Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors Application

bevs_castle24 · March 2012

hi,

i am newbie in pinoy au forum. I am Quantity surveyor and currently employed in Singapore. My Husband and I were planning to relocate in Australia. Eto po nakita ko sa AIQS assessments documents ...
1. Completed Application Form;
2. A Curriculum Vitae or Resume;
3. Certified copy of all relevant formal qualifications, including all transcripts;
- may expiration po ang certified true copy kasi yung diploma at TOR ko ay year 2007 pa and DFA authenticated (2007).
- pwede na po bng diploma at TOR lang...how about PRC license, kelangan p b?
4. Employment Reference (on Corporate Letterhead) to include referee’s contact details; and
- kelangan po ba lhat ng naging employer ay need ng employment reference?...kasi may previous employer in UAE ay di sila ngbbgay ng employment certificate, wla din po contract copy..if ever pwede po kaya yung tatak ng passport ko na resident ako sa UAE with company name.
5. Certified copy of IELTS test report (minimum level 6 on all 4 criteria).
- ibig po ba sabihin eh mas mauna ko pong aayusin yung IELTS before assessment? unlike po sa ACS assessment muna then IELTS.

And tanong ko na rin po kung kelangan bang dalawa kami ni hubby na magpa-assess and kumuha ng IELTS. Yung husband ko po kasi ay Web developer with total 7yrs experienced na...we both check in SOL and parehas po kami na pasado sa Skilled immigrants.

Hoping for your advise.

Thanks and regards,
Beverly

mikaela01 · March 2012

hi beverly! I am not an expert but I will try to answer your questions.
Certified copy of all relevant formal qualifications, including all transcript
- I think walang expiration kasi once certified di naman magbabago un eh. kung hinihingi PRC license ibigay mo pero kung hindi naman discretion mo lang un.

Employment Reference (on Corporate Letterhead) to include referee’s contact details
_Yes need po ng employment reference from previous employers, if you can't get it gawa ka ng Statutory Declaration stating why you cant provide the employment reference tapos pa notaryo mo. I suggest you read thoroughly the guidelines for AIQS kasi it varies depending on the assessing body.

Certified copy of IELTS test report (minimum level 6 on all 4 criteria).
-Yes you need to take IELTS first before you apply for assessment. Engineers Australia requires this also. Actually di sila nagkakalayo ng requirements sa EA minus the CDR of course..

hope these help! goodluck!

bevs_castle24 · March 2012

@mikaela01 : Thank u...one more thing, pede ko bng i-attach yung employment contract if wala pong COE?...:-)

mikaela01 · March 2012

^ im not sure kung pwede, better ask AIQS para sure ka.. they will respond naman siguro agad.

unanimous21 · March 2012

@bevs_castle24 , if u r applying for skills assessment as QS, better yet check the assesing body 'coz i thought it is not under engineers australia. also, for filipinos i don't think QS assessment is favourable as we really don;t have a real course on that. If u're a civil engineer mas ok kung magpapa assess ka as civil engineer. visit the website of the assessing body to check what are the requirements. me membership kc na kelangan jan eh, cheers

bevs_castle24 · April 2012

@unanimous21 ,ganun ba...civil engineer nga ako pero QS ang current experience ko...ano po bng membership yun?..at ska ano po ba ung CDR sa EA requirements..kelangan ko p b yun?...

unanimous21 · April 2012

@bevs_castle24 , visit mo po ung DIAC website ( www.diac.gov.au ) then basahin mo po dun ung booklet 6, un kc ung pinaka basic. para naman sa CDR for skills assessment sa EA, visit mo ung website nila - andudun lahat ng instructions how to go through the skills assessment. Yup, since hindi tau accredited, CDR is the only way, no other option. After u read those and u still have questions just let me know. cheers.

Aga_leng · October 2014

Hello there!

Hingi lang din po sana ng advise regarding sa AIQS assessment. Same kami ni beverly ng case. I am a CE graduate pero QS ang professsion, I have actually submitted my docs to AIQS pero i got a "not suitable" result. Ang basis nila is because wala daw ako QS degree and cannot further assess my experience. Gusto ko sna mg appeal pero d ko din alam ang chances ko. Ask ko din sana kung ano pang pwedeng kong maging options. Im reading some posts n Vetassess daw. peru unsure of this.

Appreciate your help

Thanks. God Bless.

