CPA Australia assessment

wandergorl · April 2023

@parkuuu said:

@iamchiquee said:
Good day po! Ask ko lng re: employee testimonials. Need po ba yung testimonial from all employers or yung current employer lang? Thank you po sa pagsagot!

Same question po, what if ayaw ko ipaalam kay current employer na nagpprocess ako ng Visa 189? Huhu

I recommend to contact your closest HR, preferably your line manager, and talk to them in private. I have written the employer testimonial myself that agrees with my actual job, so they can just simply print it on company letter head and sign.

@iamchiquee said:
Good day po! Ask ko lng re: employee testimonials. Need po ba yung testimonial from all employers or yung current employer lang? Thank you po sa pagsagot!

As far as I can remember, require ng CPAA lahat ng employers from the past 10 years.> @milanalouvelle said:

Hello.

For those who had their skills assessment with CPA Australia, what kind of document did you provide for their curriculum requirement? Would the downloadable version on my school's website suffice? Or does it need to be a customized document (i.e., should also contain my name, the year/semester when I took each subject)?

Do you mean syllabus? I believe as long as complete lahat ng important subjetcs and well-described sa syllabus, that would work sa CPAA

Pretsels · April 2023

@parkuuu said:

@iamchiquee said:
Good day po! Ask ko lng re: employee testimonials. Need po ba yung testimonial from all employers or yung current employer lang? Thank you po sa pagsagot!

Same question po, what if ayaw ko ipaalam kay current employer na nagpprocess ako ng Visa 189? Huhu

To maximise yung points na pwede i-claim, for all employers over the last 10 years.

Unfortunately, mabibisto ka nga sa migration plans mo kung hihingi ka ng testimonial from your current employer.

parkuuu · April 2023

Thank you @wandergorl and @Pretsels! Nakaisip na ako actually ng reason hehe I can do this. I just had 2 employers naman, so yung current lang ang worry ko hehe. Medyo close kasi ako sa boss ko kaya mas hesitant ako ipaalam na may plans ako umalis, considering binigyan nila kami ng all-expenses-paid company trip to AU.

I have another concern po, CPA Australia skill assessment requires Transcript, diploma and syllabus. I have my Diploma (yung malaking papel pa to na may hard cover haha), plus yung TOR way back 2017, I think ginamit ko sya for the CPA exam? I forgot.

My question would be: do those documents expire? I mean, do I need to request a new one for the specific purpose of application for a migration visa? And does the school provide that syllabus document? I have no idea regaring these, medyo limited din po kasi yung time ko para mag asikaso nito, I gotta plan in advance kung kelan ako maglleave for these

Thank you! I took the first step by applying in PTE Exam 3 weeks from now!

dca123 · April 2023

@parkuuu said:
Thank you @wandergorl and @Pretsels! Nakaisip na ako actually ng reason hehe I can do this. I just had 2 employers naman, so yung current lang ang worry ko hehe. Medyo close kasi ako sa boss ko kaya mas hesitant ako ipaalam na may plans ako umalis, considering binigyan nila kami ng all-expenses-paid company trip to AU.

I have another concern po, CPA Australia skill assessment requires Transcript, diploma and syllabus. I have my Diploma (yung malaking papel pa to na may hard cover haha), plus yung TOR way back 2017, I think ginamit ko sya for the CPA exam? I forgot.

My question would be: do those documents expire? I mean, do I need to request a new one for the specific purpose of application for a migration visa? And does the school provide that syllabus document? I have no idea regaring these, medyo limited din po kasi yung time ko para mag asikaso nito, I gotta plan in advance kung kelan ako maglleave for these

Thank you! I took the first step by applying in PTE Exam 3 weeks from now!

Hello, transcript and diploma doesn't expire, pwede mo po iutilize yung same na documents that you have since then. For the syllabus, case to case basis I think depending on the school, better to get in touch po sa university nyo to check if they can release. All the best!

parkuuu · April 2023

@dca123 said:

Hello, transcript and diploma doesn't expire, pwede mo po iutilize yung same na documents that you have since then. For the syllabus, case to case basis I think depending on the school, better to get in touch po sa university nyo to check if they can release. All the best!

Thank you! I just emailed my school fr the syllabus. Will try to email my previous employer na din for the Employer testimonial.

Another question po ulit sorry, ngayon ko lang to nakita haha: handwritten ba dapat yung
"A self-written summary outlining your employment history, or just a simple word file will do? Grabe feel ko etong skill assessment yung pinaka hassle sa lahat ng steps e. I asked my friend na waiting nalang sa visa grant nya, he's an engineer and hindi naman daw ganito ka hassle mag apply ng 189 visa T.T

parkuuu · April 2023

Any recent experience here (from Jan 2022 up to present) na nakareceive ng ITA with 75 points or less as an accountant?

