What are 457 visa Training Benchmarks? How do you meet the requirements?

Training Benchmarks are requirements that need to be fulfilled by the company who is applying to be a subclass 457 visa 'business sponsor'.


The requirements were introduced to ensure local Australian workers are provided training to perform the work required by the company, thus reducing the dependency of the company on overseas workers.

The Training Benchmarks are as follows:

Training Benchmark A - recent expenditure to the equivalent of at least 2% of the payroll of the business, in payments allocated to an industry training fund that operates in the same industry as the business

Training Benchmark B - recent expenditure to the equivalent of at least 1% of the payroll of the business, in the provision of training to employees of the business who are Australian citizens or Australian permanent residents.

If the business is new (operating for less than 12 months), an auditable training plan is required instead.

If you are unsure how to demonstrate that you have met the Training Benchmarks, please contact Nevett Ford Lawyers Melbourne for a more information, assistance and advice.