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Hi Rob i have been thinking that to be honest about the gas fitter role not much kicking about anywherebut i didnt think it was that bad not even doing tightness tests thats just crazy goes against everything we have been taught lol. I did apply for a job on Seek repairing gas fires and heaters and the lady asked for my CV and said as soon as i have done the training in OZ to call her she said its 3-6 months training ???? but i am not really that bothered i will do anything once i arrive even if it is something totally diff but it is a shame doing all that training and being the best in the business at what we do in the UK and then giving it all up once we are in OZ !!!!but whats for you will not go by you as they say thanks for the offer to help sure i will pick your brain over the next few weeks / months what is it you do now in Sydney then ???? Thanks again Neill

Yeah I am on a 190 visa for the state of Victoria but we are going to Perth on a holiday first to see friends then heading to Melbourne it's been a long road get the visa it's took us 2 years but thank god it's here now can't wait 22 days left

Hi all its only 22 days now till I arrive in Oz (Perth)on a permanent visa but still no luck when it comes to work. I have been told I need to go back to college for 3-6 months once I arrive but what's the chances of finding a job without going to college right away ?? I have been a British Gas technical service engineer for 11 years NVQ level 3 and would love to carry on doing this role once I arrive even if it means being a trades assistant until I retrain, if any Gas service and repair company's are out there in WA give me a shout plz. Any help is really appreciated on this. Thanks in advance :wink:

Visa now granted flights booked 16th June next year just need somewhere to live now and a job :biggrin:

Thanks guys, Need to fly from Glasgow so Emirates or Quantas are our only option. Will check out IOM.

Hi all thought we'd share our experience. Invited to to apply for our visa 12/08, booked medicals 06/09, all went perfectly, we did these before we were allocated a CO, sent our police checks to the CO yesterday and our visa was granted today!!! It only took one day for them to grant our visa! I cannot believe how quick it has been for us. hope this gives some hope for everyone that has applied recently. It will al happen before you know it. Good luck!

Hey does anyone know if there are any discount codes available for Emirates flights or is there website prices the cheapest that we are going to get my wife works for the NHS and some times they get a discounts but not sure ???? My brother is also in the armed forces and they get alot of discounts on certain things but same again not sure if Emirates do discounts for either plz help ??? looking for flights for next june time Thanks in advance

Thank you so much we are all so excited !!!!!!!! i have felt like an aussie since we started this in feb 2012 :jiggy: stick another shrimp on the barbie :jiggy:

Finally our visa has been granted :jiggy: We only sent our police checks away yesterday and they called today to say our visa was granted, I am in total shock!!!! Expected it to be at least a couple of months before the decision was made. Time to celebrate and let the reality sink in. We are looking at flights and its scary to think we need to book these asap and get a leaving party etc sorted :arghh: I'm off to settle my nerves with a well deserved bottle of prosecco and will commence with our research and planning tomorrow. With special thanks to Immigration2oz for making our dreams a reality.

Hi clarke9876 things starting to move along now thank god! case officer assigned, medicals done and police checks done, fingers crossed visa granted b4 xmas :biggrin: just need to save like mad so working everyday British Gas have to offer so we have enough $$$$$$$ where are yous based ?? If there were any positions within your company I would need to start looking into areas and schools for the kids ect

Thanks for that info it looks nice there is so much to take in !!!! we have seen some really good priced houses to rent but would like to sort something like this for the first few weeks to get us sorted so when we land there is no hassle, how much roughly was these apartments for a week ££ ????

Clarke9876. Defo will contact you as soon as I get our dates sorted hopefully you can help me in the right direction with work thanks

Hi thanks for that we are new to all of this lol we have sent our expression to interest away in June so just waiting on that coming back b4 september they said then hopefully be over for next June time fingers crossed we have been looking at regional Victoria just wherever we can get work once we are over really !!! we will do anything to start off !!! we plan on spending the 1st few weeks exploring the place and finding somewhere we can settle the kids so excited

did any of yous make the move ?? i am heading to Melbourne next year really hard to get any info on jobs or getting my qualifications transferred i am a British gas engineer and have been for 14 years its a nightmare !!!!!

Any gas engineers made the move yet so hard to get info on jobs before you go isnt it ???? i will hopefully be there next year (Melbourne British gas engineer 14 years experience )

Thanks for the advise guys I said eastern suburbs in my message but my wife has just said its actually western suburbs we have been looking at ,,, sorry any more recommendations for around there ??? Thanks again everyone

Hi all me, my wife and 2 kids (8 & 5 ) are hoping to move over to Vic next June / July 2014 thinking of maybe staying in a caravan park / site for a month or so to get the feel for the place and have a holiday and check out the area b4 we settle any suggestions of sites looking more eastern suburbs but are open to any suggestions thanks

thank you :biggrin:

Hi All I am a British Gas engineer at present and have been for the last 14 years, but I have decided to make the move to sunny Melbourne or surrounding area hopefully by the start of (2014). I had my skills assessed by TRA which was successful for the occupation of Gas Fitter. I have a NVQ level 3 qualification in domestic natural gas maintenance. I have done all lines of work whilst working for British Gas, I worked for Transco dealing with the distribution side for 4 years, dealing with gas escapes, gas service pipe renewals and gas repairs before I moved indoors to become a technical engineer dealing with breakdowns, installation and servicing to all gas appliances such as boilers, fires, warm air units water heaters, space heaters, back boiler units AGA range cookers, gas tumble dryers and unvented hot water systems. As of next week I will be qualified to work with LPG for all the above. I have also done a 1 year secondment role on the British Gas National Technical Help Desk dealing with problematic jobs throughout the country. communicating with a wide range of departments internal and external to British Gas but my main role was to provide technical support to over 7000 engineers in the field either over the phone or direct on site if required. I am looking for a similar job to what I have here back in the U.K hands on if possible although I am willing to carry out any training that is required and even become a trades assistant for a while if I have to if that would help me get my foot in the door somewhere. At the moment I have applied for state sponsorship and expect to hear back by end of September at the latest. If anyone is looking for someone with my skills in Gas appliance fault finding just drop me a message. Thanks in advance Neill Thornton

