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galaxy777

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Nov 29, 2016
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Hi guys,

I have a total of 4 years work experience in my NOC that I want to use for my FSW application.

Job 1 was 7 June 2012 to 19 July 2015 - ie 3 years and 1 month.
Job 2 was 9th October 2015 to 2nd October 2016 - i.e. 7 days less than a year.

Will the CIC add these durations up and call them 4 years? And will they be classified as "continuous"? I don't even know how they classify a job as continuous - does it mean you worked every week, is it to rule out people who only work a week here and there?

I'm nervous that, because I was in my second job a few days less than a year, it won't be counted as a full year and as such I will be categorised as having 2-3 years experience instead of 4-5. Which means less points for my selection factors. I am a native English speaker and am hoping for top grades in my IELTS but in case I don't, it would be nice to know that I will have enough points overall thanks to my work experience.

Below is from the CIC website:

Calculating work experience for FSW

Work experience can be calculated by:

adding up the number of continuous weeks of full-time (or equivalent in part-time) paid work (i.e., 30 hours/37.5 hours per week in one full-time job, a combined total of at least 30 hours/37.5 hours per week in more than one part-time job,
15 hours per week in one part-time job over a period of two years, etc) in one or more skilled occupations at Skill Type 0 (Managerial occupations), Skill Level A (Professional occupations) or B (Technical occupations and skilled trades) of NOC 2011.

Note: Work in excess of 30 hours/37.5 hours of paid work over a period of one week cannot compensate for less than one year of full-time work experience.
 

galaxy777

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Nov 29, 2016
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What does your score look like?

The difference between 2-3 years and 4-5 years is only 2 points.
If I get the highest possible English scores in my IELTS, with 2-3 years experience, I'll be at 68, the minimum is 67.
However, with 2-3 years experience, if I only get CLB level 8 in any area of the IELTS exam, I'll be scraping in with 67.
I'm a native speaker but I don't want to assume I'm going to get top marks in every section of the IELTS, hence why I'm worrying.
 

uppperkut

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If I get the highest possible English scores in my IELTS, with 2-3 years experience, I'll be at 68, the minimum is 67.
However, with 2-3 years experience, if I only get CLB level 8 in any area of the IELTS exam, I'll be scraping in with 67.
I'm a native speaker but I don't want to assume I'm going to get top marks in every section of the IELTS, hence why I'm worrying.
CLB9 is L8 R7 W7 S7. You can easily get those scores as a native speaker.
 

galaxy777

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CLB9 is L8 R7 W7 S7. You can easily get those scores as a native speaker.
I would hope so, but don't want to be too optimistic! Are those numbers out of 10? e.g. speaking 7/10? I can definitely do that, as long as I remember to speak The Queen's English and not my native Irish version :D
 

uppperkut

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I would hope so, but don't want to be too optimistic! Are those numbers out of 10? e.g. speaking 7/10? I can definitely do that, as long as I remember to speak The Queen's English and not my native Irish version :D
It's out of 9. I would be surprised if you get anything below 8 in RWL. Listening is the trickiest of all because you have to be writing down the answers as you're listening. Best thing is to prepare a lot for the test format.

They don't really care about accents, just how you speak the language. It will be obvious to them that you're a native, so getting a 9 in speaking is almost guaranteed for you. :)