pauline wallace

Wow thank you pod, it sounds like you already know a few London cabbies.. A good description. We are thinking about him learning a new trade before coming over if possible. Night school. My cake business is a full time job and I run classes where I teach other ladies who want to learn cake decorating. But it's not on the skilled list so maybe getting my skills accessed might be a good start. Thanks for your advice.

Ok thank you isabelt28. I will make a note of his name. I hope you got a good outcome on your situation in the end.

Thank you isabelt28 yes going to make an appointment ASAP. Oh god no unfortunately that's not an option.

Thank you, I think talking to an agent is my best chance. But thank you for your advise on getting the floristry skill assessed.

hi flatpack, hes on a 2 year joiner/carpentry apprenticeship working 4 days and 1 day at college. i thought he would go on our visa until hes 18?

thank you quinkla for your honest reply, i really do appreciate any feed back. good or bad we brits need to know whats ahead. To be honest ive looked back over the past 10 years and i havent moved forward apart from my cake business is going from strength to strength and im hoping that living in Oz i could build it up again. My mum and dad was going to move there when i was a child and didnt and then 10 years ago i went to take the plunge and bottled out because of leaving family behind but i have had a pull towards Australia all my life and i think if i dont do it know ill live to regret it. I am 42 and time is going a bit to fast. I need to at least try. I know someone hows husband went to college in Oz and moved the whole family over and 8 years on they are still there. I know its not that easy for everyone but maybe thats something i could try?

Thank you very much for your help.

Thank you very much. I really appreciate your help. I will look into that.

Thank you, but do you think if i have a job offer?

hello everyone, I am new to this forum. please help with any advice that you can share..my husband myself and our 16 year old son desperately want to move to Australia. We were going to move about 10 years ago but pulled out due to family issues. It is now time to start my life. I am a self-taught cake designer running a business full-time from home for the past 2 years. I have no qualifications on paper apart from a short course city and guilds. I am also a qualified florist of 18 years (no paper qualifications) learnt everything on the job. my husband is a London cab driver which I am guessing will be useless in Australia's skilled requirements. My 16 year old son is halfway through his joiner/carpenters apprenticeship. My plan is to move in the next 1 1/2 years that way my son gets to finish his apprenticeship and I can cram in any and every cake course that's available. My plan was to get a job offer for me working within a cake decorating job and if so would my husband need to be qualified in a trade or does he and my son get to come along with out having anything and find a job out there. Am I way off the mark with my idea or there any chance for us as a family to get to have a better life than just plodding on in the UK. If any one can spare a bit of advice I would be the happiest lady on here. =X=