Job Ready Program

Employment Verification Report - Cook

The Job Ready Program (JRP) is a four-step employment-based skills assessment program that provides
international student graduates with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills and job readiness in an
Australian workplace, relevant to their nominated occupation before they apply for migration to Australia.

TRA is required to check whether a workplace and employment arrangement provides sufficient opportunity
for a participant to develop skills in their nominated occupation. To assist with this process this Employment
Verification Report (EVR) must be completed by the participant’s employer and/or supervisor. You are
receiving this form because you have an employee applying for, or currently participating in the JRP. This
EVR is a part of the participant’s JRP employment registration processes, which cannot be processed by TRA
without the completed form.

If you have any questions about the form or JRP please phone email jrpenquiries@education.gov.au.

Participant Details
TRA Reference Number
Name
Is the participant still employed? Yes / No
If no, date employment ceased:
Is the participant working as a cook? Yes / No
If no, what is their current job?:

Business Details
Name
Address
Supervisor
Supervisor phone number
Type of business (circle the most Restaurant / Café / Bistro / Catering / Fast Food Outlet
relevant)
Number of kitchen staff employed
Cuisine eg. Modern Australian, indian
Open (circle as many as apply) Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
Seating capacity (enter max number
of covers)
Service type (circle as many as apply) Dine in / Take away / Home delivery / Uber Eats / Menu Log
Do you provide payslips (circle Yes / No
response. Please note pay slips must If yes, provide: Weekly / Fortnightly / Monthly
include total hours worked) If no, provide reason why below.
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Tasks Performed by Participant

The table below contains a series of questions about the work the participant may do in your workplace in
the nominated occupation of a COOK. You should complete the tables by indicating the tasks and duties
undertaken; the tools and equipment used; and how the work involved others (such as other workers or
supervisor).
It is important that your responses relate to the work being undertaken done in this workplace. The EVR will
be used by an assessor when they conduct the workplace assessment to determine if the participant is
working at an appropriate skill level.
Cooks prepare, season and cook food in dining and catering establishments. The range of duties carried out
by cooks varies depending on where they work. In hotels, clubs, and restaurants, cooks often specialise in
preparing and cooking a particular type of food. They may also specialise in national cuisine (e.g. Thai,
Vietnamese, French, Indian or Italian). Other specialisations include entrees, desserts, international and
pastry cooking.
You should respond to each question with ‘yes’, ‘no’, ‘not yet’, or ‘developing’. You can provide more
information in the comments column.

Tasks and Duties Yes No Comments

Will the participant get experience in using trade skills to safely and efficiently:
 examine foodstuffs to ensure quality?

 regulate temperatures of ovens, grills and other cooking

equipment?
 prepare and cook food using different cooking methods
and techniques?
 season food during cooking?

 portion food, placing it on plates, and adding gravies,

sauces and garnishes?
 store food in temperature controlled facilities?

 maintain temperature logs?

 prepare food to meet special dietary requirements?

 plan menus and estimate food requirements?

 train other kitchen staff, if appropriate?

Will the participant get experience in planning and organising work by:
 planning and preparing a range of dishes / recipes?

 selecting the ingredients and equipment required for

different dishes / recipes?

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Tasks and Duties Yes No Comments

 identifying the occupational health and safety, food safety,
and hygiene procedures required to prepare and cook
different dishes / recipes efficiently and safely?
 planning and preparing dishes / recipes according to
different dietary and cultural needs?
 performs stock take, ordering, processes delivery of stock

 being able to work unsupervised?

Will the participant get experience in using equipment and utensils including:
 knives and knife techniques?

 kitchen equipment such as ranges and ovens, scales,

grills, griddles, deep-fryers, salamanders, food processors,
blenders, mixers, slicers, frypans, steamers?
Will the participant get advice and support in meeting business expectations relating to:
 maintenance of kitchen equipment and work areas in clean
and safe condition?
 safe work practices and workplace procedures?

 the Australian Standards, legislation and regulations that

apply to Cooks?
 working in a co-operative manner with other team
members?
 dealing with customers?

Will the participant get experience in identifying and resolving issues and problems including:
 working under pressure?

 identifying and dealing with risks?

Will the participant get experience in meeting client expectations through communicating with:
 supervisors, team members and customers about work
requirements and work performed?
Will the participant get experience in working with other
employees?

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Comments/other details:

Supervisor and Employer Declaration

Please provide your name, position, signature and the date the form was completed.

Please Note: By signing this report you are confirming that the information in the table above is a true and
accurate record of the workplace arrangement as well as tasks and duties performed by the JRP participant
in this workplace.

Supervisor Name
Position
Signature
Date
Employer name
Position (if applicable)
Signature
Date
This Employment Verification Report must be scanned and emailed as a PDF by the applicant to
jrpdocuments@education.gov.au.

The report due dates are as follows:

 New JRE application: must be included in JRE application package.
 Subsequent or additional employer: within 14 days of online submission.