工作材料包括简历和推荐信必须提供（至少两年工作的推荐信minimum of two if with current employer less than 2 years, minimum of one if with current employer at least 2 years or more）
维多利亚大学技工职业评估结果是一个 TRA 评估函，澳洲三级证书（非注册职业）或境外技工技能记录 OTSR（用于在澳洲注册）。
2017年VU TRA 技工职业评估周期与2015年一样，移民类3个月，非移民不到2个月。
VU TRA Assessment outcome
Successful applicants will receive:
a TRA Outcome letter and
Certificate III - Australian Qualification for non-licensed trades,
or
an Offshore Technical Skills Record (OTSR) for licensed trades.
The OTSR will allow applicants to apply to the relevant state/territory licensing regulator for a provisional license. This permit to work allows you to work under the supervision of a relevant qualified tradesperson.
VU TRA Timelines for your application
The visa skills assessment process, from receipt of complete application with payment, takes:
a maximum of seven (7) weeks for the Temporary (457) Visa Skills Assessment
thirteen (13) weeks for the Permanent Migration (OSAP) Skills Assessment
seven (7) weeks for the Optional Skills Assessment.
The China-Australia Free Trades Agreement (ChAFTA) came into force on the 20 December 2015.
Effective from 3 February 2016 applicants with a passport from China will no longer be required to have a skills assessment for the following occupations:
Auto Electrician [321111]
Cabinetmaker [394111]
Carpenter [331212]
Carpenter and Joiner [331211]
Diesel Motor Mechanic [321212]
Electrician (General) [341111]
Electrician (Special Class) [341112]
Joiner [331213]
Motor Mechanic (General) [321211]
Applicants who hold a passport from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) or Macau SAR are still required to have a 457 skills assessment for these occupations.
TRA 技工职业评估的特点是需要面试，VU TRA 技工评估的面试规定是不需要 licensed 技工职业需要面试和/或实操，需要 licensed 职业实操是必须的。文件评估通过后会受到技术面试通知，包括费用及面试或实操的地点。
VU TRA Technical assessment
Non-licensed trade assessments require a technical interview and/or a practical skills demonstration.
We can conduct your technical interview at one of our in country partner locations via secure webcam, or you can attend one of our assessment centres for a practical skills demonstration.
The assessors are employed by Victoria University (VU) or our partner institutions in other States.
Technical assessment locations
Australian locations
Technical assessments can be conducted in various locations in each State and Territory of Australia.
Nominated countries with offshore assessment
Other countries*:
Brazil
China – Hong Kong and various mainland locations
Fiji
India
Iran
Ireland
Philippines
South Africa
South Korea
Thailand
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Vietnam
Zimbabwe.
*Note the list of countries corresponds to the sites at which we are approved to offer our skills assessment services under the 457 Skills Assessment Program or Offshore Skills Assessment Program (OSAP). If you hold a passport from one of the nominated countries and are eligible for a skills assessment, you can apply to VU as long as you can travel to one of the above sites for a technical assessment.
If you hold a passport from a country that is not one of the nominated countries eligible for the OSAP, please contact Victoria University directly to discuss the possibility of an assessment under OSAP.
Interviews will be conducted in English and no interpreters are allowed to be present.
Practical assessments
Practical assessments are only mandatory for licensed trades (plumbing, electrical and air-conditioning). In this case you will need to attend an onshore practical assessment session in Australia or at one of our scheduled offshore assessments.
