Education and Training International (ETI)

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Education and Training International (ETI)
ETI is responsible for coordinating the
international activities for WA Department of
Education and Training across schools, senior
colleges and TAFEWA.
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ETI Capability
ETI has privileged access to over 20,000
education professionals and more than 5000
technical and vocational trainers and assessor.
ETI provides a single point of access for
international clients seeking Western Australias
world-class education, training and assessment
services.
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ETI Services Student Recruitment

• Product development and CRICOS registration
• Worldwide marketing
• Course/Career Counselling
• Enrolments and Administration

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ETI Services Offshore Projects

• Offshore skills assessments
• Offshore gap training to Australian standards
• Training program design and delivery

• International auspice coordination for TAFEWA
• Education and training consultancy
• Professional development study tours
• International teacher and TAFEWA staff recruitment

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Offshore projects
TAFEWA and ETI are currently managing over 50
education and training projects across

• The Gulf region
• Asia
• The Indian Ocean rim
• Africa
• Pacific Ocean countries

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Scotland
England
Nepal
China
Bangladesh
Qatar
Hong Kong
India
Mauritania
Philippines
UAE
Sri Lanka
Ghana
Singapore
Indonesia
Fiji
Botswana
Mauritius
South Africa
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Commercial Projects Offshore Skills Assessments
In response to the critical skills and labour
shortages in Western Australia, agencies sourcing
skilled international labour have engaged ETI to
conduct practical offshore skills assessment to

• Assess skills and knowledge against
• Australian standards
• Deliver gap training where necessary
• Issue Australian qualifications where
• applicable

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Offshore Skills Assessment Quality Assurance

• ETI ensures the quality and integrity of
  Australian qualifications by
• Using qualified, experienced Australian
• assessors
• Using AQTF compliant tools and
• procedures
• Ensuring assessment venues and
• equipment are AQTF compliant

Through ETIs offshore skills assessment service
employers can be confident the skills and
abilities of these overseas applicants meet
Australian workplace standards.
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Offshore Skills Assessment Example

• With Moves International, ETI using the capacity
  of TAFEWA, has conducted a number of offshore
  skills assessments for 457 long stay business
  visa candidates
• 20 welders in Bangladesh
• 70 chefs in Bangladesh and Nepal
• These workers are currently in the process of
  migrating to Australia

• Future assessments for our international clients
  in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Russia
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• Automotive Mechanics
• Construction workers
• Nurses
• Additional welder and chefs

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Offshore Skills Assessment Consortium (VETASSESS)

• The consortium members are
• Education and Training International
• representing Swan, South West
• and Great Southern TAFEs
• Kangan Batman Institute
• Victoria University
• Box Hill Institute
• Gipps TAFE

The Council of Australian Governments (COAG)
agreed to assist States and Territories to
address skills shortages. A process was
developed to make it easier for migrants applying
in the general skilled migration scheme to work
as soon as they reach Australia.
In May 2007 five Australian colleges and
institutes including ETI representing TAFEWA
formed a consortium with VETASSESS as the lead
member.
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Offshore Skills Assessment Consortium Structure
Council of Australian Governments (COAG)
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations
(DEEWR)
Offshore Skills Assessment Consortium VETASSESS
Lead Party
Box Hill TAFE
GippsTAFE
Kangan Batman TAFE
Victoria University
Education Training International (DET)
Box Hill TAFE Assessors
Kangan Batman TAFE Assessors
GippsTAFE Assessors
Victoria University Assessors
Southwest Regional College of TAFE
Swan TAFE
Great Southern TAFE
Great Southern TAFE Assessors
Southwest Regional College of TAFE Assessors
Swan TAFE Assessors
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Offshore Skills Assessment Consortium (VETASSESS)
The consortiums offshore skills assessment
service is the only skills recognition pathway
available to potential permanent skilled migrants
in 5 source countries in 15 trade occupations.
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• Trades
• General electrician
• Cable jointer
• Electrical power line tradesperson
• Refrigeration and Air-conditioning
• mechanic
• Carpenter and Joiner
• Bricklayer
• General plumber

• Trades
• Supervisor, carpentry and joinery
• tradespersons
• Supervisor, electicians
• Supervisor electrical distribution
• tradespersons
• Supervisor, tradespersons refrigeration
• and airconditioning mechanics
• Supervisor, motor mechanics
• Supervisor, bricklayers
• Supervisor, plumbers

Countries
United Kingdom Philippines India Sri Lanka South Africa
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Offshore Skills Assessment Consortium - Process
Step 4 Offshore practical skills assessment for
recommended applicants Step 5a
Qualification/Offshore Technical Skills
Record(OTSR) issued to successful candidates with
a letter for migration purposes. Step 5b
Feedback and Statement of Attainment to
unsuccessful candidates with invitation to be
reassessed
Step 1 Online self-assessment Step 2 Submit
application with supporting evidence of existing
skills, experience and qualifications Step 3
Desktop assessment by VETASSESS to determine
applicants likely to succeed in the practical
skills assessment
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Offshore Technical Skills Record

• In licensed trades an Australian qualification
  can not be issued without additional training,
  therefore an Offshore Technical Skills Record
  (OTSR) will be given to
• General Plumbers
• General Electricians
• Refrigeration and Air-conditioning Mechanics
• Cable jointers and Electrical Powerline
• tradespeople

Holders of an OTSR are entitled to a provisional
license in their industry, subject to also
meeting the non-skill license requirements. To
gain a full license, OTSR holders must undertake
gap training in Australia within a defined period.
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Offshore Skills Assessment Consortium (VETASSESS)

• To date
• More than 1250 applications for assessments
• have been received by VETASSESS
• 340 candidates have undertaken a practical skills
• assessment
• 284 candidates were successful and have received
• their qualification/OTSR
• The majority of applications have come from the
• United Kingdom with number increasing in South
• Africa

Practical assessments commenced in December 2007.
Assessment venues in each country are set up
with the relevant equipment and materials for
each trade occupation. The DEEWR Offshore
Skills Assessment Project has just concluded the
first year of a 5 year contract.
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Questions welcome
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Phil de Garis Managing Director, Education and
Training International TEL [phone]
FAX [phone] EMAIL phil.degaris_at_det.wa.edu
.au Level 2, 123 Adelaide Terrace, Perth WA 6005
For further information regarding ETI Services,
go to www.eti.wa.edu.au
For further information about the DEEWR Offshore
Skills Assessment Project, please go to
www.tradeassess.com.au