> Hello, Sorry to hear about your failed application.
>
> Firstly, your agent should know not to send an application to TRA with
> any information missing let alone the information you have stated
> above which they are now asking for - Surely you pay an agent to make
> sure/double check, on your behalf, that there are no 'gaps' for TRA to
> question. I would say leaving questions like those above unanswered in
> any application is unacceptable.
>
> Definitely do not give up however.
>
> If you completed your training/apprentiship on a non-formal basis i.e.
> through work experience, did you write a Statutory Declaration to
> cover missing certificates and to explain dates etc? My OH had a
> successful TRA application based on work experience (Certs/NVQ came
> after years of trading and were done on a non-classroom basis) and for
> this we wrote a Statutory Declaration to literally spell-out exactly
> what he done over the years to be able to get up to the standard of
> fully-fledged tradesman - The Stat Dec was under the heading 'Early
> Trade Training'. We also had to complete Stat Decs for periods where
> we were unable to secure statement from previous employers
> themselves…also a small Stat Dec to explain how the NVQ was
> completed because it was not “10 hours per week for 2
> years†etc, it was a few hours every so often when the assessor
> visited the job – You cant explain this just by filling in the
> form so you have to cover any possible queries with Stat Decs.
>
> Reading the agents questions above, I really don’t understand
> what they are asking for so you may want to ask them to clarify for
> you EXACTLY what is needed, ask what question of the TRA application
> form are they referring to? - TRA would have sent your agent a letter
> to say you have failed and this should give information on what basis
> you failed - I would ask for a copy of this ASAP - Have them scan and
> e-mail this to you.
>
> Whether you are prepared to pay for the appeal is up to you, you may
> want to question with your agent that they pay for the appeal, as they
> should surely have check that you supplied this information, what else
> would you pay them all that money for?! I think an appeal is about
> $300AU - I don’t think you should pay for more services from
> this agent to cover an appeal however - Maybe call some other agencies
> and get a second opinion.
>
> I hope this helps (and makes sense)!!
>
> Cheers,
> Paula
Don't give up! It's your agent's fault I believe - it is there job to
make sure all the information is enclosed before it's sent. I know they
can't guarantee you'll pass but really they should've checked it a lot
more thoroughly.
Did you have references covering your apprenticeship? If so they should
have stated how many hours training a day/week you did and for how many
years. A detailed description from yourself about your apprenticeship
detailing what you learnt during that time and stating that you were
supervised by qualified tradesmen (if you were).
What trade are you?
Really sorry about the fail but you'll see on here there are a fair few
that failed first time and went on to pass so don't lose heart :)
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