Sheet Metal Trades skills assessment Australia

The Australian Sheet Metal Trades Worker skills assessment has 2 stages. You are required to prove to our assessor you have the necessary skills as a Sheet Metal Trades Worker.

The first stage is paper based, proving you are a Sheet Metal Trades worker through payslips, detailed CV, references, videos, photos, qualifications.  

The second stage is a technical interview with an Australian qualified Sheet Metal Trades Worker who is also a qualified trainer and assessor. This is a relaxed chat over Zoom or Skype where you have a one to one with our Australian Sheet Metal Trades Worker Assessors.  

It is not mandatory to hold a qualification to start the Sheet Metal Trades Worker skills assessment. You are required to EITHER hold your completed apprenticeship papers as a Sheet Metal Trades Worker and 3 years of paid work experience pre or post qualification. For example, if you are from the UK you would need your NVQ3 and 3 years of paid work experience.

If you have NO NV3, then you are required to have a minimum of 5 years paid work experience completing sheet metal tasks. It is common for clients to be assessed without holding any formal training or qualification so we use your 5 years of paid work experience as proof.

The skills assessment is required so you, the migrant, can apply for a visa to Australia. This is the way Australian Immigration can gauge that you are Sheet Metal Trades Worker under the Australian guidelines. Many people want to move to Australia as a Sheet Metal Trades Worker and without the Sheet Metal Trades Worker skills assessment delivered by an approved assessing body, Australian immigration have no way in checking a migrant has the necessary skills.

To emigrate to Australia as a Sheet Metal trades Worker you will need to complete the Sheet Metal trades Worker skills assessment for a skilled visa.

Australian Trade Training College (ATTC) is an approved TRA assessing body. They deliver the Sheet Metal Trades Worker skills assessment for migration to Australia.

They have an office in the Down Under Centre and can be contacted on +44 (0) 203 780 2437

The DUC collaborates with Australian Trade Training College (ATTC) to deliver the Sheet Metal Trades Worker skills assessment for migration to Australia. We know exactly what is required and offer an Agency service to assist with that skills assessment. The DUC Agency Fee is £550 + VAT.

What’s included in that Agency Fee?

You will receive a unique login to the DUC Client Portal which explains everything you need to provide, giving templates and precise details on what to gather and how to gather it. For many this is the hardest part of the process but is key to a successful application; we know what is required because the DUC Skills Team work closely with the assessing body. We have been part of the Sheet Metal Trades Worker skills assessment process for 8+ years. The DUC Skills Team will lodge your application and liaise with the assessing body.

Telephone assistance Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm – and even out-of-hours by arrangement. We have staff specifically dedicated to working with Sheet Metal Trade Workers, so you’ll always be working with the same person. 

As a DUC client you also have access to our exclusive Facebook Group where you can get expert help from other DUC  Sheet Metal Trade Workers who can give you an insight into the content of the technical interview.  You can chat with other DUC clients, who may be at different stages of the process, for their guidance on the English test, skills process and the practicalities of moving to Australia.  The DUC Visa Team post relevant updates as they happen.

We will also provide information on the various English tests available, the various scoring systems and even provide a 10% discount code for the PTE Pearson Academic test.

You, will receive FREE access to the DUC Employment Hub (and your partner, if applicable) – a tool that connects migrants to employers and provides invaluable assistance with your relocation.  You will receive a 1-hour consultation with a relocation expert who has migrated themselves. This consultation will introduce you to our service provider partners who can save you money on your move. See how the DUC EH works.

The Down Under Centre work with the assessing body for Sheet Metal Trade Workers looking to immigrate to Australia. We are very proud to be working with a TRA skills assessment provider, we have many years’ experience with clients and have the best software and plenty of experienced staff to hold your hand through the Sheet Metal Trades Worker skills assessment process. Migrating to Australia as a Sheet Metal Trades Worker has its challenges and you, the migrant, will have many of questions, we will know all the answers, be available through working hours to answer any of your questions.

As the occupation is classed as Sheet Metal Trades Worker, we can work you through what skill set is required for a successful skills assessment as a Sheet Metal Trades Worker. The Down Under Centre know what needs to be done and you can carry on working as a Sheet Metal Trades Worker while we give you a detailed list of what is required for the Australian skills assessment.

Your TRA Sheet Metal Trades Worker skills assessment is valid for 3 years from the date the skills assessment was issued. This means you need to have your invitation to apply before the 3 years is up.

Your Australian Certificate III in Engineering as a Sheet Metal Trades Worker has no expiry date.

There is lots of work for Sheet Metal Trade Workers in Australia. Australia is a massive country and the need for Sheet Metal Trade workers is Australia wide.

The Down Under Centre works with Australian Sheet Metal Trade employers who take on our English speaking skilled migrants. The employers have no hesitation hiring our Sheet Metal Trade Workers moving to Australia by using our DUC Employment Hub. Our employment hub will also teach you how to prepare Sheet Metal Trade workers for their move to Australia. You will also receive a Skype chat with one of our relocation team.

At successful completion of your Australian Sheet Metal Trades Worker skills assessment, you will receive your TRA skills assessment required for a skilled visa to Australia and you will also receive your Australian Certificate III in Engineering – Fabrication. To work in Australia as a Sheet Metal Trades Worker, this Australian qualification is extremely important when looking for Sheet Metal Trades Worker jobs in Australia.

Yes, you can. First, complete our free visa points calculator. We’ll contact you to determine your eligibility for migrating to Australia and explain the Australian visa process. We have clients all over the world so you can emigrate to Australia as a Sheet Metal Trades Worker.

With a passport from the UK, Ireland, Canada, USA or New Zealand you automatically add 5 points to your partner’s application. If you completed the Sheet Metal Trades Worker skills assessment for Australia (and are under 45 years of age) this would add 10 points. 

Not only do you get extra points for an Australian skilled visa you will arrive in Australia with your Australian Certificate III in Engineering – Fabrication. This is huge as employers want you to hold the necessary qualification so they can insure you to work. Australian Sheet Metal Trade employers need to follow strict health and safety requirements.

Applying for a skills assessment as a Sheet Metal Trades Worker to migrate to Australia does not necessarily require a qualification; this is dependent upon the country of your passport. 

The Down Under Centre has access to Australia’s Country Education Profiles and can confirm if your qualifications will be recognised so you can complete your skills assessment as a Sheet Metal Trades Worker and obtain a visa to work in Australia as a Sheet Metal Trades Worker. If you don’t hold any qualifications you can still move forward with your Australian skills assessment if you can provide 5 years of paid work experience.