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Update to TRA Assessment Review Policy – September 2025

Trades Recognition Australia (TRA) has updated its Assessment Review Policy, effective September 2025.

The importance of removing personal information such as Tax File Numbers (TFN) from Trades Recognition Australia (TRA) Skills Assessment supporting documents

TRA has recently updated its Applicant Guidelines to: · ensure that applicants and their authorised representatives protect information that is not required to complete a skills assessment. For example, Australian Tax File Numbers (TFNs) or bank…

The Office of the Migration Agents Registration (OMARA) Consumer Guide

The Office of the Migration Agents Registration (OMARA) have recently produced a Consumer Guide. 

TRA supports skills assessments for the new Skills in Demand Visa

We wish to update you with the following new Skills in Demand (SID) visa. 

Prioritising and streamlining Skills Assessment for the Construction Industry

On 8th May 2024 the Hon Brendan O’Connor MP, Minister for Skills and Training announced the fast tracking of skills assessments from migrants who have building and construction-related skills. This initiative will allow migrants to assist with…

Requirements for applicants from selected automotive trades now have the option to be assessed through the Migration Skills assessment (MSA) program

From 1 April 2023, the need for the following automotive trades from qualified applicants/countries of passport were removed from having to have their skills mandatorily assessed through the Offshore Skills Assessment Program (OSAP). Applicants…