Carlytip Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Hi i have just joined this forum and looking for some advice. My parents,brother and sister all immigrated to queesland 9 years ago. I was already married and settled and never had the urge but now I am panicking that if I don't hurry up it will be too late. I work in sales and my husband works for network rail so neither of us are on the skills in demand list. My question is what would be best for myself to re train as? I was thinking nurse woukd be a good bet as it never seems to be short of demand. Has anyone actually spent years changing career just to get into oz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quokka2005 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Yeah quite a few people on here have, mostly nurses I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Health is probably the one that won't be removed all the time, but I do think that the demand will become less over time. In the past couple of years there's been a lot of graduates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YMCA Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Hi i have just joined this forum and looking for some advice. My parents,brother and sister all immigrated to queesland 9 years ago. I was already married and settled and never had the urge but now I am panicking that if I don't hurry up it will be too late. I work in sales and my husband works for network rail so neither of us are on the skills in demand list. My question is what would be best for myself to re train as? I was thinking nurse would be a good bet as it never seems to be short of demand. Has anyone actually spent years changing career just to get into oz? I strongly suggest before you want to retrain yourself before coming to Australia, is to find out if your qualification is going to be recognised in Australia, if you are thinking of working in Australia. I know gaining entry into an Australian university with your prior learning in a tertiary education institution in most countries generally is not really a problem. However, employment in Australia...your overseas qualification needs to be assessed by a relevant assessing authority. Why not consider getting yourself retrain in Australia instead? All the best YMCA Registered Migration Agent MARN: 1685514 mobilemigratec@gmail.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy1 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 I strongly suggest before you want to retrain yourself before coming to Australia, is to find out if your qualification is going to be recognised in Australia, if you are thinking of working in Australia. I know gaining entry into an Australian university with your prior learning in a tertiary education institution in most countries generally is not really a problem. However, employment in Australia...your overseas qualification needs to be assessed by a relevant assessing authority. Why not consider getting yourself retrain in Australia instead? All the best YMCA Registered Migration Agent MARN: 1685514 mobilemigratec@gmail.com Perhaps the OP does not have many thousands of dollars to spend as an international student, re-training in Australia? The OP can re-train in the UK at a much cheaper cost. To the OP, train in something you love though. Only become a nurse if it is sincerely what you want to do, it's a tough job. Re: the migration agent's advice, you suggest the OP trains here, but you neglect to mention that does not necessarily mean at all that she will get a visa at the end of it, after spending thousands! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bell123321 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Not what you want to hear but I retrained got a degree and was working towards me post education experience. I was literally a few months off the amount of experience I needed to submit for the EOI/visa and they took my job off both skills list. Luckily I enjoyed my job but otherwise I would have been more gutted then I already was. Fast forward 5 years and my husband has re-trained as a chef/cook so hopefully second time lucky. Good luck but whatever you pick ensure your enjoy the job too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YMCA Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 Perhaps the OP does not have many thousands of dollars to spend as an international student, re-training in Australia? The OP can re-train in the UK at a much cheaper cost. To the OP, train in something you love though. Only become a nurse if it is sincerely what you want to do, it's a tough job. Re: the migration agent's advice, you suggest the OP trains here, but you neglect to mention that does not necessarily mean at all that she will get a visa at the end of it, after spending thousands! This is not in any case a professional advice here. YMCA Marn: 1685514 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy1 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 This is not in any case a professional advice here. YMCA Marn: 1685514 Sorry, your comment is not very understandable. What do you mean? That your advice is not professional? Or mine is not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam13 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 just bear in mind that even after gaining the skill in most cases you need minimum of 2 years post qualification experience in that field to gain a positive skills assessment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quokka2005 Posted October 15, 2016 Share Posted October 15, 2016 The graduate nurses on here that went for PR mostly had 1 year experience I think. Definitely make sure whatever you wtudy you would be happy with in the UK too. just incase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlytip Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 Not what you want to hear but I retrained got a degree and was working