Painting Trades Worker Skills Assessment Australia

If you are a Painter and Decorator looking to migrate to Australia, we can assist you to obtain your Painting Trades Worker skills assessment for Australia. Painting Trades Worker ANZSCO Code 332211.

If you do not hold a relevant qualificiation as a Painter and Decorator,  you will be required to complete the AQF III in Painting and Decorating and prove a minimum of 3 years of work experience as a Painter and Decorator, so that you can go on further to gain your Painting Trades Worker skills assessment from Trades Recognition Australia (TRA) for the purpose of migrating to Australia.

If you do hold a relevant qualification, and have 3 years of work experience, click here for the Painting Trades Worker skills assessment process.

See our Frequently Asked Questions for Painting Trades Workers emigrating to Australia.

If you would like to see if you are eligible for a Skilled Visa, use our free visa points calculator and our Migration Consultants will be happy to advise on your options.

The Down Under Centre is proud to work directly with the approved assessing body for the Painter and Decorating AQF. We work closely with the assessing body to facilitate the Technical interviews and work with clients to ensure that they are ready for their RPL Qualification.

Process for Painter and Decorator AQF III

You are required to prove you are a Painter and Decorator and have the necessary skills to work as a Painter and Decorator in Australia. The cost of the Painter and Decorator AQF is $3,500.

1. Gathering your evidence for Painter and Decorator AQF III

To obtain the Painting and Decorating AQF III, you will need to prove a minimum of 3 years of work experience as a Painter and Decorator

There will be a list of mandatory documentation that you must provide and a list of useful documentation that you could include in your application. You will also need to supply contact details of work referees who can confirm your skills in the industry.

You will also need to prove that you have worked as a Painter and Decorator for a minimum of 12 months out of the last 36 months. Work experience will need to be proved via pay slips, invoices, bank statements, statements of service and more. You also need to make sure you supply photo/video evidence of you completing duties and tasks as a Painter and Decorator.

Down Under Centre Agency Service £600 + VAT

The Down Under Centre can offer an Agency Service to assist you in gathering your evidence for the Australian Qualification, as it is considered to be the most difficult stage of your visa application. Please call us on 0203 376 1555 to enquire about our agency service and how it can specifically help you.

2. Technical Interview for Painter and Decorator AQF III

Your assessor will review the information and evidence you have provided and begin to match your skills to the units/subjects in the qualification and organise an online technical interview. You will be required to answer industry related questions to identify your current skills as a Painter and Decorator.

Once you have successfully completed, you will obtain your Certificate III in Painting and Decorating and can then move on to complete the Painting Trades Worker skills assessment Australia.

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Painting Trades Worker skills assessment Australia process

The Down Under Centre can work with you to submit your Painting Trades Worker skills assessment application to Trades Recognition Australia (TRA), where we advise and collect the required documentation and liaise with TRA on your behalf.

The TRA Painting Trades Worker skills assessment is a paper-based application only and the fee is set at $795.

Call us on 0203 376 1555 to discuss how we can assist you.

Free Australia Visa Points Calculator

Complete our free points calculator to check your eligibility for a visa to migrate to Australia as a Painting Trades Worker.

Painting Trades 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. Jobs are being posted every day.

Current painting jobs in Australia:

  • Painters required in Townsville, Queensland with 75 houses currently under construction. This is a full-time role, and the employer is currently looking for two people with commercial and residential painting experience. All materials will be supplied, and the employer is offering a sponsorship.

Painting Trades Workers emigrating to Australia FAQs

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 Painting Trades Worker, and have the relevant skills to match the Australian guidelines. 

The Down Under Centre have many years’ experience of working with Painting Trade workers, have developed software to assist with the process, and have the staff to hold your hand throughout the Painting Trades skills assessment process Australia.

You also get the opportunity to speak with other Painters who have gone through the skills assessment process via our exclusive Facebook Group.

Migrating to Australia as a Painting Trade Worker 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.

Your TRA Painting Trades 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 a Painting Trades Worker in Australia will depend on the current job market.

The Down Under Centre works with many Australian employers who want English speaking, skilled migrants. Employers hire Painting Trades Workers moving to Australia via our DUC Employment Hub. The DUC Employment Hub will also explain how Painting Trades Workers can prepare for their move to Australia. 

Our Relocation Team in Australia can also help with employment opportunities.

If you have a UK qualification as a Painting Trades Worker and do not need the AQF III for the visa, then you may want to consider still completing obtaining the AQF III as this will help when you are looking for jobs in Australia.

If you are a Painting Trades Worker hoping to migrate to Australia, you need to be between 18 and 45 years old. However at age 18, Painting Trade Workers will not have yet achieved the necessary qualifications and experience to prove their competence. Painting Trade Workers 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 Painting Trades Worker skills assessment for Australia (and are under 45 years of age) this would add 10 points. 

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 Painters and skilled migrants seeking employer sponsorship.

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

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