Hi Gas Tech I understand at present you may not be recruiting for this post. I was hoping I would be able to pass my CV onto your company. I have been looking for this type of job online with no success, but this position is exactly what I do at the moment with British Gas. I believe my skills and experience are exactly what you are looking for. I am a British Gas engineer at present and have been for the last 14 years, but I have decided to make the move to sunny Melbourne hopefully by the start of (2014). I had my skills assessed by TRA which was successful for the occupation of Gas Fitter. I have a NVQ level 3 qualification in domestic natural gas maintenance. I have done all lines of work whilst working for British Gas, I worked for Transco dealing with the distribution side for 4 years, dealing with gas escapes, gas service pipe renewals and gas repairs before I moved indoors to become a technical engineer dealing with breakdowns, installation and servicing to all gas appliances such as boilers, fires, warm air units water heaters, space heaters, back boiler units AGA range cookers, gas tumble dryers and unvented hot water systems. As of next week I will be qualified to work with LPG for all the above. I have also done a 1 year secondment role on the British Gas National Technical Help Desk dealing with a wide range of departments and providing technical support to over 7000 engineers. I am looking for a similar job to what I have here back in the U.K although I am willing to carry out any training that is required and even become a trades assistant for a while if I have to if that would help me get my foot in the door somewhere. At the moment I have applied for state sponsorship and expect to hear back by end of September at the latest. I hope youself or anyone else out there could assist me with this. Thanks in advance Neill Thornton

Hi anyone out there looking for a British gas engineer with 14 years experience ?? I am a British gas engineer and have been for the last 14 years,but I have decided to make the move to sunny Melbourne hopefully by the end of next year (2013) i have had my skills assesed (NVQ level 3 )and they are fine to apply for a visa. I have done all lines of work whilst working for the gas board, i worked for transco dealing with the distribution side for 4 years dealing with gas escapes and service renewals and gas repairs before i moved indoors to become a technical engineer dealing with breakdows and servicing to all gas appliances such as boilers, fires, warm air units water heaters, space heaters, back boiler units AGA range cookers, gas tumble dryers and unvented hot water systems ect with an NVQ level 3 qualification and am just waiting to get my date through to do my LPG ticket before i come over. I have also done a 1 year secondment role on the British Gas National Technical Help Desk dealing with a wide range of departments and providing technical support to over 7000 engineers in all aspects of fault finding and installation problems I have also worked as a support engineer dealing with customer complain jobs and I have also have training experience training 4 apprence engineers in my time with my current employer. I am looking for a similar job to what I have here back in the U.K although I am willing to try somthing new altogether just depends what work is out there i am not scared of re-training for another type of role or even become a trades assistant for a while if I have to, if that would help me get my foot in the door somewhere until I prove myselfn. I hope anyone out there could assist me with this Thanks in advance Neill Thornton

Hi everyone I am new on here so I am really unsure if I have posted in the correct section or not ? But here goes I been looking for hours and hours for job info and vacinces but I am struggling!!!! I know I need to apply for a gas licence when I am over but that's about it !!!! Help plz !!! I am a British gas engineer and have been for the last 14 years,but I have decided to make the move to sunny Melbourne hopefully by the end of next year (2013) i have had my skills assesed and they are fine to apply for a visa. I have done all lines of work whilst working for the gas board, i worked for transco dealing with the distribution side for 4 years dealing with gas escapes and service renewals and gas repairs before i moved indoors to become a technical engineer dealing with breakdows and servicing to all gas appliances such as boilers, fires, warm air units water heaters, space heaters, back boiler units AGA range cookers, gas tumble dryers and unvented hot water systems ect with an NVQ level 3 qualification and am just waiting to get my date through to do my LPG ticket before i come over. I have also done a 1 year secondment role on the British Gas National Technical Help Desk dealing with a wide range of departments and providing technical support to over 7000 engineers in all aspects of fault finding and installation problems. I am looking for a similar job to what I have here back in the U.K although I am willing to carry out any training that is required and even become a trades assistant for a while if I have to if that would help me get my foot in the door somewhere. I hope someone out there could assist me Thanks in advance Neill Thornton

Hi jim I know you probably won't be looking to take an engineer on any longer but if u could give me any advise I would be very grateful,I have been looking for hours and hours for job info and vacinces but I am struggling!!!! I am a British gas engineer and have been for the last 14 years,but I have decided to make the move to sunny Melbourne hopefully by the end of next year (2013) i have had my skills assesed and they are fine to apply for a visa. I have done all lines of work whilst working for the gas board, i worked for transco dealing with the distribution side for 4 years dealing with gas escapes and service renewals and gas repairs before i moved indoors to become a technical engineer dealing with breakdows and servicing to all gas appliances such as boilers, fires, warm air units water heaters, space heaters, back boiler units AGA range cookers, gas tumble dryers and unvented hot water systems ect with an NVQ level 3 qualification and am just waiting to get my date through to do my LPG ticket before i come over. I have also done a 1 year secondment role on the British Gas National Technical Help Desk dealing with a wide range of departments and providing technical support to over 7000 engineers in all aspects of fault finding and installation problems. I am looking for a similar job to what I have here back in the U.K although I am willing to carry out any training that is required and even become a trades assistant for a while if I have to if that would help me get my foot in the door somewhere. I hope you or anyone else out there could assist me with this Thanks in advance Neill Thornton