fraze1987

We lodged our Independant Skilled Migration application on 12th March 2004 so fall into the pre-1st July nightmare (have heard nothing by the way)! From what I can see these apps have stalled and I'm a bit worried about the validity of my skills assessment now. I passed my ACS(RPL) assessment on 20th Jan 2004 but as its only valid for 12 months is there a risk that it'll run out before the app gets to a case officer?
Thanks in advance

badri

I don' t think so all that counts is the validity of the ACS at the moment of receipt at DIMIA not after wards.

Cheers
Badri

fraze1987

Thanks for that - one less thing to worry about! Now just gotta worry that we've sold the house too early (put it on last week!) :-)

Dmartyos

Can I ask a question concerning ACS.

Did you have guidelines to go against when writing references. Ie if you are programmer did U have the details that ACS were looking for exactly?

Or did you create a typical reference & send it with the knowledge that ACS would locate you in a certain job type?

Bascially I am lost as to how to base my reference & CV against.

Thanks

fraze1987

Not sure what you mean when you say "writing references". As I went the RPL route I had to get references from my employers that covered a minimum of 6 years - they do give details of what the reference must contain in the guidelines. From memory its something like - must be on headed note paper, must have a contact name and number for the person giving the request, must contain your job title and 5 main duties and must contain your annual wage.
You obviously can't write these yourself, they must come from your employer. Is that what you mean?
Fraze

Dmartyos

Fraze

Thanks, yep this is what I mean. The references which are written by your former companies.

For me personally getting the references are not a problem, my worry is that the reference does not link against my job spec in ACS.

I am looking to apply against System Designer (Business Analyst). I match the edu/experience & can confirm this in the ref, from former managers.

But Where can I find a specific ACS guideline which shows all the ACS & the different job types with specific requirements from them?

Cheers for the help

fraze1987

I dont think they give much help on the exact guidelines required for any particular ASCO code (at least I never found it when I applied). I think the only info available is the Guidelines PDF avaiable from their website. If you've been doing the job then you should have no problem matching the references/CV to the ASCO code.
Even if your experience doesn't match System Designer, the ACS may assess you against a different ASCO code of their choosing. I've seen some cases like this on timeline (www.austimeline.com)
HTH

Dmartyos

Got it cheers, I just didnt know if I was missing something out or not looking in the correct place. So I will have a look at these guidelines & check them against my references. Its looking good enough not to have to go through agency after all.

Good luck