 The new training and research visa, subclass 402, is for people who want to come to Australia for work-based training or research. It has three distinct streams, professional development, occupational trainee, including sports trainees, and research. The first stream, the professional development stream, is for professionals, managers and government officials who want to come to Australia to undertake professional development training that is classroom-based rather than workplace-based. Applicants for this stream will need to be sponsored by an approved sponsor, an Australian organisation delivering the training program. There needs to be a professional development agreement between the sponsor and the overseas employer with details about who will meet the costs associated with an applicant's training program. The second stream, the occupational trainee stream, is for people coming to Australia for training or development purposes. The supervised training program for this stream is primarily workplace-based. It's designed to increase or upgrade a person's skill level and expertise in their home country occupation. This visa stream also provides for entry of sports trainees, sports people who have entered into a formal arrangement with an organisation in Australia to participate in a sports training program. The training program must be a structured one with clear outcomes that will add or enhance the skill level of the visa holder in the relevant sport. The third stream, the research stream, is for overseas academics who want to participate in high-level research projects with Australian residents. Applicants are not allowed to receive remuneration from the inviting institution other than an allowance towards living expenses and travel costs. While applicants for this stream will need to be sponsored by a training and research sponsor, it has no nomination requirements. If you want to come to Australia to participate in workplace training or research and need more information about our new training and research visa, subclass 402, please see the department's website.