Organisations can sponsor foreign nationals to undertake workplace-based training.

This is the most common type of occupational training, as it encompasses a broader range of on-the-job training to improve skills. This stream can only be utilised for occupations specified on the list of eligible skilled occupations for the 407 visa.

This stream allows for workplace-based training to facilitate the applicant obtaining occupational registration, membership or licensing. This registration, membership or licensing must be mandatory to work in that occupation either in Australia or the applicant’s home country.

Generally, the occupational training should require at least 70% of the training to be on-the-job, as opposed to classroom-based training.

If the registration, membership or licensing is not mandatory, one of the other streams may be better suited.

Occupational training for capacity building overseas includes the following sub-streams:

Overseas qualification: which allows for specifically tailored structured workplace-based training in Australia for up to 6 months for students who:

• are currently enrolled in a foreign educational institution; and
• must complete a period of practical training, research or observation to get their qualification.

Government support: which allows for specifically tailored structured workplace-based occupational training, which has the support of national, state/provincial or territory government agency:

• in Australia; or
• in the applicant’s home country.

Professional development: which allows for overseas employers to send their managerial or professional employees to Australia, to attend training in the form of face-to-face professional development programs consistent with the development of the skills/expertise of the person. These programs must be based in a classroom or similar environment in Australia.

• Assess eligibility for the TAS, nomination and visa applications (see eligibility tab).
• When considering your visa options, if you have a spouse/de facto partner you want to include on your application, it is important to note that as a dependent on a 407 application they will have a work limitation of 20 hours per week.
• Consider the ‘functional English’, health and character requirements, and the process of obtaining police clearance certificates and proving English (either through sitting an approved test or providing additional evidence, such as proof of study delivered in English),
• For visa applicants, understand your rights, and for employer sponsors, understand your sponsorship obligations (see here).
  

A TAS generally lasts for 5 years from the date of approval, and some employers may already have a valid TAS. If the employer sponsor does not already hold a valid TAS, this will need to be approved before the Training (Subclass 407) nomination and visa applications can be lodged.

Collate all the documentation which you require for your application to ensure the Department has all the information available to correctly assess your eligibility for the Training (Subclass 407) visa (see “documents” tab).

All documents relevant to your visa will have to be digitised (scanned or photographed and uploaded to a computer). You will need to ensure that all non-English documentation is translated into English by a NAATI certified translator, you can search for accredited translators here.

Once the TAS has been approved, the nomination can then be finalised, as the details of the TAS will need to be inputted into the nomination application.

Once the nomination application has been lodged, the visa can be instantly lodged afterwards.

The Department will send a confirmation letter (via email) once your application has been lodged.

The standard processing times from the Department for the Training (Subclass 407) visa as at October 2024 is as follows:

• 50% of applications: 3 months
• 90% of applications: 7 months

Processing times can vary, and you can check the current published processing times here.

No updates on the application will be provided during the standard processing time. If more information is required, this will be requested via email and the ImmiAccount portal.

If you applied offshore, you will not be able to travel to Australia until the outcome of your visa application is received (or you obtain another Australian visa).

If you applied onshore ensure you hold a valid substantive visa or Bridging Visa until the application is finalised.

Be sure to advise the Department if there are any mistakes on your application but submitting a Notice of Incorrect Answers, or if your personal circumstances change after you have applied.

The Department will advise you of the outcome of your Training (Subclass 407) visa application in writing. If your visa application is successful, you will be advised of:

• your visa grant number
• the date your visa starts (and ends) and
• your visa conditions.

Be sure to retain a copy of the decision for when you arrive and whilst you live in Australia.

If you are refused a visa, you will be advised in writing:

• the reason(s) for the unsuccessful application and
• whether you have a right to review the decision

It is vital that you read and understand the refusal notification clearly to understand the timeframe and means of appeal. Declined visa applications are generally provided with 21 days to lodge a review application with the Administrative Review Tribunal (ART).

In most cases, your application fee will not be refunded even if the application is unsuccessful.

The first step is applying for and obtaining approval to be a Temporary Activity Sponsor (TAS), which requires the business to:

• have a legally established and currently operating business in Australia;
• not have any adverse information regarded against it.

The business undertakes a number of sponsorship obligations, including to assume certain costs, and ensuring that the visa holder only works or participates in the nominated occupation, program or activity.

Once approved, the TAS is valid for 5 years.

The second component is the nomination application, where the business provides details about the applicant, the purpose and type of training, and how and where the training will be provided.

A key component of the nomination application is the preparation of a detailed training programme to support the application, which you can read more about here.

The nomination will require indication of the relevant stream, which includes either:

• Occupational training required for registration;
• Occupational training to improve skills in an eligible occupation; or
• Occupational training for capacity building overseas.
  

The third and final component is the visa application itself, where the applicant (and any secondary applicants) demonstrates they meet the requirements for a 407 visa.

The main applicant must:

• be at least 18 years of age;
• demonstrate financial capacity to support themselves (and their dependents, if any) for the duration of stay in Australia;
• be a genuine temporary entrant;
• hold the required registration or licenses (where relevant);
• have adequate arrangements for health insurance; and
  satisfy health, character, and English requirements.

The secondary applicant must:

• be a dependant of the main application (e.g. partner or child);
• have adequate arrangements for health insurance; and
• satisfy health, and character requirements.
  

We have published a 407 documents checklist which outlines the typical documents that are required for all three stages of a 407 application (sponsorship, nomination and visa), including a detailed outline for what should be included in a workplace-based training program. Please note that these are general checklist, and further documents and information may be required in the specific circumstances of each application.