Gene Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Hi all I appreciate there are other electrical chats and topics so apologies for starting another chat. So I'm a qualified electrician and we are looking at making the move to the sunny coast. I only have eal qualifications is there anyone on here thats have made the moves with these qualifications the problem I'm having is it was a 6 week course. We had a strategy session with our emigration agent and he said he's concerned with the lack of training only being a 6week course. I'm now in my 5th year of being qualified and working for myself he said we could proceed with the process but hes not sure on the skilled assessment with the training that I have. All help, advice, and guidance is greatly appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmac Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Contact VETASSESS - https://www.vetassess.com.au/ They are an assessing authority for Electricians and will give you a definitive answer to your question. Without a positive skills assessment, you will not be able to proceed with a skilled visa application, so best to be certain of your chances of succeeding with the qualifications that you have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrussell Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Quote Contact VETASSESS They are an assessing authority for Electricians ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 Thanks all im just waiting for a response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmac Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 10 hours ago, wrussell said: ?? Are they not Westly? Regardless, there are some very informative Fact Sheets on their website, and so I suspect they will be able to offer reliable advice in respect of the applicants skills and certification requirements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrussell Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Try TRA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmac Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 I believe TRA are the assessing body for UK Electricians and contract the assessment out to VETASSESS and FutureSkills. The information in the VETASSESS Fact Sheets is certainly the easiest to understand: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe/Rose Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Becoming a qualified electrician took me 3 years. And so it should. As far as I know, you will need an NVQ Level 3 as a minimum. Assuming you are based in the UK, I would try the down under centre in London, Wes will be of help to you. Good luck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe/Rose Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 I thought 6 week courses were for plumbers/heating engineers to be able to isolate/overhaul parts of domestic electrics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkybaz Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Electrician in 6 weeks , how can you be fully qualified in 6 weeks! Try 2.5 years minimum plus AM2 plus NVQ3 plus minimum experience looking at at least 3-4 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Posted February 20, 2022 Author Share Posted February 20, 2022 4 hours ago, Sparkybaz said: Electrician in 6 weeks , how can you be fully qualified in 6 weeks! Try 2.5 years minimum plus AM2 plus NVQ3 plus minimum experience looking at at least 3-4 years yes in 6 weeks i know its not for everyone but works for others. how 6 years experience and been registered with niceic for 4 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curly Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Hi Gene being an electrician for the amount of time you have will probably help in some way but like others have said they will probably need to see the full NVQ3 certification. To get a full license over here you need to carry out a small course to get up to speed with the Aussie regs. To get on the course though you need to have trade recognition. I did mine with Vetassess and had to carry out a small exam and work in a booth similar to the AM2 that you do at the end of your apprenticeship. before I could even get to that I had to fill out a file that included statements from past employers, letter from the college to say you attended and the full list of certificates. Also had to document work I was doing at the time of application. speak with Vetassess to see if it can be a similar pathway without the certification but to get an electrical license here you have to just through a few hoops first otherwise you can uld work as a TA which is not bad pay but annoying when you are doing the same work as someone who gets $10 an hour more than you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkybaz Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 On 21/02/2022 at 04:29, Gene said: yes in 6 weeks i know its not for everyone but works for others. how 6 years experience and been registered with niceic for 4 years. Just an insight into my 190 process as an electrician. I can tell you now that a 6 week course will not suffice, granted you have the experience but you only need minimal qualifications for NICEIC as all they want is your money. full apprenticeship NVQ 3 2394 / 2395 HNC in electrical engineering 10+ years post apprenticeship experience I just don’t think you qualifications will wash with Vetassess. could you wire and fault find on a DOL 3 phase starter? This will be part of your vetassess exam. best of luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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