Our Skilled Workers guide is packed with useful information you will need to know when emigrating to Australia.
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Since its inception nearly three decades ago, Sterling Migration has consistently aided numerous individuals in securing their Australian Skills Accreditation.
Skills recognition is the pivotal initial step. Your performance in the Skills Accreditation can significantly influence your emigration prospects, determining how potential employers in Australia gauge your value.
In essence, a commendable outcome in your skills assessment, along with the attainment of the Australian Skills Accreditation, is instrumental for successful emigration, potential job offerings, and your prospective earnings upon your arrival in Australia.
Our UK and Australia-based offices possess profound expertise in both the British and European qualification systems and the intricacies of the Australian Qualifications and Accreditation framework. Our team excels in the accreditation process across diverse professions, and we take pride in our extensive partnerships with various trade and accreditation bodies.
Indeed. For those aspiring to emigrate to Australia, a skills assessment aligned with Australian standards is indispensable. To put it succinctly, Australia won’t recognise your qualifications or work experience until they’ve conducted their own rigorous assessment.
Before an employer is able to offer overseas national employment to take a role that may otherwise have gone to an Australian Resident, it is important to remember that prior to an employer facilitating your work visa in Australia, you must showcase legitimate Australian Skills Accreditation. Without this, they are not in a position to employ you, be it paid or voluntary.
From our wealth of experience, reputable employers tend to be hesitant to initiate a recruitment process without the assurance of the candidate’s Skills Accreditation. Leading firms have the luxury of sourcing local talent or those already equipped with the necessary accreditation.
Important Notice: Be wary of job offers that bypass this essential verification, there’s a chance they might not be as legitimate as they seem.
Unless you’re nearing the age of 45, don’t be disheartened. Your older age might accumulate fewer points in the Australian Emigration Skills Points Test, but your additional years of experience can add value. If your profession is listed on the MLTSSL or STSOL lists, rest assured that there is a recognised demand by the Federal Government for your profession in Australia.
Arming yourself with an Australian Skills Accreditation before your profession opens and Australia starts issuing invitations to emigrate will provide you with a competitive advantage over other candidates.
In the interim, you can take the initiative. Engage with potential employers, showcasing your Skills Accreditation, thereby not just demonstrating your preparedness for emigration but also distinguishing yourself from others lacking the necessary credentials.
Professional Bodies exhibit diversity in their operations and ethos. Drawing from our insights, many of these entities adopt a protective stance towards their existing members. Even when governmental entities acknowledge a prevailing demand for specific professions within the national economy, these regulating bodies tend to delineate exceptionally stringent standards. This acts as a deterrent for overseas professionals aspiring to integrate into the Australian professional landscape.
One can infer that the underlying objective is to perpetuate a skills deficit, thereby augmenting the earning potential of their members. However, it’s noteworthy to mention that a meticulously curated skills assessment dossier from the UK stands a commendable chance of gaining approval.
Over the annals of time, certain professional bodies have endeavoured to establish international standards harmonising various aspects of their respective professions.
The task of demonstrating work experience frequently emerges as a challenging facet of the Assessment protocol. Given the transient nature of employment, one might find past employers or supervisory figures have relocated or moved on. Traditional records such as tax documentation or payslips might be elusive. Instances of self-employment or any gaps in a CV mandate a thorough investigation, often supplemented by Affidavits. Occasionally, the requisition of supplementary corroborative documentation is required.
It’s paramount to note that the Australian criteria places a premium on contemporaneity. The nation is on the quest for individuals adept with the most current professional methodologies. Should your experience be a decade old or more, it will not help your skills assessment. Moreover, it would not be considered when gauging your cumulative professional experience.
Based on our comprehensive insights, possessing an Australian Skills Accreditation can only bolster one’s job prospects, both in Australia and the UK. Highlighting such international accreditations can significantly enhance your CV or LinkedIn profile. Signifying your readiness to work in Australia with the right credentials might just have opportunities coming your way.
Comparing life in Australia to the United Kingdom.
Australian teachers earn more against their own national median wage, and spend fewer hours in front of a class. Comparing each salary with its own country’s median wage removes exchange rates from the picture.
| Measure | New South Wales | England |
|---|---|---|
| Top of scale teacher pay against the national median wage | 1.43 times | 1.31 times |
| Graduate teacher pay against the national median wage | 1.00 times | 0.84 times |
| Secondary face to face teaching hours a week | 21 | 23.3 |
Sources: NSW Department of Education; Department for Education; ABS; ONS; AITSL Australian source
Australia sponsors hundreds of occupations where the United Kingdom lists a couple of dozen. Both counts come from the current official list published by the department responsible in each country.
| Measure | Australia | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|
| Occupations on the official skilled list | 456 occupations | 25 occupation codes |
| Breadth of eligible roles | A wide combined skilled occupation list | A short, tightly restricted list |
Sources: Department of Home Affairs; GOV.UK Australian source
Daytime temperatures in Ballina sit well above those in Brighton all year round. Each figure is a long term average taken from the official weather station records on both sides.
| Measure | Ballina | Brighton |
|---|---|---|
| Mid winter daytime high | 20.1 °C | 8.2 °C |
| Mid summer daytime high | 28.4 °C | 21.0 °C |
| Year round daytime high | 24.6 °C | 14.4 °C |
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology; Met Office Australian source