This visa allows you to:

• Take part in structured workplace-based training to enhance your skills in your current occupation, area of tertiary study, or field of expertise (Occupational Trainee stream);
• To participate in a professional development training program in Australia after being invited to do so; or
• To observe or participate in an Australian research project after being invited to do so (Research stream).

This visa has three streams:

1. Occupational Trainee Stream: for people who need structured workplace-based training to enhance their skills in their current occupation, area of tertiary study, or field of expertise.
2. Professional Development Stream: for professionals, managers or government officials invited to participate in a professional development training program in Australia. The program must have been arranged by an employer outside Australia and usually lasts up to 18 months.
3. Research Stream: for professional academics invited to visit Australia to observe or participate in an Australian research project at an Australian tertiary or research institution.