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Originally Posted by kaz101
Hi Joanne,
Congratulations on finding another way to get in!
What's pathway D and E? I'm not familiar with those terms?
How long did it take for you to get approval in the end?
When are you moving over? And to where?
Regards,
Karen
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Hello Karen.
Skill Pathways D and E are (or more accurately was in the case of Skill Pathway D) options by which trade skilled applicants can secure a positive migration skills assessment from Trades Recognition Australia.
Skill Pathway D was the pathway by which individuals without a formal apprenticeship or qualifications and who had acquired their competencies through on the job training were able to obtain a positive assessment from TRA. This was typically achieved through the submission of references and Stat Decs.
Due to a significant number of fraudulent applications being submitted Skill Pathway D was removed without notice early in September last year:
Go Matilda - Your Gateway to Australia - News
Skill Pathway E is the pathway for those who have acquired an AQF Certificate III. An AQF Cert III can be obtained following a workplace assessment by a recognised assessor - organisations such as Trade Train and Silver Trowel are attending the UK regularly to assess certain of the construction trades, and we are aware of other assessors that are assessing cooks/chefs (in the UK), and floor finishers (in Melbourne).
With an AQF Cert III and 4 years of relevant and demonstrable work experience trade skills applicants can reasonably contemplate a positive skills assessment from TRA.
More details about TRA's Skill Pathways are here:
http://www.workplace.gov.au/NR/rdonl...tember2007.pdf
Note that separate work experience considerations must also come into play when lodging a general skilled visa application.
Hope this helps.
Best regards.