The Australian tourism industry is booming. Every year there is a large flux of tourists and visitors that visits Australia. Tourism and hospitality industries contribute a large turnover to the country’s economy. This has also made the hospitality and fine dining scene of the country very famous all around the globe. Australian restaurants and fine dining places have their individuality and many tourist visiting Australia are attracted to them. Moreover, the cultural diversity of Australian society also plays a vital role in its dining and food industry. There are a variety of cuisines available almost everywhere in Australia, which makes it easy for the local people of Australia or the tourists visiting from other countries to get their favorite food or to try something entirely new.
Australian culinary and dining industry, like every other blooming industry of Australia needs a large workforce to run efficiently. The needs of this workforce cannot be meet by Australian markets only. There are two reasons for this fact. Which are as follow:
- Cuisines from different cultures of the world need experts from different cultures to prepare them. Also, these cuisines experts or chefs are important to train the local talent.
- Also, the requirement of manpower by the food industry is huge. This is not always possible to fulfill it locally. This is why more people from overseas are encouraged to come to Australia to learn and get trained in Australia. so that they can be a part of the food industry of the country and can work for its betterment
In this article we will talk about the certified chefs in Australia and how can it helps them to get Australian PR.
What comes after getting your chef’s certification?
Getting a chef’s certification is an excellent choice of career in Australia. As it has many opportunities and also has bright prospects in the Australian food and fine dining industry. But after getting your certification, you need a proper visa that can allow you to stay and work in Australia. At first, you must be sure that certification is approved by CRICOS and you have complete enough weeks of training.
What are the visas that can help you stay in Australia after completing the certification?
After completing your chef certification you can go for one of the following visas:
Temporary graduate visa subclass 485 – post-study stream
This stream of visa subclass 485 will allow you to work and live in Australia for 18 months. This visa can help you gain experience in your occupation-related field before you apply for skill assessment and permanent visa.
Training visa subclass 408
This visa needs a sponsor. So if you have a sponsor, you can join a training program in Australia that will help you gain experience in Australia. This can be done if you, your sponsor and the training program fulfill the criteria set by the authorities.
How Job ready program can help chefs?
Job ready program is a very efficient way to get your skill assessed. You will be needing skill assessment when you apply for permanent visas so taking a job ready program can be a very good option for you. It is a four-step skill assessment that will check your qualifications, your current job, will assess your capabilities at your current job and then will give the final result.
Job-ready program for chef requirements are as follow:
- Three years of work experience at a minimum. This includes all the work you have done before, during and after your certification
- You must have a full-time job for at least the last 12 months or a part-time job for at least 24 months in your related field.
After completing skill assessment and gaining adequate experience in the field one can go for a permanent visa or skilled visas leading to PR.
This was all about chef certification in Australia and how it can lead to chef permanent residency in Australia. If you want more information on it to contact us at The Migration.