Dotty Wood Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Hey there! I am new to this forum, so please bare with. It's always been my dream to live down under and now I want to make that dream a reality! The only issue is, I don't have any skills and neither does my partner but I was thinking of either A) Gaining a skill that is required while I'm in the UK B) Or coming over on a Student Visa and try to get a sponsor from an employer while over there. At the minute, I work in warehouse for Wincanton and hoping to get my forklift license within this company. Thoughts anyone? Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDoug Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Dotty Wood said: Hey there! I am new to this forum, so please bare with. It's always been my dream to live down under and now I want to make that dream a reality! The only issue is, I don't have any skills and neither does my partner but I was thinking of either A) Gaining a skill that is required while I'm in the UK B) Or coming over on a Student Visa and try to get a sponsor from an employer while over there. At the minute, I work in warehouse for Wincanton and hoping to get my forklift license within this company. Thoughts anyone? Cheers. Hi, there is no easy way into Oz. All that have made it there have done the hard work of getting degree's or trade skills qualifications and at least a few years work experience in their field before applying to go. Plumbers, Chefs, Auto Electricians, Electricians, Motor Mechanics etc are in big demand in Australia and not to hard to get an apprenticeship in the UK for those trades. Have a look at the skills shortage list. There are amazing members on this forum that can give really good advice but you are going to have to put in the years to get yourself the points needed to go Down Under. So in short, option A is your best bet for both of you. Edited February 14, 2019 by JohnDoug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dotty Wood Posted February 14, 2019 Author Share Posted February 14, 2019 23 minutes ago, JohnDoug said: Hi, there is no easy way into Oz. All that have made it there have done the hard work of getting degree's or trade skills qualifications and at least a few years work experience in their field before applying to go. Plumbers, Chefs, Auto Electricians, Electricians, Motor Mechanics etc are in big demand in Australia and not to hard to get an apprenticeship in the UK for those trades. Have a look at the skills shortage list. There are amazing members on this forum that can give really good advice but you are going to have to put in the years to get yourself the points needed to go Down Under. So in short, option A is your best bet for both of you. Thanks for taking the time to reply to me, my partner was thinking of becoming a nurse, she's already got an NVQ qualification in social care. As for myself, I'm looking at Apprenticeships now but also going to speak to my work to see if they can help me obtain my forklift license, On the Aus gov website, i cant seem to find the skills shortage list.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDoug Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 12 minutes ago, Dotty Wood said: Thanks for taking the time to reply to me, my partner was thinking of becoming a nurse, she's already got an NVQ qualification in social care. As for myself, I'm looking at Apprenticeships now but also going to speak to my work to see if they can help me obtain my forklift license, On the Aus gov website, i cant seem to find the skills shortage list.. Have a look here, it will give you a rough idea. http://www.visabureau.com/australia/skilled-occupation-list.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 1 hour ago, JohnDoug said: Have a look here, it will give you a rough idea. http://www.visabureau.com/australia/skilled-occupation-list.aspx Never look at list that are not the official lists at homeaffairs.gov.ai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 At the moment, nurse, is on the skilled occupation list. However, it will be several years before your partner would be in a position to consider applying for a visa and there is no gauruntee that it will be then. Likewise any trade you chose to retrain in as the skills lists change regularly and are getting consistently shorter - over 200 occupations have been cut recently. Also, with trade, you can't just do a NVQ2, you need at least NVQ3 and then several years experience. If either of you are going to retrain, then do it in something you really want to, regardless of if it results in a visa or not. A forklift license is t going to be of any assistance or even recognised in Australia. Student visas are very expensive as you pay international fees, so you will be paying very large amounts for a course you could probably do at home with no guarantee of any further visa. Most international students have to go home after the course. