The visa is for individuals to participate in workplace-based training to enhance skills in your current occupation, area of tertiary study, field of expertise or in a professional development training program in Australia.

Eligibility: The applicant must be sponsored by an approved sponsor, such as an employer, a government agency, or a professional organisation. The visa is intended for individuals who need structured workplace training or professional development.

There are three (3) streams available for this training visa:

• Occupational Training for Registration – This stream is for applicants who require registration, membership or license to work in Australia or their home country
• Occupational Training to enhance skills – This stream is for individuals already studying or working in their occupation but wish to improve their skills. The trainer/employer will also need to provide a tailored training plan for the candidate’s specific needs
• Occupation Training for capacity building overseas – this stream is for applicants who require training as part of their overseas study or who are supported by an Australian or overseas government organization or for professional or management level employees of an overseas organisation.

407 Visa Requirements

In order to qualify for a Subclass 494 visa, you will need to:

• company must be approved as a temporary activities sponsor
• company must provide full structured training plan
• application consists of a three stage process – sponsorship, nomination and visa application
• minimum salary requirement does not apply however salary or wages payable to trainees must be in accordance with Australian labour laws and practices
• Applicants must be at least 18 years of age unless exceptional circumstances apply
• Applicants must achieve functional English requirement, equivalent to IELTS 4.5 average
• Applicant must provide evidence of funds to support themselves
• Applicant must undertake the occupational training identified in the nomination unless the training is to be provided by the Commonwealth
• unpaid volunteer work may be accepted
• Workplace-based occupational training for streams other than professional development training programmes must be for at least 30 hours a week and at least 70 per cent of this training must be workplace-based, 30 per cent can be classroom based

For occupational trainees:

• 1 year of closely related work experience to the nominated occupation is required in the last 2 years or applicant must be a recent graduate in the last 12 months with qualification closely related to the nominated occupation and meet minimum qualification requirement for the occupation
• the sponsor must be the training provider

To learn about the specific requirements for each visa, and to find out which one is most suitable for you, contact us at enquiries@panaceaimmi.com.au or book in a consultation to ensure you know all the options you have.