Unsullied_06 · April 2023

Magandang araw po mga kabayan! Kaka-grant ko lang po last month ng 189 visa pero Engr kasi ako. May kapatid ko kasi akong gagraduate next year ng Accountancy naman. Itatanong ko lang po sana kung yung CPAA Skills Assessment eh uubra na galing sa Undergraduate Projects or OJT o dapat po ba purely galing sa skilled related work experience? Sa EA po kasi pwede kami magpasa ng galing sa undergraduate thesis projects. Baka lang po may makatulong sakin san ako dapat magbasa-basa para matulungan ko po kapatid ko as early as now. Pero magbackread din po ako sa thread na ito. Salamat po.

dca123 · April 2023

@parkuuu said:

@dca123 said:

Hello, transcript and diploma doesn't expire, pwede mo po iutilize yung same na documents that you have since then. For the syllabus, case to case basis I think depending on the school, better to get in touch po sa university nyo to check if they can release. All the best!

Thank you! I just emailed my school fr the syllabus. Will try to email my previous employer na din for the Employer testimonial.

Another question po ulit sorry, ngayon ko lang to nakita haha: handwritten ba dapat yung
"A self-written summary outlining your employment history, or just a simple word file will do? Grabe feel ko etong skill assessment yung pinaka hassle sa lahat ng steps e. I asked my friend na waiting nalang sa visa grant nya, he's an engineer and hindi naman daw ganito ka hassle mag apply ng 189 visa T.T

Hello, you can just do a simple word file outlining yung summary of experiences mo. What I did was a simple table sa word doc, 5 columns -- Employer Name, Roles/Position Titles, Start and End Date, Number of working hours, Last Drawn salary.. tapos I arrange mo lang sya from present to former. Feel free to add columns if you feel na okay. Ganyan talaga, madugo documentation pag 189/190, focus and keep your eye on the goal. God bless you!

parkuuu · April 2023

@dca123 said:
Hello, you can just do a simple word file outlining yung summary of experiences mo. What I did was a simple table sa word doc, 5 columns -- Employer Name, Roles/Position Titles, Start and End Date, Number of working hours, Last Drawn salary.. tapos I arrange mo lang sya from present to former. Feel free to add columns if you feel na okay. Ganyan talaga, madugo documentation pag 189/190, focus and keep your eye on the goal. God bless you!

Thank you! Grabe may times na nadidiscourage ako kasi ang laking money and effort commitment nito haha. Mejo kabado din ako sa assessment ng CPAA if I submit my assessment request kasi magkaiba yung exp ko (2 years Audit, 3.5 years all around AU accountant sa pinas). I have also heard na Accounting is one of the hardest occupations to earn PR, kahit nasa skill shortage list sya for all states If I get positive assessment from CPAA, I will be standing at 75 points for 189, plus 10 if I get superior from PTE.

Hoping to get invited with that level of points!

wandergorl · April 2023

@parkuuu said:

@dca123 said:
Hello, you can just do a simple word file outlining yung summary of experiences mo. What I did was a simple table sa word doc, 5 columns -- Employer Name, Roles/Position Titles, Start and End Date, Number of working hours, Last Drawn salary.. tapos I arrange mo lang sya from present to former. Feel free to add columns if you feel na okay. Ganyan talaga, madugo documentation pag 189/190, focus and keep your eye on the goal. God bless you!

Thank you! Grabe may times na nadidiscourage ako kasi ang laking money and effort commitment nito haha. Mejo kabado din ako sa assessment ng CPAA if I submit my assessment request kasi magkaiba yung exp ko (2 years Audit, 3.5 years all around AU accountant sa pinas). I have also heard na Accounting is one of the hardest occupations to earn PR, kahit nasa skill shortage list sya for all states If I get positive assessment from CPAA, I will be standing at 75 points for 189, plus 10 if I get superior from PTE.

Hoping to get invited with that level of points!

In my case, my 2 years external audit din ako, then 2 years as inventory analyst in oil & gas, all have been credited by CPAA as working experience as an Accountant. So long as the JD is written close to the responsibilities of an Accountant, that will work. Dont worry!

RheaMARN1171933 · April 2023

@iamchiquee said:
Good day po! Ask ko lng re: employee testimonials. Need po ba yung testimonial from all employers or yung current employer lang? Thank you po sa pagsagot!

If you want to claim points for your experience then you need to provide the employment reference letters

RheaMARN1171933 · April 2023

@parkuuu said:

@iamchiquee said:
Good day po! Ask ko lng re: employee testimonials. Need po ba yung testimonial from all employers or yung current employer lang? Thank you po sa pagsagot!

