1.6. Fee Refunds Refunds will not be provided if you choose to withdraw your application or do not provide the application documents within 45 days of the date you applied online. The circumstances in which TRA will refund a payment are detailed in the TRA Payment and Refund Policy under Forms & Policy on the TRA website at . Section 2. Program Requirements and Processes The JRP is a four‐step employment‐based skills assessment program. To complete the JRP you must undertake and complete each of the steps shown in the diagram below. The following provides detailed information about the requirements of each step of the program. 2.1. Step 1: Provisional Skills Assessment (PSA) PSA, TRA verifies the authenticity of your Australian qualification, and that you have had exposure to a range of tasks and duties relevant to your nominated occupation in an Australian workplace. A successful PSA outcome can be used to apply to Home Affairs for a Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485). A successful PSA outcome is required before you can apply for step 2 (Job Ready Employment) of the JRP. If you hold a student visa at the time of applying for step 2, it must have less than 4 months remaining on the visa. You can complete steps 2 - 4 of the JRP on a Bridging Visa A while waiting for a subclass 485 visa. 2.1.1. Eligibility To be eligible for a PSA you must have: held an international student visa to study in Australia a qualification relevant to an occupation assessed by TRA, and awarded by a CRICOS RTO as a result of study in Australia evidence of a minimum of 360 of employment and/or a vocational placement relevant to your qualification and nominated occupation, completed in an Australian workplace within the three years prior to submitting a PSA application online. 2.1.2. Online Application Process To apply for the PSA, you must first register through the on TRA website for the Job Ready Program. (see Section 1.4). You should then select the Provisional Skills Assessment link, complete all the mandatory fields and
1.6. Fee Refunds Refunds will not be provided if you choose to withdraw your application or do not provide the application documents within 45 days of the date you applied online. The circumstances in which TRA will refund a payment are detailed in the TRA Payment and Refund Policy under Forms & Policy on the TRA website at . Section 2. Program Requirements and Processes The JRP is a four‐step employment‐based skills assessment program. To complete the JRP you must undertake and complete each of the steps shown in the diagram below. The following provides detailed information about the requirements of each step of the program. 2.1. Step 1: Provisional Skills Assessment (PSA) PSA, TRA verifies the authenticity of your Australian qualification, and that you have had exposure to a range of tasks and duties relevant to your nominated occupation in an Australian workplace. A successful PSA outcome can be used to apply to Home Affairs for a Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485). A successful PSA outcome is required before you can apply for step 2 (Job Ready Employment) of the JRP. If you hold a student visa at the time of applying for step 2, it must have less than 4 months remaining on the visa. You can complete steps 2 - 4 of the JRP on a Bridging Visa A while waiting for a subclass 485 visa. 2.1.1. Eligibility To be eligible for a PSA you must have: held an international student visa to study in Australia a qualification relevant to an occupation assessed by TRA, and awarded by a CRICOS RTO as a result of study in Australia evidence of a minimum of 360 of employment and/or a vocational placement relevant to your qualification and nominated occupation, completed in an Australian workplace within the three years prior to submitting a PSA application online. 2.1.2. Online Application Process To apply for the PSA, you must first register through the on TRA website for the Job Ready Program. (see Section 1.4). You should then select the Provisional Skills Assessment link, complete all the mandatory fields and
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