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Australia Skills Assessment

For a Furniture Upholsterer Emigrating to Australia

Welcome to our guide on the Australian skills assessment process for a Furniture Upholsterer. Before we examine the skills required to be recognised as a Furniture Upholsterer it may be helpful to explain that the skills assessment is the first step of the emigration process. The skills Assessment of a Furniture Upholsterer 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 Furniture Upholsterers 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 Furniture Upholsterers and if they need to bring in Furniture Upholsterers from overseas to fill any potential shortage skills gaps. This report states the number of overseas a Furniture Upholsterers 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, Furniture Upholsterers are on the STSOL list. Being on this list means a Furniture Upholsterer 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: STSOL

Skills and Experience Required To Be a Furniture Upholsterer

Before a person can be accepted in Australia as Furniture Upholsterer, 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 a Furniture Upholsterer:

The profession “a Furniture Upholsterer” 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 “Upholsterer” and is uniquely identified by the code 393311. This may seem weird to some people, but it is a registry system that has been in place since 2006.

2. Key Requirements for a Furniture Upholsterer:

For a Furniture Upholsterer 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
• Material transportation
• Operating procedures and processes
• Construction
• Cleaning and maintenance
• Work activities preparation

Core Specialist Responsibilities:

Inspect products
• equipment or facilities
• Apply paint or finishes
• Manage and handle resources and materials
• Repair parts or components
• Design diagrams
• models and templates
• Communicate and collaborate
• Remove or dismantle objects and equipment
• Manage construction or production projects
• Repair equipment and electronics
• Operate production equipment and make products
• Clean equipment
• tools
• or work pieces

Specific Tasks Associated with the Role:

Clean work pieces or finished products
• Design furniture
• Select production input materials
• Advise others on ways to improve processes or products
• Mix ingredients to create specific finishes
• Examine condition of property or products
• Fill cracks
• imperfections or holes in products or work pieces
• Operate grinding equipment
• Disassemble equipment for maintenance or repair
• Remove accessories
• tools or other parts from equipment
• Operate painting or coating equipment
• Apply protective or decorative finishes

3. The Australian eligibility criteria for a Furniture Upholsterer:

Currently Furniture Upholsterer’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 Australian Society of Medical Imagery and Radiation Therapy Skills Assessment Process

For Furniture Upholsterers, the skills assessing body is “Australian Society of Medical Imagery and Radiation Therapy” they are often referred to as the ASMIRT. To visit their site, follow the link: https://www.asmirt.org

It is important to note that the primary purpose of the Australian Society of Medical Imagery and Radiation Therapy 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 ASMIRT 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 online assessment form for your complimentary guide and to discuss your options with one of our friendly experts.

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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