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Training & Working Experience Scheme (TWES) is
a work permit that enables individuals from overseas
territories, especially those from developing countries
to enter the UK in order to receive specialist training
or practical work experience, which is not readily available
to them in their home country. This scheme is specifically
designed to cater for companies that wish to train someone
in the UK, so that the individuals can take their new
learned skills and experiences to another part of the
company (or other employer) outside of the UK and EEA.
Moreover, that company must benefit from the newly trained
individual. TWES must not be confused to a normal Work
Permit because there are several restrictions imposed
on a TWES permit holder.
Under the Training and Work Experience Scheme, it is
important to understand the differences and similarities
between permits for training and permits for work experience,
which are explained below:
Training Permit: :
- The training should normally lead to a recognized
professional qualification. Although possible, but
it is more difficult, to come under this scheme if
the training leads to an occupational skill rather
than a qualification.
- The training to be gained should be of a type that
is not readily available in the candidate's home country
but will be of use there.
- The candidate must have the necessary educational
or professional qualifications and demonstrate the
ability to benefit from the training, and must be
between 18 and 54 years of age and be near the start
of the career.
- The work must be for a minimum of 30 hours a week.
The employer must be able to give the proposed training,
be registered with the appropriate professional institute
if training leads to a professional qualification,
give a fixed time for the duration of the training
and must provide a detailed training plan covering
up to twenty-four months (including holiday entitlement).
- The employer must provide the TWES holder with
wages and other conditions equivalent to those offered
in other on – the – job training in the
area.
- The training permit scheme can permit entry to
the UK for up to 3 years.
This scheme is similar to the work permit scheme in
a way that it is the employer who must make the application,
which is then considered by the Department of Employment
in the UK. However, after a candidate has held a training
permit (TWES), they are expected to spend at least 2
years outside the UK before they are eligible to hold
a full Work Permit. Conversely, some TWES holders who
have gained high-level qualification while on the TWES
may be able to transfer their TWES permit to a Work
Permit.
Work Experience Permit:
- The Work Experience scheme is more limited than
the training permit scheme. In this scheme, the visa
is normally granted for a maximum of one year. However,
under exceptional circumstances this may be increased
to two years. In all other respects the above paragraphs
relating to Training Permits apply.
- The experience on offer should be of a type that
is not immediately available in the home country but
will be of use there.
- The candidate must have the necessary educational
or professional or job experience to be able to benefit
from the work experience.
- The candidate must be between 18 and 35 years of
age and near the start of a career.
- The work must be for a minimum of 30 hours a week,
and the employer must provide a programme detailing
the planned work experience.
However, conditions (2), (3), (4) & (5) may not
be applicable if an employee is substituted for the
other between a UK and an overseas employer, or if the
candidate is presently working for one of the employer’s
overseas group companies abroad or is being paid from
abroad by an overseas group company.
Disclaimer
" Any information on this website should
not be construed as legal advice for any individual
case or situation. The information is intended to be
general and should not be relied upon as being specific".
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