Job Ready Program (JRP) for International Students in Australia

What is Job Ready Program (JRP)?

The Job Ready Program (JRP) is an employment-based skills assessment program. It is for international student graduates with an Australian qualification. The program gives you:
    • the opportunity to develop your skills
    • employment experience in an Australian workplace
    • a skills assessment outcome to apply to the Department of Home Affairs (Home Affairs) for a skilled migration visa. 
A skills assessment shows if you have the skills and experience needed to work in Australia in your occupation.

Eligibility

There are different eligibility requirements for each step of the Job Ready Program. Refer to the following links: Job Ready Program Registration and Eligibility (JRPRE) Job Ready Employment (JRE) Job Ready Workplace Assessment (JRWA) Job Ready Final Assessment (JRFA)  Before you apply, you need to check with the Home Affairs if:
  • you need a skills assessment for your visa, and
  • Trades Recognition Australia (TRA) is the right assessing authority for your occupation.

Read Our Guidelines

To apply for the JRP, you must read Section 2 of the JRP Applicant Guidelines. How to pay:
  • Please refer to the TRA Fees, Payment and Refund Policy
  • Payments are online by Visa or MasterCard through the Online Portal
  • All fees are payable in Australian dollars ($AUD)
  • We will email you a receipt. It is important to keep the email receipt as proof of payment.

Refunds are not given if you:

  • do not meet program eligibility requirements
  • choose to withdraw your application after the assessment had started
  • do not provide the application documents in the specified timeframes.
The only time we will refund payment is in the TRA Fees, Payment and Refund Policy. You pay fees when you apply for each step of the JRP. Fees for each step can be found in Section 1.6 of the JRP Applicant Guidelines.  Fees may change. TRA will give reasonable notice of any proposed fee increases. Notices will be on the TRA website and in the relevant program guidelines. The JRP has three (3) steps starting with Job Ready Employment. Hence,  each step needs to be done in order. Before you apply for the JRE you must complete the Job Ready Program (JRP) Registration and Eligibility requirement.  For more information on how to apply, refer to the links below: Job Ready Program Registration and Eligibility (JRPRE) Job Ready Employment (JRE) Job Ready Workplace Assessment (JRWA) Job Ready Final Assessment (JRFA) 

Program Outcome

We will email you within 45 days of receipt of your JRFA application confirming you have completed all steps of the Job Ready Program. This letter is not a qualification. As a result, it does not represent formal accreditation of your skills and experience. You can use a successful outcome letter to apply to Home Affairs for a permanent independent skilled migration visa. For information on the outcome of each step of JRP. Refer to the following links:
  • JRP Registration and Eligibility requirement: Section 2.1.5
  • JRWA outcome: Section 2.3.6
  • JRFA outcome: Section 2.4.3