Working as an electrician on a WHV
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Working as an electrician on a WHV
I am going to brisbane on a WHV in august. I am an electrician and was wondering if it is worth while obtaining the relevant credentials, such as TRA etc. I was also wondering how much this would all cost and if there was anywhere in australia you can work without the australian qualifications. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!
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I am going to brisbane on a WHV in august. I am an electrician and was wondering if it is worth while obtaining the relevant credentials, such as TRA etc. I was also wondering how much this would all cost and if there was anywhere in australia you can work without the australian qualifications. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Getting skills assessed from the UK would be through either Vetassess, Victoria University or Future Skills, You would need a Tradeset report, all relevant documents and around $800 for first part of assessment. If you satisfy the assessors that you have the quals and experience, you would then need to do a practical assessment at a cost of around $1800 (check websites as I'm doing figures from memory). You'd be looking at a few months to get all that done in UK. Alternatively, once in Australia you could apply for ARTC with TRA - check website for costs as they went up considerably last year. With skills assessment, you could apply for a 'provisonal' license but each state has their own requirements and if you change state you would need a new license.