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Doing the GE practical at Blackburn College. I've done plenty of swatting on the listed topics but any advice would be appreciated. Just hoping for a general idea from someone who's done it as this is my one and only chance due to age. Thanks
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Hello All I'm curious as to what the day involves for plumbing practical as im booked in for june. Anyone done the last one and like to give an insight as to what the day holds? I and maybe a few others booked for june would very much appreciate it. have read a great post by Wingywangwoo that covers it very well and have linked it as that should help others to. Im just wondering has it changed much since then? anyway All The Best Kev http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/news-gossip-chat/55106-plumbing-vetasses-saga-day.html
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Hi all Can any of you wonderful, clever lot help me, PPPPLLLLLLLLLLEEEEAAAAAAASSSEEEE.. My o/h is a general Electrician, so we was going to go down the 176 PR route, so he passed his tradeset, then applied to Vetassess online, then we started to fill in all the paperwork etc, then in the interrim a job offer came along offering us a 457 visa, so we contacted Vetassess & they said that it wasnt a problem, we had to download the 457 visa application form instead & get it all filled in & sent off to them, which we have done. We have now had an email from Vetassess saying that "As you have indicated it is the 457 visa you wish to apply for we unfortunately do not have United Kingdom as a nominated country which VETASSESS conduct skills assessments for via 457 visa" "You will have to contact the Department of Immigration (DIAC) www.immi.gov.au and they will be able to assist you as you may not even need to complete a skills assessment and apply directly to them as you a from the UK." The problem is we would like to obviously gain the PR & being an electrician he needs to have his skills assessed, to gain an A grade liecense etc, so how do we overcome this problem? The employers are only willing to sponsor us on a 457 for the time being as its a quicker route for them etc.... I hope any of this makes sence? pulling our hair out here :arghh::confused::twitcy: many many thanks in advance
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Can anyone kindly tell me who now carries out the skills assessments for General Electricians please. We have sent all info off to Vetassess, filling in the correct details for a 457 & now they have emailed us saying that they no longer carry out the assessments for General Electricians on a 457 visa. I dont know if they have recently changed, but we are unable to find out who assesses a 457 visa for general electricians from the UK????? :confused::arghh: Many thanks
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Hi, My other half has a practical test for carpentary booked for Saturday and is really stressed about it. I think the added presure of giving up smoking and redundances at work is starting to take its toll. He has been a carpenter for 10 years now and I keep trying to reasure him everything will be fine, but if someone could give us an idea of what happens it might set his mind at ease. In our information nothing was writen about taking tools but I found a 'candidate kit' for 2008 and there was a list of tools to take. Should we go by this and take these just in case.:sad:
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Hi, I am wondering if any of the other bricklayers who were in London with me to do there practical assessment on April 11th have heard anything officially as yet? I have logged into VETASSESS which shows i was successful on the practical but have no evidence to send to WA until they officially send me something by email or post!!! Time is running out for us guys and am hoping i simply have not been skipped in some kind of clerical error!!
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Hi My darling o/h is struggling with his Vetassess Competency profile, he is ending up with pages & pages & pages of info that he is writing up, is this correct? he is finding they ask you a question, to which he has to include this that & the other & he is finding it very daunting. I keep telling him to make it brief, but then if he does he isnt getting to answer some of the questions? Anyone got a copy of their passed profile they want chuck our way, or at least give us some pointers with PLEASE :arghh::arghh::arghh::arghh: One other question is he has been with his current employers for 6 months now, his previous employer didnt pay out standing wages etc & it almost got to court but thankfully didnt proceed that far, so obviously we have to give this previous employers details & how long o/h worked for him etc, are Vetassess likely to contact him, as we wont be able to get a ref from him? so are they going to either contact him & be told a load of bull (like he did to my o/h new employers) or will it be deemed that o/h has no work history & is full of bull poop? Huge thanks in advance, didnt realise this part was soooo stressful, let alone the practical test, if we get that far!!! :twitcy::sad::cry:
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anyone booked on the 7th of may test in london, if so would you let me know how it went as i'm worried about my test at the end of this month. also could anyone inform me of what i need to take, i have a rough idea but one thing says lock and tags. is this for safe isolation?? cheers jack
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So, who is coming along for a fun day out at the college of north west London for their practical tests, Im doing the Joinery one start at 0800hrs sharp, luckily for me I live a grand total of 15 mins away from the college so happy days,:biggrin:, but no doubt people will be coming down from all over the country, Any joiners out there doing the practical on the same day let me know! Cheers
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Was talking to my agent this morning with regard to my skills assessment. I have been waiting 9 weeks now and time is getting on before 1st July changes and he informed me that the response time is now 12 - 14 weeks and no longer the 8 - 10 weeks that he originally told me. Anyone able to confirm this?
