I'm not sure if the interview process works the same here.

Did WA contact you to apply for state sponsorship from your EOI?

Good point, if they did then maybe they don't care about their own rules.

I got an invitation to apply for state nomination about 12 hours after I lodged my expression of interest.

Would many jobs offer a 12 month contract without the person having a visa? Baring in mind how long a visa could take to even come through...

From what I've heard, it's very difficult to get any contract in teaching. Not in WA but friend has been lucky to get term contracts (special needs teaching at high school). Another friend is just getting cover days! (primary teacher).

Would be interesting to see how you get on, it was also my believe that they strictly enforce the schedule 2 rules, so lets see if they don't..

No, it won't be easy to get a job without a visa. It is a criteria that would be very difficult for anyone to meet.

Well fingers crossed.

Once I'm there teaching is just one avenue I can go down. Supply teaching would be fine but I have also looked into before and after school hours care, which I am over qualified for and there are plenty of job opportunities there...

Invited to apply, pay fee, fail to meet criteria, get rejected. State wins.

But if you don't meet the criteria, you wouldn't apply and if you did, you'd expect to be rejected. (not saying that's the case for the OP, just a response to tramps mate's comment)

I don't think that States include tricks in their criteria, in the hope of snagging an application fee or two!

Me neither. But I am puzzled as to why WA invited OP to reply when she doesn't meet the criteria they set.

Note to self: Don't FIGJAM yourself about being a good teacher and then do this.

Haha... Fair enough!

Probably more to do with typing on an iPhone than anything else...

I feel a lot of hostility in this thread.
I have read all the fine print and it does say "may" require a 12 month contract. I emailed them prior to sending off my application and they once again said may...

Fingers crossed anyways...

There is no hostility. You are possibly interpreting people being honest with you as being hostile because it is not what you want to hear.

Back to the 12 month contract thing. Clearly you have access to information others do not. I could only find the attached, which does not say *may* it states that an employment contract is a must.

Would you be able to provide a link to the fine print you have seen? There are probably hundreds of people that are not applying as they assume they need to meet the published criteria.

http://www.migration.wa.gov.au/SiteC...2014%20(4).pdf

Well this was from an email

Dear Steven

Thank you for your email.
If you are invited to make an application for State nomination from Western Australia you may require a contract of employment.

Also when applying for state nomination it asks if you have a 12 contract offer. I ticked no and it still let me apply, however there were several other key areas, such as skills assessment, funds etc which had to be ticked as yes in order move further.

I have read examples of people being granted the 190 without a contract despite being on schedule. Let's hope I'm one of these people.

I really think you are interpreting that email reply incorrectly. It is true that an applicant *may* require a job offer; if they are on schedule one they don't, on schedule two they do i.e. it "may" be required.

Here is another link on WA site, it uses the same sentence as you got in your email ... read the next sentence.

http://www.migration.wa.gov.au/skill...onsorship.aspx

No I am going to have to ask. What does FIGJAM mean?