22 Dec A Guide to the Subclass 407 Training Visa
No two can be the same because no two people are going on the same journey on the 407 visas or any of the other employer-sponsored visas. The emphasis is not only the individual but the role in the business and the value that the role brings to that company. In the 407 Training Visa, the emphasis is on the individual and an Australian employer who’s got the goodwill to train that migrant employee. The emphasis is on what that person needs to be up skilled into. What are their current competencies? What do they need to be up-skilled into? And what’s the bridge in between that, with the gap?
So, some practical examples for you, ones I’ve done recently, there’s been carpenters for example. So carpenters can really look at the duration. If a carpenter has got 12 months of experience needed for the training visa and they’ve been working in that role for the 12 months doing quite well, then there’s not really too much more they could get up-skilled into to be arguing for a two-year training visa duration.
On the other hand, if they’re doing something quite unique, so maybe installing rails for disability support and stuff like that. So into bathrooms, into houses and ramps and stuff like that, that’s quite specialised and would involve a lot of training. And also staircases are very tricky and not something you would do probably in your first year as a carpenter. So, that’s something you could get up-skilled into to utilise more time.
other example might be chefs, one chef in one restaurant might just be getting up-skilled to do a bit more experience in that position. The next restaurant, it might be a chef that’s working to become to be the sous’ chef or the head chef. Maybe a Demi chef where they’re going to be into a different station instead of the larder station, that’s when you can get more experience on the training visa because there’s a lot more to learn.
Or perhaps you’re a chef in a restaurant where you do lots of functions. So there might be weddings and big birthday parties and stuff like that. So, the chef will need to learn how to do many different menus plans to plan menus for each of those different functions, but then also to be able to do the catering and the ordering and the cooking accordingly as well, managing the kitchen.
The other one was telecom engineers is one where I’ve wanted to share this example because I had two telecom engineers once in the exact same employer, they had to have two somewhat unique training plans. Obviously, I was a bit templated how I did them because they were both doing the same training at the same time. But areas of the training were going to be unique because those two gentlemen, although they studied very similar courses, everyone’s got a different journey in life. Even if you studied the exact same course, the exact same time, someone might be better at purchasing and invoicing and someone else might be better at the leadership and time management skills.
So there are all different things and two different people can have the same, I guess path in life on paper with qualifications and experience, but they need two completely different training plans. So, working with someone like myself, I’ve got a lot of experience of over 10 years of helping people with articulating training and I’ve got a real passion for it. And I look at the individual and decide, okay, what does this person need to be trained into? And that’s why they’re going to be unique if you’ve got yourself and someone else, both in the same company, in the same position doing training, it’s going to be unique. So there’s no such thing as a copy-paste approach for a 407 Training Plan. You can find useful information on Training Plans and an overview here.
Before studying Australian Migration Law, my first professional role after graduating from Human Resources Management was articulating entry-level training positions for graduating professions, making the 407 Training Visa a great natural progression of my wealth of experience in this area. With 10 years of experience in Training Plans, being a mentor for other agencies, and personally writing 50+ Training Plans a year, I welcome anyone who has found this blog useful to reach out for a free initial consultation to discuss your options and chances of success.
Evan Bishop MARN 1679414
Owner / Employer-Sponsored Visa Specialist – Worldly Migration
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author
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