annqldau

We like many found that until you were here they just gave you the run around.

Speaking from the experience of my husband and I and friends once you are here you go round in circles still while you apply and they don't answer, you get job interviews that are really postive then hear nothing and then you find the correct job for you and everything goes fine... .

gobbyjock

You`ve got it spot on Vash - Government jobs here will often only be open to British citizens - I think it will be pretty much the same across the globe.
I do wonder about the TRA and how difficult it is to get a license for your trade once you have your visa and are in Oz. I know they are reviewing the licensing sytem for tradies but part of me thinks that the unions seemed very lukewarm to the changes (perhaps a shortage of trades works in their favour).

Vash the Stampede

Thanks mate.

The unions do have tremendous power in Australia; we're way behind the UK in that regard, I'm sad to say.

capacity

If they give you a visa to become a permanent residents then why not employ you - tell me we are not as good as citizens!! when I was looking for a job I was told I did not have "Perth experience" - can anyone enlighten me - still have not found out exactly what that means...

jad n rich

Australian aircraft maintence jobs were being sent offshore to asia, dont know if its happened yet, is it really still on the demand occupation list Have you searched the airline forums? for more info

Its like the building industry, housing starts overall have turned way down, so a lot of trade jobs now are woop woop. Nowhere near the vacancies there were 2 years ago.

rossifumi

Hi Jad n Rich

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Avionics) 4114-15 is still on the Australian Skilled Occupations List and the Selected Areas Skill Shortage List (SSASSL), not MODL.
My wife has the trade which is on the MODL.


Rich

biggy

ohh aye u how come yer no on msn???

Vash the Stampede

They're not obliged to employ you at all, regardless of your visa.

Must be the same sort of thing as "UK experience."

Amazulu

This trade licence shit is totally driven by the unions. They want to keep tje jobs for the boys. Nothing will come out of this review of trade licencing as the government is too scared to try & break the unions. I can't believe that unions are still allowed to run this country. You should see the shit that they have got up to on the new railway line in Perth for instance. The unions run that project, not the government or the contractor.

As for UK experience I've had no problem there. Engineering is a universal language. Same for my South African experience in the UK.

gobbyjock

Yep - I remember reading that one lot came out on strike because they weren`t provided with chairs to have their union meetings. The unions do not want the rules to change as the skill shortgage gives them leverage.

Vash the Stampede

Could't have said it better myself.

When I was in Australia, I refused to join the unions as a matter of principle. The reps would give me the standard pep talk, and I'd say "Thanks, but no thanks."

I'd then receive the standard guilt-trip lecture, to which I'd say "No thanks" again.

Finally I'd get the "Well, don't say we never warned you..." spiel, and that would be that.

debbiemc

sorry to hear your plight rich, what a pain!!

well, you've a couple of options as i see it, you could stay at home and be a house husband or join baz and become a postie

good luck mate

rossifumi

Baz & Rich...Porno posties!

debbiemc

hey, you might have something there

richyrocker

You could do what most TRA skilled migrants do when in Ozz .................FRUIT Picking or cleaning motels , or if you have a proffessional qualification you could aspire to drivving taxis ..........