Are you planning to migrate to Australia as a skilled worker?
Before you start the journey you will have to clear an important step: that is to have your skills assessed. Your skills will be assessed by an organisation like VETASSESS.
This organisation is mainly responsible for checking the skills. Plus, qualifications of skilled workers and professionals. However, this service is not cost-free. VETASSESS charges some fees for assessing your qualifications. Recently they have updated their fee structure. In this article, we will discuss this fee update and how it can impact the overall cost.
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What is VETASSESS?
VETASSESS is an Australian organisation that evaluates the skills of people who want to work in Australia. This institution mainly focuses on assessing the skills of professions and general occupations. The evaluation process is necessary. It helps to ensure that your skills and qualifications meet the requirements set by the Australian government.
Generally, VETASSESS offers two kinds of skill assessments. One is for general occupations and the other one is for trade occupations. If you are a professional, for example, a doctor, a teacher, or an accountant. VETASSESS will assess your academic credentials. Work history. Practical skills and English language proficiency.
How Does VETASSESS Help Professionals?
VETASSESS can help a lot if you are in a field like IT, Engineering, or accounting.
It provides an official skills assessment that you can use to make your visa application stronger. Having this official assessment in your application will show the employers that you meet Australian standards. VETASSESS assessment will also make it easier for you to find jobs in Australia.
This is because employers desire candidates who have been assessed and verified by VETASSESS. It gives them a guarantee that you have the necessary skills for the job. This assessment will also work as proof that you’re qualified for the job. VETASSESS can also help in your migration process. They will provide instructions on how to submit your documents and fulfil mandatory things before applying for a visa.
Fee Update of VETASSESS
Now let’s understand the core subject of this article.
Recently, VETASSESS has announced some changes to their fees. These changes apply to both professionals and general occupations. The fee has increased due to inflation and it will impact services like skill assessment and points test advice.
For general professional occupations, the fees for a skills assessment have increased a little. It now costs around AUD 1070, previously it was around AUD 1033. This increase will also be applied to your initial application and any other extra service that you may want. Extra services include priority processing, point test advice, 485 assessment, and post-485 assessment.
Point test advice was previously around AUD 293 but now it costs around AUD 304. 485 assessments have also increased. Previously it was AUD 392 and now it is AUD 406. Similarly, the fee for post-485 assessment has increased from AUD 803 to AUD 832. However, the priority processing fees remain the same at AUD 806.
So, these were the services that have slightly increased. Additionally, other fees related to VETASSESS, have also been readjusted. For example the fees for review of assessment outcomes. Review Assessment of Outcomes includes Qualification of outcome. Employment outcome. Both Qualification and Employment Outcome. Reassessment for Change of Occupation. Appeal Fee and Renewal of Skills Assessment. Qualification of outcome has jumped from AUD 320 to AUD 332.
Employment outcome was around AUD 575 but now it costs AUD 595. Both Qualification and Employment Outcomes now cost AUD 861, previously it was AUD 892. Reassessment for Change of Occupation has also changed from AUD 702 to AUD 728. If you want to appeal a decision then the current appeal fee is AUD 1020, previously it was AUD 1057. Similarly Renewal for skill adjustment has increased from AUD 446 to AUD 462. These changes are the current fee structure of VETASSESS.
Conclusion
So, in this guide, you explored what VETASSESS is. Why it is important. Its current fee structure and how it plays an important role in helping professionals and skilled workers. VETASSESS has helped a lot of people to find opportunities in Australia.
You can use it to your advantage as well. VETASSESS ensures that your qualifications and experience meet the expectations of the Australian government and employers. This official assessment will work as proof that you’re qualified for the job and also help you to hunt endless opportunities. We hope that you now have a clear understanding of the recent VETASSESS fee update.
