For a Roof Tiler Emigrating to Australia

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

• 190, 407, 491 (S/T), TSS (S), 494

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

Skills and Experience Required To Be a Roof Tiler

Before a person can be accepted in Australia as Roof Tiler, 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 Roof Tiler:

The profession “a Roof Tiler” 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 “Roof Tiler” and is uniquely identified by the code 333311. 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 Roof Tiler:

For a Roof Tiler to be deemed experienced down under, here are the essential skills, tasks, duties and responsibilities they must be familiar with:

General Duties:

Safety and hazard management
• Quality control and inspections
• Production processes and machinery
• Material transportation
• Operating procedures and processes
• Construction
• Cleaning and maintenance
• Science and mathematics
• Work activities preparation

Core Specialist Responsibilities:

Inspect products
• equipment or facilities
• Inspect or prepare finished products
• Dispose of waste and remove materials from work sites
• Estimate labour
• materials and project costs
• Undertake masonry and earth laying
• Undertake textile production
• Study or review blueprints
• Build or utilise forms or moulds
• Prepare and demonstrate equipment
• Apply paint or finishes
• Measure or calculate dimensions
• distance
• volume or capacity
• Plan
• design or coordinate construction activities
• Load and transport materials
• Perform construction or mining activities
• Fabricate
• assemble or install components
• Install barriers or support equipment
• Install coverings
• systems or structural components
• Undertake project planning
• Manage construction or production projects

Specific Tasks Associated with the Role:

Install insulation in equipment or structures
• Apply paint
• Estimate construction project labour requirements
• Install masonry materials
• Inspect work sites to determine condition or necessary repairs
• Estimate materials requirements for projects
• Measure work site dimensions
• Assemble temporary equipment or structures
• Install roofing materials
• Cut tile
• stone or other masonry materials
• Pour materials into
• or on
• designated areas
• Select construction materials
• Apply rope-based safety techniques using knots
• anchors and friction systems
• Measure materials or objects for installation or assembly
• Apply adhesives to construction materials
• Review blueprints or specifications to determine work requirements
• Remove worn
• damaged or outdated materials from work areas
• Spread sand
• dirt or other loose materials onto surfaces
• Install solar energy systems
• Remove debris or vegetation from work sites
• Apply sealants or other protective coatings
• Drill holes in construction materials
• Order construction or mining materials or equipment
• Install doors or windows
• Determine construction project layouts
• Install green structural components
• equipment or systems
• Align masonry materials
• Cut carpet
• vinyl or other flexible materials
• Smooth surfaces with abrasive materials or tools

3. The Australian eligibility criteria for a Roof Tiler:

Currently Roof Tiler’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 Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services Skills Assessment Process

For Roof Tilers, the skills assessing body is “Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services” they are often referred to as the VETASSESS. To visit their site, follow the link: https://www.vetassess.com.au

It is important to note that the primary purpose of the Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services 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 VETASSESS 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.