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 5 hours ago, Dotty Wood said: I am new to this forum, so please bare with. It's always been my dream to live down under and now I want to make that dream a reality! The only issue is, I don't have any skills and neither does my partner but I was thinking of either A) Gaining a skill that is required while I'm in the UK B) Or coming over on a Student Visa and try to get a sponsor from an employer while over there. Your second idea - coming on a student visa - is a very expensive option and is unlikely to work. There seem to be a lot of scam artists advertising the idea, but they get commission for selling the courses so they're exaggerating the chances to get you to buy. Whether you're in Australia or still in the UK, you still need to have an occupation that's on the skilled list, and hold all the qualifications and experience required. You don't get any advantage because you're already in Australia. If you need to retrain, you'll find it's MUCH cheaper and easier in the UK than in Australia, which means you'll have more savings behind you when it comes time to migrate, and will be able to give yourself a better start in your new life. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmac Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 16 hours ago, JohnDoug said: Have a look here, it will give you a rough idea. http://www.visabureau.com/australia/skilled-occupation-list.aspx That seems to be an old list as it doesn't show up like that when you access it directly through the Visa Bureau website. This is what I found: http://www.visabureau.com/australia/medium-and-long-term-strategic-skills-list.aspx Otherwise, you can check it out on homeaffairs.gov.au website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhand Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Follow the link on this page: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/working-in-australia/skill-occupation-list 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDoug Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 10 minutes ago, paulhand said: Follow the link on this page: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/working-in-australia/skill-occupation-list Thank you all for providing the updated correct skills list link:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dotty Wood Posted February 15, 2019 Author Share Posted February 15, 2019 20 hours ago, Marisawright said: Your second idea - coming on a student visa - is a very expensive option and is unlikely to work. There seem to be a lot of scam artists advertising the idea, but they get commission for selling the courses so they're exaggerating the chances to get you to buy. Whether you're in Australia or still in the UK, you still need to have an occupation that's on the skilled list, and hold all the qualifications and experience required. You don't get any advantage because you're already in Australia. If you need to retrain, you'll find it's MUCH cheaper and easier in the UK than in Australia, which means you'll have more savings behind you when it comes time to migrate, and will be able to give yourself a better start in your new life. I also have my gym instructing qualification level 2. Is this skill needed in AUS? 20 hours ago, Marisawright said: Your second idea - coming on a student visa - is a very expensive option and is unlikely to work. There seem to be a lot of scam artists advertising the idea, but they get commission for selling the courses so they're exaggerating the chances to get you to buy. Whether you're in Australia or still in the UK, you still need to have an occupation that's on the skilled list, and hold all the qualifications and experience required. You don't get any advantage because you're already in Australia. If you need to retrain, you'll find it's MUCH cheaper and easier in the UK than in Australia, which means you'll have more savings behind you when it comes time to migrate, and will be able to give yourself a better start in your new life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1993 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 I don’t think it’s really about just having a skill/certificate that’s needed in oz. You need to be an experienced tradie/professional etc with a solid employment history specialising in one field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dotty Wood Posted February 15, 2019 Author Share Posted February 15, 2019 1 hour ago, tom1993 said: I don’t think it’s really about just having a skill/certificate that’s needed in oz. You need to be an experienced tradie/professional etc with a solid employment history specialising in one field. Yeah, I get that. I was possibly thinking of an apprenticeship here in the UK first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dotty Wood Posted February 15, 2019 Author Share Posted February 15, 2019 23 hours ago, Marisawright said: Your second idea - coming on a student visa - is a very expensive option and is unlikely to work. There seem to be a lot of scam artists advertising the idea, but they get commission for selling the courses so they're exaggerating the chances to get you to buy. Whether you're in Australia or still in the UK, you still need to have an occupation that's on the skilled list, and hold all the qualifications and experience required. You don't get any advantage because you're already in Australia. If you need to retrain, you'll find it's MUCH cheaper and easier in the UK than in Australia, which means you'll have more savings behind you when it comes time to migrate, and will be able to give yourself a better start in your new life. Thank you, at the moment I work for Wincanton but there's opportunities in the company to gain different qualifications. I'd like to work as a painter/decorator and have my own business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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