What are the requirements for a chef’s skill assessment?

Last Updated on December 18, 2022 by Ozlinks Education

What is Migration Skills Assessment?

The Migration Skills Assessment, known as the MSA, is an assessment that can be taken by individuals who are applying to the Department of Home Affairs for a skilled migration visa as part of their visa application. The goal of skills assessment is to make sure that a successful applicant has the level of skills needed for their chosen occupation. The skills assessments also give the government and the person a guarantee that their training and experience are useful and right for the Australian job market.

A skills assessment authority is an organisation that will assess whether your skills meet the standards it sets for working in a relevant ANZSCO occupation. The result of the Migration Skills Assessment will tell you if you have the level of experience and skills to work in your chosen ANZSCO occupation in Australia. Only a positive result from the MSA can be used when applying for a skills visa for migration through the Department of Home Affairs.

Do I need a skill assessment to work as a chef?

If you are a chef who wants to work in Australia, you will need to have your ANZSCO 351311: Chef occupation skill assessment. This is one of the main requirements for the subclass 482 visa application.

Trades Recognition Australia (TRA) is a business entity within the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations of the Australian government. According to the Migration Regulations of 1994, TRA is the relevant skills assessing authority for ANZSCO 351311: Chef occupation.

What are the requirements for a chef’s skill assessment?

You should take either Pathway 1 or Pathway 2 of the skills assessment process, depending on whether or not you hold an Australian qualification. You need to show proof of your work, skills, and knowledge as part of the application process. Your proof must show that you have at least the minimum amount of work experience needed for your chosen occupation (ANZSCO 351311: Chef). 

Pathway 1: Skills Assessment Requirement

If you are eligible for a chef skills assessment under Pathway 1, and you don’t have an Australian qualification. As part of the application process, you must have:

• At least 5 years of full-time or equivalent part-time work experience as a chef with no formal training
• At least 3 years of full-time or equivalent part-time work experience as a chef with relevant formal training
• Your proof must show that you worked as a chef for at least a year in the last three years and that it can be verified.

Pathway 2: Skills Assessment Requirement

If you are eligible for a chef skills assessment under Pathway 2, and you do have an Australian qualification. As part of the application process, you must have:

• An Australian qualification of Certificate IV in Commercial Cookery or;
• An Australian qualification of Certificate III in Asian Cookery
• At least 3 years of full-time or equivalent part-time work experience as a chef at the required level of skill
• Your proof must show that you worked as a chef for at least a year in the last three years and that it can be verified.

What is the skill assessment process?

The skills assessment of a chef’s is conducted in two stages, each of which is detailed in more detail below:

Skill Assessment Stage 1:

Stage 1 of Pathway 1 is the application process. If you don’t have a relevant Australian qualification, you will need to show proof of your skills and work experience.

Stage 1 of Pathway 2 is the application process. If you do have a relevant Australian Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualification and the evidence of your skills and work experience.

You are required to provide documentation and evidence in the decision-ready forms and can be verified. This evidence must show that you have the skills and experience needed for your chosen ANZSCO 351311: Chef occupation. If proof of work at a part-time job can be counted pro-rata towards the number of full-time hours needed,

If you pass Stage 1, you will receive a successful Documentary Evidence Assessment Outcome letter

Skill Assessment Stage 2:

You can proceed to Stage 2, which consists of a technical interview and is the second stage of the skill assessment process. You have two weeks from the time you get the letter containing the documentary evidence assessment outcome to pay the associated fee for your technical interview. The objective of this is to ensure that your skills evaluation will be finished within the timeframe specified by Trades Recognition Australia.

The technical interview will be carried out in English, and no interpreters are allowed. In addition to a technical interview, you are required to complete an online test on “hygiene and safe food handling” subject.

Application Fees

The following table provides an outline of the fees that are charged by TRA in accordance with it for the purpose of conducting skill assessments for the ANZSCO 351311: Chef occupation.

What will I get after the assessment?

If you successfully pass Stage 2, you’ll get the following:

• an Australian Certificate IV qualification and a Statement of Results
• a migration outcome letter if the assessment is to support your visa application.

If you are unsuccessful in Stage 2, you will receive:

• a Statement of Attainment that lists the units of competency you successfully achieved
• a Statement of Results.

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What is Chef Job description?

A chef is in charge of the kitchen in a restaurant, hotel, club, cafe, or catering business. Chefs have a wide range of skills and knowledge about preparing food for a number of different cuisines. They are in charge of making menus, preparing dishes, and coordinating the work of the rest of the kitchen staff.

Chef’s job duties

• planning and preparing menus for a variety of cuisines
• prepare all types of foods from appetizers to main dishes and desserts
• plan, cost and prepare menus
• ordering, storing, and maintaining items
• storing different ingredients and foods.
• managing, training and leading staff in commercial kitchens
• manage finances and budgets
• keep informed of trends and changes in the hospitality industry
• working safely and following workplace hygiene procedures in their kitchens
• implement and monitor food safety guidelines and workplace health and safety (WHS) practices

Why do I need help with skill assessment?

Each assessing authority that evaluates skills has its own set of rules, procedures, and time limits. The criteria are backed by an assessing authority and will apply to your chosen ANZSCO occupation from the Skilled Occupation List (SOL). The assessing authority will evaluate your chosen occupation based on professional standards.

Ozlinks Education and Career Services is an agency that helps people understand what the skill assessment requirements are. Based on the ANZSCO occupation you’ve chosen, we’ll be able to find the right assessing authority and tell you what they need. We have a lot of experience in document checking, so you can be sure you’ve done everything you need to do for the skills assessment application criteria and give yourself the best chance of getting a positive result.

If you need help with the skill assessments for the ANZSCO 351311: Chef occupation, either the Chef Asian Cookery ANZSCO 351411 or the Chef Commercial Cookery ANZSCO 351311, we can help you. Click here to get in touch with us.

 

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