Registered Migration Australia

SHEETMETAL TRADES WORKER

ANZSCO 322211 - Registered Migration Australia




Description

A sheet metal trades worker marks out, shapes, forms and joins sheetmetal and other materials to make products and components. In Australia a sheet metal trades worker is a Skill Level 3 occupation.

 

 

 

Specialisations

 

  • Metal Spinner
  • Sheetmetal Patternmaker

 

 

Occupation Lists
Sheetmetal Trades Worker is on the following skill lists:

 

 

This occupation is not on the following skill lists:

 

 

 

 

Group: 3222 Sheetmetal Trades Workers

 

 

Job Description - Registered Migration Australia

 

The job of a sheet metal trades worker in Australia is to mark out, shape, form and join sheetmetal and other materials to make products and components.

 

Tasks

  • studying blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine job, material and equipment requirements
  • selecting metal stock, such as stainless steel, galvanised iron, mild steel, aluminium and copper, and checking sizes, gauges and other dimensions of metal stock against specifications
  • marking out metal stock with reference points and lines, using templates, gauges and other measuring instruments
  • cutting metal stock along guidelines using hand and power shears, guillotines and drills
  • shaping and forming cut metal stock into products using folding and bending machines, rollers, presses and hammers
  • fitting and assembling components into final products by welding, riveting, soldering, brazing and otherwise joining
  • finishing products by polishing, filing, sanding and cleaning assembled products
  • may repair damaged sheetmetal products and components
  • may specialise in fabrication, or on-site assembly and installation, of sheetmetal products
  • may produce aircraft sheet metal components requiring advanced drawing and calculating skills
  • may specialise in decorative copperwork

 

Skill Level

Most occupations in the sheet metal trades worker unit group (Group 3222) have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below. 

 

In Australia: 
AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3) 

In New Zealand: 
NZ Register Level 4 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 3) 

At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.

 

Occupations within the Sheetmetal Trades Worker Group

 

  • 322211 Sheetmetal Trades Worker

 

English Requirement

 

  • IELTS result with a minimum score of 6 (L, R, W), 7 in speaking and 7 overall;
  • OET result with a minimum grade B in all sections;
  • TOEFL iBT with a minimum score (L:12 R:13 W:21 S:23 overall L93);
  • PTE Academic with a minimum score of 50 (L, R, W), 65 in speaking and 65 overall

Exceptions

  • Australian Graduate exceptions apply in some states/territories
  • Priority Skilled Lists may apply a specific requirement in some states/territories
  • Countries exempt from submitting IELTS or OET include the UK; Canada; New Zealand; US; and Ireland

 

Where mandatory licensing or registration is required you must demonstrate a level of English either sufficient to meet licensing / registration or a minimum IELTS, or equivalent, whichever is higher.

 

 

Assessment Authority

 

  • Sheetmetal Trades Worker is currently assessed TRA - (Trades Recognition Australia); more info regarding assessment bodies.

 

 

Please contact us if you would like assistance with your Sheetmetal Trades Worker visa application. Registered Migration Australia is a licensed migration company. Our clients receive the highest possible rate of success from our years of experience and in-depth knowledge of Australia’s Skilled Migration program.