Electricians Thread !!!!!

**kyle25** · 04-07-2012, 08:36 AM

Hi I'm an electrican from uk looking to come to oz on a 12 month work holiday visa... Ideally looking for a 475 and sponsorship but the time frame is too small as want to leave beginning of January. Wondering if I come and find an employer, could I change my visa to a 475 and do my various courses to get my licence?

Im currently from a marine/ aggregate/ petrochemical background, is there this sort of work available in the Queensland/ Victoria region?

**georgesloggett** · 04-07-2012, 09:00 AM

hi all,

we are moving next week to sydney. unfortunatly the gap training course i was due to start on the 16th has now been cancelled due to low attendance!! does anyone know of anywhere else i can do the Minimum Australian Context GAP training course for people who have done the vetassess? or is there another way i can get my electricans licence?

thanks

**richardr87** · 05-07-2012, 12:34 PM

Is it possible to get your skills assessed over in Australia while on a working holiday visa and maybe working as a trade assistant ?

Theres so much information its bamboozling my brain but after recently being made redundant I am very interested in trying Australia. I have looked at 457 visa in which you need sponsorship before you go but see that you can only work for the same employer for 6 months so wondered do companies tend to sponsor you if you can only work for them for 6 months ?

This is why I thought maybe I could come over on a 12 month visa try and suss things out and get my licensing sorted while over there ? Or take the skills assesment here in UK before doing anything ? I cant get a permanent visa as just passed my AM2 18 months ago so only have 18 month qualified experience and been told you need 3 years. Any help on this from someone who has had experience would be much appreciated and sorry if this has been posted many times before.

Thanks

Richard

**colinmaclec** · 10-07-2012, 08:10 PM

I was reading the electricians forum just now on british expats site and seen some posts that the ostr route now needs 12 months gap training. I am arriving in Perth at the begining of August. I have applied for my Provisional license and am waiting on energy safe to send it, they emailed me today saying i did not send all my vetassess paperwork which i have now sent so hopefully i will receive it soon so i can book the course. But the thought of having to work on low pay for 12 months fills me with dread as i have a family to support. Has anyone arrived in Perth lately that can confirm this?

**biggaf** · 10-07-2012, 09:10 PM

Colinmaclec,
I'm in the same boat as you mate, I've sent ny paperwork over to register and just waiting for a reply . Threads on different sights are saying different things. We just need to sit tight .

**colinmaclec** · 10-07-2012, 09:57 PM

Yeah thats the worst with these forums you hear a lot of different things . I guess we will only really know for sure when we arrive. If i have to do 12 months gap training then fair enough. I can accept that i have to retrain as it is a different country etc , I dont expect to walk off the plane and be top of the tree. If the Uk had been a bit more like Australia our construction industry wouldn't be such a mess

**deanoc** · 11-07-2012, 02:23 AM

hey guys.
Im just wondering did any of ye guys get your A grade license in victoria.Im in melbourne and will be doing the course and tests soon. 16/07/12.If anyone has the regs books and wants to sell them i'll buy them second hand.not much use after the test i reckon,unless your going out on your own.I dont think victoria accept SA licenses anymore.

Kind regards

Dean C

**Perthbum** · 11-07-2012, 11:02 PM

Originally Posted by colinmaclec

Yeah thats the worst with these forums you hear a lot of different things . I guess we will only really know for sure when we arrive. If i have to do 12 months gap training then fair enough. I can accept that i have to retrain as it is a different country etc , I dont expect to walk off the plane and be top of the tree. If the Uk had been a bit more like Australia our construction industry wouldn't be such a mess

A bit more lie australia In what way.? Have you ever worked in oz.

**colinmaclec** · 12-07-2012, 04:32 PM

If you dont understand what i mean then you are reading the wrong thread.

**garyheidi7** · 14-07-2012, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by NPKAE

hi there we got r visa grand yesterday, so just getting these forms filled in, any word back from ur application?

Hi sorry I haven't been on here for a while. Congratulations on getting your visa granted. We arrived in Perth a week ago, and have been trying to get a rental which is a nightmare! So haven't even thought about the licensing much, will go up to Balcatta on Monday to get the books needed, there is a lot of jobs here so there seems I applied for a couple and had phone calls the following morning they weren't for electricians they were for fire alarm technicians, but isn't really what I want as the money is nt fantastic and even both interviewers said to go for electrical work as they pay far better, although I think without the licence it's pretty hard to get in any where, but like I said I have nt really looked into work too much, but will do next week and see what's around for electricians on the restricted permit. Otherwise will have to wait till I get my licence unfortunately. Good luck on the restricted permit application.