Deanp

It took a good month to get everything together. Emailing/phoning HR departments and colleges requesting statements on headed paper and payslips etc seemed daunting at first but all were very efficient at getting back to me. I just explained to them what I needed and why I needed it. Like I said before, maybe I sent too much, but I’d rather that than send not enough after reading about other people’s skills assessments. Good luck getting everything together, drop any questions in here once you’re doing it and I’ll answer best I can.

I’m going for the 189 visa yeah. Ive paid the money, had the medical and police checks and IELTS done, sent away all the paperwork and now it’s just a case of waiting and hoping! Very frustrating though, I officially applied in March and I got first contact back from them in August asking for more documents. I supplied them within a week and now I’m just waiting again...fun and games lol.

I’m just looking through all the things I sent and I can see that I’ve added a 2 bank statements PER year from 2010 - July 2017. I got them from my internet banking account, looking through the transaction history there was an option to “print” and I somehow saved them as a PDF. Worst comes to worst just go into your bank and I’m sure they can look back and print off for you. Have you always worked for BG and that’s who you done your training with? That will be a lot easier for you if it is. Centrica HR were great for supplying letters with the Centrica headed paper, eg proof of earnings each year and proof confirming the job role, just email them saying what you want them to write to you in a letter and they will send it to you. I done a 3 year apprenticeship with a local authority then once qualified went to Scottish Gas for 3 years, went travelling for 18 months and when I came back I started with a company who works subcontracting solely for BG. So I’ve had to get 3 different sets of evidence from 3 different employers. A list of what I sent - * proof of payment to TRA * MSA application for pages 1-8 * TRA employer template X 3 * passport (cover and inside) * letter from college confirming attendance for specified years * city and guilds NVQ3 certificates (from passing apprenticeship) * BPEC certificate (after resitting ACS after 5 years) * 6012_6034_NVQ_3 qualification transcript (this was from the city and guilds, the number was on my certificate and I phoned them up and they sent me a link to this full course transcript. I’ve read that this is important to have as the TRA will use this to match up against what they teach in Australia for a similar trade GASFITTER) * letter from my 1st employer that I done my apprenticeship with confirming employment during those years, job role and salary * letter from my 1st employer with a statement of earnings for each year working there. * letter from Centrica - British Gas confirming employment * payslips 2005-2009 from first employer * payslips Centrica BG 2009 - 2012 * Centrica BG statement of earnings * current employer payslips * P60s from 2011 - 2017 * bank statements 2010 - 2017 Now I don’t know if I went over the top ? but in my head the things I needed to prove were - Reletive experience - transcript, certificates, employer templates and job descriptions. Proof of employment and training - wage slips, letters from colleges and employers, P60s, bank statements. Hope this helps! There’s not much guidance online for people doing the GASFITTER route!

Hi guys, I work for Scottish Gas service and repair. I got my TRA skills assessment successfully through November 2017 (GasFitter) after giving them all the evidence. There were no pictures involved like I’ve read people saying elsewhere. I think that is the case for plumbers though. It took around 3 months after submitting all my documents to get a successful outcome. For the descriptions I just put a lot of details of daily tasks, tools used, appliances worked on etc. The hardest part was gathering all the evidence. I had to get manuscripts from city and guilds NVQ3, pay slips going back to apprenticeship, letters written from ex-bosses saying what my job entailed at the time working there. The IELTS test was fine, Its testing your English skills and you’re a native speaker, so it’s more the WAY of taking the test that you need to practice. I used https://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/prepare-test/free-practice-tests I see you posted this back in August so I’m probably a bit late, but it might help others out there in the same boat. cheers Dean

Josh bodz, thanks very much for the advice. I've got an appointment at justice of the peace court tomorrow to get document copies verified but I see now there's a lot more evidence I need to obtain before I can even send away for the stage 1. i will post on this thread again an update once I'm more prepared. thanks again for your help guys. Dean

Thanks Wrussell, do you know if the second stage of this needs to be done before you can register your expression of interest? meaning, once the first stage is done can I successfully get a visa and then sit the trade test in Australia? I'm struggling to find anywhere that it says you can sit a test for a gasfitter in the UK. Plumbers, electricians, joiners...I see all that, but gasfitter, none. Thanks

Hi Maximoo, Thanks for your comment. So are you past the stage of sending away the paperwork to TRS? After you have done that do you then book yourself into an assessment centre? It seems really good that you are a plumber AND gas engineer because from what I've been reading you need the plumbing licence to do most of the work a 'gas engineer' would normally be able to do in the UK. Dean

Hi folks, I'm looking for some advice from anyone that has been in a similar position as myself as right now everything seems a bit overwhelming with no clear cut information. I am a single, 28 year old domestic gas engineer with British Gas. I Served a 3 year apprenticeship and have been qualified and working as a gas engineer for 7 years. Is it a case of - Paying the TRA $1000 Showing certified copies of my nvq3, ACS certs, high school certs Showing certified copies of my pay slips, end of year tax P60, bank statements showing wages going in from my company. I also got a headed letter from my old college saying I attended and complete my course and it was part of a 3 year apprenticeship and it was taught in English. A letter from my current employer that states my job role and responsibilities. Am I missing anything else? Do I need to carry out a practical/theoretical assessment at any point? Honestly, Any advice someone can offer would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance Dean