TSS & OSAP Skills Assessment

About William Angliss Institute and Skills Assessment Services

William Angliss Institute is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO), as appointed and authorised Trades Recognition Australia (TRA) to assess and conduct Skills Assessments for both the Temporary Skills Shortage (TSS) Skills Assessment Program and Offshore Skills Assessment Program (OSAP). The Skills Assessment determines if you have the skills and experience necessary to work in Australia at the trade level for your occupation.

The TSS Skills Assessment Program pathway is for candidates applying for a Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa who work in a nominated occupation and who hold a passport from a nominated country or Special Administrative Region (SAR).

The OSAP Program pathway is for candidates applying for a Skilled Migration visa (excluding 485 and TSS visas) to work in a nominated occupation. Applicants who are not required by the Department of Home Affairs to attain a Skills Assessment as part of their visa conditions, but wish to do so, may opt to apply under the OSAP pathway. Applicants do not need to be offshore to apply for the OSAP pathway.

List of Occupations for Skills Assessment

William Angliss Institute is authorised by Trades Recognition Australia (TRA) to perform Skills Assessments for the following trade occupations:

• 351411 COOK – SIT30821 Certificate III in Commercial Cookery
• 351311 CHEF – SIT40521 Certificate IV in Kitchen Management
• 351112 PASTRYCOOK (Cake and Pastry) – FBP30321 Certificate III in Cake and Pastry
• 351112 PASTRYCOOK (Patisserie) – SIT31021 Certificate III in Patisserie
• 351311 PASTRY CHEF – SIT40721 Certificate IV in Patisserie
• 351111 BAKER – FBP30421 Certificate III in Bread Baking

Why apply with William Angliss Institute?

• No fee and no obligation Pre-assessment and eligibility check before you apply
• Qualified assessors with extensive industry training & assessment experience
• Receive an Australian qualification* recognised by Australian and International employers

^{*Pathway 1 candidates only}

How to Apply

Submit high-resolution colour scans of all your original documentary evidence via WeTransfer (free version) to skills.assessment@angliss.edu.au for your Pre-assessment and Eligibility Check. You should provide a detailed CV, letters of employment, payslips, workplace menus, education qualifications, and your passport. Please refer to the Document Checklist for the full list of documents required to commence your Pre-Assessment.

Once we have reviewed your Pre-Assessment documentation, we will provide you with your Pre-Assessment outcome via email with further instructions on how to proceed with your Skills Assessment application.

Am I Eligible to Apply for Skills Assessment?

To apply for Skills Assessment with William Angliss Institute, you will need to meet the following requirements:

• Have current culinary experience, skills and knowledge in Western cuisine.
• Be employed in your nominated occupation in a full-time paid capacity for a minimum of 12 months within the past 3 years prior to lodging your application.
• Have original and verifiable documentary evidence for current and all previous education, training and employment completed (i.e. employment letters, employment contracts, payslips, income statements, tax returns, award certificates and transcripts, etc)
• To apply for Skills Assessment as a COOK, PASTRYCOOK, or BAKER:
  • If you have undertaken formal culinary training, you must have a minimum of 3 years of relevant full-time paid work experience.
  • If you have not undertaken any formal culinary training, you will need a minimum of 5 years of relevant full-time paid work experience.
• To apply for Skills Assessment as a CHEF or PASTRY CHEF:
  • You should ideally be currently operating as a Senior Chef with kitchen management responsibilities for a minimum of 12 months in a paid full-time capacity. There should also be evidence of your cumulative work experience (minimum 5 years full-time if you do not have relevant formal culinary training, or 3 years if you do), progressing from being a qualified Cook/Commis Chef, to Chef de Partie, to Senior Chef de Partie/Junior Sous/Sous Chef/Head Chef.
  • You will required to demonstrate your competency and provide evidence of your kitchen management duties and responsibilities in areas such as planning and monitoring cooking operations, managing finances within a budget, designing and costing menus, catering for special dietary requirements, and writing staff rosters.

For a list of Frequently Asked Questions, please refer to the FAQs page.

TRA Fees Summary

 Please refer to the TRA Fees Structure section for a more comprehensive guide.

Skills Assessment Process Summary

Step 1: Pre-Assessment

Submit your documentary evidence via WeTransfer to skills.assessment@angliss.edu.au for the Pre-assessment to evaluate your eligibility and identify any gaps in your skills, knowledge and experience you need to address before applying.

Step 2: Invitation to Apply and Documentary Evidence Assessment

If eligible, you will be invited to apply for your Skills assessment with William Angliss Institute. You will need to submit the WAI Online Application form and all required 'decision-ready' documents for your Documentary Evidence Assessment. You will also need to pay your Documentary Evidence Assessment Fees directly to TRA via the TRA Online Portal.

To pass your Evidence Assessment, your documentary evidence submitted must verify and sufficiently demonstrate that you have the required skills and experience relevant to your nominated occupation.

Step 3: Technical Interview

If you pass the Evidence Assessment, we will then invite you to proceed to the Technical Interview. You will also need to pay your Technical Interview Fees directly to TRA via the TRA Online Portal.

The Technical Interview is an in-depth assessment of your skills, knowledge and experience to ensure you meet the competency requirements for you to work in your nominated occupation in Australia.

Step 4: Skills Assessment Outcome

After the Technical Interview is conducted, Angliss will submit the assessment report on to Trades Recognition Australia (TRA) for their final decision on the outcome.

Successful applicants will be notified and issued with the TRA Skills Assessment Outcome Letter by WAI. Pathway 1 applicants will also receive an award certificate from William Angliss Institute.