plumbers licence for australia?
Nov 20th 2007, 6:57 pm
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plumbers licence for australia?
hello there to all concerned.i had a chat with an emigration agent today.he told me that as soon as i do my skills assessment in the uk i can go on to be a licenced plumber as soon as i arrive in oz thats if all other things go well.he said it was introduced at the 1st of sept.reading through this forum plumbers are saying how much hassle it can be to be licensed.can anyone advise me on this.please.
Nov 20th 2007, 9:29 pm
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Re: plumbers licence for australia?
hello there to all concerned.i had a chat with an emigration agent today.he told me that as soon as i do my skills assessment in the uk i can go on to be a licenced plumber as soon as i arrive in oz thats if all other things go well.he said it was introduced at the 1st of sept.reading through this forum plumbers are saying how much hassle it can be to be licensed.can anyone advise me on this.please.
The new assesment with Vetassess will give you a provisional licence and also detail what you need to do to get a full licence on arrival in Australia.
However, because the Vetassess assessments are fairly new, there is no real guarantee or proof that it will be any easier than it is now.
My guess is that you will still need to do some kind of course on arrival to gain a full licence - but you should be able to work for a while on the provisional, you just may need to work for less money until you have your full licence.
Nov 21st 2007, 5:12 pm
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Re: plumbers licence for australia?
thanks wendy for your reply.would still like to hear from anyone with furthewr advice if possible.
Nov 22nd 2007, 7:23 pm
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Re: plumbers licence for australia?
hello there to all concerned.i had a chat with an emigration agent today.he told me that as soon as i do my skills assessment in the uk i can go on to be a licenced plumber as soon as i arrive in oz thats if all other things go well.he said it was introduced at the 1st of sept.reading through this forum plumbers are saying how much hassle it can be to be licensed.can anyone advise me on this.please.
I guess it depends on which state you are looking to go to as each one has different rules! I got my tradesmans licence in Perth from a one day course. This allows me to work 'under the supervision' of someone holding a plumbers licence. Basically I can either be employed or go subbie but can't run my own business until plumbers licence obtained. That is from a WA point of view - as for the other states I don't know!
Hope this helps,
Dan
Nov 28th 2007, 10:57 pm
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What does 'the course' involve then?
Out here in New Zealand, plumbers have to sit a three hour exam and have a practical assessment. That's if the New Zealand plumbing board approve of your overseas qualifications If you want self-employment you have to sit a further two exams. One is plumbing , the other is a business studies exam.
Is it the same sort of thing for W australia?
Out here in New Zealand, plumbers have to sit a three hour exam and have a practical assessment. That's if the New Zealand plumbing board approve of your overseas qualifications If you want self-employment you have to sit a further two exams. One is plumbing , the other is a business studies exam.
Is it the same sort of thing for W australia?
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Hi,
I guess it depends on which state you are looking to go to as each one has different rules! I got my tradesmans licence in Perth from a one day course. This allows me to work 'under the supervision' of someone holding a plumbers licence. Basically I can either be employed or go subbie but can't run my own business until plumbers licence obtained. That is from a WA point of view - as for the other states I don't know!
Hope this helps,
Dan
I guess it depends on which state you are looking to go to as each one has different rules! I got my tradesmans licence in Perth from a one day course. This allows me to work 'under the supervision' of someone holding a plumbers licence. Basically I can either be employed or go subbie but can't run my own business until plumbers licence obtained. That is from a WA point of view - as for the other states I don't know!
Hope this helps,
Dan
