DO NOT USE VETASSESS FOR A LICENSE!!!
#46
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Re: DO NOT USE VETASSESS FOR A LICENSE!!!
Can any of you lads who are clued up explain to me what i need to do, i am coming over on a whv, i have done a 4year apprenticship 2 of which indentured plus 2 year experience.
My belief is i need to apply for artc, then apply for licence, then somehow manage to get 155hrs as an assistant?
Thanks for any help
My belief is i need to apply for artc, then apply for licence, then somehow manage to get 155hrs as an assistant?
Thanks for any help
#47
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Re: DO NOT USE VETASSESS FOR A LICENSE!!!
Thanks a lot mate! I seem to have gt my head round it, yeah theres something not quite right with the system there. If someone who qualified for a years working holiday visa was thinking of emigrating it would actually be aeasier for them to go on whv and get licence then come back and apply for citizenship! Mad!
#48
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Re: DO NOT USE VETASSESS FOR A LICENSE!!!
Thanks a lot mate! I seem to have gt my head round it, yeah theres something not quite right with the system there. If someone who qualified for a years working holiday visa was thinking of emigrating it would actually be aeasier for them to go on whv and get licence then come back and apply for citizenship! Mad!
Truly an ill thought out system.....
#49
Re: DO NOT USE VETASSESS FOR A LICENSE!!!
Has something changed then? I thought you could apply for ARTC after you land and go to PEER in Adelaide like I did and get a full ANY electrical work licence in a week after completing the correspondence course.
Ok so you have to be in Australia now to apply for the ARTC but have they somehow stopped vettassess applicants applying for ARTC's?
Ok so you have to be in Australia now to apply for the ARTC but have they somehow stopped vettassess applicants applying for ARTC's?
#50
Re: DO NOT USE VETASSESS FOR A LICENSE!!!
Has something changed then? I thought you could apply for ARTC after you land and go to PEER in Adelaide like I did and get a full ANY electrical work licence in a week after completing the correspondence course.
Ok so you have to be in Australia now to apply for the ARTC but have they somehow stopped vettassess applicants applying for ARTC's?
Ok so you have to be in Australia now to apply for the ARTC but have they somehow stopped vettassess applicants applying for ARTC's?
#51
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Re: DO NOT USE VETASSESS FOR A LICENSE!!!
The way i read the ARTC application form you can still apply when in the uk. There is a question which says, which proposed state to you intend to travel to? (for overseas applicants only). Has anyone had any experience with getting a ARTC from the uk recently? Worried that ill apply and pay the fee for them then to say i need to be in australia!!
#52
Re: DO NOT USE VETASSESS FOR A LICENSE!!!
The way i read the ARTC application form you can still apply when in the uk. There is a question which says, which proposed state to you intend to travel to? (for overseas applicants only). Has anyone had any experience with getting a ARTC from the uk recently? Worried that ill apply and pay the fee for them then to say i need to be in australia!!
#53
Re: DO NOT USE VETASSESS FOR A LICENSE!!!
I applied from UK when you still could (just, phew). There was a big waiting time for the ARTC at the time and I think it was the back log that drove the change to Australian based applications. I did put my arrival date for my recce on the form (this was in the future at the time) and it got processed ok in about 3 months, I got the result through in the cab from heathrow airport on the way home.
I have read that they are asking for an australian utility bill and a copy of the passport entry stamp to prove a presence in Australia although not sure about this?
I have read that they are asking for an australian utility bill and a copy of the passport entry stamp to prove a presence in Australia although not sure about this?
#54
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Re: DO NOT USE VETASSESS FOR A LICENSE!!!
This is what the guidelines say:
To be granted an ARTC you will need to:
a) be an Australian Permanent Resident or Citizen, hold a New Zealand Passport or hold a visa that allows you to temporarily reside and work in your trade in Australia; and
b) understand the other eligibility requirements for the ARTC as set out in section 2.4 of these Guidelines before starting an application.
There is also a section on the application form that asks, which state will you intend to travel to, (for overseas applicants only).
I think my best bet is to give them a call and double check. Thanks for the help!
To be granted an ARTC you will need to:
a) be an Australian Permanent Resident or Citizen, hold a New Zealand Passport or hold a visa that allows you to temporarily reside and work in your trade in Australia; and
b) understand the other eligibility requirements for the ARTC as set out in section 2.4 of these Guidelines before starting an application.
There is also a section on the application form that asks, which state will you intend to travel to, (for overseas applicants only).
I think my best bet is to give them a call and double check. Thanks for the help!
#55
Re: DO NOT USE VETASSESS FOR A LICENSE!!!
This is what the guidelines say:
To be granted an ARTC you will need to:
a) be an Australian Permanent Resident or Citizen, hold a New Zealand Passport or hold a visa that allows you to temporarily reside and work in your trade in Australia; and
b) understand the other eligibility requirements for the ARTC as set out in section 2.4 of these Guidelines before starting an application.
There is also a section on the application form that asks, which state will you intend to travel to, (for overseas applicants only).
I think my best bet is to give them a call and double check. Thanks for the help!
To be granted an ARTC you will need to:
a) be an Australian Permanent Resident or Citizen, hold a New Zealand Passport or hold a visa that allows you to temporarily reside and work in your trade in Australia; and
b) understand the other eligibility requirements for the ARTC as set out in section 2.4 of these Guidelines before starting an application.
