated in the Philippines unfortunately. All my clients educated in the Philippines have to write their CDR’s. This is the only way to do it.
Just make sure ikaw pa rin susulat ng CDR mo to avoid plagiarism issues. So far with clients we’ve had, we just let them write their CDRs and then we check their work based on the requirements ie have they answered the question, do they sound too vague on their answers, how would the work be see. From the assessor’s perspective?,etc....and wala pa naman kami nanenegative outcome so far. They all didn’t go through any writing assistance at all and they were able to pull through with their CDR’s. Honestly, if one is able to obtain an engineering degree, they should be able to write the CDR.
Hope that helps.
Joined: Jun 11, 2020
@RheaMARN1171933 Maraming salamat po sa pagsagot ng mga tanong ko mam. Malaking tulong po talaga yong info na binigay nyo mam.
Regarding lang po sa assessment medyo nagugulohan lng po ako. Akala ko kasi isa lang po yong assessment. Anyway, yong skills assessment ko based on my qualification (engineering) po, saan ko po sya epa assess? Yong sa skilled employment assessment naman po, doon ko po yon esasubmit sa Engineering Australia tama po ba?
Yong sa CDR po, may form po sya sa Engineering Australia? Ang nakita ko lang po sa MSA booklet kasi is yong Summary Statement for Professional Engineers.
Pasensya na po maraming tanong, kakasimula ko lang po kasi mag gather ng info mam.
Maraming salamat po ulit mam @RheaMARN1171933
Joined: Mar 10, 2016
If you have the MSA booklet, everything is explained there - both assessments.
Good luck!
Joined: Jun 11, 2020
@RheaMARN1171933 Maraming salamat po. Naiintindihan ko na po lahat regarding sa skills assessment. I just need to start drafting it po.
Joined: Jan 26, 2021
hi po, nag email po si EngineersAustralia about sa COE ko, then need pala nila is reference letter na with required certain data. Pwede po ba makahinge sample ng reference letter? TIA
Posts: 212Member
Joined: Jul 08, 2016
@silverbullet maybe you can share your reference letter.
ANZCO 233311 ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
TOTAL POINTS: 55/60
(Age:30 | Education: 15 | English: 10 (Preparing for PTE to get 20) | Experience: 0)
Posts: 272Member
Joined: Mar 06, 2018
Marami po sample reference letter si Google. Any format will do as long as yung position/job description mo na noted sa CV is also noted in the reference letter. Yung reference letter from your supervisor or authorized person yung mag cconfirm na yung nilagay mo sa CV is correct.
ANZSCO 233213 Quantity Surveyor
Posts: 212Member
Joined: Jul 08, 2016
And, don't forget the pay rate.
Eto po ang mga necessary info.
ANZCO 233311 ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
TOTAL POINTS: 55/60
(Age:30 | Education: 15 | English: 10 (Preparing for PTE to get 20) | Experience: 0)
Joined: Sep 01, 2020
Hello ma'am/sir @MumVeng and @cacophony . My results came out this morning and positive po as PE (ME). Thank you so much for responding sa inquiries ko. hehe. Godbless and more power!
Just wondering sa EOI if puede po magsubmit multiple EOI (same visa-190) in different states?
233512- Mechanical Engineer - SC189
Posts: 62Member
Joined: Jul 03, 2018
Hi, may case na po ba dito na nainvite even saktong 65 points langs? Thank you po.
Posts: 212Member
Joined: Jul 08, 2016
Congrats po! Ilang weeks po bago lumabas assessment nyo? I know someone who submitted last Feb and got it early March.
ANZCO 233311 ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
TOTAL POINTS: 55/60
(Age:30 | Education: 15 | English: 10 (Preparing for PTE to get 20) | Experience: 0)
Joined: Jan 28, 2021
Hi! CE here.. Planning to start skill assessment. Baka pwede mag ask ng sample cdr that i can use as reference. email add: [email protected]
Posts: 32Member
Joined: Oct 23, 2020
Hello,
Just want to ask, pwede ba ang undergrad project ( design of a 4-storey building RCD) as one of my career episodes? I have all the documents of my undergrad project which I can include (such as snapshots of the model of the structure) in the CDR.
Ps. Paano maglagay ng signature dito? Haha. I want to share my milestones din sana.
27.01.20 | Initial Entry in Aus (Temp visa)
24.08.20 | Lodged EA MSA requirements
19.10.20 | EA CO requested for more info
20.10.20 | Confirmed and submitted info to EA
22.10.20 | EA positive outcome with 5 yrs relevant experience. Praise God!
