Changes to Trade Skills Assessments
Trades Recognition Australia (TRA) has announced changes to the Trade Skills Assessment programs for TSS (482), OSAP and TRS.
There has also been changes to the evidence requirements for skills assessments which now require verifiable evidence of wages such as payslips and/or bank statements showing wages, for every year of the relevant work experience requirement period.
The following changes apply to all applications received from 1 st March 2019.
1. Changes to the employment and training requirements for Pathway 1
assessments.
The amount of verifiable employment evidence a Pathway 1 applicant must submit for
their nominated occupation has been changed as follows:
Licensed trade with no formal training – six (6) years work experience
Licensed trade with formal training – four (4) years work experience
Non-licensed trade with no formal training – five (5) years work experience
Non-licensed trade with formal training – three (3) years work experience.
Additionally, all applicants must have completed at least 12 months of employment in
their nominated occupation in the three (3) years prior to lodging their application.
*TRA has defined ‘formal training’ as training that aligns with the national training standards
in the applicant’s country of training.
NOTE: The requirements for Pathway 2 assessments are unchanged.