jamiearnold 10 Posted February 1, 2012 Hi All! I will be coming to Australia in a years time firstly to travel and then hopefully to settle and work as a carpenter. I have a level 3 NVQ and will have 5 years experience. I have been told I need a certificate 3 in order to get sponsored but would like to know if it is essential to pay the £2000 he asked for to get the new qualification or if I will be ok with what I have? Any advice will be hugely appreciated! Jamie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Pom Queen 5,775 Posted February 4, 2012 Hi Jamie I would chat with someone from TAFE and see if they can RPL you through the Cert III based on the experience you already have. If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dean007 10 Posted February 5, 2012 Moving to Melboure is right, you can go through the RPL process. In Queensland there is funding to help and it will cost about $500, a little cheaper than you have been quoted! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamiearnold 10 Posted February 6, 2012 Thankyou both for the reply! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamiearnold 10 Posted March 7, 2012 Hi Moving to Melbourne, Do you know of any way to get skills recongised before leaving England? TAFE seem to need you in the country, they have advised going through vetassess but working holiday visas dont come under the criteria.. Many thanks Jamie Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dean007 10 Posted March 8, 2012 Jamie, it depends on where you are wanting to move to; in Qld you need a licence for contracting work so a cert III is essential. You can work for a licenced chippy until you get your cert III which will also get you a referance and experiance how they work here as it differs to the UK. You will have to know about the Building codes of AU and AU standards, this may be a little tricky from the UK and I have not heard of anybody getting the cert abroad. Correct me if anyone has had RPL from overseas. The other states have different rules and the regions up here have different cyclone ratings which builders from southern states have to recap their knowledge. I hope this helps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
che11 10 Posted March 8, 2012 hi jaime i had to do a vettasses course in accrington to transfer qualifications over, cost around £700 was told you need this for anywhere in oz. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
