Electrician Skills Assessment Australia

No, it is not mandatory. To be eligible for an Electrician skills assessment Australia, you are required to either have completed an apprenticeship and hold relevant qualifications, such as NVQ 3, and 4 years’ of full-time paid work experience. Or, if you have had no formal training and/or no qualifications, you must be able to prove at least 6 years’ of full-time paid work experience as an Electrician.

TRA set the fees and they are the same regardless of which RTO processes your Australian Electrician skills assessment.

Stage 1; Documentary assessment $1,120

Stage 2; Technical interview $2,000 and Electrical practical assessment $2,200.

You pay in stages, when you are approved through each stage of the Electrician skills assessment.

A skills assessment is required for Electricians migrating to Australia so they can apply for a visa to work in Australia as an Electrician. The Electrical skills assessment is the way Australian Immigration can confirm that you have the relevant Electrical skills to match the Australian guidelines.

Even if you don’t require the Electrician skills assessment for the purposes of a visa, you will need it to become a licensed Electrician in Australia, as you require the OTSR to obtain your provisional license and commence the Electrical GAP Training.

The Down Under Centre work with Australian Trade Training College (ATTC), an approved TRA assessing body, to deliver the Electrical 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 Electricians throughout 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 Electrician skills assessment process.

You also get the opportunity to speak with other Electricians who have gone through the Electrical skills assessment process via our exclusive Facebook Group. We can save you money on your move and assist with finding Electrical employers in Australia via the DUC Employment Hub.

Migrating to Australia as an Electrician 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 Electricians that have completed the Australian skills assessment and now are living in Australia.

Your TRA Electrical 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.

Getting a job as an Electrician in Australia will depend on the current job market; most states of Australia are searching for migrant Electricians. Electricians are a licensed trade in Australia, so you are required to hold at least your provisional plumbing registration.

Upon completion of your Australian Electrical skills assessment you will receive your OTSR (Offshore Technical Skills Record). You take this to any Australian Plumbing State Regulator to receive your electrical provisional registration.

The Down Under Centre works with many electrical employers who want English speaking, skilled migrants.  Our employers hire our Electricians moving to Australia via our DUC Employment Hub. The DUC Employment Hub will also explain how to prepare for your move to Australia and has a section that explains what each state requires for Electricians to apply for their Australian electrical registration.

Our Employment Team in Australia can also help Electricians with Australian employment opportunities.

Electricians emigrating to Australia do usually need to complete an English test, to generate additional points towards the visa application.

If you are an Electrician hoping to migrate to Australia, you need to be between 18 and 45 years old. However, at age 18, Electricians will not have yet achieved the necessary qualifications and experience to prove their competence.

Electricians between the ages of 25-32 years old generate the maximum points for age towards their visa application.

The Electrical skills assessment required for Electricians to emigrate to Australia requires a practical assessment which we deliver in our Leatherhead, UK office. Practical Assessments are also delivered in Queensland, Australia and in the Philippines.

We work with our migrating Electricians to find the most suitable venue for the practical assessment.

To work in Australia as an Electrician you are required to hold electrical registration. To apply for your electrical registration you are required to hold your OTSR (Offshore Technical Skills Record) – you will gain this at successful completion of the Electrical skills assessment.

Whilst the 482 employer sponsored visa may not require a skills assessment for some passport countries, you still need your OTSR to apply for your provisional license in Australia. You would then need to complete the Gap Training to get a full license. https://www.downundercentre.com/gap-training-australia 

If you are applying for a 482 visa and hold a passport from one of these countries, then the Electrical skills assessment is mandatory.

• who hold a passport issued by Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Macau, Philippines, South Africa or Vietnam; and

So, please make contact with the Down Under Centre so we can explain the process in detail. You don’t want to arrive in Australia and need to start the Electrical skills assessment as it will set you back with your plan to work in Australia as an Electrician.

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 Electricians and skilled migrants seeking employer sponsorship.

Click here to contact our Employment Team and start your hiring journey today.

The best way to prepare for your Electrical skills assessment Technical Interview is to view the Self-Assessment Questionnaire you completed in your Documentary Assessment stage. On your DUC Skills Assessment Portal, we have a tips section on how to pass the Electrician Technical Interview, how to prepare and how the Technical Interview works.