Carpenter Skills Assessment Australia
If you are a Carpenter moving to Australia on a skilled points-based visa, an ENS 186 employer sponsored visa or 482 employer sponsored visa (if you have a passport from one of these countries listed), you will need to complete the mandatory Carpentry skills assessment to emigrate to Australia. The Carpenter ANZSCO Code is 331212.
The Down Under Centre and Australian Trade Training College (ATTC) are proud to assess Carpenters for Trades Recognition Australia (TRA). We work with Carpenters emigrating to Australia to ensure that they are ready for their Carpentry skills assessment required for migrating to Australia. At successful completion of the Carpentry skills assessment, you will receive your full AQF III in Carpentry and your Skills Assessment letter required for migration. The AQF III is the relevant Australian qualification for employers hiring Carpenters and the document that State regulators require when applying for carpentry jobs in Australia or carpentry registration.
See our Frequently Asked Questions for Carpenters 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 Carpenters who want to migrate to Australia.
Process for Carpenter skills assessment Australia
The Carpenter skills assessment process is broken up into two stages. Carpentry is not a licensed trade but many employers insist you hold your Australian Carpenter Qualification for registration and insurance purposes. It’s also important to know that each state and territory in Australia has different regulations and if you require a builders license you will need to obtain a Certificate III in Carpentry prior to applying for your builders License.
1. Documentary Assessment for Carpenter skills assessment Australia $1,120
In short, you are required to prove you are a Carpenter and have the necessary skills to work as a Carpenter in Australia.
- 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 will also need to prove that you have worked as a Carpenter for a minimum of 12 months out of the last 36 months for industry currency. To prove work experience required for the Australian Carpentry skills assessment, you will need to provide pay and tax evidence, statements of service, photos, videos and more. For most Carpenters moving to Australia, this is the hardest part of the carpentry skills assessment.
Down Under Centre Agency Service £600 + VAT
It is very important to remember that most of your evidence gathering for your Carpenter 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 Carpenter 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 Carpenter. This stage is considered to be the most difficult stage of your visa application.
As part of our Agency Service, we give you access to your bespoke Carpentry Skills Assessment 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 and one of our Carpentry Assessors, who can answer questions and advise on the documents you have supplied via the Skills Assessment Portal. We do this so you can obtain a successful skills assessment as a Carpenter.
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 Carpenter skills assessment Australia $2,000
The final part of your Carpenter skills assessment is an online Technical Interview.
We will organise an Australian qualified Carpenter who is also an Australian qualified Trainer and Assessor in carpentry to discuss your stage two application with you and your everyday working life as a Carpenter. This is why it’s very important that you have provided the assessing body and their assessor with a complete application.
Technical Interviews are held at our UK offices in Leatherhead and Dumbarton. They are also hosted in Australia (QLD, VIC, NSW and WA), India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Philippines, Vietnam, South Africa, UAE and Fiji.
Please note that if the Assessor feels that you do not have the necessary skills to work in Australia as a qualified Carpenter, they will ask you to provide further information which will be at your cost. The Down Under Centre have never had a client that has required a site visit as yet as we work closely with them to ensure that this does not need to happen. The assessors understand that you may be nervous, and they will discuss your application with you in a calm manner in a relaxed environment and do all they can to assist you and put you at ease.
Free Visa Points Calculator for Carpenters to Australia
Please fill in the form below to check your visa eligibility to emigrate to Australia as a Carpenter.
Carpenters FAQs
Carpenters emigrating to Australia FAQs
Ideally, you want to have completed an Apprenticeship as a Carpenter and hold an NVQ Level 3 in Carpentry. Along with this, you would need 3 years’ of full-time paid work experience as a Carpenter. However, if you don’t have any Carpentry qualifications, you can still get a positive skills assessment as a Carpenter, provided you have a minimum of 5 years’ full-time paid work experience as a Carpenter.
The cost of the skills assessment for a Carpenter is dictated by TRA; you pay them directly. The cost for the Documentary Assessment is $1,120 and for the Technical Interview the cost is $2,000.
A skills assessment is required so you, the migrant, can apply for a visa to Australia. The skills assessment is the way Australian Immigration can confirm that you are a Carpenter, and have the relevant Carpentry skills to match the Australian guidelines.
The Down Under Centre work with Australian Trade Training College (ATTC), an approved TRA assessing body, to deliver the Carpenter skills assessment for Australia. You can contact our office in the UK on +44 (0)203 376 1555 or contact our office in Australia on +61 (0)3 9123 3260.
