1.2 Provisional Skills Assessment

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The Provisional Skills Assessment (PSA) is for recent international graduates who are planning to apply for a Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485). It is also a pre-requisite for the Job Ready Program (JRP).

To be eligible, applicants must have successfully completed a qualification from a Registered Training Organisation (RTO). The study must have been in Australia and the RTO must be registered under the Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) to deliver the training.

PSA applicants must nominate an occupation for which TRA is the relevant assessing authority. The Department of Home Affairs (Home Affairs) provides information on occupations and the relevant skills assessing authority on their website: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/working-in-australia/skill-occupation-list

The objective of the PSA is to ensure an applicant has an Australian qualification:

  • at the required level
  • that is closely relevant to their nominated occupation, and
  • meets the pre-requisite requirements to participate in the Job Ready Program (JRP).