For an Electrician (Special Class) Emigrating to Australia

Welcome to our guide on the Australian skills assessment process for an Electrician (Special Class). Before we examine the skills required to be recognised as an Electrician (Special Class) it may be helpful to explain that the skills assessment is the first step of the emigration process. The skills Assessment of an Electrician (Special Class) 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 Electrician (Special Class)s 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 Electrician (Special Class)s and if they need to bring in Electrician (Special Class)s from overseas to fill any potential shortage skills gaps. This report states the number of overseas an Electrician (Special Class)s 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, Electrician (Special Class)s are on the MLTSSL list. Being on this list means an Electrician (Special Class) 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 Electrician (Special Class)

Before a person can be accepted in Australia as Electrician (Special Class), 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 Electrician (Special Class):

The profession “an Electrician (Special Class)” 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 “Electrician (Special Class)” and is uniquely identified by the code 341112. 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 Electrician (Special Class):

For an Electrician (Special Class) to be deemed experienced down under, here are the essential skills, tasks, duties and responsibilities they must be familiar with:

General Duties:

Communication and collaboration
• Quality control and inspections
• Production processes and machinery
• Safety and hazard management
• Human resources
• Operating procedures and processes
• Construction
• Business operations and financial activities
• Digital technologies and electronics
• Science and mathematics
• Work activities preparation

Core Specialist Responsibilities:

Plan
• design or coordinate construction activities
• Determining and configuring equipment and components
• Study or review blueprints
• Monitor compliance with regulations
• standards or procedures
• Design
• make or install electrical systems and equipment
• Fabricate
• assemble or install components
• Procure materials
• supplies
• or stock
• Manage and handle resources and materials
• Inspect items for damage or defects
• Communicate with others to coordinate work
• Undertake project planning
• Manage or document operational procedure or process
• Undertake or provide professional skill and knowledge development
• Repair equipment and electronics
• Measure or calculate dimensions
• distance
• volume or capacity
• Inspect
• test or maintain equipment or systems

Specific Tasks Associated with the Role:

Communicate with co-workers to coordinate installations or repairs
• Repair electrical equipment
• Assemble electrical components
• subsystems or systems
• Inspect electrical or electronic systems for defects
• Order materials
• supplies
• or equipment
• Maintain electronic equipment
• Update knowledge or skills
• Select tools
• equipment
• or technologies for use in operations or projects
• Plan layout of construction
• installation or repairs
• Connect electrical components or equipment
• Install electrical components
• equipment or systems
• Fabricate parts or components
• Lay out work according to specifications
• Cut materials according to specifications or needs
• Measure materials or objects for installation or assembly
• Determine operational compliance with regulations or standards
• Review blueprints or specifications to determine work requirements
• Prepare operational reports
• Repair electrical circuits or wiring
• Advise others on issues related to repairs
• installation or equipment design
• Test electrical equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning
• Thread wire or cable through ducts or conduits

3. The Australian eligibility criteria for an Electrician (Special Class):

Currently Electrician (Special Class)’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 Electrician (Special Class)s, 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.