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Hi Just seeing if anyone else has their bricklaying practical in London next week? If so have you received any plans yet? Thanks
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hi I wondered if there was any difference between length of time the different types of skills assessments were taking at VETASSESS. Would it be useful to start a list with people if they are willing posting what skill group they were assessed under and for what occupation and how long it took?
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Hi, Has anybody taken the Vetassess Practical exam in London in the last couple of months, can only find old stuff giving information for Electricians, would be nice to see if the exam details are the same thanks guys:wacko:
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Hi all, Well..unfortunately I do not qualify (according to ACS) for a skills assessment because I do not have 4 years experience on top of my qualifications ;o( So Plan B!.. My partner will now become the primary applicant and myself the secondary. But we are unsure which VETASSESS SOL she should nominate.... She holds a 4 year degree and an MBA from an university in Australia. She has worked now as a Market Research Analyst for the last two years. However, this is not what her studies entailed. And according to the VETASSESS "Work experience is not assessed by VETASSESS as part of this process." So our question...what SOL should she nominate? Or is it possible to nominate "Market Research Analyst" and include a cover letter and reference stating she has worked as one for the last two years? We are really unsure how to proceed! Any help much appreciated! Cheers G
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hello all, has anyone done the vetassess test for general plumber. my question is can you use any books when asked to do a pipe sizing exercise cheers jack
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Hi all Just wondering if some kind soul (s) can shed some light pleeeeaaassseeee..:arghh: My o/h is currently filling in the Vetassess form (stage 1, I believe) how much info/detail do you need to give, he has done pages & thats just for question 1? Is that correct or is he going into too much detail, he's been at it for ages. :cry: What kinda info should he be giving etc? Thank you kindly in advance :smile:
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hello all, has anyone else experienced a change in cost for vetassess. i sent mine off authorising payment of $600 for a paper copy application as it stated on the paperwork. this has just come back saying the cost is $650. be aware if you have done the same. if you have, get in there first and download a form from their website and add a further $50 before it delays your application like mine. cheers:confused: jack
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i am fuming, i have just got an email from TRU-blue migration explaining that you can do your trade application in seven weeks and do not now need to do a practical and that all you have to do is a technical interview via skype... Jesus what a bloody con Vetassess was, i spent 5 months and about £2000... to do mine as a general plumber, i had to travel 5 hours up from the south coast to Accrington, spend two nights in a hotel and lose 3 days wages just for the practical...:arghh: OH NO NOW you can sit on your arse and do it all from home and if you are not good enough you can blag your technical interview over the internet and if you pass you are as good as me and all the other proper tradies that spent time and money and stress doing the bloody practical.... WELL DONE AUSTRALIA:biglaugh: You moan about getting the quality of migrants and now you have just opened up the door to any chancers that can blag paper assessments and techical interviews over the internet.... I want my money back.....:arghh:No wonder they where rushing as many trades through the practicals...and by the looks of things its the Victoria Tafe( VETASSESS) doing it again.. The Aussies must think that we are just pay money hands over fist and milk us... ME im now just getting a bit sick of it..:arghh: AH BUT DID WE NOT WIN THE ASHES NICK THE GENERAL PLUMBER(CONNED BY VETASSESS):biglaugh:
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:goofy:hey having trouble deciding on tra or vetassess. we are applying for a 175 visa hopefully and were about to post our skills assessment application to vetassess but are having oubts as to wheither its better os not. my husband is a plumber/ gas fitter and has 9 years experience in this trade. i am a hairdresser but have been part time self emloyed for the last 3 years. so it could be a nightmare trying to provide evidence to back myself up so we are going down the plumber route. we are hoping to apply ourselves without an agency so if anyone could help then brill xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxlaura oh meant to say also tra is $300 and vetassess is $600 for first application so whats the difference and why is it double the price. thanks again.
