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The Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)’s Guide For Emigrating to Australia

Welcome to our guide on the Australian skills assessment process for an Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General). Before we examine the skills required to be recognised as an Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) it may be helpful to explain that the skills assessment is the first step of the emigration process. The skills Assessment of an Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) 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 a positive accreditation result is an essential first step to a successful case.

Australia’s top employers and recruiters are increasingly turning to the UK for highly skilled workers to meet the demand in key professions.

Securing Employment in Australia

Sterling Migration works closely with many of Australia’s leading employers, connecting them with international candidates who possess the specific skills these Australian companies require.

To secure a job offer from a reputable Australian employer, candidates must first complete their skills accreditation, receive an invitation to emigrate from the government and be able to provide a potential start date.

Leading recruiters across Australia trust Sterling Migration to endorse and introduce only the best candidates who have been assessed and are ready to emigrate. We are always delighted when we can recommend a client for a role that we believe will be their ideal fit.

Ensuring Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)s Are In High Demand

Every skilled migrant wants to know that they will be able to secure the best role that matches their personal requirements quickly and easily 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 Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)s and if they need to bring any in from overseas to fill potential shortage skills gaps. The report will provide the precise number of overseas an Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)s required in the region during the coming year to fill any potential skills gap.

The Skills in demand are placed on priority lists. These lists range from those skills in high demand across the entire country to those skills with only limited demand within rural areas. Depending on the list a skill is on will determine which visa(s) are available to people within that profession.

Curently, Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)s are on the MLTSSL skills shortage list. Being on the MLTSSL list means an Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) may qualify for the following visa streams:

190, 407, 491 (S/T), TSS (S), 494 Visa streams.

Skills and Experience Required To Be an Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)

Before an Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) can apply to emigrate as a skilled worker to Australia, their qualification, skills, and experience must be independently verified via a rigorous accreditation process. The process ensures all Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)s invited to emigrate can do their job to the required Australian standards.

1. Defining the job title an Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General):

The profession “an Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)” 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 “Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)” and is uniquely identified by the code 342314. This registry system that has been in place since 2006 and has proven to work well for Australia.

2. Key Requirements for an Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General):

For an Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) to be deemed experienced to the Australian standard, 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
• Customer service
• Business operations and financial activities
• Operating procedures and processes
• Cleaning and maintenance
• Digital technologies and electronics

Core Specialist Responsibilities:

Determining and configuring equipment and components
• Study or review blueprints
• Maintain inventory and stock
• Design
• make or install electrical systems and equipment
• Perform maintenance or inspections
• Repair mechanical parts or equipment
• Maintain facilities and conduct repairs
• Set equipment or components to specifications
• Provide customer service and communicate information
• Communicate with others to coordinate work
• Manage or document operational procedure or process
• Operate and maintain computers
• Inspect
• test or maintain equipment or systems

Specific Tasks Associated with the Role:

Communicate with co-workers to coordinate installations or repairs
• Maintain inventories of materials
• equipment or products
• Adjust equipment for optimal performance
• Enter codes or other information into computers
• Confer with co-workers to resolve equipment problems
• Confer with customers or users to assess problems
• Repair worn
• damaged
• or defective mechanical parts
• Calibrate equipment
• Install electrical components
• equipment or systems
• Determine types of equipment
• tools
• or materials needed for jobs
• Maintain work equipment or machinery
• Read work orders or descriptions of problems to determine repairs or modifications needed
• Develop equipment or component configurations
• Test mechanical equipment to ensure proper functioning
• Document operational activities
• Inspect equipment to locate or identify electrical problems
• Replace worn
• damaged or defective mechanical parts
• Advise others on issues related to repairs
• installation or equipment design
• Maintain repair or maintenance records
• Interpret blueprints
• specifications or diagrams
• Test electrical equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning

3. The Australian eligibility criteria for an Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General):

Currently Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)’s are listed on the MLTSSL reflecting the demand for the profession within Australia.

Please note:

Even though Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) is on the MLTSSL shortage skills list, it does not guarantee that there are currently places available under any visa stream. The emigration selection process is a dynamic environment that changes continually as quotas for specific skills are met within each region and economic demands change. We provide an up-to-date report at the time of application to ensure our clients secure the best possible visa for their requirements.

