Reassessments, Reviews, Reissues & Feedback for trade occupations.

If your original skills assessment identified skills gaps and you have since completed additional training and/or employment to address these gaps, you can apply for a reassessment. Reassessment applications must be lodged within 12 months of receiving the original skills assessment outcome letter. After this time, you will have to submit a new application.

When requesting a reassessment, you will need to provide evidence of completing additional training and/or employment. You must supply new evidence for your application to be accepted.

If you apply for a reassessment of the Pathway 1 technical assessment, you will only be reassessed on the units of competency where you received an RPL-NG (Recognition of Prior Learning Not Granted) result in your Record of Results.

Before undertaking a reassessment, you should increase your skills and knowledge in these units. You can do this through formal training and/or gaining practical experience.

If you disagree with your assessment outcome, you may request a review of the assessment decision. You must apply for a review within 28 calendar days of receiving an unsuitable skills assessment outcome.

The purpose of the review is to determine whether your skills assessment outcome was correctly decided based on the evidence submitted with your original application. 

Please note: 

• You must provide a cover letter explaining the reasons for requesting a review. Review requests submitted without a cover letter will not be accepted. 
• You cannot include additional employment or training completed since your original application. 
• Any documents that were not submitted with your original application will only be considered in exceptional circumstances. 
• If you wish to include additional documentation for consideration, reassessment may be a more appropriate option. 

When you request a review, we will allocate your application to an assessor who did not participate in your original assessment. The assessor will review the evidence you submitted with your original application and determine if the correct assessment outcome was made. 

If you request a review of the technical or practical assessment, the assessor will only complete a desktop review of the original assessment decision. Video re-submission, technical interview or practical assessment are not available as part of the review process and can only be undertaken through a reassessment.

If you are unsure whether a review or reassessment is the most appropriate option for your circumstances, please contact us at tradeassess@vetassess.com.au.