01.12.20 | PTE-A Exam
01.12.20 | PTE-A Exam Result (L90 R81 S90 W81 | OBS87)
16.01.21 | EOI for 189/190 (80/85)
15.03.21 | NAATI Exam
24.03.21 | Partner lodged EA MSA requirements
15.04.21 | EA: CO contacted wife to revise all career episode and summary statement to show more technical knowledges
28.04.21 | Wife submitted updated career episodes and summary statement
29.04.21 | Wife's EA positive outcome. God is good
29.04.21 | EOI for 189/190 (85/90)
03.05.21 | NAATI positive outcome. Thank you, Lord.
03.05.21 | EOI for 189/190 (90/95)
*Currently waiting for invite
"God Never Disappoints"
Posts: 212Member
Joined: Jul 08, 2016
I think that's too low. To give you an idea, the last engineer I saw invited had 95 points. Onshore, Civil Engineer, India, Feb 21.
ANZCO 233311 ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
TOTAL POINTS: 55/60
(Age:30 | Education: 15 | English: 10 (Preparing for PTE to get 20) | Experience: 0)
Joined: Sep 01, 2020
around 2 weeks po. Naglodge ako last week of Feb po hehe.
233512- Mechanical Engineer - SC189
Posts: 212Member
Joined: Jul 08, 2016
Ambilis po ngayon no? That's awesome! Congrats po uli.
ANZCO 233311 ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
TOTAL POINTS: 55/60
(Age:30 | Education: 15 | English: 10 (Preparing for PTE to get 20) | Experience: 0)
Posts: 64Member
Joined: May 17, 2015
Question po:
May assessment na po ako sa Engineers Australia last year. Ang concern ko is how many years po ba valid ang assessment results?
If kung expire na, need po ba ulit mag submit sa EngineersAustralia?
ANZSCO 233411 (Electronics Engineer)
Age:25, English Test:10, Qualification:15, Experience:15, Partner English:0, FS:0 |total: 65
Visa 190: 70 points, Visa 491: 80 points
00-Sep-12 - Applied for Australian Student Visa denied.
00-Apr-15 - IELTS (L6.5, R6.5, W6, S7) overall 6.5
00-Jun -15 - NZQA level 6, wife's is level 5. Cannot proceed to New Zealand migration.
15-Jul -19 - signed contract with an agency for Australia GSM
10-Sep-19 - 1st PTE Result ( L65, R58, S70, W77), disappointed with points
19-Nov-20 - Submitted EA Assessment
11-Feb-20 - 2nd PTE Result ( L78, R71, S90, W74)
19-Mar-20 - EA Positive Assessment : Thank you Lord!
03-Apr -20 - Submit EOI (Visa 190/491: 70/80 pts)
01-Jun -20 - Partner is taking the IELTS Review
**-***-20 - Partner English Test
**-***-20 - Australian Immigration closed for offshore application.
19-Sept-20-Apply for Australian Student Visa [Approved]
02-Nov-20 - CoE from the College
19-Dec-20 - Lodge Student Visa application
14-Jan- 21 - Medical Examination
17-Feb-21 - Health Undertaking
24-Feb-21 - Student Visa Approved
---------------- To God be the Glory
**-***-21- Waiting for Australian boarders to open
Posts: 32Member
Joined: May 24, 2019
Hello po mga engineers.. tanong ko lang maganda bang mag pa member din sa Engineers Australia (EA) after mo makakuha ng positive outcome assessment nila? ano ang mga benefits? Pros and cons? Need ba eto sa paghahanap ng job sa Australia? Salamat po sa sasagot
263311 Telecommunications Engineer | 189 | Age: 30 pts | English 10 pts | Education: 15 pts | Experience: 15 pts | Partner: 5 pts
02/14/18 - PTE exam (1st take): L57 R63 S60 W70 -competent
12/05/20 - PTE exam (2nd take): L80 R66 S70 W77 -proficient
12/13/20 - EA standard MSA-CDR submitted
12/22/20 - EA MSA outcome
03/08/21 - Submitted EOI (75/80/90 pts for visa 189/190/491)
Posts: 272Member
Joined: Mar 06, 2018
Generally it will be an advantage but not really a requirement. Your, chances of landing a job here in AU will depend on your skill sets, experience and knowledge of the position you are applying for.
