By Ramona Younan

February 2021 – It’s not enough to be good at your job to secure better opportunities in the trades sector. Employers increasingly expect to see proof in the form of a certificate of what you can do.

By Rob Thomason

February 2021 – Many of the tasks of rebuilding the economy post-COVID-19 will be performed by people with skills learned in the vocational education and training (VET) sector.

January 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic has raised many issues for people applying for an assessment of their skills for migration purposes.

By Rob Thomason

January 2021 - The demand for skills is growing exponentially around the world as prosperity increases and the pace of technological change forces new ways of working.

Welcome from
Executive Director, Rob Thomason

VETASSESS will continue its Independent Assessment pilot program with the Victorian Government in 2021. The Government is supporting the quality of apprenticeship and traineeship training by creating opportunities for independent assessments in a range of Victorian apprenticeships and traineeships.

November 2020 - The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and VETASSESS have partnered to refine the assessment criteria for social professionals seeking an assessment for migration purposes.

November 2020 - Applying for an assessment for migration purposes can feel daunting. It takes time to assemble documents and arrange proof of previous employment. It is, however, better to make the effort before submitting your application rather than decide to take your chances with incomplete documents.

October 2020 - VETASSESS has added two more occupations to its Subclass 407 Training Plans.

October 2020 - The VETASSESS Priority Processing Service enables migration agents, legal practitioners and applicants to fast-track the assessment of an application. It’s one way to get your application to the front of the queue for a skills assessment.

September 2020 -We have made some changes to the operation of skills assessments for trade occupations.