Migrants who are wanting to live and work in Australia will need to undertake an International Skills Assessment and a Trades Recognition assessment prior to entering Australia. 

International Skills Assessment
An International skills assessment is an assessment of skills carried out for the purposes of skilled migration to Australia.If you intend to migrate to Australia under a general skilled migration category you must have had your skills assessed by the relevant Australian assessing authority before lodging your application with the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA).

Trades Recognition
Trades Recognition Australia (TRA) determines whether your skills are suitable for your nominated occupation and applies the Uniform Assessment Criteria (UAC) as the standard by which a person’s skills are to be assessed. 

Can I apply?
To apply you will be required to have:-

• training and/or experience in an occupation assessed by TRA
• skills learned on the job OR through a mixture of formal training and on the job experience
• an apprenticeship, vocational traineeship OR at least 7 years of on the job experience in an electrical occupation, or 6 years in another occupation.
• applicants with Australian qualifications must have had at least 900 hours of relevant and directly related work experience.

How do I apply?
You will need to:-

• submit a completed TRA International Skills Assessment application form
• pay the correct application fee
• ensure your application is decision ready by supplying all evidence of your training and work experience