TRA Assessment Form

RheaMARN1171933 · January 2018

@jj35751 with regards to pay evidence, you need to provide either ITR which shows the employer details, payslips or bank statements. Be careful with TRA kasi your application must be decision ready and they will not contact you if kulang evidences mo. Save your money with points test advice sa VETASSESS. It is not a requirement at all. You just need to know which section your university is Under to gauge how your qualification will be recognised us. The rest of the points, you can easily calculate. All the best!

RheaMARN1171933 · January 2018

@boky I've got application pending for myself but I do handle cases for people applying for visas. I'm a registered migration agent. I did my Australian migration journey many years ago pa, over 10 years ago. Things were much easier then.

RheaMARN1171933 · January 2018

@boky I've got no application for myself, I mean. Yes, it is getting tougher and process is getting longer.

jj35751 · January 2018

@RheaMARN1171933 , thanks sa advice. im planning to apply Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (Special Class). im a graduate of Electonics engineering, pero feel ko kasi mas malapit experience ko dito so i plan to have an assessment sa TRA.

question: my current title sa work is field service engineer. will this be ok? since nabasa ko sa iba napaka specific daw nila sa titles.

Megger · January 2018

@jj35751 , ok lang yong job title mo basta you will have to show na ginagawa mo yong skills at tasks sa chosen anzsco code mo.
Regarding SSS you can ask sa office complete list ng contribution mo, may company name dun, and years you are contributing. You can ask them list also of companies na nagcocontribute for you. Authenticate it by letting them sign. Sabihin mo pang migration and they know what to do na.
God bless sa application...

RheaMARN1171933 · January 2018

@jj35751 as long as you tasks you have on your letter match most if not all the tasks described on ANZSCO. This is how we deal with our client cases, advicing them to provide us letters for skills assessment. We've never had issues with job titles, we also provide a cover letter to further explain the letters so they are professionally presented. The thing with TRA is that your application must be decision ready. They will decide with what you present them and will not contact you if they need clarification on something unlike other assessing authorities. For this reason, you will need to be very nitty gritty about meeting their requirements as any honest mistake in their instructions may lead to a negative outcome. All the best.

jj35751 · February 2018

@RheaMARN1171933 ano po meaning ng letters? is it parang brief introduction about a document? or letter describing my work experience?

another set of question: sorry sa maraming question, kase nga kelangan pala sure lahat pag pasa mo. ano mga documents na kelangan i pa certify as true copy? will the ITR and pay slip need to be certified?

also sa qualification, i will input my school, also provided is my diploma and TOR kelangan din yun pa certify?

Thank sa lahat ng help guys!

RheaMARN1171933 · February 2018

@jj35751 you should be referring to the guidelines which you can access from the TRA website. The answers to your questions can all be found there. It's somehow concerning that your preparing your docs without knowing these basic information. Nandun lahat sa guideline, you need to rely on that more than just info you get from this forum.

jj35751 · February 2018

@RheaMARN1171933 yes po nagbabasa po ako guidelines, sorry if you feel that i am depending on this forum for my application. may nababasa lang kase ako sa other thread na nagpapacertify na true copy which is i can't find sa guidelines.

anyway thanks for all your help.

RheaMARN1171933 · February 2018

@jj35751 no need to apologise. This is where things do get confusing. I've been there done that so I know how little information you hear and read can get really confusing. Yes, you are right, you can't find it in the guideline because it's not part of the requirement anymore. I think, since you are doing this by yourself, the best approach is to consider all written information coming from TRA or the organisation involved as your basis for anything. Anything you hear or read from third parties regarding processing which is getting you confused, go straight to the organisation involved for clarity. Email them and they will most often than not reply to you. This way you have clear evidence in black and white which you can then follow so in any case you get issues during the actual assessment, you can have a written evidence to dispute their claim. Unfortunately, no matter how helpful this forum can be, if an issue arises from your case during the assessment outcome, you can't use the info you get here as reference to challenge their decision. You will always have to go back to the written info provided by the organisation. Hope this helps. Don't be afraid to go directly to the assessing authority to ask questions. They will be more than happy to assist. All the best.

jj35751 · February 2018

@RheaMARN1171933. thanks for that great tip! really appreciate it. hope i can have someone generous enough sa TRA para mag reply sa mga queries ko.

RheaMARN1171933 · February 2018

@jj35751 we contact them directly for clarifications and they do come back to us. If they aren't prompt, we do a follow up email. There's never an instance they don't reply. We handle client cases and of course it's inevitable that even us as professionals do also have questions regarding their requirements. It's part of our job to ensure we are submitting everything needed for our clients. Hence, any correspondence we have from them, we keep it in our file in case we need to dispute the assessment outcome. So far naman we didn't have to dispute any as yet. I always tell my team, if you do things by the book you do things right and you can always reason out based on the black and white evidences.

greysworld123 · February 2018

hello po mga sir, ask ko lang po sana if for example po tpos na mag pa assess sa 342314 na code sa TRA at okay naman. pede pa ren po ba mag pa assess sa 342313 dahil parehong nasa scope naman? Thank u po.

EndlessPraiseResound · February 2018

Good evening mga kapatid. Just need advice on this:

Kase meron na akong migration agency na pinagpasahan ng requirements, and napasa ko na yun requirements sa TRA.

Then me and my wife considered to try do-it-yourown style para makatipid. Ang concern ko lang is the conflicts that may arise, kase if nagpasa na yun agency ko sa TRA, and mag pasa pa ako ng sarili kong TRA. Then I am thinking if mag conflict.

May chance pa ba ako mag do-it-yourown application if nakapasa na agency ko ng TRA?

Thank you mga kapatid

gilbertd1980 · February 2018

Hi to all... I'd wish to post a question to those sa mga nakaexperience na po mag apply.

