question about part time work experiences

[rxyz]

Hi,
I have almost 2 years of fulltime and 5 years as RA/TA in USA (so I guess it is part-time since it is 20 hours per week). (I have some other but don't want to use it so I skip that).
in eligibility page it asks:

In the last 10 years, how many years of skilled work experience do you have? It must have been continuous, paid, full-time (or an equal amount in part-time), and in only one occupation

is it 2 + 5 = 7 or 2 + 5/2 = 4.5 ?

specifically, what equal amount in above quote means?

 

[rxyz]

also why one occupation? so when you change job all your other job just get neglected?

 

[Maverick28]

As per CIC 1 year of full time job is equal to 1560 hours of work.

 

[karthik2479]

According to CIC, work experience gained during any study period is not counted. You may want to confirm that before proceeding if your TA/RA experience was in that scenario. They will ask for a primary NOC during the EE profile which your PR application will be based on - you need at least continuous full time 1 year work ex in this NOC. The rest can be spread out.

The max points are for 3 years work ex - so anything more than that will not give any additional points - you can answer it anyways. You will have to provide a detailed work history with timeline in the EE profile which is what will be used for validation.

 

[arrayofhope]

Hi,
I have almost 2 years of fulltime and 5 years as RA/TA in USA (so I guess it is part-time since it is 20 hours per week). (I have some other but don't want to use it so I skip that).
in eligibility page it asks:is it 2 + 5 = 7 or 2 + 5/2 = 4.5 ?

specifically, what equal amount in above quote means?

Assuming you worked 40 hours for 2 years in your full time job that basically gives you 3120 hours of experience, since CIC only counts 30 hours per week.

As for you time as a TA/RA, you end up getting

20x4 =80 hours per month
80x12 = 960 hours per year
960 x5 years = 4800

So 4800/30 = 160 weeks of full time work which is around 3 years of work experience. So in Total, you get 5 years of work experience. Remember, I haven't taken into account any holidays or unpaid vacation time. These things can bring your hours down.

If you were paid during your time at TA/RA in the US, this experience will be accepted as long as you can get reference letters etc.

 

[rxyz]

According to CIC, work experience gained during any study period is not counted. You may want to confirm that before proceeding if your TA/RA experience was in that scenario. They will ask for a primary NOC during the EE profile which your PR application will be based on - you need at least continuous full time 1 year work ex in this NOC. The rest can be spread out.

The max points are for 3 years work ex - so anything more than that will not give any additional points - you can answer it anyways. You will have to provide a detailed work history with timeline in the EE profile which is what will be used for validation.

thanks I think RA/TA outside of Canada is counted for your score. But I think I prob even don't need it.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=855&top=29

 

[arrayofhope]

According to CIC, work experience gained during any study period is not counted. You may want to confirm that before proceeding if your TA/RA experience was in that scenario. They will ask for a primary NOC during the EE profile which your PR application will be based on - you need at least continuous full time 1 year work ex in this NOC. The rest can be spread out.

The max points are for 3 years work ex - so anything more than that will not give any additional points - you can answer it anyways. You will have to provide a detailed work history with timeline in the EE profile which is what will be used for validation.

I believe the above applies for Canadian experience and people entering as CEC candidates.

 

[karthik2479]

thanks I think RA/TA outside of Canada is counted for your score. But I think I prob even don't need it.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=855&top=29

Thanks for letting me know - good one! Learnt something new