English Language Test
From the 1st of November 2017, Engineers Australia will be accepting the Pearson’s Test of English (PTE) (Academic) for Migration Skills Assessment as well as for Membership assessment purposes. Applicants submitting their application after the 1st of November will be able to use either the IELTS, the TOEFL iBT or the PTE (Academic) to demonstrate their level of English in an assessment application.
Applicants must show a minimum score of 50 in each of the 4 modules (Listening, Writing, Reading and Speaking).
Pakistan, Full Signatory of the Washington Accord
In June 2017, Pakistan became the 19th full signatory of the Washington accord. This is a great achievement and a testimony to Pakistani Universities’ dedication to education standards and global engineering.
Applicants holding a qualification listed on the website of the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) under the Washington Accord list completed on or after 2017 can now apply via the accredited qualifications pathways.
Engineering Registration Overseas
Engineering is a regulated profession in many countries. In some countries, only certain disciplines are regulated, like Civil or Electrical Engineering, and in others, any engineer must be registered to practice.
If an applicant for Migration Skills Assessment has been practicing in a country where Engineering is a regulated profession, such as Pakistan or the Philippines, he/she must include evidence of registration in the application.
Processing Times
The current waiting times for Migration Skills Assessments applications are:
- Australian Qualifications And Accords Qualifications Assessment: 6 weeks
- Australian Qualifications And Accords Qualifications Assessment with Fast Track: 15 working days
- Competency Demonstration Report: 6 weeks
Competency Demonstration Report with Fast Track: 15 working days.