Electricians Thread !!!!!

**colinmac** · 05-10-2011, 09:57 AM

Well done johnathon. Good luck with the job hunting and all the best with your move.

Colin

**jhousewhite** · 05-10-2011, 10:04 AM

Originally Posted by Stope

Hi Jonathan

Got news from Vetassess this morning too passed also happy days !!!!
I've been working as a Underground Electrician in a mine here since 2004 so luckily enough my experience is in high demand at the moment. I applied for that job on Seek.com.au it wasn't advertised as a 457 job but it was with a big mining company and they sent somebody over to interview me and the rest is history.
Are you looking for work in the mines ?

Stope.

Great news Stope.. Happy
Days all round

Vetasses on the ball today lol... Yea would love to get into the mines in Kalgoorlie.. in the gold pit.. Congrats man.. hope to be following u soon enuf... I'll be sending c.v's to everybody on seek now lol

**jhousewhite** · 05-10-2011, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by colinmac

Well done johnathon. Good luck with the job hunting and all the best with your move.

Colin

Cheers Colin, i'll keep ya posted.

Jonathan

**Stope** · 05-10-2011, 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by jhousewhite

Great news Stope.. Happy
Days all round

Vetasses on the ball today lol... Yea would love to get into the mines in Kalgoorlie.. in the gold pit.. Congrats man.. hope to be following u soon enuf... I'll be sending c.v's to everybody on seek now lol

Thats the way mate throw enough stones and one is bound to hit. Keep in touch and if there is anything I can do just let me know.

**jhousewhite** · 05-10-2011, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by Stope

Thats the way mate throw enough stones and one is bound to hit. Keep in touch and if there is anything I can do just let me know.

Will do Stope.. Chat soon

**robwa** · 05-10-2011, 10:38 AM

hello all,

Myself and my family have our 176 visa and are looking to head over to perth in January 2012.

I was wondering what is the best way to obtain my WA license as I dont want to be sitting over there too long without a job.

Many thanks.

**dunkl** · 05-10-2011, 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by Stope

Hi there
The problem is it is illegal for any electrical company to hire you as an electrician without your licence you will however be able to get a job as a Trades Assistant (electrical helper) the pay is not the same but still not bad.

With getting your skills recognised I don't have contact details for TRA but I do for VETASSESS this is a company that TRA use to assess Electricians qualifications. Their contact details are
Vetassess,
Level 5,
478 Albert Street,
East Melbourne 3002

Tel: +61396554801
email: vetassess@vetassess.com.au
web: www.vetassess.com.au

They should be able to get you started in getting your licence.
Stope.

Thanks Stope,
that's exactly what I have wondered about assistant. And I also didn't know that I could use vetassess, because on ESV site they refer to TRA. I thought that vetassess is working only with certain countries on the list, and mine wasn't on that list.

Congrats on passing :)

**Stope** · 05-10-2011, 10:46 PM

[QUOTE=dunkl;1208292]Thanks Stope,
that's exactly what I have wondered about assistant. And I also didn't know that I could use vetassess, because on ESV site they refer to TRA. I thought that vetassess is working only with certain countries on the list, and mine wasn't on that list.

Congrats on passing :)[/

Cheers mate
I'm not too sure about what countries Vetassess deal with but worse case senario they will point you in the right direction.
Best of luck and I hope it all works out !
Stope.

**markstott1980** · 07-10-2011, 08:35 AM

The General Skilled Migration Program
Some applicants may have come to Australia through the Commonwealth Government’s General Skilled Migration Program for selected countries and trade occupations. The five countries currently under the program are:

United Kingdom
India
South Africa
Sri Lanka
Philippines.
The current trade occupations are:

electrician
plumber
refrigeration and air-conditioning mechanic
carpenter
joiner
bricklayer.
Under the Migration Program, applicants may apply to VETASSESS for assessment of their skills and knowledge before coming to Australia. For information about how to have an assessment done contact VETASSESS.

Any applicant under the Migration Program who is issued with an Off-Shore Technical Skills Record from VETASSESS, is eligible to be granted:

a provisional tradesperson certificate for electricians and air conditioning and refrigeration mechanics and roof plumbers or
a provisional tradesperson certificate for plumbers, drainers and gasfitters.
Any applicant issued with a qualification through VETASSESS is eligible to be granted a contractor licence or supervisor’s certificate for carpentry, bricklaying and/or joinery.

**markstott1980** · 07-10-2011, 08:38 AM

Hey Sparkies.
I'm not sure what background and experience you all have but I am offshore oil & gas based and had an interesting conversation with an employee of Randstad who are a recruitment agency. I applied for a particular job on SEEK and he got in touch and asked me to fill in a bunch of registration forms so he could advertise me to some of his clients. Try it if you like......
http://www.randstad.com.au/