SurveyingTeacher Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 I have lots of questions and don’t know where to start! I trained as a Quantity Surveyor and worked for 7 years in that role, before retraining in 2018 to become a secondary maths teacher. I would like to move to Australia to teach, but looking at the points I can get, it looks like I’m better going for the QS option. I’m on 75 points for teaching but 85 for QS (due to more years of work experience). Can I submit 2 EOIs for subclass 189? With different skills (1 teaching and 1 QS)? Also, in order to submit the EOI, am I better to wait till I’ve had my skills assessment approved? I’m just debating whether to apply to both the AIQS (QS) and AITSL (teaching) so that I have both of these skills assessments before submitting the EOI. Does this make a difference to the success of the EOI or can I submit it anyway while I wait for those to be approved? I’m desperate to get the ball rolling! Finally, since I have not worked as a QS since September 2018, will this affect my application if I go down that route? I’m already unsure as to what to put on my CV for the last 18 months when I apply to AIQS as they want an up-to-date CV and will likely question why I haven’t been practising. Will it harm my application to say that I have retained in maths teaching? Even if I link it to careers in STEM subjects and “spreading the QS word”? For my EOI for teaching, could I include my work experience as a QS? It’s not part of the same section but could it be considered career advancement? If so, that would increase my points to 85 for teaching. I also have a sister who lives in regional Queensland as a permanent resident (soon to be citizen). Would this help my application or would that only work if I was applying for a different visa? Is 85 points even enough anymore? I notice in November it was but not December. Sorry for the multiple questions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 (edited) No point in applying for either as no one is getting invited with less than 90 points. Take a look at the regional visas Edited January 20, 2020 by Marisawright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhand Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 2 hours ago, SurveyingTeacher said: Is 85 points even enough anymore? I notice in November it was but not in December The calculation changed after the November round. In the latest round 95 was the lowest ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurveyingTeacher Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 7 hours ago, paulhand said: The calculation changed after the November round. In the latest round 95 was the lowest ... I thought it was just to do with the number of points people have applying at that point in time? So the minimum can vary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 16 minutes ago, SurveyingTeacher said: I thought it was just to do with the number of points people have applying at that point in time? So the minimum can vary? Yes, it is related to the number of points other applicants have, so yes it can vary, but it seems they ae only considering the very highest point scores now. Also, there were some changes in November to how the points are calculated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhand Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 1 hour ago, SurveyingTeacher said: I thought it was just to do with the number of points people have applying at that point in time? So the minimum can vary? The legal minimum of 65 doesn't change (unless there is change in the law), but the points threshold at which people get invited varies based on who's in the queue and what the Department wants in terms of application numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raul Senise Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 23 hours ago, SurveyingTeacher said: Also, in order to submit the EOI, am I better to wait till I’ve had my skills assessment approved? Definitely yes. If you lodge an EOI without a positive skills assessment, you are heading for a refusal even if invited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurveyingTeacher Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 15 hours ago, Raul Senise said: Definitely yes. If you lodge an EOI without a positive skills assessment, you are heading for a refusal even if invited. Thank you for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 6 hours ago, SurveyingTeacher said: Thank you for your help! You would be very wise to you a good registered migration such as one of those posted above. You would be very silly not to. Not only does a refusal mean loss of fee. It can mean a ban on reapplying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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