Bricklayer skills assessment Australia
If you are a Bricklayer moving to Australia on a skilled points-based visa or an ENS 186 employer sponsored visa, you will need to complete the mandatory Bricklayer skills assessment to emigrate to Australia. Bricklayer ANZSCO Code 331111.
We work with Bricklayers emigrating to Australia to ensure that they are ready for their Bricklaying skills assessment required for migrating to Australia. At successful completion of the Bricklayer skills assessment, you will receive your full AQF III in Bricklaying and your Skills Assessment letter required for migration. The AQF III is the relevant Australian qualification for employers hiring Bricklayers and the document that State regulators require when applying for bricklaying jobs in Australia or registration.
See our Frequently Asked Questions for Bricklayers emigrating to Australia.
If you would like to see if you are eligible for a Skilled Visa, use our Free Visa Points Calculator or complete our Enquiry Form and our Migration Consultants will be happy to advise on your options.
Find out more about our Agency Service for Bricklayers who want to migrate to Australia.
Process for Bricklaying Skills Assessment for Australia
The skills assessment process for Bricklayers is in 2 stages. Bricklaying in Australia is not a licensed trade but many Bricklayers in Australia may move onto to be builders or project managers. It’s important to remember that once you have successfully completed your Bricklaying skills assessment you will receive your Bricklaying Australian Certificate III which will be required when you apply for your Builder’s licence.
1. Documentary Assessment for Bricklayer skills assessment Australia $1,120
This part of the skills assessment is considered the most difficult part by many clients. You need to prove you are a qualified or an experienced Bricklayer.
- If you hold trade related qualifications, you’ll be asked to prove you have a minimum of 3 years’ full-time paid work experience.
- If you don’t have trade related qualifications, you’ll be asked to prove you have a minimum of 5 years’ full time paid work experience.
You also need to prove that you have been working as a Bricklayer for 12 months out of the last 36 months. To prove work experience required for the Australian Bricklaying skills assessment, you will need to provide pay and tax evidence, statements of service, photos, videos and more.
Down Under Centre Agency Service £600 + VAT
It is very important to remember that most of your evidence gathering for your Bricklayer skills assessment is also required for your skilled points-based or employer sponsored visa. The Down Under Centre can provide you with an Agency Service £600 + VAT to assist you with the gathering of your documentation for your Bricklayer skills assessment. We can also advise how many years of work experience will be required to give you maximum points for your visa to migrate to Australia as a Bricklayer.
As part of our Agency Service, we give you access to your bespoke Bricklayer Client Portal that will advise exactly what photos, videos, pay/tax evidence to gather, what your CV needs to focus on, employer references and more. You’ll be assigned a Client Manager, who can answer questions and advise on the documents you have supplied via the Portal. We do this so you can obtain a successful skills assessment as a Bricklayer.
Our Agency Service also includes;
- Access to our private Facebook group, giving you access to our staff and other clients that are in the process or have already made the move to Australia. To have like-minded people who have either achieved their goal of migration or currently in the process of migrating, answering questions and offering tips is a real asset. Our DUC family is an amazing community that offers so much support.
- 10% off the PTE Academic English Test (for clients in the UK) and Scored Practice Tests.
- Free access to set up your DUC Employment Hub profile.
- Should you use the DUC to process and lodge your visa application, you’ll also be offered a free relocation call with a DUC Relocation Agent, who can advise of many topics on the area/State of Australia you are looking to move to and save you money on the move.
Please call our UK office on +44 (0)20 3376 1555 or our Australia office on +61 (0)3 9123 3260 to enquire about our Agency Service and how it can specifically help you.
2. Technical Interview for Bricklayer skills assessment Australia $2,000
The final part of your skills assessment as a Bricklayer is an online Technical interview.
The assessing authority will organise a Technical Interview with an Australian Qualified Bricklayer who is also an Australian qualified trainer and assessor to discuss your application with you as well as your everyday working life as a Bricklayer. Please note that if the assessor feels that you do not have the necessary skills to work in Australia as a qualified Bricklayer they will ask you to provide further information or complete a practical assessment site visit which will be at your cost. The Down Under Centre have never had a Bricklayer that has required a site visit, as we work closely with bricklayers to ensure that this does not need to happen.
Free Australia Visa Points Calculator
Complete our Australian visa points calculator to check your eligibility to immigrate to Australia as a Bricklayer.
Bricklayer FAQs
Bricklayers emigrating to Australia FAQs
No, it’s not required. You are required to either hold your completed apprenticeship papers as a Bricklayer and 3 years’ of full-time paid work experience pre or post qualification. So, if you are from the UK and hold a formal qualification as a Bricklayer you would only require the 3 years’ of employment experience.
If you have NO NVQ or formal training for example, then you are required to have a minimum of 5 years’ full-time paid employment experience. It is common for our clients to be assessed without holding any formal training or qualification so we use your 5 years’ of paid work experience as evidence. Your evidence also must show you have worked in your occupation for at least 12 months within the last 3 years and must be able to be verified.
The cost of the skills assessment is dictated by TRA (Trades Recognition Australia). You pay them directly and they have chosen RTOs (Registered Training Organisations) that deliver the Bricklayer skills assessment for Australian migration.
The cost for the Documentary Assessment is $1120 and for the Technical Interview the cost is $2000.
An Australian Bricklayer skills assessment is required so that you, the migrant, can apply for an Australian Visa. This is the way Australian Immigration can gauge if you are in fact a Bricklayer under the Australian guidelines.
Many people want to immigrate to Australia as a Bricklayer but 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 Bricklayer you will need to complete the Bricklayer skills assessment for a skilled visa.
