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bonding for any earthing is a minimum of 4mm green & yellow cable no1spark@yahoo.com Arthur

in victoria ESV don't like giving out restricted licenses this type of license is mainly for disconnect & reconnect of appliances only. i have heard of some companies employing electricians from the Uk without the required license, but its illegal & the companies are Not allowed to let any person who has NO full license work alone. its a minefield to be honest bu Energy safe Vic suggest to any electricians to do the full A grade unrestricted license, once you have that you can work for a company then if you intend to work for yourself you must then do another course the electrical contractors course. this is for people running there own business & you can then legally quote for work. so 1st get the A grade license. 2nd electrical contractors license (if self employed) 3rd once this has been completed you must get business insurance then you can quote for work for your business. once you have done all that you can do quotes for people or companies, the every job you do you must provide a certificate of electrical safety for every job if you do a job on the day & completed you do the cert then if your called back the day after for more work you then are obligated to provide another cert of safety so on it goes there are 2 x different types of certs so if you want anymore info please email me. arthur in Melbourne

if he has the full unrestricted electrical license he should not have to do that for the contractors license the contractors license is to show he can run a valid business you can also download max demand questions from the net also a copy of AS/NZ3000:2018 (new wiring rules) has good examples in the rear of the book. Arthur in Melbourne

contact PEER training south australia they do this training i think you can do it in the time frame you mentioned arthur in Melbourne

James, ive just sent you a message can you please reply to arthurquinn@outlook.com

if anybody is looking to convert the UK qualification to Australian foe electrical & your intending to live in SA you can do a 1 x weeks course at Peer SA contact peter jolly the training manager they are very nice people its not easy getting the unrestricted license but worth it at the end of the day. Arthur Melbourne arthurquinn@outlook.com

hello people just a little info regarding the electrical license issues in Victoria: its almost impossible to get a restricted license & then again 99% of company's wont employ you due to the fact your not allowed to work alone & your also not allowed to sign of for any jobs you perform you shall be supervised continually until you pass exams for the A class unrestricted license. the fines are horrific for people who do the wrong thing in this game. I would say over here lots of Sparkies (Aussies) are shit how some have obtained a license is beyond me Arthur no1spark@yahoo.com

you don't have an option now if your applying to migrate from the UK, all applications must be submitted to VET, then when your in Australia you can then apply to the TRA the TRA applications from the UK have now stopped due to others abusing that system.

Money, Money, Money its a Rich mans world or red tape.

May i ask whats the problem, what advice are you seeking.

Scrumpy, thats a very honest reply mate im impressed, im in the electrical game & would have said the exact same.

JB, you must provide evidence about your past experiences & work duties, you must state what you have done in projects & the type of work you have done. example state the type of work you do on a daily basis like single phase works & three phase works installing conduits trunking s cables saddles stop starts & the likes make it read like a CV. list every job you have ever done & i do mean every one. list every type of cables installed, motors & so forth cables like Pyro SWA, singles, galv conduits & black enamel you must list everything also list all company's you worked for & all duties even if they are the same workload list them all.list every tool you have also used & explain what that tool is used for. that way you shall be covered & dont Assume your OK make sure you list every little detail, you can always sond me a copy 1st to have a look at for you & i can make or recommend any changes for you. Arthur

i would be thinking very hard about migrating at this time due to the reduction in the work areas there shall be very little work about in 2014 in almost every state, we are now seeing the decline in the mining areas & thats had a knock on effect in most states, for work in the electrical field it may be a nightmare for people in the near future & the last thing people want is unemployment after all people just want a better life for the family & to be able to support them.

Colin, your not wrong mate work has slowed down in every state, loads of people now unemployed & i do mean in the electrical game its very quiet so god knows how people shall go next year, as said the mining boom is dead & almost gone now. i here from loads of sparkies all the time saying there is NO work to be had & thats in every state. one of the problems for people is simply this they do the electrical courses then they have to do this crap log book & unfortunately people get laid of then they cant finish the required log book so they are stuffed from the word go & that part of the system is just not workable for normal people.So for anybody thinking of giving up a job in the UK i would think twice unless your willing to take on other type of employment.