[eddie&tina]

Originally Posted by mansfiea

Hi There,

I wring on behalf of my hubby, hes a carpenter.
We arrived on the sunshine coast about 4 weeks ago, and he started to look for work. Hes been told by numerous people that he needs to get Licences, which is fine, but the agencies wont even speak to him, until he gets his skills assessed again, and gets the Australian Qualification !!

This is no problem, and hes more than happy to do it, but what we want to know, is whats the best way to get work in the mean time ?? Should he just do labouring?

If anyone has any ideas, or found themselves in the same boat, any advice would be great !!

Also, I think it was silver stargazer ( Hope thats right ) gave us a contact name a while ago, of simon burbage, but his e-mail doesnt seem to wotk anymore, if you read this silver stargazer, do you have any other contact for Simon, as when we contacted him before, he was kken for my hubby to e-mail once we arrived ??

Hoipe this isnt to long winded.

Any advice would be great.

Ang and Family !!

Sorry i haven't got any advice for you but i am also a carpenter/joiner who is due to arrive in oz in Jan 08. I've obviously got it wrong as i thought that all i needed was to get my tax file number along with my blue card and i could then go to work.
I went to oz earlier this year and have met some prospective employers who didn't mention anything to me about having to get australian certificates before employing me. This is now also worrying me. Can you tell me, and once again i apologise as i know you're seeking the advice and now i'm seeking your advice, how long is it going to take your hubby to get these oz qualifications sorted out?
I'll keep a close eye on this thread as i know someone will answer you shortly.
Thanks for your time.
Eddie