is it time to go home???????
#1
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is it time to go home???????
hi, i'm a plumber who came to the central coast a few months ago with my wife, child, dog and all belongings. i've found work quickly but not as a plumber, got all english city and guilds but still have to go back to college, plus there doesn't seem to be any work here, its all in sydney.
love to live nearer sydney but havn't won the lottery.
any one else in the central coast? any one managed to get a plumbers licence in new south wales????
thanks
love to live nearer sydney but havn't won the lottery.
any one else in the central coast? any one managed to get a plumbers licence in new south wales????
thanks
#2
Re: is it time to go home???????
hi, i'm a plumber who came to the central coast a few months ago with my wife, child, dog and all belongings. i've found work quickly but not as a plumber, got all english city and guilds but still have to go back to college, plus there doesn't seem to be any work here, its all in sydney.
love to live nearer sydney but havn't won the lottery.
any one else in the central coast? any one managed to get a plumbers licence in new south wales????
thanks
love to live nearer sydney but havn't won the lottery.
any one else in the central coast? any one managed to get a plumbers licence in new south wales????
thanks
Our friends are plumbers on the Gold Coast and they seem to be busy all the time. I believe that you have to retrain to get your licence and this can take a bit of time.
Dont go home something will turn up.
#3
Re: is it time to go home???????
Sorry mate you have no chioce.......wether your in nsw or qld your need to retrain...
all the best plumb...
ps been there done that and got the t shirt...:curse:
all the best plumb...
ps been there done that and got the t shirt...:curse:
#4
Re: is it time to go home???????
hi, i'm a plumber who came to the central coast a few months ago with my wife, child, dog and all belongings. i've found work quickly but not as a plumber, got all english city and guilds but still have to go back to college, plus there doesn't seem to be any work here, its all in sydney.
love to live nearer sydney but havn't won the lottery.
any one else in the central coast? any one managed to get a plumbers licence in new south wales????
thanks
love to live nearer sydney but havn't won the lottery.
any one else in the central coast? any one managed to get a plumbers licence in new south wales????
thanks
This has been discussed on other threads so you're not alone. If you can do the course then do it. It'll look good on your resume to show you've done some current aussie study. You say you've got a job (but not as a plumber) then be proud that you've managed to get that! And I say NO it's not time to go home then. If you can survive ok on your income now then sit it out and jump through the hoops you need to in order to register/become a plumber over here.
And on the Gold Coast .... well I can't say I know that plumbers are in demand BUT ... have you seen the amount of hotels/apartments being built around here?
Good luck!
#5
Re: is it time to go home???????
hi, i'm a plumber who came to the central coast a few months ago with my wife, child, dog and all belongings. i've found work quickly but not as a plumber, got all english city and guilds but still have to go back to college, plus there doesn't seem to be any work here, its all in sydney.
love to live nearer sydney but havn't won the lottery.
any one else in the central coast? any one managed to get a plumbers licence in new south wales????
thanks
love to live nearer sydney but havn't won the lottery.
any one else in the central coast? any one managed to get a plumbers licence in new south wales????
thanks
http://www.skillstech.tafe.qld.gov.a...&ins_spec=true
I would have thought it would be a similar thing for NSW surely????
Don't go home though come up the Far North first
#6
Re: is it time to go home???????
NSW licencing forms and fees: http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/bu...msandfees.html
These will give an idea of what is needed to work as a plumber in NSW
#7
Re: is it time to go home???????
hi, i'm a plumber who came to the central coast a few months ago with my wife, child, dog and all belongings. i've found work quickly but not as a plumber, got all english city and guilds but still have to go back to college, plus there doesn't seem to be any work here, its all in sydney.
love to live nearer sydney but havn't won the lottery.
any one else in the central coast? any one managed to get a plumbers licence in new south wales????
thanks
love to live nearer sydney but havn't won the lottery.
any one else in the central coast? any one managed to get a plumbers licence in new south wales????
thanks
Cheers
Ginny
#8
Re: is it time to go home???????
Come to the Southern Highlands - we're desperate for decent plumbers here!
#11
Re: is it time to go home???????
Hya, we arrived here in Brisbane QLD on 6th June, OH is a plumber...walked straight into office in Brisbane (no appoitment) and got his provisional licence in about 10 minutes, all he did was to show his City & Guilds Certs and fill in soem forms with a photo and all completed, this allows him to work for a company which he is and on very good wages. he has just completed his correspondance course from TAFE and is sending that off this week and then they will assess him and call him in to do a 2 hour exam...simple. Cost about $152 in all. Hope that helps a little.
#12
Re: is it time to go home???????
hi, i'm a plumber who came to the central coast a few months ago with my wife, child, dog and all belongings. i've found work quickly but not as a plumber, got all english city and guilds but still have to go back to college, plus there doesn't seem to be any work here, its all in sydney.
love to live nearer sydney but havn't won the lottery.
any one else in the central coast? any one managed to get a plumbers licence in new south wales????
thanks
love to live nearer sydney but havn't won the lottery.
any one else in the central coast? any one managed to get a plumbers licence in new south wales????
thanks
But yes, the whole licencing thing is a pain and dealt with to death on here in the past.
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Location: Perth, Scotland to Gold Coast, Oz!
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Re: is it time to go home???????
Hya, we arrived here in Brisbane QLD on 6th June, OH is a plumber...walked straight into office in Brisbane (no appoitment) and got his provisional licence in about 10 minutes, all he did was to show his City & Guilds Certs and fill in soem forms with a photo and all completed, this allows him to work for a company which he is and on very good wages. he has just completed his correspondance course from TAFE and is sending that off this week and then they will assess him and call him in to do a 2 hour exam...simple. Cost about $152 in all. Hope that helps a little.
Gets a bit stressful hearing more often than not that plumbers are getting a hard time of it. My OH applied for his QLD provisional plumbers licence last month and it only took about 2 weeks to arrive, we are still in Scotland by the way- not sure many people realise you can apply for your provisional before you go out. Were coming out in 6 weeks so fingers crossed we have a positive story to share yet too!
#15
Re: is it time to go home???????
hi, i'm a plumber who came to the central coast a few months ago with my wife, child, dog and all belongings. i've found work quickly but not as a plumber, got all english city and guilds but still have to go back to college, plus there doesn't seem to be any work here, its all in sydney.
love to live nearer sydney but havn't won the lottery.
any one else in the central coast? any one managed to get a plumbers licence in new south wales????
thanks
love to live nearer sydney but havn't won the lottery.
any one else in the central coast? any one managed to get a plumbers licence in new south wales????
thanks
you will have to re-train cos the water goes down the plughole the wrong way here!