Hello, looking for some help/advice if possible.
My husband is an electrician, we came out to Adelaide from England six months ago and he has been doing his context gap training through Tafe (Tonsley campus) to convert his UK qualification over to the full A Class Australian one.
He worked for about four months on a casual basis for an electrical company but is now out of work. He has tried numerous avenues to find an electrical company to get a job.
Has tried;
Phoning
Emailing
Replying to adverts online (even though most adverts are only asking for A class electricians)
Going into wholesalers and asking.
Going into company offices to ask.
Asked the Tafe tutors for advice.
Asked people on his course and the small number of people we know if they have any contacts.
Asked Immigration SA for advice.
Finding it pretty much impossible to find a company who will take someone on who isn’t officially fully qualified here yet, not too sure if many companies actually take on people doing the gap training as they just see it as hassle.
He only has about five months left till he would have completed it, but his e-profiling is on hold now until he is back doing electrical work.
It’s a catch twenty two situation as he can’t qualify and get a higher wage until the course is completed, but he can’t find a company to work for to actualy be able to complete the course.
He is 33, has over ten years experience in the UK, predominantly commercial, maintenance and testing.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks