Australian Computer Society Skills Application

guenb · August 2016

@wingleaf like nung ng reply ko nagkkatalo kasi between CLOSELY related (5yrs deduction) vs. NOT Closely Related (6years deduction). Si ACS din yung mg decide nian if yung nominated occupation mu closely or not related sa naging degree mu nung college.

There's this line in the result letter:

Your qualification has been assessed as not closely related to your nominated occupation:

(found before they mention your School)

guenb · August 2016

@bailey yeah kapit lang kaya yan, ako din naman abangers, 2 months to go for me!

kingmaling · August 2016

Hello po. I am currently finalizing my application for ACS assessment. Prepared na lahat ng docs ko. For notarization na siya bukas. Need help and clarification lang po sana kasi just a few hours ago, nakita ko na may iilang specifications pala na hinihingi for the detailed COE (i'm assuming ito yung tinutukoy under sa employment reference section ng skills assessment guideline ng ACS). Itemize ko na lng yung questions ko below.

1. For starters, hindi nka-DD/MM/YY ang dates dahil naka-full September 1, 1920 (sample only) ang format nito. It's a minor detail pero kailangan ba talaga dapat ang format na ganyan?
2. Hindi rin nka-specify sa COE ko ang aking hours worked per week. Full time employee ako and in fact work 48hrs per week. Kailangan ko ba ipa-gawa ulit ang COE's ko? Both COE's from my previous companies did not contain this detail.
3. And lastly, all of my time working was spent in the Philippines. Sinasabi din sa guidelines na dapat "country in which the employment was performed must be stated clearly in the reference".

Nagdadalawang isip ako tuloy na magsubmit na ng assessment bukas at mag-email ulit sa previous companies ko na magpagawa ng panibagong COE. Sa experience po ba ninyo dito is dapat included ang mga sinabi kong details? Maraming salamat po sa tulong.

missingleak · August 2016

@bailey Thanks bossing.

Ask ko lang mga sir, i tried to fill up my info first on Online Application and saved it. Gaano katagal matanggap yung Application ID? kc around 5 hours na, wala pa rin ako natatanggap sa email (I already checked my spam). Salamt

missingleak · August 2016

missingleak said:
@bailey Thanks bossing.

Ask ko lang mga sir, i tried to fill up my info first on Online Application and saved it. Gaano katagal matanggap yung Application ID? kc around 5 hours na, wala pa rin ako natatanggap sa email (I already checked my spam). Salamt

Ignore this, got my App ID, looks like its not automatic and its manually provided. Go it during office hours.

Hunter_08 · August 2016

@kingmaling regarding sa mga tanong mo, para sa first question I think okay lang na yung format mo is (August 10,2016) kasi ganyan din yung format ko wala naman naging problem. Sa second question naman regarding sa hours mas okay sana kung may time pero not necessary naman ata since nakalagay na full time employee ka. sa third naman kung nag statutory declaration ka I think malalaman naman dun kung which country ka nag work.

kingmaling · August 2016

@Hunter_08 Thanks for the help sir. Yun din ang ine-expect ko na maging OK ang 1 at 2. Buti na lng. Hehe. Pero for the last item sa country I worked in, di po ako nag-statutory declaration. Pero nka-indicate nman sa COE ang address nung company which is both in the Philippines. OK na kaya yun?

missingleak · August 2016

Mga bossing one more question, almost similar sa tanong ni @kingmaling #3. I'm working remotely ( work @ home ) on my current employer for 10 years, will this effect my skills assessment and the country which employment perform is Philippines? Salamat ulit.

Hunter_08 · August 2016

@kingmaling Yup okay na yun.. wala naman magiging problema dun.

Hunter_08 · August 2016

@missingleak I think PH pa din yng employment mo since dun ka naman talaga nagwowork.

kingmaling · August 2016

Wow thanks! Sige push ko na to. Mag-iipon na ng lakas pra magka-energy ball!

missingleak · August 2016

@kingmaling good luck boss, ako next week, papa notarize ko pa pa docs ko. Lagay ka rin timeline mo boss sa signature mo to help and inspire us on your journey

jakeonline · August 2016

just sharing - yung case ko nga pala na nagsubmit ako sa acs nung aug 16 tapos wala pa man lang sa Stage 1...

what happened was they say my application had not been submitted.

but i said na i had a successful submit, with a confirmation page saying i can check the status in the Application Status section of the acs website. so i checked back back sa online app, and true to that, it was again asking to submit and pay.

i said to them the the case na the app was indeed looking to be not submitted yet BUT case is that my credit card had the transaction posted and paid to acs already.

i provided proof, they said the system had an error, and they were to forward the proof to their accounts team. what more, they'll prioritise my app once confirmed.

so today i eventually received the confirmation email na i submitted an app for assessment, and i didn't see it on previous stages anymore, but started at stage 4 - with assessor.

takeaway is make sure
- you receive confirmation email that app is submitted
- payment is posted on your card
- and it looks it should be in Stage 1 outright

wingleaf · August 2016

@guenb Thanks, kaso walang nakalagay sakin na kung closely and not closed sa assessment ko. pero since 6 years ang nabawas as per assessment so most likely not closely nga. saklap ng 6 years na bawas

einra2k2 · August 2016

Mam, Sirs,

I have all the supporting documents na in hand. COE, Payslips, stat dec, and bank statement.

I have seen sa iba na nagpasa pa ng ITR. do I have to get one? Nag request ako sa previous HR namin indefinite yung release since outsourced yung accounting nila. It depends sa compliance nung third party accounting. Nung nag resign ako binigyan ako ng copy ng ITR kaso nawala ko

Sa frontloading of documents part na ito. Do i need to submit all (payslip, ITR, bank cert) ?

