jobs 'n' pay

michele'n'michael · 18-05-2007, 08:51 PM

Hi all' i'm a bit concerned. I've just heard from a reliable source that her friends want to come back from Oz. He's apparently a brickie & out there with his wife & 3 small children . Apparently the only reason there's a skill shortage in Oz is because the pay for skilled workers is so bad the Aussies wont do the jobs!! His skills aren't recognised in Oz therefore he's having to sit exams & training at his own expense 'cos his certs etc aren't recignised over there. They're now supposedly so skint cos he's only been earning the equivalent of £70 per day & can't afford to return home!!
What do you make of that? It certainly made me worry(mind I'll always find something to worry about!!) Michele xx

The Baggo's · 18-05-2007, 09:06 PM

Oh my God! that is worrying! Wondering where your friends are? Find it really confusing that you pass your TRA but still have to re take exams. OH is a plasterer - starting to get worried if he will have to be re assessed once there etc. I have also heard of another family seriously considering coming home because they recon they are getting far too much stick being POMS?? Hearing things really does make you re think what a massive step we are taking (we also have 3 young girlies). Think we are really gonna have to keep that stiff British upper lip!

a&s · 18-05-2007, 10:30 PM

BE BRITISH AND BE PROUD it is a worrying thing and i have heard the same as well but i still need 2 give it a go as i don't want 2 have any regrets.

Stuju · 19-05-2007, 04:04 AM

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Originally Posted by michele'n'michael

Hi all' i'm a bit concerned. I've just heard from a reliable source that her friends want to come back from Oz. He's apparently a brickie & out there with his wife & 3 small children . Apparently the only reason there's a skill shortage in Oz is because the pay for skilled workers is so bad the Aussies wont do the jobs!! His skills aren't recognised in Oz therefore he's having to sit exams & training at his own expense 'cos his certs etc aren't recignised over there. They're now supposedly so skint cos he's only been earning the equivalent of £70 per day & can't afford to return home!!
What do you make of that? It certainly made me worry(mind I'll always find something to worry about!!) Michele xx

Sadly it is very true, my hubby is in construction (carpenter by trade) and yes alot of the uk skills are not reconised out here in oz, and also alot of peeps are having to sit exams and training and you do need alot of certificates to be able to all types of construction work, saying that when my hubby first came to oz City & Guilds was a reconsied certificate here and proved no problems (not sure if thats changed) it seems to be a case of getting into a trade and proving yourself on site that you are capable of doing the job properly and too a standard that is expected, this is how some friends of ours managed to get work here in oz in constrction

the pearcys · 19-05-2007, 07:12 AM

oh dear ! this doesnt sound good at all.
can you tell me how his skills as a bricklayer were not recognised?
was the fact that he was on £70 a day that he wasnt a proper bricklayer or is the reality that the grass is not that much greener over there?

Stuju · 19-05-2007, 09:26 AM

As far as we are away in any trade be it electrician/plumber/carpenter etc if you do not have the right qualifacations then the way to go is to go to Tafe and complete a course,
an example of this is Bricklayer 4427 Bricklaying/Blocklaying - Certificate III (AQF) 7929 Heritage Brickwork - Post Trade - Certificate III (AQF) 7927 Heritage Overview - Short Course 7965 Heritage Stonemasonry - Post Trade - Certificate III (AQF) 24755 Safe Working at Heights - TAFE PLUS Statement
would imagaine similar to the NVQ system back in the uk, OH does say that alot of work here is not what you know but who you know and a good bit of luck

**ali** · 19-05-2007, 09:38 AM

We had a guy round this morning to give us a quote to redo our bathroom. He's from UK, he had to go to college to do a plumbers course for 6 months despite having done it in UK for 18 years (at his own expense), he said the practise isn't as good as UK.

Ali

michele'n'michael · 19-05-2007, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by ali

We had a guy round this morning to give us a quote to redo our bathroom. He's from UK, he had to go to college to do a plumbers course for 6 months despite having done it in UK for 18 years (at his own expense), he said the practise isn't as good as UK.

Ali

Did he still maqnage to work while re-training do you know??

**ali** · 19-05-2007, 12:40 PM

Not sure but will ask hubby later as he was chatting to him

Ali

tonyandlynne · 19-05-2007, 01:31 PM

We have been researching from when we decided we were going to think about going to oz and we watched Wanted Down Under, and on that program it told you that you have to start at the bottom in most of the trades and skills and work your way up again, hence the low pay but we really really want to go so we will manage and we are going with our eyes wide open knowing the pro's and cons