Leng

Junne · October 2014

Medyo iba naman tong saken kasi nasa Australia na me via Spousal visa. Nag e-mail me sa AIQS with my resume ang reply pwede daw ako maging member as AIQS Affiliate Member. Civil Engineer din ako 7 years experience as Government Infrastructure Estimator then 5 years experience as SMP Quantity Surveyor. Hirap makakuha ng work dito...required ang membership sa AIQS.

nog2lng · October 2014

@junne..pwede ako humingi ng email ng AIQS?
plan ko rin mag pa member and tama ka hirap makahanap ng work pag di ka member

Junne · October 2014

ito yung e-mail add [email protected]

Aga_leng · October 2014

Hello po. Afiliate member n ko nun ng ngpaassess ako ng skills.pero jot suitble padin

Aga_leng · October 2014

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nog2lng · October 2014

Maraming salamat pre @junne..:)

Junne · October 2014

@Aga_leng Ganun ba? Hirap talaga sa AIQS. Ako sa Engineers Australia muna pero yun nga in the last 5 years QS din experience ko...try ko muna kung papasa.

ullahv · December 2014

Hi naexperience ko din po, QS ako 8 years na, una apply ng Respall sakin under Engineers Australia and rejected sya. Nagemail ako sa AIQS at sinabi nila ito " Thank you for your enquiry regarding Skilled Migration Assessment.

The Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS) is the assessing authority nominated by the Australian Government to provide expert advice to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) about qualifications and skilled employment experience in respect of the skilled occupation of Quantity Surveyor ANZSCO 233213.

A copy of our current Skilled Migration Assessment Policy and Application Form are available for download from our website http://www.aiqs.com.au/AIQS_Website/Migration/AIQS_Website/Public/Skilled_Migration_Assessment/Skilled_Migration.aspx?hkey=cb5d8c7c-82fd-4395-9bd2-e1ecf01c08fc.

The qualification requirement in Section 7.1 of our Skilled Migration Assessment Policy states that applicants must have a degree in "Quantity Surveying or Construction Management and Economics". The definition of "Quantity Surveying" is interpreted by the definition set out in Section 2 of the Policy. Therefore, applicants with degrees in allied professions can be considered. Our Assessors would conduct a further assessment of qualifications, upon application, based on your degree and related transcript documents. Our Assessors would also conduct an assessment on your skilled employment, upon application.

Please note as an assessing authority, the AIQS does not allocate points and we are unable to provide migration advice. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure they understand the requirements of the Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) for the visa they wish to apply for http://www.immi.gov.au/.

We hope this further information assists you.

Jenniferduldulao · October 2016

Hello ullahv, pa update nman status ng application mo. Salamat

markusandlucas · April 2017

hello po...sana may active pa dito sa thread...meron po ba sa inyo nakakuha ng positive result from AIQS assessed as QS pero CE ang course? Thanks

kjmo24 · June 2017

@markusandlucas am hoping too na may active pa s thread na to. Newbie here. And so far, i havent seen any successful experience sa assessment ng AIQS. Nagsubmit n po ba ikaw?
Sana may magshare po ng good news about sa AIQS assessment.

rcvlqs · June 2017

@kjmo24 I am a BSCE grad in 2003 and working as a QS since then. I have a positive skills assessment from AIQS coz I have a UK diploma in QS in 2011. But AIQS considered my skilled employment from 2011 onwards only (they completely ignored my BSCE and my experience before QS degree).

But there are some QSs who got successful assessments from EA.

kjmo24 · June 2017

@rcvlqs thank you very much for the feedback. I saw one successful assessment also aside from u But aint able to check her/his qualification. It would be great to know If there are CE grads with QS working experience and with positive assessment.

rcvlqs · June 2017

@kjmo24 I know someone who is a CE grad with no QS qualification and he had a positive skills assessment from AIQS, but that was in 2011. Now, AIQS is very strict.

kjmo24 · June 2017

@rcvlqs oh ok, yeah, that was too long ago. Are u a member of any qs org? Am not sure if the memberships could help but i saw some are even affiliate to aiqs but still their assessment wasnt successful. If u dont mind, maybi ask when did u have ur assessment?

rcvlqs · June 2017

@kjmo24 Memberships did not help me - I am a member of AIQS (MAIQS) and PICQS. Got my assessment from AIQS last October 2016. I requested for reconsideration last January 2017 (asking to consider my experience from 2004 to 2011 before I got my QS degree), but this was their response:

"Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering was not recognised and so experience gained after completion of this degree was not recognised. According to the policy only those experience gained after the completion of suitable degree is assessed. As your post graduate diploma was recognised experience gained after completion of this qualification was recognised."

Last week (07 June 2017), I sent another email to AIQS and this was the response:

"You may claim the experience obtained after your Post Graduate Diploma."

Lalalabkita · July 2018

Hi @rcvlqs
May I know from what university (PH) did you graduate?

KDOKait · June 2019

medyo mahirap din pala talaga. I'm a BSECE licensed and graduate pero my work experience is more on Cost Estimation/Budgeting/Planning (8 years). I've just read that kung wala sa allied discipline ang degree mo, medyo malabo ma approve ng AIQS. Gusto ko talagang kunin yung Quantity Surveyor as occupation, pero wala akong degree on QS, only work experience. (my exact job position was Projects Estimator, then currently Estimation Engineer in the field of Oil & Gas, Piping, Machining & Fabrication)