Anyone made the move and had a total change of career?
Jun 27th 2007, 11:53 am
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Anyone made the move and had a total change of career?
Hi
My partner has general management skills over here but no formal education/qualifications.
He wants to be able to do something completely differnet (he wants to be a kept man but thats not happening!!).
Is it possible to move and do something completley different???
Claire x
My partner has general management skills over here but no formal education/qualifications.
He wants to be able to do something completely differnet (he wants to be a kept man but thats not happening!!).
Is it possible to move and do something completley different???
Claire x
Jun 27th 2007, 12:40 pm
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Re: Anyone made the move and had a total change of career?
Hi there
I have a friend who emigrated who is a nurse, she has been in Oz for 3 years and is now a working artist something she dabbled with previously. She now has a website and is doing quite well! Now theres a change!
Good luck.
I have a friend who emigrated who is a nurse, she has been in Oz for 3 years and is now a working artist something she dabbled with previously. She now has a website and is doing quite well! Now theres a change!
Good luck.
Jun 27th 2007, 1:06 pm
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Re: Anyone made the move and had a total change of career?
Hi
My partner has general management skills over here but no formal education/qualifications.
He wants to be able to do something completely differnet (he wants to be a kept man but thats not happening!!).
Is it possible to move and do something completley different???
Claire x
My partner has general management skills over here but no formal education/qualifications.
He wants to be able to do something completely differnet (he wants to be a kept man but thats not happening!!).
Is it possible to move and do something completley different???
Claire x
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Jun 27th 2007, 2:09 pm
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Re: Anyone made the move and had a total change of career?
Hi
My partner has general management skills over here but no formal education/qualifications.
He wants to be able to do something completely differnet (he wants to be a kept man but thats not happening!!).
Is it possible to move and do something completley different???
Claire x
My partner has general management skills over here but no formal education/qualifications.
He wants to be able to do something completely differnet (he wants to be a kept man but thats not happening!!).
Is it possible to move and do something completley different???
Claire x
Sigh..
Jun 27th 2007, 4:20 pm
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Re: Anyone made the move and had a total change of career?
The world is his to take, does he have any dreams?
I have two friends who were in the police in the UK, both sold there houses and used the proceeds to learn to fly commercially. One fixed wing and one helicopter. Both have now left the police and one flys tourists over the grand canyon and the other flys helicopters around Miami.
I myself have had a mongrel career (bits of everything
) and I am selling up to go back to uni in Oz at the age of 40 and when I have my degree I hope to get work as a park ranger in one of the national parks.
Life without dreams or adventure isn't worth having
Both of you should follow your dreams
Olias
I have two friends who were in the police in the UK, both sold there houses and used the proceeds to learn to fly commercially. One fixed wing and one helicopter. Both have now left the police and one flys tourists over the grand canyon and the other flys helicopters around Miami.
I myself have had a mongrel career (bits of everything
) and I am selling up to go back to uni in Oz at the age of 40 and when I have my degree I hope to get work as a park ranger in one of the national parks.Life without dreams or adventure isn't worth having
Both of you should follow your dreams
Olias
Jun 27th 2007, 6:08 pm
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Re: Anyone made the move and had a total change of career?
Yes i have, 22yrs in the Royal Navy (Submariner) now self employed wall and floor tiler. Never worked so hard in all my life not enough hrs in the day or days in the week. Been practically non-stop for the past year. I now know i can sleep at night knowing i have earn't my money
John
John
We are moving to Perth in November.
Very interested in how you got into doing tiling over there. My OH is in engineering but for the last umpteen years has been rennovating properties in his spare time. He loves tiling and plumbing (and is very good at it) but I've heard that for plumbing you have to have a license. I hope you don't mind me asking you, but do you have to get a license for tiling? If so, what's involved please?
It's great to hear of people heading to the other side of the world and having a change of career. It gives me hope. I'm desperate to get out of I.T!!!
Cheers
Debs
Jun 27th 2007, 8:19 pm
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Re: Anyone made the move and had a total change of career?
Hi John,
We are moving to Perth in November.