Navigating the Skills Assessment Process

As part of the accreditation process, you will be required to provide:

  • Relevant qualifications
  • Detailed reports from previous employers
  • Registrations and licences

Additional for specific cases:

  • Video footage of your work
  • Photographs
  • Attend an interview

These additional items may incur further costs and will cause delays, so they are best avoided where possible.

Context and Function:

The primary purpose of the assessing authority is to protect their Australian Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)s from migrants entering Australia and driving down standards or wages.

Therefore, they often look to delay, frustrate, delay or even reject cases preventing accreditations wherever possible with those aims in mind. They are also motivated by the additional fees they may charge when a person is required to resit an assessment.

The result of a candidate’s skills assessment is often a critical factor in their emigration success. It is vital that an Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) secures the highest possible skills accreditation possible. To have your own team of experts fighting for you provides a considerable advantage in preparing your case and maximising your credibility.

Points Test For Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)s

Each candidate applying to emigrate as an Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) is assessed against a number of criteria set out by the Australian Department of Home Affairs. The criteria include:

  • Age
  • Qualifications
  • Work Experience
  • Partners Skills
  • English Language Ability
  • Miscellaneous

The candidate is awarded points accordingly. Those Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)s who achieve the minimum points required will be eligible to enter the Expression of Interest pool. As with all legal processes, there are many ways to gain points and forfeit points, simply by how a case is presented. The Australian Immigration Authorities do not provide any feedback on the quality of a case once it has been presented and have no statutory obligation to do so. Therefore, if a case has an error that could be easily corrected, the candidate will not be asked to correct the mistake.

Expression of Interest

Once candidates complete their skills accreditation successfully and achieve the minimum points required for an Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General), they become eligible to enter the “Expression of Interest” pool.

The best analogy is that it is a recruitment process. Entering the Expression of Interest pool is like meeting the minimum requirements set out by the employer to be eligible to apply for a position. There is no guarantee of selection.

This is a competitive environment where Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)s from across the globe are requesting one of the available visas to emigrate. Australia periodically selects those it deems to best meet its requirements for an Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) from the pool of available candidates. Those an Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General)s selected are invited to apply to emigrate.

Candidates who fail to be selected within two years are automatically removed from the pool.

Police and Medical Checks

The final hurdle to overcome is completing the Police and Medical checks. Assuming nothing is discovered that has not been previously disclosed, the visa will usually be issued within a few weeks.

From the date the visa is issued an Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) will have one year to enter Australia to activate the visa. It is during that time that it is best to reach out to potential employers and make all the necessary arrangements to begin a new life in Australia.

Once a visa is activated, the Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) may leave Australia for a few more months if they require extra time before emigrating permanently.

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. The government is not responsible for assisting an applicant in that process. On the contrary, in legal terms, it is the government against whom an Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) must fight and win their case and the right to be hired by the best employers in Australia.

Once you have completed your skills assessment and been invited by the Government to emigrate, you will be ready to meet leading employers with vacancies that will fit your requirements perfectly.

To discover more, complete our online assessment form for your complimentary guide and to discuss your options with one of our friendly experts.

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The Skills Points Test

Australia awards points to determine the suitability of potential skilled migrants.

The minimum required to apply to emigrate is 65 points.

Age

18-24 years = 25 points

25-32 years = 30 points

33-39 years = 25 points

40-44 years = 15 points

English Language Skills

Competent = 0

Proficient = 10

Superior = 20

British & Irish citizens are considered competent

Skilled Employment

Less than 3 years = 0 points

3-5 years = 5 points

5-8 years = 10 points

8+ years = 15 points

Education

Doctorate = 20 points

Bachelors Degree = 15 points

Diploma or Apprenticeship = 10 points

Partners Skills

Qualified with skills in demand and under 45 years  = 10 Points

Competent English = 5 points

You are single = 10 points

Additional Points

Studied in Australia = 5 points

Completed a professional year in Australia = 5 points

Qualified in a community language = 5 points

189 Visa

No extra points available

190 Visa

5 extra points

For those nominated by a State Government 

491 Visa

15 extra points

For those nominated by a state government and willing to live in that state for three years

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