Fitter and Turner skills assessment Australia

The Australian Fitter and Turner skills assessment has two mandatory stages that need to be complete. You need to prove to the assessor you have the necessary skills as a Fitter and Turner.

The first stage is paper based, proving you are a Fitter and Turner through payslips, detailed CV, references, videos, photos, qualifications.  

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

It is not mandatory to have a qualification for the Fitter and Turner skills assessment for Australian migration. You are required to either hold your completed apprenticeship papers as a Fitter and Turner. Please note these qualifications could fall under many engineering qualifications, and 3 years of paid work experience pre or post qualification.

So, if you are from the UK and hold an NVQ3 as a Fitter and Turner, you would only require the 3 years.

If you have NO NVQ3 for example you are required to have a minimum of 5 years paid work experience as a Fitter and Turner. 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.

A Fitter and Turner skills assessment is required so you, the migrant, can apply for a visa to Australia. This is the way Australian Immigration can gauge if you are in fact a Fitter under the Australian guidelines.

Many people want to move to Australia as a Fitter and Turner and without a 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 Fitter and Turner, you will need to complete the Australian skills assessment for a skilled visa.

Australian Trade Training College (ATTC) is an approved TRA assessing body. They deliver the Fitter and Turner skills assessment for Fitter and Turners migrating 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 Fitter and Turner 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 Fitter and Turner 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 Fitter and Turners, 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 Fitter and Turners 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 very close with the assessing body for Fitter and Turners looking to migrate 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 correct software and plenty of staff to hold your hand through the Fitter and Turners skills assessment.

Migrating to Australia as a Fitter and Turner has its challenges and you, the migrant, will have plenty of questions. We will know the answers and be available through working hours to answer any of your questions. As the occupation is classed as Fitter and Turner we can work you through what skill set is required for a successful skills assessment as a Fitter and Turner.

Your TRA Fitter and Turner skills assessment is valid for 3 years from the date the skill 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 – Mechanical trade in Fitting and/or Turning has no expiry date.

Getting a job as a Fitter and Turner in Australia can be done from your country of origin. There is a lot of work in Australia for mechanical Fitters. Fitter and Turners can work doing fabrication and maintenance of production machinery and other equipment.

The Down Under centre works with many Australian Fitter and Turner employers who take on our English speaking skilled migrants. The employers have no hesitation taking on our Australian qualified Fitters moving to Australia by using our DUC Employment Hub. Our Employment & Relocation Hub will also teach you how to prepare for your move to Australia as a Fitter and Turner. You will also receive a Skype chat with one of our relocation team.

At successful completion of your Australian Fitter and Turner 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 – Mechanical Trade in Fitting and/or Turning.

If you are a Fitter and Turner looking to migrate to Australia, you need to be between 18 and 45 years old. However at age 18, Fitter and Turners will not have yet achieved the necessary qualifications and experience to prove their competence. Fitters emigrating to Australia between the ages of 25-32 years old generate the maximum points for age towards their visa application.

Complete our free visa points calculator to confirm your points. Also if you are under 31 years old you can look into the Working Holiday Visa.

Yes, we can assist Fitter and Turners emigrating to Australia, even if they are based outside of the UK. First, complete our free visa points calculator. We’ll contact you to determine your eligibility for migrating to Australia as a Fitter and Turner and explain the Australian visa process.

We have clients all over the world and the tools to get you to Australia as a Fitter and Turner.

With a passport from the UK, Ireland, Canada, USA or New Zealand, you automatically add 5 points to your partner’s visa application for Australia.

If you completed the Fitter and Turner 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 – Mechanical Trade. This is huge as employers want you to hold the necessary qualification and so they can insure you.

Applying for an Australian skills assessment as a Fitter and Turner 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 Fitter and Turner and obtain a Skilled Visa to work in Australia as a Fitter and Turner.

If you don’t hold any qualifications you can still move forward with your Australian Fitter and Turner skills assessment if you can provide 5 years of paid work experience.