I'm at a stage na planong magsubmit ng skills assessment for TRA under 313111 Hardware Technician. 8 years na po kong Desktop Support Engineer dito sa Singapore but I have a Degree in Bachelor of Science in Commerce that Majored in Management Accounting on school that's classified as a Section 3 from the list of schools.

I feel na baka di sufficient ang qualifications ko so I'm thinking of getting a TESDA NCII for Computer Systems Support. Will this qualify na po ba to meet the merits from TRA? Sayang naman po kasi ang $1000 kung isusugal ko at baka maging negative.

Salamat po...

Megger · March 2018

@gilbertd1980 , I know a case na nag fail yong application nya at ang reason is hindi nag match yong qualification nya sa skill na pina assisst nya. But maybe it is a case to case basis. Para sa akin wala namang masama kung i try, yon nga lang you need to spend. This is not to discourage you just additional info.

RheaMARN1171933 · March 2018

@gilbertd1980 with TRA, you need to have a formal qualification related to your nominated occupation. Otherwise, the assessment won't be successful.

gilbertd1980 · March 2018

Thanks sa advise @Megger and @RheaMARN1171933 it was well appreciated. Try ko muna for now to research further.

littlemsnanay · March 2018

Question po..as per TRA website, the assessment result will be out within 90 days, included po ba ang weekends sa 90 days? Thank you.

mark7009 · March 2018

littlemsnanay said:
Question po..as per TRA website, the assessment result will be out within 90 days, included po ba ang weekends sa 90 days? Thank you.

Hello po, ang alam ko kasama sa bilang. Pero may delays po sila ngayon. Now ko lang din nakuha result ko pero December pa ako nag send. Hope this helps.

mark7009 · March 2018

Hello po mga master, may ask lang po ako.

Nakuha ko na yung result from TRA, and successful naman sya (thank you so much sa mga tulong nyo!). Nakalagay sa skilled date ko is December 2001, pero actually yung inaapply ko na work experience is starting December 2013 only (non-related kasi sa 342314 yung work ko before).

Now nag email back ako kay case officer and sabi ko baka may error. Nagreply sya today and sabi yun talaga yun (email below). Ang question ko is pwede ko ba talaga i-claim sa DIBP/EOI yung December 2001 (i.e. "8 years or more"), and hindi nila ibababa sa less than 5 years pag sinumbit ko yung work experience evidence ko (which only dates up to 2013) ?

Thanks
Mark

"Thank you for your enquiry to Trades Recognition Australia (TRA).

TRA includes on every successful MSA Outcome Letter a skilled employment date. This is the date that TRA has determined the applicant was first able to work in their nominated occupation as a skilled worker.

The skilled employment date may assist applicants who are applying for a points-based-visa through the Department of Home Affairs (Home Affairs). Home Affairs do not go back any more than the last ten years of completed employment when calculating points.

In most cases, for qualifications gained through study or apprenticeships, the date shown on the applicant’s final award or leaving certificate will be the skilled employment date.

We trust that this information is of assistance."

boky · March 2018

@mark7009 , sir wag mo eclaim yung mga non related exp after Dec 2001 sa EOI para safe. pwde mo sya ilagay pero marked as not claiming points/not related.

sa pagkaintindi ko, yung skilled date is based after pag graduate/pagkakuha mo ng diploma if related sa nominated occupation mo kaya pwde ka magclaim starting dec 2001 if related lng.

mark7009 · March 2018

Tingin ko tama ka dyan boky. Salamat ng marami

nnanni01 · May 2018

Hello everyone.. ask ko lng po i understand na dapat qualification is related to nominated occupation.. pero mei chance kaya na ECE graduate pero ICT cust support ung experience more than 3 yrs? salamat po

littlemsnanay · May 2018

@mark7009 salamat po sa reply..nakuha ko na din sa wakas ang akin..delayed sila ng 2 weeks...

Question po, successful ung akin (thank God) pero kelangan ko pa ba kumuha ng Points Test Advise? Kasi hindi indicated sa result kung comparable sa degree or diploma ung qualifications ko.. And sabi lang able to commence skilled employment in nominated occupation from August 2004.

Salamat po sa mga sasagot

Megger · May 2018

@littlemsnanay , if you need point for qualification higher than diploma then you have to take PTA to avail that. Best of luck.

littlemsnanay · May 2018

@Megger thank you sa input

...so meaning while wala pa ang result ng PTA, pde ko na iclaim as 10 points ung education ko which is equivalent to diploma tama ba? Balak ko ma kasi gumawa ng EOI at magpasa para sa state nomination eh...

Salamat ulit ng madami

Megger · May 2018

@littlemsnanay , yong result ko kasi sa TRA may naka indicate na diploma assessed ako. I think meron dapat and you can claim the 10 pts.

littlemsnanay · May 2018

@Megger this year lang din ba ang assessment mo? Ayaw ko na kasi sana magpa PTA kasi panibagong antay ulit un..pero may bachelor's degree din ako kaya sa isang banda, maganda din naman mapaassess baka makaclaim pako ng 15 points (kung sa Vetassess) kung di ako nagkakamali..

Nagemail na ako sa TRA, antay ko nalang din ang feedback nila..tama ba na 10 points lang din ang max na maibibigay nila if sa TRA ako magpa points advise? Unlike sa Vetassess na nagaassess ng bachelor's degree? Salamat ulit...

msballes16 · May 2018

Good day Sirs,

Graduate po ako ng BS ECE. Pero ang work experience ko ay Electrical Technician. So plano ko pong nominated occupation ay Electrical Engineering Technician to be assessed by TRA. Meron po ba same case sakin? Kamusta naman po ang TRA Assessment? Maraming Salamat Po!