Many carpenters ask whether the work they do while completing a Certificate III can count toward the two years of on-the-job training required by ANZSCO for skill level 3. Our migration agent 482 visa specialists explain whether this same period counts as the skilled work experience needed for the 482 visa. Here’s what you need to know.
ANZSCO skill requirements for carpenters
Does apprenticeship training count towards on-the-job training?
How the 482 visa work‑experience requirement fits
For the 482 Temporary Skill Shortage visa, the new Skills in Demand stream requires at least one year of full-time (or equivalent part-time) post-qualification work experience within the five years prior to application. This is separate from ANZSCO’s requirement; you still need to meet the qualification or have three years of relevant experience for the occupation. However, if you have already completed the two-year on‑the‑job training as part of your Certificate III, that work counts toward both the ANZSCO skill requirement and the 482 visa’s one‑year experience requirement.
Key takeaways
- Carpenters at ANZSCO Skill Level 3 need an AQF Certificate III with at least two years on-the-job training or a Certificate IV; alternatively, three years of relevant experience can substitute for the qualification.
- The two years of practical training in a Certificate III apprenticeship count as on-the-job training and are integrated with the study program.
- The SID 482 visa reduces the work-experience requirement to one year of full-time (or equivalent part-time) work within the past five years, but you still must meet ANZSCO’s skill level requirements.
- Completing the two-year apprenticeship may satisfy both the ANZSCO training requirement and the 482 visa’s one-year work-experience requirement.
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