Same question po, what if ayaw ko ipaalam kay current employer na nagpprocess ako ng Visa 189? Huhu

They don’t need to know it’s for visa. It can be for a loan, graduate studies etc

rcc26 · April 2023

In my case, bookkeeper ang job title for almost 3 years (although accountant ang work) - working in a BPO company here in Makati, AU company ang client.
After that pa lang na-change yung job title to accountant. I-declare ko pa ba yung first 3 years work as bookkeeper?
Thanks for any reply.

parkuuu · April 2023

@rcc26 said:
In my case, bookkeeper ang job title for almost 3 years (although accountant ang work) - working in a BPO company here in Makati, AU company ang client.
After that pa lang na-change yung job title to accountant. I-declare ko pa ba yung first 3 years work as bookkeeper?
Thanks for any reply.

I think that would depend sa magiging assessment ni CPAA? Employer testimonial naman ata ang basis nila e + yung self written summary mo.

rcc26 · April 2023

@parkuuu said:

@rcc26 said:
In my case, bookkeeper ang job title for almost 3 years (although accountant ang work) - working in a BPO company here in Makati, AU company ang client.
After that pa lang na-change yung job title to accountant. I-declare ko pa ba yung first 3 years work as bookkeeper?
Thanks for any reply.

I think that would depend sa magiging assessment ni CPAA? Employer testimonial naman ata ang basis nila e + yung self written summary mo.

Ako kasi pinapagawa ng draft testimonial ng boss ko. So hindi ko sure if ilalagay pa ba dun yung bookkeeper.

dca123 · April 2023

@rcc26 said:

@parkuuu said:

@rcc26 said:
In my case, bookkeeper ang job title for almost 3 years (although accountant ang work) - working in a BPO company here in Makati, AU company ang client.
After that pa lang na-change yung job title to accountant. I-declare ko pa ba yung first 3 years work as bookkeeper?
Thanks for any reply.

I think that would depend sa magiging assessment ni CPAA? Employer testimonial naman ata ang basis nila e + yung self written summary mo.

Ako kasi pinapagawa ng draft testimonial ng boss ko. So hindi ko sure if ilalagay pa ba dun yung bookkeeper.

Hello, I would suggest put the real title that you have -- as title/role name, ilagay mo po as bookkeeper and then explain in detail yung job description. CPAA assess not on the title itself but on the roles and responsibilities - draft it in a way na mahighlight yung accounting roles. All the best!

rcc26 · April 2023

@dca123 said:

@rcc26 said:

@parkuuu said:

@rcc26 said:
In my case, bookkeeper ang job title for almost 3 years (although accountant ang work) - working in a BPO company here in Makati, AU company ang client.
After that pa lang na-change yung job title to accountant. I-declare ko pa ba yung first 3 years work as bookkeeper?
Thanks for any reply.

I think that would depend sa magiging assessment ni CPAA? Employer testimonial naman ata ang basis nila e + yung self written summary mo.

Ako kasi pinapagawa ng draft testimonial ng boss ko. So hindi ko sure if ilalagay pa ba dun yung bookkeeper.

Hello, I would suggest put the real title that you have -- as title/role name, ilagay mo po as bookkeeper and then explain in detail yung job description. CPAA assess not on the title itself but on the roles and responsibilities - draft it in a way na mahighlight yung accounting roles. All the best!

Thank you. Will update here whatever happens. Good luck to all.

parkuuu · May 2023

Hi po, dapat po ba super detailed ng syllabus? Or enough na yung course description?

RheaMARN1171933 · May 2023

@parkuuu said:
Hi po, dapat po ba super detailed ng syllabus? Or enough na yung course description?

My clients provide the official syllabus from the university

parkuuu · May 2023

Wala po kasing official copy ng syllabus yung university namin kasi it was 2012 pa daw. Ang meron lang daw po is yung Course description consisting nung list of subject codes, names and one paragraph description.

oink2_11 · May 2023

Kumusta mga assessment nyo? 3 mos na no feedback pa from CPAA.

kris199176 · May 2023

hello po, pwede po ba magpa assess sa CPAAU or any assessing body kahit di CPA sa country? i have 10yrs experience of accounting and finance. if pwede? ma accredit po ba as bachelor’s degree if i will provide copy of syllabus, TOR and diploma. thanks in advance.

or do you know someone na grant ng PR 190 or 189 kahit di CPA?

oink2_11 · May 2023

Received my CPAAu assessment today after 3mos.

kris199176 · May 2023

@oink2_11 said:
Received my CPAAu assessment today after 3mos.

@oink2_11 said:
Received my CPAAu assessment today after 3mos.

