durko

Hi Derren, I'm a long time viewer but this is my first post! all the info you have put on here has been so helpful, I am moving to Queensland myself in January and I'm trying to sort out this licensing business before I head over, what a fiasco!! Basically I did the WA Electrical Trade Licence course in London with a certain training group which promised that with my OTSR I could sit this course, do a work book, and then do a final exam in Perth and get my A grade licence then transfer it over to Queensland, However after I had completed the London course and before I had the chance to do the Perth exam the WA licencing board moved the goalposts and rendered the work book meaningless!!!! It looks like I'm going to have to do it the hard way! I was just wondering who you are doing your course with and how you are doing it ie: nights, weekends, day release? Im considering doing it with QET which is a distance learning course. Also Im not sure how to present my CV, did you put down that you have a restricted electrical workers permit? I have put my CV out there but without much feedback. On the face of it, it is a good CV with 18 years experience in the commercial sector including hospitals, schools, police stations etc as well as supervising but I wonder if I should mention the UK at all on it? My plan was to do what you have done and just pester people until they give me a job! It does seem as though they make it very difficult for us sparks to get our feet in the door, but Im sure Ill be ok in the long run, just want to get it sorted. Its so annoying though as I worked in Sydney 12 years ago for a big company and got paid a dollar an hour less than the licenced sparks. Speaking of which how are you finding it on 22.50, how many hours a day do you get? Sorry for all the questions mate but you are in the same position I will be in a few months time so any info would be really helpful, Cheers Jim