Hi Jim,
Years ago OH did work as a bricklayer but not for the last 10 years! OH does Mon/Tue/Weds at TAFE and Thur/Fri working. He gets 17 weeks a year semester (I think!) He broke up early Nov and goes back late Feb, with a few other weeks off.
No the TAFe did not organise the part time work (nor has it for the hairdressers etc), which is a bit of a bone of contention at the mo!
It might be a good idea that as soon as you arrive you start looking for that part time work, as there will be others on your course also looking for that work, so the sooner the better, as you need 900 hours for TRA and in addition to that as part of the course you need another 110 hours per semester, which might vary slightly depending on which course you do (which we weren't aware of, but it hasn't really been too much of a problem).
What is it that you are going to study?
Good luck
Heather
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Originally Posted by jimbobandrachel
Hi Heather,
Just read your blog and it sounds like your OH has already been working as a bricklayer in the UK. If that's the case I presume he wasn't qualified, hence the reason your on a student visa.
How many hours is your OH spending at college? And how many weeks holiday does he get off from college/tafe per year.
Did the tafe organise p/t work for him or did he have to find it for yourself.
Only 5 months til I start at Melbourne tafe now, can't wait.
Cheers from a very cold and windy Halifax. Oh, it's trying to snow as well.
Jim
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