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Please are there any brickies out there who can give us some advice. We are applying for a 136 visa using my skills as a registered Nurse to get in. Passed skills assessment with ANMC no problem. Other half is a qualified brickie self employed (new builds) not had his skills assessed but intends to sort this out so he can find work when we get to OZ. We intend to settle in Adelaide. Whats the process will he have to obtain a licence / permit attend college? Not sure where to start ,so any advice would be brilliant .

 

thanks donna

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Your other half will have to have his skills assessed again , and gain the equivalent Autralian qualifacation , This can be done with the help of one of the Australian Construction Training Services. I had mine done this way . The cost was $350 .00 , but that was in Qld . So it may be a little different in Aderliade . If I can be of anymore help just give us a shout .

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Thanks Bonza,

Expect that the assessment would be similar across Oz. Would you mind letting me Know what it entails? How much theory supervised practice/ test pieces etc..? did you have to do?Where do you find out about the construction training agencies. Any advice would be really appreciated

 

thanks monty

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I have never had an employer ask to see any qualifications here,(Oz) or in the UK. Starting on a site as a brickie is a bit like x factor, you turn up, lay bricks and if your too rough or too slow you will be unemployed by morning smoke-o. I

ts a bit harsh thats the way it is. Facework is pretty much the same as the uk, house bashing is usually putting up a single brick skin up a timber frame, not much structural stuff. Blockwork takes a bit more getting used to with the majority being 190mm hollow blocks with horizontal re-bars every 2 course and vertical bars out of the ground upto 1 meter high. The tricky bit is in the way they lay the beds here but you should get it after the end of day 1.

Laborers seem to have a few more brain cells than the average British dope smoking hoddy. You don't get the banter like you do back home and the aussies brickies seem to take themselves a bit too seriously. I keep getting the apprentice in trouble because he hasn't got the knack of moving his trowel hand while moving his jaw. Where, back home we would be going on about the roundness of linsey lohans breasts in the "sport", here they go on about the benefits of a canvas cover for the ute.

Anyway back on topic.

What you will need, as well as a tax file number (takes a couple of days) is a ABN (Aussie business number) get it online (instanty). If you want to start your own building company you will need a BSA number

But you can do small jobs (under 1800 i think) without one.

 

Good luck

 

just read the post properly and seen that you're going to Adie so i don't know if this is relevant, but i've typed it now and it took me ages so i'm going to post it anyway.

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I have never had an employer ask to see any qualifications here,(Oz) or in the UK. Starting on a site as a brickie is a bit like x factor, you turn up, lay bricks and if your too rough or too slow you will be unemployed by morning smoke-o. I

ts a bit harsh thats the way it is. Facework is pretty much the same as the uk, house bashing is usually putting up a single brick skin up a timber frame, not much structural stuff. Blockwork takes a bit more getting used to with the majority being 190mm hollow blocks with horizontal re-bars every 2 course and vertical bars out of the ground upto 1 meter high. The tricky bit is in the way they lay the beds here but you should get it after the end of day 1.

Laborers seem to have a few more brain cells than the average British dope smoking hoddy. You don't get the banter like you do back home and the aussies brickies seem to take themselves a bit too seriously. I keep getting the apprentice in trouble because he hasn't got the knack of moving his trowel hand while moving his jaw. Where, back home we would be going on about the roundness of linsey lohans breasts in the "sport", here they go on about the benefits of a canvas cover for the ute.

Anyway back on topic.

What you will need, as well as a tax file number (takes a couple of days) is a ABN (Aussie business number) get it online (instanty). If you want to start your own building company you will need a BSA number

But you can do small jobs (under 1800 i think) without one.

 

Good luck

 

just read the post properly and seen that you're going to Adie so i don't know if this is relevant, but i've typed it now and it took me ages so i'm going to post it anyway.

 

 

Aldo, cheers for the information I appreciate the time it took you, I know that Brickies don't make the best typists!!! My OH also appreciates the roundness of Linsey Lohans Breasts, but following your post has resigned himself to the fact that he will now have to start reviewing more discerning specialist magazines such as "What Ute?"

Your information has been really useful could I be cheeky and ask what the wages are like, OH is sub-contract new builds (MILLERS) in the UK. Also what about the working day do people start earlier and finish earlier in summer because of the heat?

 

Thanks again

monty

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As I understand it, if your OH wants to take on brickwork contracts and say get a price per m2, then pay brickies either daywork or pricework he will need a BSA number. In the mean time he can just go on site and start work with is ABN number for daywork where you have an agreed rate per hour then invoice the subbie every week.

 

Daywork rates here in Brisbane are between 32 and 35 on average but if you can throw a few blocks down you can get a bit more (i have wangled 40 ph)

 

Going rate: $800 a thousand laid common bricks, $4 a block or $32-35 per hour.

 

The blockwork is the money maker, and most brickies can lay 1000 commons

The job i'm on at the moment is 7am to 3.30 with a half hour smoke-o at 9.30 and another at about 12.30.
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  • 4 months later...

We are now in Adelaide and are in the fortunate position of being able to take some time out before startung work in the new year. OH is now looking into how he kind find work as a bricklayer. We came on a 136 visa using my skills as a nurse, Paul didn't get his skills assessed at that time, He has got his paper qualifications with him though and lots of experience mainly new builds. Worked self employed with a gang and has trained up apprentices in the past. Aldo's post mentioned an ABN number can anyone direct us to online site to get one? Does he have to have his skilled assessed like say a sparky? I f anyone knows the answers to these questions we would really appreciate your input.

 

Monty

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