Relevant Skilled Employment Assessment (RSEA)

RSEA stands for Relevant Skilled Employment Assessment. Along with their Skill Assessment or independently, engineers can get their experience assessed via RSEA. Depending on the years of experience onshore or offshore, engineers can claim points. Please reach out to any of our experts for more information. 

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Relevant Skilled Employment Assessment (RSEA)

Besides their degree, an applicant can claim points from their experience as well. In order to claim points from their work experience, they will need to get their RSEA done. For any engineering occupation besides Engineering Manager, RSEA is optional. However, for Engineering Managers, getting their RSEA done is mandatory.
Applicants who want to do their RSEA must submit color scans of the original documents. There are two options of document collection for the applicants.

OPTION A

PRIMARY DOCUMENTS

Reference letter on official company letterhead to:

  • Indicate 5 main specific (not generic) duties undertaken, job title or position;
  • Indicate the exact period of employment (commencement and completion dates in dd/mm/yyyy
    format);
  • Be endorsed and dated by the manager/direct supervisor/HR Section (with official telephone &
    email address);
  • Indicate full or part-time with number of work hours;
  • Pay rate;
  • Include the company’s stamp if applicable.

SECONDARY DOCUMENTS

As per the requirement from the ACS, you will have

  • Income Tax Return Acknowledgement or Receipt; AND/OR
  • Social Security Insurance/ Superfund/ Provident Fund/ Retirement Contribution Statement
    Reports. AND/OR
  • Work Permit/Residence Permit; AND
  • Official Contract Document from the Ministry of Labor etc.(indicating your wage, title and
    employer’s name).

OPTION B

PRIMARY DOCUMENTS

Reference letter on official company letterhead to:

  • Indicate the exact period of employment (commencement and completion dates in dd/mm/yyyy
    format);
  • Be endorsed and dated by the manager/ direct supervisor/ HR Section (with official telephone
    & email address);

SECONDARY DOCUMENTS

As per the requirement from the ACS, you will have

  • Income Tax Return Acknowledgement or Receipt; AND/OR
  • Social Security Insurance/ Superfund/ Provident Fund Retirement Contribution Statement
    Reports.
    AND/OR
  • Work Permit/Residence Permit; AND
  • Official Contract Document from the Ministry of Labor etc. (indicating your wage, title and
    employer’s name).

If you are a self-employed applicant, you can also get your RSEA done. The supporting documents you would need are:

PRIMARY DOCUMENTS

Letters from contracting employers or clients on official letterheads stating:

  • The employer’s name o the main engineering duties or tasks performed
  • Exact period of employment (date of commencement and termination in dd/mm/yyyy
    format)
  • Number of hours worked per week
  • Salary level or pay rate
  • Invoices issued for service rendered (with your business’s stamp if applicable)
  • Number of staff employed and their occupations & the organizational charts (if applicable)

SECONDARY DOCUMENTS

As per the requirement from the ACS, you will have 

  • Business Registration (as engineering company) issued by the relevant authority
  • Business tax report covering the entire period of the business operation
  • Bank Statement showing all your business transactions
  • Payroll tax receipts or acknowledgement on the wages paid to employees (if applicable)
  • Personal income tax return acknowledgement (if applicable)
  • Social Security Insurance/Retirement Contribution Superannuation Contribution Reports
    covering the period of self employment (if applicable)
  • Business Financial Report covering the entire period of the business operation (if applicable)
  • Compliance letter or Practice certificate issued by the relevant authority (if applicable)

(Note: All the documents listed above has been extracted from Engineers Australia’s RSEA Requirements)

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