Stevieb1483

I will be going for it :wink: just doing all the research while I save a wedge of dollars up. I came to Australia In 2002 on a 3 month holiday visa I love the country and the people I met.

What's the LE & LS licenses for?

Sounds like you know your stuff amigo. But to be fair sounds exactly like the UK and I appreciate how stupid I would look pullin out some photos, but at the end of the day all my point was I'm a drainer in the UK.. And all I wanted to know was how to get my skills recognised. And your saying its a stupid idea to just land with a WHV an try to get assessed or sponsored, but yet in the next breathe I'm being told I wouldn't be able to get a sponsorship or anything whilst I'm in the UK which makes perfect sense. I wouldn't hire someone who's half a world away. When I've got a job there joe ill buy you a skooner

The specialist skill that's attached to drainer, is sceptic tank installation. Which I have been "head drainer" on several projects in the UK the most significant been 2 extremely large tanks on an international airport, also 2 large tanks on the silverstone Grand Prix circuit... I've been putting foul and top water drainage in since i was 18, so yes I'm more than confident that I am HONEST about the skills I have, I'm very disappointed that you would question my integrity :mad:. I can appreciate the migration system has been abused by idiots who say they can do a job but can't... In the UK a "ground worker" is a drainer and civil operative all rolled into one once you have gained enough experience. So yes I am drainer and a lot more too. The only license I will need as far as what I have read would be a white card, and I have emailed the governments assessing bodies for several states. When they get back to me with a reply I will post back on here, in hope to help shed some light on this subject. Just simply because from all the legal requirements I've read, I'd be right in what I'm saying. I understand where your coming from, but it sounds like you don't understand the construction industry as rule. please don't take this as arrogance, as any info is greatly appreciated, be it positive or negative.

Im frustrated now because I've read this info on the governments site Job description Installs, maintains and designs below-ground drainage systems and associated sewerage or effluent disposal systems. Registration or licensing is required. Skill level This occupation has a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience in Australia of AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3). At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification. If you require further information on this occupation, please refer to the Australian Bureau of Statistics website. See: Unit Group - 3341 Plumbers Information on the skill level of each occupation is consistent with the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) and may differ from the requirements set by the assessing authorities for obtaining a skills assessment. Please contact the relevant assessing authority for your nominated occupation to check on their requirements. Program eligibility Applicants in this occupation may be eligible for skilled migration under the following programs: Employer Nomination Scheme (ENS), Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS), Points Based Skilled Migration visa, Temporary Business (Long Stay) (Subclass 457). It states that licensing is not needed when the candidate has 3 years experience, and no one has answered my point that - Your saying licensing is required, but a UK license would be of no value??? so how do drainers get there skills assessed to work in Australia? -

I'm very confused now :err:... Am I been thick here, but.. If drainers aren't in demand.. Then why are we still on the SOL? Why hasn't the government taken them off the list? also this employer sponsorship route I'm hoping to take, even if I had qualifications in England, they wouldn't be valid in Australia? So is there any reason can't I have my skills assessed whilst on my years WHV? Otherwise how do drainers get in?? Also wouldn't an employer jump at the chance to employ someone that knows what he's doing, as opposed to an apprentice who's fresh out of school? Couldn't the sponsor, put me through "training" and pay me an apprentices wage? Until qualified, then that the employer gets a qualified worker for a discounted price, and in return, the worker gets to work and stay in Australia.

So is it not possible to get my skills as a drainer assessed whilst on WHV? Or perhaps do an intensive course as I already know what im doing?

Hey, thanks Gra. thats very helpful. I was hoping to take this route and try to get my skills as a Drainer assessed whilst in Australia, then land a job with a drainage company and hopefully secure a 457.

I've worded my profession wrong after looking on the SOL ... I'm a Drainer, I am going to get a WHV, get to Australia and get work with a drainage company. And Profession aside I've got a cracking personality and ambition and drive that is second to none with portfolio too match . So joebloggs my negative friend the door is not quite shut yet by all accounts. So surely the dream is still alive for this motivated individual. Thanks for your reply, it's made me more determined than ever

Hi, I'm 30 years old and a ground worker in the UK (basically I drive 360 excavators, small dumpers and rollers. I can lay paving slabs/blocks/kerbs top water and foul drainage and build manholes. Concrete finishing, underground ducting etc etc) my birthday is in April next year making me 31. My long term girlfriend is already 31 and is a retail sales assistant in a lighting shop. We are wanting to start a family and hoped Australia could be great place to raise a family. Is it too late for us though? As I know my girlfriend can't get a WHV because of her age, unless I've missed something? And from what I've read I may struggle dependant on when we leave the UK. i was hoping we could get a little advice? or any suggestions on other possible routes into Australia? Also I've been doing the work I do for 10years now, I'm very experienced at what I do and meet a lot of people on construction sites that say they have friends that have moved there and haven't looked back. Is this the case? I have no official qualifications other than my machine licenses & only a few recent photos of the work I've done on various sites. without rambling on much more, thanks for taking time to read this. steve