steve`o

1.2
Australian Recognised Trade Certificate
summary
The ARTC is a trade certificate that recognises the holder as a tradesperson in a specified
electrical or metal trade or trades. It is for Australian residents who have not otherwise completed an Australian
apprenticeship in that trade. The decision to grant an ARTC is made by a Local Committees (LC) consisting
of employer, employee and Australian Government representatives.

ARTC applications are assessed against the requirements of the Tradespersons’ Rights Regulation Act 1946
(the Act) and the Criteria and Guidelines developed by the Central Committees
(CC), again consisting of employer, employee and Australian Government representatives.
IMPORTANT
: The ARTC is not a migration skills assessment. If you have previously
undertaken a migration skills assessment, the outcome of that assessment
does not automatically entitle you to an ARTC
.
Is this the right skills assessment pathway for me?
Applying for an ARTC is not the only way that you can have your skills recognised
in an electrical or metal trade
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you can also apply to a Registered Training Organisation (RTO). An DII CC SRTE
Australian Recognised Trade Certificate Applicant Guidelines Page 6
RTO can assess your skills against industry endorsed training package requirements. They
can then issue you a qualification (or statement of attainment) under the Australian
Qualifications Framework. They may also be able to provide you with gap training, if
necessary. You should choose which type of recognition best suits your needs, taking into account:
•
licensing requirements
•
your
employment
requirements
•
your employer’s requirements (if you are currently employed)
•
your future training, development and career expectations.




2.4
Eligibility for an Australian Recognised Trade Certificate
To be granted an ARTC, you must be able to demonstrate
that you:
•
are an Australian permanent resident
or citizen , hold a New Zealand Passport or hold a
visa that allows you to temporarily reside and work in your trade in Australia
•
reside in Australia
•
have sufficient English language skills to perform the work
of the trade safely in Australia
•
have sufficient training and experience to meet the requirements of the Criteria and
Guidelines and the Act
•
have com pleted the requirements of the Offshore Technical Skills
Record (OTSR) if one has been issued to you
•
under take all steps in the assessment process including, where applicable, a technical
interview, trade test or other action requested by an LC
•
are currently capable of performing the work of your trade in Australia.





If you have started the Offshore Technical Skills Recognition (OTSR) process, you complete that process. OTSR holders who wish to apply for an Australian Recognised Trade Certificate (ARTC) will need to provide evidence to the Local Committee that they have completed both the Australian context training and a period of supervised employment to establish they are capable of performing the full range of duties of a tradesperson in their nominated trade in Australia. If applicants have not met the OTSR requirements, the relevant Local Committee will be notified. Where a Local Committee determines that the evidence before them indicates that an applicant has not completed the required training and experience, they will not grant an ARTC.

taken from the artc website

it would seem to me that getting here on an ostr for migration purposes and then applying for an artc is now not going to be worth the hassle ( see highlighted sections ) and the recently hiked costs ( its tripled with an additional 1000 bucks for the trade test ) that applicants should seriously look for an rto ( registered trade organization ) in their own state and work towards a license via that route

Deyan

If somebody reside in Western Australia and wants to go with registered training organization (RTO) it is worth contacting Lillian Primerano, an RPL Coordinator at Polytechnic West, Bentley WA.

old.sparkles

In South Australia, if you go through Skilled Migrant Services / Skills for All you can get the gap training funded saving yourself $2k

steve`o

for qld i`d recommend talking to chris at qet
http://www.qet.edu.au/