jules&spike

This is from the workplace website Quote" How much does it cost? AUD $300 for ARTC application AUD $270 for trade test (if required) AUD $130 for replacement of a lost certificate No application fee is required for an initial ARTC application from Australian residents whose skills have been successfully assessed by TRA for migration purposes cheers spike

Hey you guys lets stick together on this we are supposed to be helping each other i can see james point if you get bad information it can cost you alot of time and money but i can also see steves point he has given some excellent info. I for one have had so much bad information (not from poms in oz) but in general even from the so called emmigration experts in the uk so get it sorted guys cheers spike

Hi just replying to some of the comments on here about doing the peer course. All im saying is you dont need to have an ARTC to do the AS/3000 wiring regs as i did mine in january and picked my certificate up the same day. Not sure whats ment when your saying go to peer to do the A class,when i took my wiring exam two of the guys there who took it with me brought there ARTC (certificates) with them, passed the AS/3000 picked up there AS/3000 certificate and went and got there A class licence that day in Adelaide. One of the guys was from Perth and one from Bisbane and as they didnt have transport i gave them a lift so they could go get there A class. So from the quote from no1spark what do you mean "you must obtain the ARTC to get to Australia to then do the A class license at PEER, so its a little confusing to say the least"not too sure what you mean cheers spike.

Cheers no1spark very ineteresting i have also seen stuff over here and it amazes me when they use batten holders outside what happened to the IP ratings and how can they have a 20 amp radial circuit and say plug a standerd lamp in rated at 3 amp and not be fused down and there bloody plug tops over here the pins dont look ample enough to take the current god im starting to sound like a winging pom lol. I wish the Australian government could come see the UK standards in electrical and dont get me wrong there are some cowboys out there but hard to get away with now with part P. Anyway does anyone know how you go about getting a contractors licence. squeek to everyone soon spike

Sorry mate you got the wrong end of the stick there for one jules is my fiance and shes australian you can see i signed it spike but no worries and secondly i came over with a promise of a 457 sponsored visa for a maintenance electrician but unfortunatley the company are having troubles getting the sponsorship so ive started from scratch. I did my TRA 2 years ago and have my ARTC application in progress just waiting for my 175 visa to come through. I wasnt saying you can get an A class licence without a ARTC just making the point that you can take the regs course without it. I think too much bad information is going around and it doesnt help matters because alot of electricians are giving up good jobs in the UK to come to Australia and having a nightmare just getting a licence. In my opinion the standard in the UK is alot higher than here in Australia for electrical work and for the Australian government not recognising our skills and experiance sucks as half of the AS/3000 rules are quoted from the BS7671. Anyway i think its brilliant this website as its great to help each other out cheers SPIKE

Hi Steve and Jamesi take it your talking about the AS/3000 wiring regs course at Peer if so you DONT need an ARTC to take the course I havent an ARTC or a Visa yet still being processed i took my AS/3000 in January 2009 and got my certificate the same day cheers spike

ARTC help Hi this is my story so far. Promised an electrical position for a company in adelaide on a 457 sponsored visa two years ago, was told i need to get over to australia as it will only take 4-6 weeks to process visa. I therfore gave up my £35k electrical job in the uk sold my house my car all my goods said goodbye to my family and freinds and also my best freind my parrot. Came to OZ waiting for my visa and to start work,only to be told the job position had been put back 6 months so the visa application was put on hold. Went back to the uk when my tourist visa ran out. Started the application for the 175 skilled visa to the point where i was just about to pay the fee only to be told by the company in oz wanted me there yesturday to start work and told me to drop the 175 visa application (didnt know at the time you could have more than one application at a time) Anyway came back to oz to find that the company was having problems getting the 457 visa sponsorship. So ive been waiting and waiting and decided to just put in for the 457 as im 45 in may 2009. Prior to coming to australia i took all my C&G exams 2360 2381 2391 etc i then took the AS300o exam in adelaide have got my TRA. I now have been told i have to either sit an exam or be questioned over the phone to get my ARTC because i havent done an apprenticeship . Even though i have 25 years experiance and taken the same exams as you would have doing the apprenticeship. So far it has cost me $100000 in flights lost wages exam courses etc. I still cant work and getting so fed up with the amount of hassle just to work over here, and i miss my parrot lol. So please can anyone who has either taken the ARTC exam or have been asked the questions over the phone give me an idea whats invloved would appreciate it thankyou spike

Hi again all the confusion about getting your A-class licence all i know is that when i took the AS/3000 regs in Adelaide there were two guys there one from brisbane and one from perth and they came to adelaide for the reason that if you take it there you can use that certificate to get your A-class. I had a good chat with them and they came down with there ARTC cert and hoped they would pass that day and get there AS/3000 licence which they did and then went into adelaide city and got there A-Class that day Obviousley i havent got mine yet as from the previous thred im having visa troubles hope this helps thanks spike

Hi everyone this all sounds a bit confusing my situation is i am a qualified electrician 27 years experiance and was told june 2008 to rush over to australia for to start a job i was offerd. The job offer was a sponsored visa 457 so i managed to arrive in oz in sept. To cut a long story short i still havent had my visa through and the company offering the job offer keep telling me that immigration need more information. I have been assesed by TRA and have passed that i also have passed the AS/3000 wiring regs with PEER in adelaide and told it covers all australia. This is my problem i am 45 in may this year so do i wait to see if my 457 comes through or do i forget about it and go for a visa down a different route im sure it doesnt take 9 months to get a 457 visa ill be retired by the time it comes through lol anyone advise thanks spike

Hi ive completed the AS/NZS3000 wiring regs and have a home study course as i bought one for $850 from peer has all the books and course work complete. just so happened my employer paid for one to so i have a spare and am trying to sell it.cheers spike