Very interested in how you got into doing tiling over there. My OH is in engineering but for the last umpteen years has been rennovating properties in his spare time. He loves tiling and plumbing (and is very good at it) but I've heard that for plumbing you have to have a license. I hope you don't mind me asking you, but do you have to get a license for tiling? If so, what's involved please?
It's great to hear of people heading to the other side of the world and having a change of career. It gives me hope. I'm desperate to get out of I.T!!!
Cheers
Debs
We are moving to Perth in November.
Very interested in how you got into doing tiling over there. My OH is in engineering but for the last umpteen years has been rennovating properties in his spare time. He loves tiling and plumbing (and is very good at it) but I've heard that for plumbing you have to have a license. I hope you don't mind me asking you, but do you have to get a license for tiling? If so, what's involved please?
It's great to hear of people heading to the other side of the world and having a change of career. It gives me hope. I'm desperate to get out of I.T!!!
Cheers
Debs
i hope to have a change of career............i hopefully am going to enjoy my career
Jun 27th 2007, 8:34 pm
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I have been in catering for 20+ years and whilst i will still have to work in the trade to keep a roof over my head I am seriously contemplating training to be a teacher once in Oz
Jun 28th 2007, 1:24 am
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Re: Anyone made the move and had a total change of career?
Hi John,
We are moving to Perth in November.
Very interested in how you got into doing tiling over there. My OH is in engineering but for the last umpteen years has been rennovating properties in his spare time. He loves tiling and plumbing (and is very good at it) but I've heard that for plumbing you have to have a license. I hope you don't mind me asking you, but do you have to get a license for tiling? If so, what's involved please?
It's great to hear of people heading to the other side of the world and having a change of career. It gives me hope. I'm desperate to get out of I.T!!!
Cheers
Debs
We are moving to Perth in November.
Very interested in how you got into doing tiling over there. My OH is in engineering but for the last umpteen years has been rennovating properties in his spare time. He loves tiling and plumbing (and is very good at it) but I've heard that for plumbing you have to have a license. I hope you don't mind me asking you, but do you have to get a license for tiling? If so, what's involved please?
It's great to hear of people heading to the other side of the world and having a change of career. It gives me hope. I'm desperate to get out of I.T!!!
Cheers
Debs
Will get John to send you PM when he gets home from work.
Nicky
Jun 28th 2007, 7:28 am
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Re: Anyone made the move and had a total change of career?
My wife worked in advertising for a subsiduary of Satchi Satchi. She worked hard and earned good money. But when we moved from Thailand to Sydney. She was happy to get out of that field. She first worked in a dentist and hated that. She now works in an old folks home as nurse while doing a nursing course which her company paid for. Loves her job and earns a good wage.
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Jun 28th 2007, 8:04 am
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Re: Anyone made the move and had a total change of career?
Hi
My partner has general management skills over here but no formal education/qualifications.
He wants to be able to do something completely differnet (he wants to be a kept man but thats not happening!!).
Is it possible to move and do something completley different???
Claire x
My partner has general management skills over here but no formal education/qualifications.
He wants to be able to do something completely differnet (he wants to be a kept man but thats not happening!!).
Is it possible to move and do something completley different???
Claire x
I'll never be a school teacha
Jun 28th 2007, 9:29 am
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Re: Anyone made the move and had a total change of career?
Last 10 years in the UK ... London cabbie!
Last 15 months in Oz ... training to be a hairdresser!
Last 15 months in Oz ... training to be a hairdresser!
Jun 28th 2007, 12:41 pm
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Chartered accountant now 
.. and plan to set up my own alternative therapy practice when we arrive. can't wait to leave the corporate world behind!
.. and plan to set up my own alternative therapy practice when we arrive. can't wait to leave the corporate world behind!
Jul 1st 2007, 8:18 pm
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I'm a production engineer/fitter at the mo' but i really don't fancy doing that when we get to aussie.I'll do anything to be honest....postie,roadsweeper,deck chair attendant....not fussed really 
The missus is really career minded so i've told her to get on with it
Lee
The missus is really career minded so i've told her to get on with it
Lee