spouse IT qualification
Nov 24th 2002, 6:59 pm
#1
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spouse IT qualification
Hello,
We should be able to get in to Australia on my husbands merits alone
(qualified chef with lots of experience) but I wanted to find out if our
chances would be bettered if I have my qualification assessed by the
Australian Computer Society.
I have been working in IT support / security for the past 6 years but have
no formal qualification and I'm not sure if an application for assessment
under the RBL (Recognized Prior Learning) section would even be successful.
If anyone does have any comment on this it would be highly appreciated.
Also another question with regards to the location of an applicant, does it
make a difference if we apply from Canada (not many application to
Australia) or, let's say India (lots of applications) ?
Sabine
We should be able to get in to Australia on my husbands merits alone
(qualified chef with lots of experience) but I wanted to find out if our
chances would be bettered if I have my qualification assessed by the
Australian Computer Society.
I have been working in IT support / security for the past 6 years but have
no formal qualification and I'm not sure if an application for assessment
under the RBL (Recognized Prior Learning) section would even be successful.
If anyone does have any comment on this it would be highly appreciated.
Also another question with regards to the location of an applicant, does it
make a difference if we apply from Canada (not many application to
Australia) or, let's say India (lots of applications) ?
Sabine
Nov 25th 2002, 2:55 am
#2
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Joined: May 2002
Location: NSW
Posts: 5,464
Re: spouse IT qualification
> Originally posted by Shongololo
> We should be able to get in to Australia on my husbands merits
> alone (qualified chef with lots of experience) but I wanted to find
> out if our chances would be bettered if I have my qualification
> assessed by the Australian Computer Society.
If you meet the basic requirements yourself, you will be able to claim 5 points for spouse skills. The extra 5 points will give you a buffer in case the passmark is raised and applied to all pending applications as well (although this was not the case when the last points revision was made this year).
Other than that, it will not assist you in hastening your application processing just because you have a higher points score.
> Also another question with regards to the location of an applicant,
> does it make a difference if we apply from Canada (not many
> application to Australia) or, let's say India (lots of applications) ?
All skilled applications go directly to Adelaide, so it doesn't really matter where you're residing now, as you cannot pick and choose where to apply to.
Peter
> We should be able to get in to Australia on my husbands merits
> alone (qualified chef with lots of experience) but I wanted to find
> out if our chances would be bettered if I have my qualification
> assessed by the Australian Computer Society.
If you meet the basic requirements yourself, you will be able to claim 5 points for spouse skills. The extra 5 points will give you a buffer in case the passmark is raised and applied to all pending applications as well (although this was not the case when the last points revision was made this year).
Other than that, it will not assist you in hastening your application processing just because you have a higher points score.
> Also another question with regards to the location of an applicant,
> does it make a difference if we apply from Canada (not many
> application to Australia) or, let's say India (lots of applications) ?
All skilled applications go directly to Adelaide, so it doesn't really matter where you're residing now, as you cannot pick and choose where to apply to.
Peter
Nov 25th 2002, 12:08 pm
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Re: spouse IT qualification
Thanks Peter :-)
"ptlabs" wrote in message
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> > Originally posted by Shongololo
> > We should be able to get in to Australia on my husbands merits
> > alone (qualified chef with lots of experience) but I wanted to find
> > out if our chances would be bettered if I have my qualification
> > assessed by the Australian Computer Society.
> If you meet the basic requirements yourself, you will be able to claim 5
> points for spouse skills. The extra 5 points will give you a buffer in
> case the passmark is raised and applied to all pending applications as
> well (although this was not the case when the last points revision was
> made this year).
> Other than that, it will not assist you in hastening your application
> processing just because you have a higher points score.
> > Also another question with regards to the location of an applicant,
> > does it make a difference if we apply from Canada (not many
> > application to Australia) or, let's say India (lots of applications) ?
> All skilled applications go directly to Adelaide, so it doesn't really
> matter where you're residing now, as you cannot pick and choose where
> to apply to.
> Peter
> --
> Go to http://www.austimeline.com/ to check Australian visa timelines.
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
"ptlabs" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> > Originally posted by Shongololo
> > We should be able to get in to Australia on my husbands merits
> > alone (qualified chef with lots of experience) but I wanted to find
> > out if our chances would be bettered if I have my qualification
> > assessed by the Australian Computer Society.
> If you meet the basic requirements yourself, you will be able to claim 5
> points for spouse skills. The extra 5 points will give you a buffer in
> case the passmark is raised and applied to all pending applications as
> well (although this was not the case when the last points revision was
> made this year).
> Other than that, it will not assist you in hastening your application
> processing just because you have a higher points score.
> > Also another question with regards to the location of an applicant,
> > does it make a difference if we apply from Canada (not many
> > application to Australia) or, let's say India (lots of applications) ?
> All skilled applications go directly to Adelaide, so it doesn't really
> matter where you're residing now, as you cannot pick and choose where
> to apply to.
> Peter
> --
> Go to http://www.austimeline.com/ to check Australian visa timelines.
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
Nov 25th 2002, 12:57 pm
#4
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Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 297
Re: spouse IT qualification
Originally posted by Shongololo
.....I have been working in IT support / security for the past 6 years but have no formal qualification and I'm not sure if an application for assessment under the RBL (Recognized Prior Learning) section would even be successful.
.....I have been working in IT support / security for the past 6 years but have no formal qualification and I'm not sure if an application for assessment under the RBL (Recognized Prior Learning) section would even be successful.
Remember that you now need to have at least 6yrs of experience, and if your RPL application is successful, they will count some of your years experience towards the 'learning' objective. Then they will give a date from which they believe you will have met the requirements of RPL, and more than likely that will take out a chunk of time from your 6yrs experience. Have a look through the ACS guidelines for more details regarding experience required, and also through the DIMIA application guidelines for experience required if your skills are assessed to be valid by ACS.
