What is a Qualification?

Qualification is a special skill, knowledge, or ability that makes someone suitable for a particular job or activity.

Different Types of Qualifications:

National Police Check - the police check can involve comparing your full name and date of birth against the police database. This system may determine any criminal convictions or legal information that has to be shared with the company.

Working with Children Check (WWCC) - Working with Children Check can provide employers with information regarding your background. This check can determine any criminal convictions that may prevent you from working in a child-related profession.

University degrees - going to study at university can help expand your knowledge and develop your skills for future career prospects. This may show employers how dedicated you are to learning about a specific subject and creating a career path based on what you learned. In Australia, you can complete a bachelor's degree in three years and extend your education for another year if you want to complete a master's degree.

Certifications - A certificate is a formal document that represents someone's achievement and expertise on a chosen subject. For example, if you want to learn more about the risks in computer software and networks, you can either complete Certificate IV in Risk Management or Certificate IV in Compliance Management.

Certificates I–IV

Certificates I–IV are the basic qualifications and prepare candidates for both employment and further education and training. There is no firm duration for these qualifications. Entry for Certificate III and Certificate IV courses requires the completion of Year 10 or Year 11 education, respectively.

Certificates I–II provide basic vocational skills and knowledge, while Certificates III–IV replace the previous system of trade certificates and provide training in more advanced skills and knowledge. These courses are usually delivered by TAFE colleges, community education centres and registered private training providers.

Training courses - some employers may value candidates who take training courses for their careers. Some of these can be free during volunteer work experience, although most companies offer training sessions when hiring new employees. A training course can increase your productivity, improve your work performance, help you develop important skills, expand your industry knowledge, and provide you with commercial awareness in the workplace.

Licences - A licence defines the need to obtain recognition/certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

AQF levels

Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) levels and the AQF levels criteria are an indication of the relative complexity and/or depth of achievement and the autonomy required to demonstrate that achievement. AQF level 1 has the lowest complexity and AQF level 10 has the highest complexity.

Verification of Global Qualifications

All qualifications must be processed in accordance with Damstra standards as they will be used/made available to all projects globally.

Review the document as per the below requirement:

Employee’s name on the document must match the registered first and last name on the profile (preferred/shorten the first name can be accepted except Photo ID i.e., Driver’s Licence)
- A hyphenated surname contains both the surname of the mother and father (e.g. Michelle Brown-Fox). The naming combination is becoming quite common, however it can be impractical when the family names are long. Reference: https://australialawyers.com.au/naming-laws-in-australia/
  Name on Licence and employees profile.
  
  If the name listed on the document is John Sample- Please accept
  
  If the name listed on the document is John Citizen - Please accept
  
  If the name listed on the document is John Sample-Citizen - Please accept
  
  If the name listed on the document is John Sample Citizen- Please decline
- If the surname is not hyphenated like the below, surname on the document/qualification must be complete.
  
  If the name listed on the document is John Sample- Please decline
  
  If the name listed on the document is John Citizen - Please decline
  
  If the name listed on the document is John Citizen-Sample - Please decline
  
  If the name listed on the document is John Citizen Sample- Please accept
The qualification/certificate type must match the type of skill it is being submitted for (some will be abbreviated i.e., Verification of Competency = VOC).
The program completed/competency attained stated on the document must match the skill it is being submitted for i.e., Plant Mechanic = Plant Mechanic, HLTAID003 Provide First Aid = HLTAID003 Provide First Aid, etc.
The issue date of the document must match the ‘As Of Date’ on TWMS (if the document has a completion date, please use this instead).
If there is a validity period/expiry date referenced on the document this should be used as the “Expiry Date” (check the tick boxes for competencies that has limited validity).
If the document submitted is a card, both front and back copies are required except for Australian Photo ID and OHS card.

Note: Before approving/declining a qualification, check if it is required by the job title/TNA rule.

If the contracting Company uploaded a document as a Site exemption Variation the processor must verify or identify the document submitted if it s related to the TNA list available in the job title selected.

If related-
A.1 - Kindly identify if the document is superseded (Higher than on the TNA list) you must need to request it to config to be added to the TNA list.
A. 2 - Kindly identify if the document is supersedes (same level) you must need to request it to config to be added to the TNA list.
A. -3 - Kindly identify if the document is superseded (The one listed on the TNA list is higher than the submitted document) you must need to send it to the site for approval as per the selected job title.

If not related-
You must need to decline right away the document and advise to upload the needed document listed on the TNA list.