Congratulations!!!

kris199176 · June 2023

Hello. Curious question sa lahat, sino dito ung same employer lang talaga the past 10yrs?
Altho pa lipat2 ako roles. Pano nyo na state ang testimonials nyo and ung reference how many signature dapat? I have kasi job descriptions pero di complete like from the last 3 yrs kaya gusto ko ako na lang mag draft testimonials tapos pa sign ko na lang sa
TL ko hehe maraming salamat sa mga sasagot.

kris199176 · June 2023

Hello @RheaMARN1171933 kayo lang po tatanungin ko i know you can answer my query. Isasabay po ba lahat ng docs for skills assessment and skills employment submit sa CPAA? I read kasi dun sa site nila need pa ma assess ang skills then after employment. So skills assessment ang dapat submit po muna? Salamat po.

jgonz8816 · June 2023

@kris199176 said:
Hello @RheaMARN1171933 kayo lang po tatanungin ko i know you can answer my query. Isasabay po ba lahat ng docs for skills assessment and skills employment submit sa CPAA? I read kasi dun sa site nila need pa ma assess ang skills then after employment. So skills assessment ang dapat submit po muna? Salamat po.

Hi. Actually ito rin yung akala ko nung una. So inuna ko ayusin yung requirements sa skills assessment. Then nung mareceive ko yung guidelines from CPAA after ko magbayad, ito ang nakalagay.

"Please include your skilled employment documents with your initial document submission. This will
ensure that we have everything we need to complete both assessments and minimise processing time."

So i guess, better na sabay na sila. Actually di ko pa nga natatapos yung employment docs ko until now. Problem ko kasi paano ba yung self-statutory declaration. Baka naman pwede po makahingi ng template dyan... anyone po.... maraming salamat in advance

kris199176 · June 2023

@jgonz8816 said:

@kris199176 said:
Hello @RheaMARN1171933 kayo lang po tatanungin ko i know you can answer my query. Isasabay po ba lahat ng docs for skills assessment and skills employment submit sa CPAA? I read kasi dun sa site nila need pa ma assess ang skills then after employment. So skills assessment ang dapat submit po muna? Salamat po.

Hi. Actually ito rin yung akala ko nung una. So inuna ko ayusin yung requirements sa skills assessment. Then nung mareceive ko yung guidelines from CPAA after ko magbayad, ito ang nakalagay.

"Please include your skilled employment documents with your initial document submission. This will
ensure that we have everything we need to complete both assessments and minimise processing time."

So i guess, better na sabay na sila. Actually di ko pa nga natatapos yung employment docs ko until now. Problem ko kasi paano ba yung self-statutory declaration. Baka naman pwede po makahingi ng template dyan... anyone po.... maraming salamat in advance

Are you referring to the self summary? May nag suggest dito na do word file and then put lang sa columt ung details ng work mo. Di ko pa nga din naggawa ung saken haha

RheaMARN1171933 · June 2023

@kris199176 said:
Hello @RheaMARN1171933 kayo lang po tatanungin ko i know you can answer my query. Isasabay po ba lahat ng docs for skills assessment and skills employment submit sa CPAA? I read kasi dun sa site nila need pa ma assess ang skills then after employment. So skills assessment ang dapat submit po muna? Salamat po.

You can submit everything at the same time or to follow yung employment docs. Most of the cases we handle we submit everything at the same time but there are some where clients need a bit of time to collate employment docs so what we do, whilst these are being sorted out, we go ahead with skills assessment

jgonz8816 · June 2023

@kris199176 said:

@jgonz8816 said:

@kris199176 said:
Hello @RheaMARN1171933 kayo lang po tatanungin ko i know you can answer my query. Isasabay po ba lahat ng docs for skills assessment and skills employment submit sa CPAA? I read kasi dun sa site nila need pa ma assess ang skills then after employment. So skills assessment ang dapat submit po muna? Salamat po.

Hi. Actually ito rin yung akala ko nung una. So inuna ko ayusin yung requirements sa skills assessment. Then nung mareceive ko yung guidelines from CPAA after ko magbayad, ito ang nakalagay.

"Please include your skilled employment documents with your initial document submission. This will
ensure that we have everything we need to complete both assessments and minimise processing time."

So i guess, better na sabay na sila. Actually di ko pa nga natatapos yung employment docs ko until now. Problem ko kasi paano ba yung self-statutory declaration. Baka naman pwede po makahingi ng template dyan... anyone po.... maraming salamat in advance

Are you referring to the self summary? May nag suggest dito na do word file and then put lang sa columt ung details ng work mo. Di ko pa nga din naggawa ung saken haha

i mean yung employer testimonial. close na kasi yung 2 previous employers ko so di na makapagrequest ng COE. so ang alternative ay yung statutory declaration daw. May nakapag-submit na po ba ng ganito sa CPAA? pwede bang affidavit?