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Hi, I am currently filling in the application for the electrical vetassess assessment and everything has been clear so far. However there is one question i cant get my head around, does anybody know what they mean by this. Electrical work practices: Be able to work safely on electrical systems and appliances. How would you set up and perform: CORRECT CIRCUIT TEST??????????????????????????????????????????????????? Earth continuity resistance test? Insulation resistance test? Correct circuit polarity test? How do u document your work? That is the whole question but i am only stuck on the correct circuit test, what is meant by this, as its not clearly explained. Any help would be really appreciated. Cheers Wez
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Hi everyone, As a large percentage of people that post on here will have been through the skills assessment process through VETASSESS I am just wondering if they actually contact past and present employers and the people who supplied the references. Thanks, Dave
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Hi, assuming I scored 65 or more points under the new system would positive VETASSESS skill assessment still be a requirement? Basically, up until now I never scored enough points anyway due to lack of Diploma etc. However, under the new system I will benefit as I've been in my profession for 8 out of the last 10 years so the new system is good for me. The problem I had previously was that VETASSESS wouldn't give me a positive skills assessment due to lack of equivalent qualifications. But given the new system if I score enough points would I be ok or would my lack qualifications ruin the party again?
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hi guys, can anyone help me have just had TRA passed and have looked on various forums about vetassess and cant seem to work out whether or not i have to the exam or not, seems some people do and some dont? can anyone help answer this for me i am a french citizen if that makes a difference.:unsure:
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Hi all, Very annoyed and angry right now. We have been in the vetassess process since January, my oh passed stage one. The next practical assessment for his trade isn't till late May. We are trying to get a technical interview booked, but they are just bloody useless!!! They can't book it with us until a venue has been confirmed etc..... its taking forever. Just spoke to the person arranging this, she can't tell me when, she said the people are hard to contact, no idea when she will have an answer for us. Plus she sounded like she really couldn't be bothered to even speck with me. They have already taken over £900 for stage 2 but really can't help with when this can happen....whats the *******point then if they don't know or can't do anything!! We are in race against time because of July changes, and the only thing holding us up applying for SS is vetassess!! We are also paying them the privilege of this too!! She said she might know something today or Monday, but I think she was just trying to get rid of me....I don't think they will ever know anything, the practical assessment late May might be quicker afterall....but still too late for applying for SS before July changes....so angry:arghh: Sorry for rant...had to get it out:cry: The dream could be nearly an end
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Hi all, We are a young family hoping to move to Oz, we are using an agent who is dealing with everything. My oh is 32 and been in the car body repair business for 16 years as a paint sprayer, I am a beauty specialist and we have 2 children 2 and 4. We submitted my oh application to VETASSESS at the end Feb, we were told by our migration agent that they would receive the documents after 5 days or so and then take the payment 5-7 days after that. Well we are still waiting and are trying to keep the money in our account (you know how it is!) Has anyone else had experience with VETASSESS? We have to wait for them to approve our documents before my oh can take his practical exam, we need this test done before July because of the possible changes that may take place! Also my oh is taking his IELTS test on Saturday and is DREADING it to say the least, he has been holding a spray gun for the last 16 years not a pen! Its seems all very confusing because we cant seem to figure out whether he needs to get a 7 or a 6 in the IELTS exam. We attended the Australian expo in London yesterday and spoke to a few people who said he only needs a 6 as he holds a british passport?? Basically my brain is fried and feel MEGA stressed out with all the worry about paperwork, timelines, where to live in Oz etc...... Any advice or anyone having a similar experience we'd love to hear from you!
