For an Electrical Engineering Draftsperson Emigrating to Australia

Welcome to our guide on the Australian skills assessment process for an Electrical Engineering Draftsperson. Before we examine the skills required to be recognised as an Electrical Engineering Draftsperson it may be helpful to explain that the skills assessment is the first step of the emigration process. The skills Assessment of an Electrical Engineering Draftsperson determines their eligibility to emigrate and the visa options available. Ultimately, it will affect their employment opportunities once they are in Australia.

While we appreciate that each case is unique, we always strive to secure the best possible outcome from the Skills Assessing Authorities in Australia. Experience has proven that efforts and expertise in this area are often the keys to a successful case.

Ensuring Electrical Engineering Draftspersons Are In High Demand

Every skilled migrant wants to know they will be able to secure a job quickly and easily when they are in Australia. The Australian emigration system ensures that they can.

Each year, State Governments and the two territorial Governments report to the federal government on their local demand for Electrical Engineering Draftspersons and if they need to bring in Electrical Engineering Draftspersons from overseas to fill any potential shortage skills gaps. This report states the number of overseas an Electrical Engineering Draftspersons required in the coming year to fill the skills gap within each region.

The Skills in demand are then broken down into priority lists. These lists range from those skills in high demand across the country to those skills with only limited demand within rural areas.

Curently, Electrical Engineering Draftspersons are on the MLTSSL list. Being on this list means an Electrical Engineering Draftsperson may qualify for one of the following visa streams:

• 186, 189 (PT), 190, 407, 485 (GW),491 (F), 491 (S/T), TSS (M), 494

To read more about the shortage skills list, you can visit the government website here: MLTSSL

Skills and Experience Required To Be an Electrical Engineering Draftsperson

Before a person can be accepted in Australia as Electrical Engineering Draftsperson, their qualification, skills and experience must be independently verified via a rigorous accreditation. The process ensures all skilled migrants can do their jobs to the required Australian standards.

1. Defining the job title an Electrical Engineering Draftsperson:

The profession “an Electrical Engineering Draftsperson” can mean something slightly different in Australia to what is referred to overseas. In “official emigration terms”, this profession is aligned within the occupation category “Electrical Engineering Draftsperson” and is uniquely identified by the code 312311. This may seem weird to some people, but it is a registry system that has been in place since 2006.

2. Key Requirements for an Electrical Engineering Draftsperson:

For an Electrical Engineering Draftsperson to be deemed experienced down under, here are the essential skills, tasks, duties and responsibilities they must be familiar with:

General Duties:

Human resources
• Quality control and inspections
• Production processes and machinery
• Environmental management
• Data
• analytics
• and databases
• Records
• documentation
• reports and research
• Operating procedures and processes
• Business operations and financial activities
• Digital technologies and electronics
• Work activities preparation

Core Specialist Responsibilities:

Inspect products
• equipment or facilities
• Operational specifications design and reporting
• Operate production equipment and make products
• Design
• make or install electrical systems and equipment
• Review or prepare research or technical reports
• Design or install sustainable processes and systems
• Fabricate
• assemble or install components
• Manage operational budgets
• Manage services
• staff or activities
• Design diagrams
• models and templates
• Manage construction or production projects
• Undertake or provide professional skill and knowledge development
• Use data to inform operational decisions
• Develop or evaluate projects or designs
• Direct operational or production activities
• Develop and review technical designs and processes
• Maintain operational and production records
• Inspect
• test or maintain equipment or systems

Specific Tasks Associated with the Role:

Test green technologies or processes
• Create electrical schematics
• Plan and manage
• and analyse costs and benefits of
• proposed designs or projects
• Direct industrial production activities
• Maintain operational records or records systems
• Create physical models or prototypes
• Analyse operational data
• Maintain electronic equipment
• Install instrumentation or electronic equipment or systems
• Test products for functionality or quality
• Document technical design details
• Evaluate plans or specifications to determine technological or environmental implications
• Direct quality control activities
• Determine operational criteria or specifications
• Prepare project budgets
• Evaluate designs or specifications to ensure quality
• Design electrical equipment or systems
• Estimate technical or resource requirements for development or production projects
• Evaluate characteristics of equipment or systems
• Assemble equipment or components
• Update technical knowledge
• Estimate operational costs
• Review technical documents to plan work
• Operate industrial equipment

3. The Australian eligibility criteria for an Electrical Engineering Draftsperson:

Currently Electrical Engineering Draftsperson’s are listed on the . This reflects the demand for the profession within Australia.

4. Emigration options:

As the profession is currently listed on the , there are places available. However, demand is high, and Australia will stop inviting further applicants to emigrate once all the places are filled.

Navigating the Medical Board of Australia Skills Assessment Process

For Electrical Engineering Draftspersons, the skills assessing body is “Medical Board of Australia” they are often referred to as the MedBA. To visit their site, follow the link: https://www.ahpra.gov.au

It is important to note that the primary purpose of the Medical Board of Australia is to make a profit and protect their current members from migrants entering Australia, taking their members’ jobs, and driving down standards or wages.

Therefore, the MedBA will often look to delay, frustrate and reject cases, preventing accreditations wherever possible, with those aims in mind.

The result of a candidate’s skills assessment is often a key factor in their success. It is vital that we secure the highest possible skills accreditation.

Find out more

Emigration law is one of the most complex areas of legislation and is continuously being adapted. By definition, emigrating to Australia is a legal process where the individual must prove their case. It is not down to the government to assist in that process. In fact, in legal terms, it is the government against whom we must win our case.

To discover more, complete our assessment form for your complimentary guide and one of our friendly experts will assess your eligibility to live and work in Australia.