Sheetmetal Trades Worker Skills Assessment & RPL Pathway

MARN 1576536 · Verifiable at mara.gov.au

Sheetmetal Trades Worker (ANZSCO 322211) is a Skill Level 3 trade covering the marking out, shaping, joining and finishing of sheet-metal products from drawings and specifications. For skilled migration the assessing authority is Trades Recognition Australia (TRA). Widen Migration (MARN 1576536) helps sheetmetal workers prepare an evidenced assessment.

The skills assessment & RPL pathway for Sheetmetal Trades Worker

For a Sheetmetal Trades Worker (ANZSCO 322211), TRA conducts the migration skills assessment via the Offshore Skills Assessment Program or the onshore Job Ready Program. TRA generally seeks a qualification comparable to a Certificate III in Engineering — Fabrication Trade and current, verifiable sheet-metal fabrication experience.

The VET qualification and the migration assessment are separate steps. An RPL qualification through an RTO recognises existing skills, while the TRA migration skills assessment independently evaluates your skills and employment for visa purposes. Sheetmetal work is not a licensed occupation, so there is generally no occupational licence to obtain.

Evidence typically required

• Certificate III in Engineering — Fabrication Trade or a comparable overseas qualification, with transcripts
• Detailed employer references confirming your duties as a sheetmetal trades worker
• Evidence of current, relevant work experience (often at least 12 months in the last three years)
• Payslips, contracts or tax records corroborating employment dates and hours
• A work portfolio, photographs or project records demonstrating the level of work
• Identity documents and any relevant licences or training certificates

Looking at the whole journey rather than just the assessment? See the full pathway guide: Migrate to Australia as a Sheetmetal Trades Worker →

Which skilled visa uses this occupation?

Once Sheetmetal Trades Worker is positively assessed, the assessment supports a points-tested or employer-sponsored skilled visa. The right one depends on your points, age, state nomination and whether an employer will sponsor you.

• Subclass 189 — Skilled Independent (points-tested, no sponsor)
• Subclass 190 — Skilled Nominated (state nomination)
• Subclass 491 — Skilled Work Regional (regional nomination)
• Subclass 482 — Skills in Demand (employer sponsorship)
• 482 → 186 permanent residency pathway
• Check your points for 189/190/491

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General information only, not migration advice. ANZSCO codes and assessing-authority arrangements change (ANZSCO is transitioning to OSCA) and skilled occupation lists are updated periodically — confirm the current code, authority and requirements for your situation. Skills assessments are conducted by the relevant assessing authority and RPL qualifications are issued by Registered Training Organisations, not by WIDEN. No qualification or assessment guarantees a visa. Migration advice is provided by Keshab Chapagain (MARN 1576536) only after a paid consultation under a written service agreement.