ANZSCO 233213 Quantity Surveyor
Joined: Mar 10, 2016
To be honest, you’re better off concentrating on your visa application. They would tend to favour local experience over EA membership. Save your money on the membership na Lang muna. First job, just grab whatever you could get just to get your foot in the door. Then after a year or two you can change jobs (higher salary), by then you’ll be able to assess whether being a member of EA will be beneficial to you. Like what was mentioned above it’s more the skill sets you’ve got and what you can bring in to the company.
Posts: 32Member
Joined: May 24, 2019
Maraming salamat po sa comments nio RheaMARN1171933 at @Jacraye. So stick to focusing local exp at skill set muna.
Offshore po ako may mga nagsponsor ba kaht overseas ka o dapat asa aus ka po?
263311 Telecommunications Engineer | 189 | Age: 30 pts | English 10 pts | Education: 15 pts | Experience: 15 pts | Partner: 5 pts
02/14/18 - PTE exam (1st take): L57 R63 S60 W70 -competent
12/05/20 - PTE exam (2nd take): L80 R66 S70 W77 -proficient
12/13/20 - EA standard MSA-CDR submitted
12/22/20 - EA MSA outcome
03/08/21 - Submitted EOI (75/80/90 pts for visa 189/190/491)
Posts: 272Member
Joined: Mar 06, 2018
It is possible to have sponsorship off-shore but the chances are very slim and will also depend on the demand of your practice.
ANZSCO 233213 Quantity Surveyor
Joined: Mar 10, 2016
Local experience means Australian experience FYI
To be perfectly honest, I’ll just use my husband as an example who’s an engineer as well (German educated) and has had local experience (meaning Australian experience plus German and UK experience). There was a time when we thought of moving back to Australia so he had recruiters/employers lined up for interview. Though a lot were interested with what he could bring in for the company - given that he’s also an Australian citizen meant that there is no visa issue his end....most of the employers want to finalise the recruitment process when we’re back in Australia.
Hope that gives you an idea of the chances. Like I mentioned, just focus on the visa for now. I think you’re jumping way ahead of the process. If you start worrying about work now you’re just giving yourself unnecessary stress.
Joined: Aug 12, 2020
Hi @tigerlance ask ko lang, pede ang 2307 as payment evidence? meron kasing year ako na ndi ko maretrieve ung payslip
Joined: Jul 16, 2019
Good day po sa lahat. My husband just got his EA assessment as a civil engineer. My question is, what are the steps to get your registration as an engineer here in Australia? TIA.
Posts: 272Member
Joined: Mar 06, 2018
there are 2 types of assessment. membership and migration assessment. which assessment did your husband take?
ANZSCO 233213 Quantity Surveyor
Posts: 32Member
Joined: Oct 23, 2020
Does anyone know the recent turnover time for the EA MSA fast track result?
Planning to submit mine by the end of the week and hoping to get the results by next fortnight.
Hinahabol ko lang yung next invitation round for 189 which I reckon will be on 3rd week of April.
27.01.20 | Initial Entry in Aus (Temp visa)
24.08.20 | Lodged EA MSA requirements
19.10.20 | EA CO requested for more info
20.10.20 | Confirmed and submitted info to EA
22.10.20 | EA positive outcome with 5 yrs relevant experience. Praise God!
01.12.20 | PTE-A Exam
01.12.20 | PTE-A Exam Result (L90 R81 S90 W81 | OBS87)
16.01.21 | EOI for 189/190 (80/85)
15.03.21 | NAATI Exam
24.03.21 | Partner lodged EA MSA requirements
15.04.21 | EA: CO contacted wife to revise all career episode and summary statement to show more technical knowledges
28.04.21 | Wife submitted updated career episodes and summary statement
29.04.21 | Wife's EA positive outcome. God is good
29.04.21 | EOI for 189/190 (85/90)
03.05.21 | NAATI positive outcome. Thank you, Lord.
03.05.21 | EOI for 189/190 (90/95)
*Currently waiting for invite
"God Never Disappoints"
Joined: Jan 26, 2021
Ano pong specific data needed if yung SSS yung secondary docs ko? TIA!
Joined: Nov 21, 2020
Thank you sa thread na to!! Got my outcome letter today and thank God it is positive!!
Timeline:
-CDR write-up took almost 3 months (lagi akong stuck so tinitigilan ko muna then balik lang din agad)
-CDR completed along with other documentation requirements.
-Applied Standard MSA, No RSEA, Not on the fast track (gusto ko makatipid as much as possible). Status: Awaiting Assessment
-After 10 days, I received a company bonus. I decided to avail the fast track. Paid using my credit card.
-Status changed to "Assessment In Progress" last Mar 15.
-Received outcome letter today, Mar 22.
EOI na!!