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To migrate to Australia as a skilled worker, you must first have a good skill assessment before applying for a visa. Engineers Australia Assessment Validity is the official evaluating authority for all engineering professions, and they will examine your academic qualifications, work experience, and English level, among other things. You can apply for the migration after you receive the assessment results for your selected pathway.
An assessment outcome letter suitable for migration reasons will be provided to you via email following the successful completion of your assessment procedure. If you have designated a migration agent to follow up on your behalf, your result letter will be delivered to your agent via email instead.
If a letter cannot be delivered electronically, it will be sent by regular mail, and you may be charged for this service. The outcome letters may be validated online by entering the application data on the Assessment Outcome Verification website.
Before getting your report assessed positively, do you have all the necessary documents intact? These are some basic things you’ll need to apply for the assessment from Engineers Australia.
I) The first step is to decide which assessment pathway is suitable for you.
There are six ways to assess migration skills, which are listed below.
Accredited Qualifications
- Australian Qualifications
- Washington Accord Qualifications
- Sydney Accord Qualifications
- Dublin Accord Qualifications
- Other Recognized Qualifications
Non-Accredited qualifications
II) Provide proof of English language skills.
If you are applying to have your abilities assessed by Engineers Australia, you must prove English language competence. IELTS, TOEFL iBT, and PTE Academic are currently accepted for the English language test. For PTE, you must send your PTE Academic score to “Engineers Australia” using Pearson’s online secure site so that they verify your result.
English test validity: Engineers Australia accepts IELTS, TOEFL iBT, and PTE Academic English test scores at least three years old at the time of application.
III) If you have a few years of engineering experience. To demonstrate your ability, reference your undergraduate engineering degree and your academic courses’ project or work experience components. You can still apply for an engineering qualification assessment. It’s important to note that job experience isn’t required.
IV) Check for accredited qualifications. You must ensure that the signatory country’s representative body accredits the occupation you are applying for.
V) Fast Track assessment is available for candidates wanting swift application processing. You can select Fast Track service while submitting your application or make your Fast Track service request after filing it.
How to get a skills assessment?
To get a skills assessment, follow these steps:
- Check the skilled occupation list and find the nominated skill-assessing authority for your occupation.
- Understand the procedures and requirements for the skills assessment.
- Check the timeframe for the skills assessment and consider if you need to fast-track the process.
- Prepare the application and pay the required fees.
- Wait for the result, and use it to apply for the visa if eligible.
Skill Assessment validity for Engineers Australia
The validity of the skills assessment result is determined by the engineer’s specific circumstances and the assessment process. In general, the outcome is valid for three years from the date of the assessment. However, if the assessment is based on qualifications with a shorter validity period or if the engineer’s circumstances change in a way that affects their eligibility for migration, this period may be reduced.
It is important to note that Engineers Australia’s Skill Assessment is only valid for visa purposes; it does not reflect the engineer’s general practice or qualifications in his country of origin.
A panel of experts in the relevant field conducts the Skills Assessment process, which is rigorous. In making its decision, the panel considers various factors, including the engineer’s education, professional experience, and any other relevant qualifications or certifications.
How to renew skill assessment for engineers in Australia?
Now coming to the important part, many applicants are curious about renewing their assessment results after expiration. But according to Engineers Australia, the assessment result will remain valid forever.
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) requires that the assessment letter be no more than three years old at the time of the migration application. After that time has passed, you must contact the MSA (Migration Skills Assessment) to renew your assessment letter. You must return the old and completed payment forms to MSA to obtain an updated letter.
Absence of relevant skilled employment on the outcome letter
Relevant Skilled Employment is a separate evaluation service that applicants must apply for and pay for. You must use this additional service to ensure your employment is represented in the result letter. Also, only successful skilled employment outcomes will be reported in the outcome letter if you have applied for the service.
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If there was no detail regarding your relevant skilled employment, even when you paid for its service, your job could be excluded from the results for one or more of the following reasons:
- You still need to submit all requested papers.
- Your job experience has nothing to do with the chosen profession code.
- During your employment, you were not compensated at the market or salaried rate for engineering experts.
- Relevant Skilled Employment does not include experience obtained as a Ph.D. student or job experience as a Research Assistant/Fellow.
The essential primary and secondary papers required for the relevant skilled employment assessment are listed in the MSA booklet.
Lodge a secondary application to an already successful application
You can apply for or add additional services, such as relevant skilled employment and overseas Ph.D. evaluation, by submitting a secondary application based on your prior assessment result. At that moment, a link will appear on the status bar of myPortal, where you may submit a secondary application. This new secondary application will be forwarded directly to your case officer for review.
Do the applicants need a new letter and go through the overall process again?
As we have described earlier, the evaluation does not expire. The Department of Home Affairs will only accept letters up to three years old. So, you can request a duplicate letter if you require a letter similar to the prior assessment result with the current date. A normal administrative charge will apply.
You can request an updated letter if you need the original outcome modified, such as by adding or removing additional services (e.g., work experience and a Ph.D. evaluation abroad) or changing your name. The cost will vary based on the service.
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Unsatisfied outcome of the Skill Assessment
You can request that your application be reviewed and appealed. An impartial assessor will examine your application during the review process, and you will be notified of the outcome via email. A review may take up to eight weeks. Please request a review only three months after obtaining the original evaluation result. Only when a review decision has been received may an application for an appeal be made. At this point, an appeal may take up to nine months. A request for an appeal must be made within six months of obtaining the actual assessment result.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Engineers Australia’s Skills Assessment is a rigorous process used to determine whether an engineer’s qualifications and experience are equivalent to those of an Australian engineer in the same field. The result is valid for a period of three years, depending on the specific circumstances of the engineer, but only for the purpose of the visa and not for the general practice and qualifications of the engineer in their country of origin.
Engineers Australia offers qualified writers that, based on their years of experience in assessment intake, will assist you in producing your report on demand. We can write CDR reports, RPL reports, KA02 reports, and other high-quality reports on request. The EA criteria are well-known, and we strictly adhere to each rule to guarantee that your evaluation is completed properly.
