susanbro Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 Has anyone every had a failed skilled assessment from TRA that they took to appeal? If so what was the outcome after appeal and how long did it take? Thanks, Susan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dano169 Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 Sorry to hear that. I'm just at the beginning of the process and I am a painter and decorator to. Do they give you a reason for the fail? Can you appeal it then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bestie85 Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 I'm an electrician, I did a skills assessment i've never heard of appealing against it, I thought you just had to go back and do the particular part you failed? like with my trade it might be testing, fault finding, safe isolation etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbro Posted May 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 @Dano169 my OH is a painter but didn't have his trade papers so had to do the AQF 3 to be able to submit to TRA. They said they didn't recognise the company he did it with which is clearly an error as they are an RTO. Just can't o through another 3 month wait if it takes as long as the original application. @Bestie85 not sure about the process for electricians xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dano169 Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 Hi Susan, That's a pain so do you have to go through the whole TRA process again then? I'm doing my AQF now with a company called ACTS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbro Posted May 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 @Dano169 We can appeal at a cost of $900, we'll do that 1st though if it fails for same reason we may need to look at another RTO to do the AQF again. Good luck with yours xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 I would speak to a good registered migration agent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Druid Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Its been a long time since I did TRA and failed using a particular migration agent who I wont name, but I ended up changing migration agents, I switched to Go Matilda, Allan had a guy on his books that used to work for TRA, I didnt appeal the initial TRA finding, we just resubmitted and passed, not sure if Go Matilda still has this guy on their books but he was brilliant, might be worth talking to GM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbro Posted May 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Thanks @verystormy & @Druid - we are currently with Overseas Migration and spoke with our agent this morning who is convinced this is has just been an inexperienced assessor and is confident this decision will be overturned on appeal. Just can't deal with another 60 working days wait as this isn't our fault and we may now have a lost a job over it as I don't see them waiting till Oct/Nov for my OH xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbro Posted May 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 For anyone that's interested or suffers the same fate as us, our appeal was posted on 19th May and we got an acknowledgement email today 27th May and have been advised it's another 60 working days wait - which means we're talking w.c 17th August xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellen Hughes Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 For anyone that's interested or suffers the same fate as us, our appeal was posted on 19th May and we got an acknowledgement email today 27th May and have been advised it's another 60 working days wait - which means we're talking w.c 17th August xx Thats a bit of a nightmare . I hope the appeal comes out in your favour, good luck x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benj1980 Posted May 27, 2015 Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Hope it all works out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbro Posted June 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Thanks @Ellen Hughes & @benj1980 Spoke to our agent the other day and they are pretty confident it will be quicker than 12 weeks, more likely 6ish weeks. Fingers and toes crossed xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellen Hughes Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Thanks @Ellen Hughes & @benj1980 Spoke to our agent the other day and they are pretty confident it will be quicker than 12 weeks, more likely 6ish weeks.Fingers and toes crossed xx Lets hope it is 6ish weeks, fingers crossed for you :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benj1980 Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 I sort of know how it feels, after my initial teacher registration was rejected. Got it eventually with a bit more evidence. It's very frustrating when you start planning away almost assuming that you'll pass through with no issues and you have a stumbling block. Actually it feels like bit of an insult! At least you'll know where you stand in a few weeks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbro Posted June 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 I sort of know how it feels, after my initial teacher registration was rejected. Got it eventually with a bit more evidence. It's very frustrating when you start planning away almost assuming that you'll pass through with no issues and you have a stumbling block. Actually it feels like bit of an insult! At least you'll know where you stand in a few weeks... I agree with you there. My OH is a great decorator, he also does estimating and supervises a team so that was a total slap in the face. Fingers crossed we get it on appeal and are not held back any longer than necessary xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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