There is also a section on the application form that asks, which state will you intend to travel to, (for overseas applicants only).
I think my best bet is to give them a call and double check. Thanks for the help!
2.4 ELIGIBILITY FOR AN AUSTRALIAN RECOGNISED TRADE CERTIFICATE
To be granted an ARTC, you must be able to demonstrate that you:
a) are an Australian Permanent Resident or Citizen, hold a New Zealand Passport or hold a visa that allows you to temporarily reside and work in your trade in Australia
b) reside in Australia
c) have sufficient English language skills to perform the work of the trade safely in Australia
d) have sufficient training and experience to meet the requirements of the Criteria and Guidelines and the Act
e) undertake all steps in the assessment process including, where applicable, a technical interview, trade test or other action requested by an LC
f) are currently capable of performing the work of your trade in Australia.
#56
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Re: DO NOT USE VETASSESS FOR A LICENSE!!!
Ahhh i see, i think im just going to wait, have the application form ready, then post it the day i arrive!
#57
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Re: DO NOT USE VETASSESS FOR A LICENSE!!!
Hi guys , info is great !
I completed my etl course a week ago and the course was brilliant. Just got a quick question regarding time scale on recieving my license . I received an email on the Monday after completing my course asking for payment of $355 to process my license . Does this mean I have been grante it but I have to wait for it to be sent to me before I can look for a job using the license ? Cheers
I completed my etl course a week ago and the course was brilliant. Just got a quick question regarding time scale on recieving my license . I received an email on the Monday after completing my course asking for payment of $355 to process my license . Does this mean I have been grante it but I have to wait for it to be sent to me before I can look for a job using the license ? Cheers
#58
Re: DO NOT USE VETASSESS FOR A LICENSE!!!
Finally Licensed as an electrician Yo hooo.
Guys things are changing with the system after christmas I have been told apparently TRA is teaming up with Vetassess and everyone will be doing the up to year onsite training with the course on completion of a logbook. CETs are trying to fight it at moment as they are disagreeing but hey, they can shout but wont be heard, like us.
Anyway licensed within 4 1/2 months after submitting ARTC cert after I had applied Vetassess way first I scrapped that went ARTC as I had applied many months ago. Vetassess I wouldnt recommend to anyone, but things are changing for electricians here that want licensing and it aint looking to bright.
You can go ARTC way if you have a vetassess they cant stop you what you use to gain license. I did.
ARTC will not and alot of us have said this throughout they wont give you certificate until you live here simple. They check after I arrived within one month after proving I live here got ARTC certificate.
Goodluck
Guys things are changing with the system after christmas I have been told apparently TRA is teaming up with Vetassess and everyone will be doing the up to year onsite training with the course on completion of a logbook. CETs are trying to fight it at moment as they are disagreeing but hey, they can shout but wont be heard, like us.
Anyway licensed within 4 1/2 months after submitting ARTC cert after I had applied Vetassess way first I scrapped that went ARTC as I had applied many months ago. Vetassess I wouldnt recommend to anyone, but things are changing for electricians here that want licensing and it aint looking to bright.
You can go ARTC way if you have a vetassess they cant stop you what you use to gain license. I did.
ARTC will not and alot of us have said this throughout they wont give you certificate until you live here simple. They check after I arrived within one month after proving I live here got ARTC certificate.
Goodluck
#59
Re: DO NOT USE VETASSESS FOR A LICENSE!!!
Finally Licensed as an electrician Yo hooo.
Guys things are changing with the system after christmas I have been told apparently TRA is teaming up with Vetassess and everyone will be doing the up to year onsite training with the course on completion of a logbook. CETs are trying to fight it at moment as they are disagreeing but hey, they can shout but wont be heard, like us.
Anyway licensed within 4 1/2 months after submitting ARTC cert after I had applied Vetassess way first I scrapped that went ARTC as I had applied many months ago. Vetassess I wouldnt recommend to anyone, but things are changing for electricians here that want licensing and it aint looking to bright.
You can go ARTC way if you have a vetassess they cant stop you what you use to gain license. I did.
ARTC will not and alot of us have said this throughout they wont give you certificate until you live here simple. They check after I arrived within one month after proving I live here got ARTC certificate.
Goodluck
Guys things are changing with the system after christmas I have been told apparently TRA is teaming up with Vetassess and everyone will be doing the up to year onsite training with the course on completion of a logbook. CETs are trying to fight it at moment as they are disagreeing but hey, they can shout but wont be heard, like us.
Anyway licensed within 4 1/2 months after submitting ARTC cert after I had applied Vetassess way first I scrapped that went ARTC as I had applied many months ago. Vetassess I wouldnt recommend to anyone, but things are changing for electricians here that want licensing and it aint looking to bright.
You can go ARTC way if you have a vetassess they cant stop you what you use to gain license. I did.
ARTC will not and alot of us have said this throughout they wont give you certificate until you live here simple. They check after I arrived within one month after proving I live here got ARTC certificate.
Goodluck
Well done and congratulations mate.
#60
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Re: DO NOT USE VETASSESS FOR A LICENSE!!!
Well done. I wish i had done the same now but i would have had to wait for my container to arrive to apply for an ARTC and was put off by being told we were not allowed if we had vetassess. Now i am stuck with this retarded online logbook.