Roposh

Dear All,

I am new to this forum and this is my first ever post. I intend to apply for Australian immigration and for that i have been exploring options for quite long. Please have a look at my brief profile below;
Age: 30, IELTS: 7 (in each module), Qualification: Masters in Economics (16 years of education), Experience: Over 6 years as Risk Manager at leading commercial Bank of Pakistan and over 5 years part-time experience as real estate agent.

My only problem is that my basic profession i.e. Risk Manager (Banker) does not fall under any SOL and that's why I have decided to apply for 190 (Western Australia) since they do have the category of Real Estate Representative in their SOL. But before i do that, I would like to have your feedback on the following;

1) Whether my part-time working experience of over 5 years at one of the leading Real Estate Developer and Builder Company as ‘Real Estate Representative’ qualifies me to claim points for work experience when at the same time I have also been working full time as a Risk Manager (Banker) at a commercial Bank? In week days, I work for almost 2 hours a day as a Real Estate Representative but since most of the real estate property related business take place on Saturdays and Sundays so I work almost 8 hours a day on Weekends that makes up the total working hours of around 25 hours/week.

Please note that I do not have any licensing or registration as a real estate represnetative because neither is required here in pakistan.

2) When I apply to VETASSESS for skill assessment then do I have to provide document pertaining to real estate profession only or should I provide documentation about my banking experience as well?

3) Based on my profile, do you suggest me any other category/option for immigration?

Looking forward o your response.

Regards,

Roposh

Roposh

Hi,
I intend to apply for assessment to vetassess for 'Real Estate Representative', however, before doing that just wanted to confirm if the registration or licensing is a pre-requisite/ must for applying under the 'Real Estate Representative' Category.

I'll appreciate if someone can clarify this and save me the time and money to apply for skill assessment.

regards,
ROPOSH

Pollyana

Moved to its own thread as you are more likely to get help that way

Roposh

thanks pollyana!
Looking forward to the responses from the forum members.

Roposh

anyone??

Bermudashorts

Your case sounds very odd indeed. A Risk Manager in Banking by day and also a full time RE rep? Can you prove these hours? I would suggest a professional consultation.

pumpkin blossom

He actually said part time 25 hours a week.

As far as I have been told, which maybe totally wrong, I think you need a degree to be a real estate representative here.
Have a good look at the job description on immigrations website and see what it says.

I would be surprised if you could get in this way though.

Bermudashorts

Yes I know, but 25 hours a week as well as having another full time job as a Risk Manager? That is why I asked could hours be proved.

Roposh

Thanks everyone!
@Bermudashorts I know thats why I have sought opinion on the matter. Actually, real estate business is like a family thing so there is no trouble in getting the reference letters, other documents etc. However, the main question is whether VETASSESS shall accept this or not?

Dorothy

The question was not whether you could get letters from your family, the question was CAN YOU PROVE YOUR 25 HOURS PER WEEK AS A REAL ESTATE REPRESENTATIVE? Do you have tax returns, pay slips, etc to prove you worked as a real estate rep those hours? A letter from a family member is not going to hold nearly the same weight at official government documentation that you actually did the job. My family could write me a letter saying I have worked for them for 5 years as a company director if I asked them to. The problem is that I have no backup proof of that.

pumpkin blossom

Why not contact vetassess and ask?

uzi

Apparently you can't, since its part time occupation for you.

See this.

Even if it was your fulltime employment, you probably don't need to submit your other experience for assessment purposes.