Alan Collett

... article from today's The Australian:
http://gomatildaforums.com/groupee/f...1/m/8591009051

Best regards.

Hutch

Not a 'tradie' myself - but sounds like bloody good news if you are.

Rooksie

Thanks Alan - i know someone who will be happy

fraser

Yeah I don't see how it applies to me as I still have to go through a heap of shit.

Rooksie

mate i meant to ask you - what did you do about your tools did you take em with you?

How are the old exams going anyway?

Wendy

My fav bit is.....

But unions have argued against a recommendation to give skilled migrants who are qualified in their home country automatic licences to practice in Australia. "We need to make sure the skilled migrants we are getting are job-ready and meet Australia's rigorous standards," Mr Rizvi said.

"The standards won't change. There will be one instead of eight, but it will be the Australian standard."

The Electrical Trades Union backed the plan for a national standard, but argued against streamlining accreditation for migrants.

"We want electrical workers to have a very high standard of skill and training, and very high criteria for people to work in our industry," ETU assistant secretary Kevin Harkins said

"As far as qualifications go, we don't want people coming from overseas who don't meet our standards. It would impact on the quality of work done and have some influence on insurance."

from what I've heard, they're not that bloody good in the first place!!!.

But still it would be good news if it was going to be in place for when we get there.

fraser

Yep most of them.

Still no news about the exams.

Rooksie

did you have to meticulously clean them? i was thinking about this last night (busy brain at 2am!!). we could spend ages cleaning them only for them to be steam cleaned other end anyway!!!!

fraser

Nah didn't touch them.

Rooksie

did they get steamed other end??

fraser

No, didn't look like it had been opened.

Rooksie

now theres a tempting thought ......