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is there an electrician online that may be able to answer some questions for me bout vetasses assessment if u cld spare 5 mins ?

Post your questions here and someone will probably help you.

Sorry folks, what's a 6WW? :embarrassed:

Ok, it's becoming a little clearer.

 

Assuming I don't find a sponsor and decide to apply for PR (the most likely scenario), can I then seek employment in Oz once i've passed that exam in London and received my OTSR?

 

At what stage do I apply for the PR? You said I can't look for an employer without having a PR or a sponsor. I presume you mean without having applied for a PR?

No, you can't go to Australia and look for an employer without already having residency or a sponsor. You said earlier:

I then fly to Oz and scour the country to get employment

I was told today that because I'm 31 years old, WHV is out of the question. As it is unlikely that my wife will get sponsorship even in Early Childhood Education, it looks like we'll have to go the long (and expensive) route now.

I'm still a bit confused so please let me know if the following is accurate regarding my steps: I'll have to fly to London to do the exam and wait 12 weeks to get Trade Recognition which will set me back a couple of grand. This will get me some sort of provisional sparks license. I then fly to Oz and scour the country to get employment for 20% less wages while I apply to get a full license. (How hard will it be to get one of these jobs?) I do this for 9 to 12 months and then I can get a full license and apply for PR which costs about €4500.

Please let me know if I have some of the details wrong. After re-assessing the situation, we are prepared for a tough initial year which is unlikely to be spent near any of the major cities. We'd be prepared to locate anywhere once it resembled some sort of modern(ish) civilisation.

All in all, if we both got decent jobs after the crap initial year, it will be worth it.

You will need to find an Australian employer willing to sponsor you or otherwise apply for PR. You can't just go over and look for an employer without having PR or having a sponsor. It will take approx. 5 (ish) weeks to get your trade papers/employment history assessed and then you'll be booked in to do your Vetassess "exam". All in probably 12 weeks. Then you have an OTSR which entitles you to apply for a provisional electrical licence when you land in Australia.

Before you do your Vetassess assessment you need to send in proof of your experience as an electrician (VERY detailed references from each employer) as well as all trade certs etc. You're at the beginning of a very long (and ridiculous) process. :confused:

Have you checked on the website ? Think it was 2 weeks for OH but certificate took longer to come in post . They did scan it via email which I used for visa app & State sponsorship

Thanks Lou. They sent me a scan of my results (I passed!). :wink:

Anyone know how long it takes to get the results from the Vetassess electrical assessment (UK)? I did mine almost three weeks ago but still haven't heard anything from them. How long have any of you guys waited for the results? Thanks for any info.:biggrin: