Electricians way to do it....... hopefully

[angelofmercy186]

Hi all

I have recently taken the plunge and decided to move down under. I am an electrician and will be coming over with the misses and a baby hopefully in 2014. If i can fiuire out how to do it, I am going to try and keep a blog on here on how i am doing it, what i am doing and who doing it with (not in that way)

 

First of all a little about me. I am a fully qualified UK electrician, qualified in 2009. i have 2391, 17th, JIB approved, domestic, commercial and light industrial experience. In June 2013 I will also have gained a foundation degree in electrical and electronic engineering. I have been subcontracting since I began the course on day release in 2010.

 

What I Plan To Do:

 

I have decided to go with immigration2oz. After meeting them at an expo and reading some reviews,

i feel i wont be wastimg my money with them. I have already started this part.I will also be going down the VETASSES route because we plan to be there for some time, hopefully permanently and were advised this is what I would have to do.

To help with qualifications and other little bits, i am going to give downundertradies a go. I have read mixed reviews so hopefuy putting my exeriences on here will answer questions for others. They do MACG training which is apprently needed to get fully qualified in the eyes of the Oz assessing body. Doing it in this country means you dont need time off work to do the course when over there and can "hit the ground running" I know i still need to do the log book for UPTO 12 month. they have been known to put electricians that pass the training in touch with possible future employers. My partner and I would like to go to Melbourne as we have a friend there, but if I can get a job to get me qualified, will consider pritty much anywhere. Surely with this attitude, DUT will be able to put me in contact with possible employers.

 

Its not the cheapest way this way, but at the moment, for me it seems the safest.

My plan is to keep the blog up to date of where I am and experiences with immigration2oz and downumdertradies and what the stages are like, including the english tests, skills tests and what ever else.

 

If you feel this may be of benifit, add me as a friend and let me know, and I will try keep the blog up to date with where I am.

[MARYROSE02]

So, how do organisations like Tradies Down Under work? Do you need someone like this to help with the emigration process? Do you have to pay them? I just wondered if it adds an extra 'layer' to the process? What happens if you do it on your own? I'm genuinely interested as I try to answer queries from people in the process of migration to Australia, usually limited to 'Googling' but it is interesting as well.

 

When I came to Australia, admittedly just on a WHV, I just applied to the Aussie Government in London for a visa. I assumed that anybody who was emigrating would do the same thing? Is the process that hard that it pays you to use an agent?

 

Not knocking it by the way. I use a Tax Agent to do my Aussie Tax Returns and I could do them myself!