Update on your NDT testing qualifications

Was speaking to a couple of guys from Spectrol last night - It seems if you come over on a TWP for 1 project then UK qualifications are recognised - If you come over on an open TWP then they arent normally recognised..
Also if you are landed they arent recognised

Thats only the Newfoundland take on it - it may vary from province to province

at the mo in crete, greece came here for oh to finish his dive instructor but all gone pair shape! plan was dive in summer drive in winter, drive job fell through an he's been pullin his hair out all winter, divin here ok at the hotels all over crete but no work in winter ...
so he's admitted i was right all along an should have gone straight for canada (i didnt wanna come here tho knew it was only temp) but then being female .... i'm generally always right! been here 7 months .... too long!

if you have your class 1 go for long haul driving fair few companies advertising

Hi nldfc,

Apoligies for my late reply, I have been working away diving. Thank you for your information with regards to the NDT quals' I think I need to settle a few things here before pursuing the NDT work in Canada.

If anything else comes to light please let me know, thanks.

Rich

Hi Scottandsel,

Sorry I haven't got back to you sooner, I have been working away from home. Given the fact that your always right What would your OH do in Canada ? Dive or Drive ?

Regards,


Rich

drive - gonna do the long haul thing based hopefully from new brunswick, will get there on twp, he was lucky he did his class 1 in the army and fell back on it when he left, he wants to eventually do the ice roads - nutter!
but i shall be busyin meself (as wont be able to work for 6 months) gettin paperwork together to apply for pr asap, an prob some college courses and gettin back to fit with my mountain bikin, runnin the hounds ragged an cant wait!

Hi, So where are you guys right now ? and how did you manage / organise your TWP etc ? Finally......did it take long to organise ?

Rich

we're still in the cess pit that is crete, greece

oh started sending off stacks of emails with resume attached in feb an had a few co's come back, anyway the co that oh wants to go to came back to us around middle of april, we had to send work ref, proof he drove class 1, police cert, passport/birth cert/drive licence copies,
now he's waitin for his work contract to come through, then the lmo will be sent through an he'll pick his twp up at the airport when he gets to canada.

some companies will want you to fly out for interview an some will be happy with fone interview, one of the truckers on here had his interview over vid cam on pc! we didnt need to fly out.

as i said we'll go on the twp then apply as soon as we get there for pr cos that can take up to a couple of years

think you prob need to decide what your gonna do out there, but bear in mind whatever your gonna retrain in, cos co's normally require you to have at least a couple of years experience

oh by the way my oh said "your a wedge head then?" lol

well good luck to you both, seems Greece hasn't been good for you at all. Where in Canada will you be living ? I am trying the diving route......it's been slow but i'll keep plugging away. Can I ask what ages you both are ? As a diver I need to get a shift on (42) but if I retrain as NDT then I'll have more scope and time i think.


And yes.....i'm a wedgehead ! I'm working away again now for a further 10-14 days.....

I don't know if it is any use, but Pro Dive are looking for people however, they do want Canadian Certification - it may be worth your while to contact them regardless. http://www.workopolis.com/EN/job/11387058

They have a lot of links on their website for different companies etc that use Divers... maybe worth a look.

http://www.prodive.ca/links.htm

Diver Certification Board of Canada - could be your answer to getting a job!

we're both 40 but as my oh keeps reminding me im 90 days older than him .... so petty!!!!! lol
we're heading for new brunswick - do keep pluggin away dont give up on it - looks like souxie given you some excellent links there - good luck with those an hope all goes well, jus keep emailing an contactin an something bound to come up!

when we told my dad we were comin here for oh to finish his dive inst he tried to talk us into going where he is as he reckons loads of dive centres needing people as he likes his divin - only a hobbie tho plus not helpful to you really cos he in fethiya/eludinez - turkey!
sometimes i wish we had gone there, no euro probs there, pathetically cheap still too, but muslim - oh he say dont ****** think so! lol

what are you doin at the mo for work then anyway - all this going away mallarky? 10 - 14 days - sounds like a holiday to me