Your TRA Bricklayer skills assessment for is valid for 3 years from the date the skills assessment was issued.
This means you need to have your invitation to apply for your Australian visa before the 3 years is up. Your Australian Certificate III in Bricklaying and Blocklaying has no expiry date.
Getting a job as a Bricklayer in Australia will depend on the current job market; most states of Australia are screaming out for Bricklayers.
Upon completion of your Australian Bricklayer skills assessment you will receive your Australian Certificate III in Bricklaying and Blocklaying which is required to obtain the relevant registration and licenses you need for whichever state of Australia you migrate to.
The Down Under Centre works with many Australian Bricklaying employers who want English speaking, skilled migrants. Employers hire Bricklayers moving to Australia via our DUC Employment Hub.
Our Employment Team in Australia can also help Bricklayers with employment opportunities.
At successful completion of your Australian Bricklayer 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 Bricklaying and Blocklaying.
If you are a Bricklayer looking to migrate to Australia, you need to be between 18 and 45 years old. However at age 18, Bricklayers will not have yet achieved the necessary qualifications and experience to prove their competence. A Bricklayer between the ages of 25 to 32 years old would generate the maximum points for age towards their Australian visa application. Complete our free visa points calculator to confirm your points.
If you are also lucky enough to be under 31 years old you can look into the Australian Working Holiday Visa.
Yes you can! First, complete our free visa points calculator. We’ll contact you to determine your eligibility for migrating to Australia and will explain the Australian migration process. We have clients all over the world and the ability to get you to Australia as a Bricklayer.
With a passport from the UK, Ireland, Canada, USA or New Zealand you automatically add 5 points to your partner’s Australia visa application. If you completed the Bricklayer skills assessment successfully for Australia (and are under 45 years of age) this may add 10 points.Â
Not only do you get extra points for an Australian skilled visa, you will also arrive in Australia with your Australian Certificate III in Bricklaying and Blocklaying which is very appealing. This also means the employer knows you have the Australian standards and are competent in the trade.
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How do I tell if my current Bricklayer qualification is valid for an Australian skills assessment?
Applying for a skills assessment as a Bricklayer 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 Australian skills assessment as a Bricklayer and obtain a visa to work in Australia. If you don’t hold any qualifications you can still move forward with your Australian Bricklayer skills assessment if you can provide 5 years’ of full-time paid work experience.
Yes, The Down Under Centre Employment Hub is here to help!
We are not a recruitment agency, we are employment specialists, servicing migrants who are actively looking to relocate to Australia as well as employers who are seeking talent from overseas.
With extensive experience in the Australian labor market, our team understands the needs of employers and empathises with the unique challenges migrants and their families face during the relocation process.
We are dedicated to finding the right candidates for your business. Using our exclusive candidate database, we can match you with visa-ready Bricklayers and skilled migrants seeking employer sponsorship.
Click here to contact our Employment Team and start your hiring journey today.
We have over a decade of experience working with Bricklayers during the skills assessment process. We have developed software to assist with the process, and have the staff to hold your hand throughout the Bricklayer skills assessment process.
You also get the opportunity to speak with other Bricklayers who have gone through the Bricklayers skills assessment process via our exclusive Facebook Group. We can save you money on your move and assist with finding Australia bricklaying employers via the DUC Employment Hub.
Migrating to Australia as a Bricklayer has its challenges and you, the migrant, will have plenty of questions. We know the answers and are always available to answer any of your questions.
Check out our free monthly migration webinars, and bespoke Podcasts to hear more from Bricklayers that have completed the Australian skills assessment and now are living in Australia.
Bricklayers do usually need to complete the English test when emigrating to Australia, to generate additional points towards the visa application.
Bricklayers aren’t required to complete the Bricklayer skills assessment for a 482 visa for Australia, but Bricklayers can still consider doing this to get their Australian Certificate III in Bricklaying and Blocklaying, as many employers may ask you to hold when finding bricklaying jobs in Australia.
Duties of Bricklayers in Australia
Bricklaying in Australia is a very well respected trade. There is a demand for Bricklayers as Australia has a growing economy and an ageing population meaning our workforce is drying up. Bricklayers in Australia need to complete a four-year apprenticeship to obtain their Certificate III in Bricklaying and Blocklaying. (Bricklayer ANZSCO 331111)
Bricklayers complete tasks in domestic, commercial or industrial work places. Most commonly bricklayers in Australia will work on a building site. Bricklayers lay bricks, pre-cut stone, concrete and other types of building blocks in mortar to construct and repair walls, foundations, partitions, arches and other structures.
Bricklayers looking to migrate to Australia would need to be able to complete the following tasks:
Brick and block cutting Cavity brick work. Veneer work. Multi thickness brickwork and blockwork. Paving Curved walls. Retaining walls. Steps. Arches and chimneys. Work from plans and specifications. Check the vertical and horizontal alignment of work. Use various tools and brick-cutting machines to cut and shape bricks. Repair and maintain clay bricks, cement blocks/bricks and related structures. Erect scaffolding (subject to licence requirements in some states). Lay bricks in rows, designs and shapes, and spread mortar between joints. Construct walls using stone slabs and large masonry slab blocks.
Bricklayer jobs in Australia
Bricklaying in Australia is a very well paid Job. The demand for bricklayers to work in Australia has risen over the years.
The DUC Employment Hub is a tool that connects migrants to employers in Australia as well as providing you with a relocation hub to make your journey to Australia smoother. We have many jobs available for Bricklayers in Australia and new jobs are being posted every day on the DUC Employment Hub.
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