towards me post education experience. I was literally a few months off the amount of experience I needed to submit for the EOI/visa and they took my job off both skills list. Luckily I enjoyed my job but otherwise I would have been more gutted then I already was. Fast forward 5 years and my husband has re-trained as a chef/cook so hopefully second time lucky. Good luck but whatever you pick ensure your enjoy the job too. Can i ask what degree you did?. I am really worried that this could happen to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlytip Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 I strongly suggest before you want to retrain yourself before coming to Australia, is to find out if your qualification is going to be recognised in Australia, if you are thinking of working in Australia. I know gaining entry into an Australian university with your prior learning in a tertiary education institution in most countries generally is not really a problem. However, employment in Australia...your overseas qualification needs to be assessed by a relevant assessing authority. Why not consider getting yourself retrain in Australia instead? All the best YMCA Registered Migration Agent MARN: 1685514 mobilemigratec@gmail.com Hi, What is the typical cost for studying a 3 year nursing degree in Australia? I am willing to look at all options regardless of costs. I need to get there and be with my family. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlytip Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 Perhaps the OP does not have many thousands of dollars to spend as an international student, re-training in Australia? The OP can re-train in the UK at a much cheaper cost. To the OP, train in something you love though. Only become a nurse if it is sincerely what you want to do, it's a tough job. Re: the migration agent's advice, you suggest the OP trains here, but you neglect to mention that does not necessarily mean at all that she will get a visa at the end of it, after spending thousands! To be honest I have never ever seen myself in a nursing proffession. I am just desperate to get out there and be with my family and will try anything to make that happen. Its just so difficult to know what to donand where to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 To be honest I have never ever seen myself in a nursing proffession. I am just desperate to get out there and be with my family and will try anything to make that happen. Its just so difficult to know what to donand where to start. I'd suggest you don't do nursing if you don't really want to do it. It isn't an easy course with the assignments and pracs (which also need to be passed). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxlornaxx Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 I did mental health nursing purely to get into Aus...it's not like general nursing, much better...luckily I ended up loving my career choice and finding it easy and got visa with just 3 months work experience (well actually I proved zero work experiences as they said I didn't need the 3 months other nurses needed due to mental health being specialised however no one else seems to have gotten away with that) I would say MH nursing is safer bet than just general adult nursing...but will destroy you if it's not for you u! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 I strongly suggest before you want to retrain yourself before coming to Australia, is to find out if your qualification is going to be recognised in Australia,...Why not consider getting yourself retrain in Australia instead? YMCA Registered Migration Agent MARN: 1685514 I'm very surprised that a genuine migration agent would give such crazy advice. How would a married person afford to move to Australia on a student visa, where she's only allowed to work 20 hours a week and has to pay massive university fees as an international student? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quokka2005 Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 What sort of things interest you? Maybe make a list and then do some research on where it could lead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta2 Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 There are a couple of things that you can safely assume. (1) A lot more jobs will be lost by automation. The 'safer' jobs are those that need human brains to make judgements, and hands (connected to human brains) that can't be replaced by robots. Occupational health and safety are big employers here. A lot of people think this is evidence of a nanny state, but personally I am happy when I travel that Australian standards are higher than anywhere else I have been. (2) The babyboomers are retiring in droves. There will be a lot more jobs in hospitals and aged care facilities, for starters. But as others have said, nursing is a tough job. However, there are all sorts of ancillary jobs that experienced nurses go into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickled Pink Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 To be honest I have never ever seen myself in a nursing proffession. I am just desperate to get out there and be with my family and will try anything to make that happen. Its just so difficult to know what to donand where to start. I've been in the medical field for the last 20 years, in both clinical and community roles. Nursing is not a role that works well for people only doing it out of desperation... the worst nurses I have had to work with/manage have been the ones who did it because it was a 'job for life'. Its a tough, demanding and selfless job. Often with unanticipated (sometimes even unpaid) overtime. Its a job that often takes from your family life. I could go on and on... If you don't have a passion to do it, I really would choose something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia53 Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Hi there, funnily enough I re trained on the railway to get into oz. I'm still not there as need to convince the wife and in terms of time I'm 36 and figure we have a few years left. Wife says she would move but in a few years time. I left a fairly decent job to retrain with invensys rail as a signalling designer. Rubbish money but as many people say they are as rare as rocking horse s%%t and the role is always on the list. I now work for network rail in brum and have not done a degree. Had to go through onc and hnc which was difficult as a more mature student with a young family but I got through. My only issue now is the place I loved most whilst travelling which was Perth don't seem to have a design base and the offices are on the east coast which in parts I enjoyed but in parts I could never see myself living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Hi there,funnily enough I re trained on the railway to get into oz. I'm still not there as need to convince the wife and in terms of time I'm 36 and figure we have a few years left. Wife says she would move but in a few years time. I left a fairly decent job to retrain with invensys rail as a signalling designer. Rubbish money but as many people say they are as rare as rocking horse s%%t and the role is always on the list. I now work for network rail in brum and have not done a degree. Had to go through onc and hnc which was difficult as a more mature student with a young family but I got through. My only issue now is the place I loved most whilst travelling which was Perth don't seem to have a design base and the offices are on the east coast which in parts I enjoyed but in parts I could never see myself living. First, never try to persuade a spouse to make the move. It is often a recipie for disaster. Second, I can't find your occupation on the SOL list, third, most occupations of that level require a degree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia53 Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 First, never try to persuade a spouse to make the move. It is often a recipie for disaster. Second, I can't find your occupation on the SOL list, third, most occupations of that level require a degree Thanks for the kind advice . However luckily for me I have a bit more of a grasp on my industry and the sol list. My trade is and has been on the list for a number of years under electrical engineer and as said before my trade is rare as rocking horse poo globally. I'm not needing a degree either just professional registration which again is luckily what I have. My wife has always known since she met me that i don't see my / our future in the uk and she has said she doesnt see it here also although for her Canada is also an option . I believe I have answered all three of your points. thanks again though. Oh and my wife is a head teacher and I'm assuming that will stand us in good stead although as I like to do my homework I know Australia has an abundance of primary teachers at the mo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quokka2005 Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 I've been in the medical field for the last 20 years, in both clinical and community roles. Nursing is not a role that works well for people only doing it out of desperation... the worst nurses I have had to work with/manage have been the ones who did it because it was a 'job for life'. Its a tough, demanding and selfless job. Often with unanticipated (sometimes even unpaid) overtime. Its a job that often takes from your family life. I could go on and on... If you don't have a passion to do it, I really would choose something else. Totally agree with this. Im not a nurse but even in my care job you can tell that some of them dont really want to be there and its just a job to them. Usually they dont last long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia53 Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Thanks for the kind advice . However luckily for me I have a bit more of a grasp on my industry and the sol list. My trade is and has been on the list for a number of years under electrical engineer and as said before my trade is rare as rocking horse poo globally. I'm not needing a degree either just professional registration which again is luckily what I have. My wife has always known since she met me that i don't see my / our future in the uk and she has said she doesnt see it here also although for her Canada is also an option . I believe I have answered all three of your points. thanks again though. Oh and my wife is a head teacher and I'm assuming that will stand us in good stead although as I like to do my homework I know Australia has an abundance of primary teachers at the mo Hi i have just joined this forum and looking for some advice. My parents,brother and sister all immigrated to queesland 9 years ago. I was already married and settled and never had the urge but now I am panicking that if I don't hurry up it will be too late. I work in sales and my husband works for network rail so neither of us are on the skills in demand list. My question is what would be best for myself to re train as? I was thinking nurse woukd be a good bet as it never seems to be short of demand. Has anyone actually spent years changing career just to get into oz? what does your husband do for network rail and where? We are always looking for designers with signalling experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlytip Posted October 16, 2016 Author Share Posted October 16, 2016 what does your husband do for network rail and where? We are always looking for designers with signalling experience He works in Cumbria and is a team leader on renewals, also 9 years welding experience for network rail. Do you work for Network Rail also? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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