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Trade skills assessmentGetting it right for international markets
Michele Lucas Manager, Skills Recognition International
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Promoting skills recognition & labour mobility
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25 trade occupations in 12 countries340 professional occupations
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Skilled trade workers needed
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Applicant profile:
• have 5 years in their trade
• are predominantly male, aged between 25-40
• have international experience
• may or may not have formal qualifications
• wish to migrate for economic reasons
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Assessing international skilled workers
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Quality assurance
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Skilled welders — Case study
• Australia has a shortage of skilled welders
• Welding qualification is Certificate III in Engineering
• Approximately 36 competency standards
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Overview─ Assessment process
Assessed against Australian industry standards
Two-stage process applied
Benchmarks ─ AQF qualifications and units of competency
Documentaryevidence check
Practical assessment
Formal skills recognition Qualification issued to
successful candidates
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Stage 1: Documentary evidence check
Candidate submits evidence
Assessor reviews evidence
Proves their skills & knowledge against the qualification
Does the applicant have: 5 years’ skilled employment in their occupation the current technical skills and knowledge to meet
the Australian qualification requirements?
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Building a picture of competence
Resume
National welding qualification
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Building a picture of competence
Welding Test Certificate
Welding Performance Record
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Building a picture of competence
Structural Fabricator Certificate
Subic Shipyard and Engineering Inc.employee reference
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Building a picture of competence
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Stage 2. Practical assessment
• Both knowledge and practical performance assessment
• In-country assessment venues
• Takes 7-8 hours
• Conducted in English
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Safety briefing
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Practical assessment tasks
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• Job safety analysis
• MIG welding
• TIG welding
• Stick welding
• Interpreting engineering drawings
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Performance criteria applied
Performance specifications are used to evaluate and document what an individual can do.
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Performance observations
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Produce a fillet weld using Flux core welding Yes/No
Selected and used correct welding tools & equipment
Used correct arc length
Used correct filler wires / electrodes
Adjusted amperage correctly
Welds completed within tolerances of + or – 1 mm (leg length)
Welds free of defects, E.g. slags & inclusions, contaminations
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Assessment outcome
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Successful outcome
Unsuccessful outcome
Nationally recognised qualification
• Partial qualification• Advice about training & further employment
experience required
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Challenges (1)
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Practical assessments resource-intensive & costly
Comparability of international qualifications
Culturally-specific assessment standards
Rapidly changing industries
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Challenges (2)
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Breadth of Australian qualifications
Trade occupations differ across borders
Lack of English of applicants
Recruiting skilled assessors
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