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How to work as a Metal Fabricator (Boilermaker) in Australia from Saudi Arabia
What you need to know about registration or skills assessment, English, the police certificate from Saudi Arabia and the employer sponsorship list, taken from official Australian sources. Each section links its source and the date it was checked.
General information, not migration advice. Speak to a registered migration agent (MARA) for advice on your situation.
Overview
In Australia this role is listed as Metal Fabricator (Boilermaker) (ANZSCO 322311), which also covers job titles such as Boilermaker, Fabricator, Boilermaker-Welder.
TRA assesses trade skills gained overseas for metal fabrication (boilermaker) work. Depending on your country and situation, the assessment usually involves a documentary evidence review, and may include a technical interview and a practical assessment with an approved registered training organisation.
Trades Recognition Australia (TRA) generally asks for:
- Proof of identity
- Evidence of your trade qualification (if you have one)
- Evidence of paid employment in the trade (payslips, references, contracts)
- Photos or videos of your work for some programs
Sources
- Trades Recognition Australia(opens in a new tab)check date not recorded
- Trades Recognition Australia(opens in a new tab)checked 18 October 2026
Registration and skills assessment
More than one route can apply to Metal Fabricator (Boilermaker) candidates from Saudi Arabia. Which one applies depends on your situation, and a registered migration agent can confirm which applies to you.
TRA Migration Skills Assessment (documentary)
Trades Recognition Australia
A documentary assessment of your qualifications and employment history, for skilled-migration applicants whose occupation and passport country don't need OSAP.
- Saudi Arabia passports aren't on TRA's Offshore Skills Assessment Program (OSAP) list for this occupation.
Applies if:
- you are not being sponsored by an employer
- Skills assessment
Migration Skills Assessment: register, upload evidence, submit
Trades Recognition Australia
Register in TRA's online portal, upload evidence of your qualifications and employment, then pay and submit. TRA doesn't award Australian qualifications or licences.
- Fee listed by the authority:
- AUD 795 (check current figure)
- Ticket
General construction induction (White Card)
State or territory WHS regulator
Anyone doing construction work must complete general construction induction training, delivered in Australia by an RTO, before starting work.
- TicketIf it applies to youNeeds confirming
Working at heights training (if your site needs it)
Employer / RTO
Many sites ask for working at heights training. It's not a national licence; check what your employer and state require.
Source
- Trades Recognition Australia(opens in a new tab)checked 18 October 2026
Employer-sponsored, passport country not on TRA's list
Trades Recognition Australia / Home Affairs
TRA's employer-sponsored program covers listed passport countries only. Otherwise Home Affairs decides whether you need a skills assessment; ask your migration agent.
Applies if:
- an Australian employer is sponsoring you for a temporary skilled role
- StepNeeds confirming
Check whether a skills assessment is required
Home Affairs
TRA asks applicants to check with Home Affairs that their pathway needs a skills assessment. Your migration agent can confirm.
- Ticket
General construction induction (White Card)
State or territory WHS regulator
Anyone doing construction work must complete general construction induction training, delivered in Australia by an RTO, before starting work.
- TicketIf it applies to youNeeds confirming
Working at heights training (if your site needs it)
Employer / RTO
Many sites ask for working at heights training. It's not a national licence; check what your employer and state require.
Source
- Trades Recognition Australia / Home Affairs(opens in a new tab)checked 18 October 2026
English
Functional workplace English.
This is what employers usually ask for, from GoingAbroad’s occupation profile. It isn’t an official standard: check what the employer and the assessing authority ask for.
Police certificate from Saudi Arabia
For Saudi Arabia, the Home Affairs police check page names the Criminal Clearance Certificate.
- Issued by
- Ministry of Interior (Absher), attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Applying from outside Saudi Arabia
- Only while you live there.Only Saudi citizens and people who hold a current Residence Permit (Iqama) can get one, through Absher; applicants abroad have it attested at the nearest Saudi embassy. People without a current Iqama cannot obtain a certificate.
- Processing time
- Not stated on the official page we checked.
- How long it’s accepted
- Home Affairs treats police certificates as valid for 12 months from the issue date. A certificate covers from age 16 (or the whole time you were in the country) up to the issue date.
- Home Affairs requires the Absher certificate to be attested by the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- A fee is payable.
Issuer’s website: absher.sa(opens in a new tab)
Documents from Saudi Arabia may need certified English translations. A hint from Unicode CLDR language data, not an official Australian source: confirm with the authority that receives your documents.
Sources
- Home Affairs: police check for Saudi Arabia(opens in a new tab)checked 18 October 2026
- Home Affairs: character requirements(opens in a new tab)checked 19 October 2026
Employer sponsorship list
Metal Fabricator (ANZSCO 322311) is on the Core Skills Occupation List (CSOL), so Australian employers can sponsor overseas workers for this occupation when the job meets the other published settings.
The guaranteed salary must also meet the Core Skills income threshold: AUD 79,423 a year from 1 July 2026 (check current figure).
Whether a particular job can be sponsored depends on the employer and the job. General information based on the official list as of 18 October 2026 (LIN 24/089 (F2024L01620), compilation No. 3 (F2025C01064), compiled 7 November 2025). Not visa advice: a registered migration agent can advise.
Source
- Federal Register of Legislation: LIN 24/089(opens in a new tab)checked 18 October 2026
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General information, not migration advice. Speak to a registered migration agent (MARA) for advice on your situation.
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