ITR ang hindi ako sure kung kelan ko ma submit.

Meron po ba may experience here na hindi na nag send ng ITR?

TIA.

missingleak · August 2016

@einra2k2 I think hindi na kailangan, other submit ITR as additioanl proof that your work on that company was a paid work if payslips not available. But you can check it here to make sure https://www.acs.org.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/17636/Application-Checklist.pdf

einra2k2 · August 2016

@missingleak

Hi Thanks sa response. Actually sa ACS hindi na usually nirerequire yung ITR.

After ACS part na ito. May nakita kasi ako na yung Case Officer nag require ng ITR for additional document.

Ang problem ko lang sa ITR is indefinite kung kelan ako makaka kuha.

missingleak · August 2016

@einra2k2 here what i got from this forum kc this will be also my problem kaya nagsearch na rin ako.

lock_code2004 said:
Good day! Sensya na po mga sir/madam, may tanong po ulit sana ko, required po ba yung ITR pagnaglodge ka na ng visa application? Wala kasi akong ITR sa current employer ko dahil independent consultant ako, direkta sa US client, meron naman kaming contract and yung payment remitted as bank account ko and may invoice akong pinapadala monthly (though ako lang gumawa nito). TIA sa info.

that is not required.. kailangan lang yan if you dont have enough documents to prove your employment..

Read this thread:
http://www.pinoyau.info/discussion/950/coe-without-detailed-job-description-and-other-supporting-documents#Item_18

mariaana14 · August 2016

Hello Everyone! I was hoping you can shed some light on my ACS assessment step.

I'm a non-IT graduate (Business Management) with 8.5 years of IT experience as a Software Engineer/Systems analyst.

Just wanted to confirm if I need to get an RPL instead of the normal skills assessment?

Thanks in advance! Any help would be greatly appreciated!

einra2k2 · August 2016

@missingleak @

Thanks pre. Good find.

Maganda na din kasi yung ma anticipate na yung mga possible scenarios para hindi na
maging blocker.

einra2k2 · August 2016

@mariaana14 boss kahit di ka mag RPL. may chance pa yan. Normal assessment will do. Dito ata malaking bagay kung galing ka sa Section 1 school.

guenb · August 2016

@mariaana14 If it's a non-IT course yes you do need to go through RPL, they will deduct 6 years from your experience. Since it's RPL, you need to have your degree assessed (points test advice) from VETASSESS, they will be responsible to determine if it's equivalent to Bachelor or Diploma.

@einra2k2 just curious why would you advise on normal skills assessment? Do you happen to read here with that same scenario?

einra2k2 · August 2016

@guenb apologies sir. nag misread ko yung course. I thought Information Management.

For non-ICT course, tama po kayo. 8years plus RPL.

mariaana14 · August 2016

@guenb thanks for the reply. What do you mean by they will deduct 6 years from my experience? So 2.5 Lang out of my 8.5 years ang valid for assessment?

@einra2k2 thanks for the reply!!

guenb · August 2016

@mariaana14 no the 8.5 years experience ACS has to determine if it's related to your nominated occupation. Then out of the related experience they will require you 6years which in itself is really a deduction in the sense that you can only claim skilled employment points after the 6years requirement. So for example your 2.5 years, might as well wait na mag 3years to claim the extra 5points.

You can find everything in the guidelines:
https://www.acs.org.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/7319/Skills-Assessment-Guidelines-for-Applicants.pdf

Non ICT Diploma or Higher
 If your qualification is assessed as AQF Diploma or higher and with insufficient ICT content, you will require 6 years relevant work experience completed anytime in your past work history, plus a suitable Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) application to meet the suitability criteria

[email protected] · August 2016

Hi everyone, just got the assesment of my husband yesterday, double check ko lang po if tama ung intindi ko. AQF Bachelor degree major in computing (15pts?) and sa work expereince naman is after August 2008 is considered to equate to work (8 years meaning 15 ptspo?)
Ayoko po muna kasi i assume baka magkamali ako, by the way 25 pts si hubby for age, so if a add lahat 55 pts. na kami?
Tama po ba ako?

Thanks,

We're getting reada naman po for PTE....

God Bless....

kingmaling · August 2016

jakeonline said:

.....
takeaway is make sure

- you receive confirmation email that app is submitted

- payment is posted on your card

- and it looks it should be in Stage 1 outright

To quote sir @jakeonline, nagsubmit din ako earlier ng ACS assessment pero wala akong nare-receive na email. Credit card ng mama ko yung ginamit ko kasi pina-close ko na yung credit card ko. I guess I'll have to check when her credit card bill for this month arrives as well pra malaman if pumasok ba talaga yung application ko. T_T

@missingleak sige maglalagay ako ng signature. Check ko muna paano. Hehe.

jakeonline · August 2016

@kingmaling i suppose kung pumunta ka sa Application Status section and see that it's in a certain Stage na, you can be more confident na pumasok na talaga yung application mo. it just happened na sakin wala man lang sa Stage 1 and hasn't budged for some days.

kingmaling · August 2016

@jakeonline Inaabangan ko rin yung status mismo sa site ng ACS. Walang nakalagay sa status section eh. I think automated naman yung system kaya kahit weekend mare-receive nila yung application. Hintayin ko na lng siguro until Monday or pagdating ng billing statement, baka mag-double charge pa sa credit card pag inapply ko ulit. Buti na yung sigurado. Hehe.