News & Updates

How can I prepare for my technical interview?
If you work in a trade occupation, your assessment will include a technical interview.
In a technical interview, an assessor will ask you a range of questions about the skills and knowledge required to work in your occupation.

Proof of identity requirements
From 15 June 2021, applicants will need to provide at least three types of identity document when applying for a skills assessment for professional occupations. This is due to updated requirements from the Australian Government.

VETASSESS and AHRI partner on assessment criteria
VETASSESS and the Australian HR Institute (AHRI) have signed a memorandum of understanding to further develop industry skills assessment standards in the human resource sector.

What to expect in a VETASSESS interview
Sometimes we need to conduct an interview as part of the Skills Assessment process for general professional occupations.

Building information modelling transforms construction
Building Information Modelling is a technology game-changer for the building and construction industry and employers are increasingly seeking people with expertise in this field.

VETASSESS and eWorks host the Australian Government’s International Skills Training program
VETASSESS and its online arm, eWorks, will provide ongoing program hosting services to the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations’s International Skills Training courses for teachers.

VETASSESS launches Recognition of Prior Learning
VETASSESS has launched its Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) service for individuals and businesses, in an updated version that allows RPL to be completed online.

Have your skills recognised and be awarded a nationally recognised qualification
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.

Independent assessment: raising confidence in vocational education and training
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.

How to address skills gaps
The demand for skills is growing exponentially around the world as prosperity increases and the pace of technological change forces new ways of working.

Updated assessment criteria for social professionals
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.

5 tips for a Priority Processing Application
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.