All you need to know about the Australian Training Visa SC 407

The Training Subclass 407 Visa is a short stay visa for people to undergo occupational training or professional development in Australia. The Training visa allows people to undertake occupational training in Australia to meet occupational registration or licensing requirements; to enhance skills in their occupation; or for capacity building overseas.

The visa is generally valid for stay in Australia for 2 years. The visa is subject to condition 8102 which forbids work apart from the training specified in the visa application. You must also maintain your health insurance whilst in Australia.

The application must be lodged online. You can either be in Australia or overseas when lodging the application. Family members (spouses and children) can be included in the application.

For this visa you need to:
• Have a Sponsor and its sponsorship application is approved
• Sponsor should nominate you and nomination have been approved
• Be 18 years or above
• Be of good health and character
• Have adequate health insurance
• Have functional English
• Be Genuine Temporary Entrant
• Not have had visa cancelled or refused previously
• Paid back Australian government debt if any
• Sign Australian Value statement

The first and foremost thing for you is to find an employer who is willing and able to sponsor you. There are various requirements the employer need to meet before getting its sponsorship and nomination application approved.

There are three streams through which an applicant can obtain a 407 visa.
1) Workplace Based Occupational Training: is for applicants who have recent qualifications and/or experience intending to take part in workplace-based training to enhance their skills in their current occupation, area of tertiary study or field of expertise


2) Training that promotes capacity building overseas: is for applicants who wish to participate in a professional development training programme in Australia; Students who need to complete an internship as part of their qualification and government supported workplace trainees.

3) Work-based training for registration: is for applicants hoping to gain registration/licencing as part of their occupational requirements

Any of the three streams require a training programme that comprise of at least 30 hours a week of training, and at least 70% of that training must be conducted in the workplace. It must be structured and individually tailored to the nominee, in line with DOHA’s requirement that the workplace-based training be a unique employment-based activity for the individual nominee.
The programme should:
• clearly differentiate between periods of practical work experience and periods of instruction and/or observation
• outline the objectives, tasks and timeframes
• include an assessment of the nominated trainee’s current level of skill in the identified occupation and
• outline the additional or enhanced skills the applicant is aiming to gain.

The tasks to be completed and outcomes to be achieved should be consistent with the objectives of the programme, include timeframes for completion, and show an increase in difficulty and complexity over the course of the training programme to allow the nominated trainee to progress to a higher-level skills capability.

The Training plan is submitted at the nomination stage of the subclass 407 training visa application and requires you to submit a detailed and structured plan that provides information about:

• the nominee and position;
• the outcomes to be achieved from the training; and
• how training will be implemented in the workplace environment.

Information about the Position
Information about the nominated position should describe the duties and tasks, how these fit within your business, and specifically explain:

• which eligible occupation the nominated position relates to; and
• which relevant Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification Occupation (ANZSCO) code the position falls under.

You must evidence the nominee has the skills, qualifications, and experience required for the nominated role and if it is under stream 2 then:

• the nominee must have at least 12 months of full-time experience in the same or related role; and
• gained this experience within the last 24 months before lodgement of the nomination.

For Outcomes of Training and full details, please watch the video till the end.

If you have any further questions about this visa, then do yourself a favour and get in contact with one of our expert migration agents. To arrange a face to face or ZOOM consultation call us on 02 9262 1517 or you can email Willem directly at [email protected].

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