The Down Under Centre are very proud to be working with ATTC – this is what we do! We have over a decade of experience working with Carpenters during the skills assessment process. We have developed software to assist with the process, and have the staff and assessors to hold your hand throughout the Carpentry skills assessment process.
You also get the opportunity to speak with other Carpenters who have gone through the Carpentry skills assessment process via our exclusive Facebook Group. We can save you money on your move and assist with finding Australia carpentry employers via the DUC Employment Hub.
Migrating to Australia as a Carpenter 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 Carpenters that have completed the Australian skills assessment and now are living in Australia.
Your TRA Carpenter skills assessment is valid for 3 years from the date the skills assessment is issued. This means you need to have received your Invitation to Apply for the Visa before the 3 years is up.
As part of the Carpentry skills assessment you will receive an Australian Certificate III in Carpentry. This is a qualification that will help when looking for work as a Carpenter in Australia and has no expiry date.
Getting a job as a Carpenter in Australia will depend on the current job market; most states of Australia are screaming out for Carpenters.
Upon completion of your Australian Carpentry skills assessment you will receive your Australian Certificate III in Carpentry 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 Carpentry employers who want English speaking, skilled migrants. Employers hire Carpenters moving to Australia via our DUC Employment Hub.
Our Employment Team in Australia can also help Carpenters with employment opportunities.
Carpenters do usually need to complete the English test when emigrating to Australia, to generate points towards the visa application.
If you are a Carpenter hoping to migrate to Australia, you need to be between 18 and 45 years old to get a points-based visa. However at age 18, Carpenters will not have yet achieved the necessary qualifications and experience to prove their competence.
Carpenters between the ages of 25-32 years old generate the maximum points for age towards their visa application.
Yes, we 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.
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 Carpentry skills assessment for Australia (and are under 45 years of age) this could add 10 points.
You would also benefit from the Certificate III in Carpentry which will benefit when applying for a job as a Carpenter in Australia.
Applying for a skills assessment as a Carpenter 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 Carpentry skills assessment and obtain a visa to work in Australia as a Carpenter.
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 Carpenters and skilled migrants seeking employer sponsorship.
Click here to contact our Employment Team and start your hiring journey today.
If your country of passport is listed below, this means it is mandatory for you to obtain the Carpentry skills assessment for a Subclass 482 visa application.
- Persons who hold a passport issued by Brazil, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Macau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Vietnam or Zimbabwe
https://www.downundercentre.com/mandatory-skill-assessment-subclass-482-visa
The best way to prepare for your Carpentry skills assessment Technical Interview is to view the Self-Assessment Questionnaire and Applicant Kit you completed in your Documentary Assessment stage. On your DUC Skills Assessment Portal, we have a tips section on how to pass the Carpentry Technical Interview, how to prepare and how the Technical Interview works.
At successful completion of your Australian Carpenter 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 Carpentry.
Carpenters in Australia
Carpentry in Australia is a very well respected trade. There is a need for carpenters as Australia has a growing economy and an ageing population. In Australia carpenters need to complete a four year apprenticeship to obtain their certificate III in carpentry. (Carpenter ANZSCO Code 331212)
Carpenters complete tasks in domestic, commercial or industrial work places. Carpenters also maintain buildings ranging in size of all sorts. Most commonly carpenters will work on a building site. Carpenters construct, install and repair wooden and metal structures and erect buildings. They are required on mine sites and power stations and in cities to build high rises, flats and more.
To work as a Carpenter in Australia you will be required to work in roofing aspects including truss roofs, flat roofs and pitched roofs. You will need to be able to complete all first and second fix work including hanging doors, fixing frames around windows and doors and building kitchen and bathroom units.
Carpenters in Australia need to be able to complete flooring tasks, bearers and joists, laying timber floors and preparing sub floors. Carpenters are required for setting out new buildings and therefore need to know how to measure and plan out jobs. Most Australian employers would expect carpenters to be able to calculate and order the correct amount of materials required for a specific job.
Carpenters in Australia need to work with carpentry tools both hand and explosive, including circular saws, ban saws, nail guns, jigsaws, hammer drills, plunge saws, sanders. It is obviously important that all carpenters can level and finish work to a high standard. As a carpenter in Australia you will be required to work at heights and know how to use scaffolding safely.
Carpentry jobs in Australia
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. Carpentry Jobs offering sponsorship in Australia are being posted regularly.
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