Re: How did you present your TRA application?
 

Dougie, after all your hard work and worrying, for god sake dont use Royal Mail International Signed for! The furthest they track your parcel to is bloody heathrow and loads of people have had trouble with this service.
All my stuff is going via private courier from now on.

GOOD LUCK!!

Re: How did you present your TRA application?
 

thanks jon i'll take that on board i will probs use parcels to go who tend to farm it all out to the big boys anyway for cheaper than they will do it for??? i have used them in the past and was impressed with them, got my mate a bike exhaust shipped out, picked up from my house wed 1300 tracked to depot, man air, dubai way,far east, then on to sydney and was on his door step sat 1130!!!

Re: How did you present your TRA application?
 

DOUGIE AN LOUISE;

make sure you get every copy of all paperwork signed & dates that way they become a "Legal" document the more you put in the better chance you have of being accepted, list every tool every cable every type of board he has worked on explain what all tools are used for even if only the once. list all cable sizes. list all conduits & applications, list all trunkings (Duct here) steel & pvc list all switchboards 1 phase & 3 phase.every thing you both can think of the more the merrier.?????

Re: How did you present your TRA application?
 

Thanks TPFO thats what i,m going to do now then the idiots dumb fo$k£rs explanation to Exactly what i have done!
no matter how fabricated and false i belive it to look!







I think.............no i am honest but just cannot belive they want to know what tool i used to strip gland and terminate different sized cables etc etc :confused:

Thats it decision made :D

Thanks

Dougie

Re: How did you present your TRA application?
 

just remember the tra application is read by a penpusher who will be looking for certian things and ticking boxes based on the "what does an australian trades person do" which i`ll post again

What are tradespeople in Australia expected to be capable of?
You must demonstrate that you are capable of doing the broad range of work normally done by, and to the same level of skill as, a tradesperson trained in Australia.

The work of a tradesperson includes:

reading work instructions and technical drawings common to the trade;
planning independently the method and order of doing a job;
using measuring instruments correctly;
marking out, laying out and setting up trade work;
selecting appropriate materials, tools, machines and equipment;
making appropriate settings on tools, machines and equipment;
performing trade work independently; and
checking and /or testing work against established standards.
You must also demonstrate that you have adequate background/theoretical knowledge.



if you dont cover all these basic items its iether rejection or a trade interview depending on just how many of the boxes were ticked


the artc however is read by a qualifed spark and put infront of the electrical committee much the same whay as your licence is decided,
for the artc i`ve always said and will re-iterate dont dumb it down too much write it all down as if you were explaining it to a second year apprentice;)



regards steve

Re: How did you present your TRA application?
 

:beer: again Steve,

I have all them covered in my 'training' CV/resume/reference and have thrown a few in on my current ref also but think i will do a touch more in depth idiot's guide to the points required on the 'special class' criteria on my current ref.
Then i am defo posting it :wink_smile:

Re: How did you present your TRA application?
 

its a real pain in the arse isnt it it took me three months to write write and rewrite the refs and work experiances, the longer your at it the more you start to question what youve written till you go slightly mad,
its not permant though the mad bit that is
the best remedy been copious amounts of cold beer ;)
i`m still on the medication myself two years after getting here,
so tommorrow its off to the tradies bar at the robina tavern just for the treatment of course :rofl::rofl:

good luck mate

regard steve

Re: How did you present your TRA application?
 

Yeah it is i,m on revision 32b at the moment for the references.

the cold beer and cider of course are helping alot :thumbup:

And away for the weekend this so plenty of medication shall be taken here also!



ahhh well we'll get there in the end and meet up an take you for a http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/h...07/13_4_91.gif


Have a good one


Dougie

Re: How did you present your TRA application?
 

DOUGIE AN LOUISE;

remember write down every thing for the cabbages to read mate.
also add your pyro tools & what they are used for also SWA cables, as i said before dont forget anything make it read like its the best thing since sliced bread,
the more references for work & personal ones the better.

all the best for you & your family

Re: How did you present your TRA application?
 

Doug Im worried about your liver and kidneys

Re: How did you present your TRA application?
 

Louise is that you??????????? only thats what she likes to tell me every couple of days :ohmy: worry not about me my friend i have had loads of practice :thumbup:........................Dougie

Re: How did you present your TRA application?
 

OK now i know i have said this before but i really am not far from sticking this bad boy in the post now :unsure:

Have read conflicting views on the solicotors / bank managers signature bit, (is there a list of suitable people for this?)

every page of everything ??

last page of each sort of section / employer ??

what did you do?

Cheers

Dougie

Re: How did you present your TRA application?
 

the only parts that need countersigning are copies of original documents
your cert for example refs written by employers dont need doing niethr does info say on the C&G

who can sign -- this seems to cause problems but i cannot see why its so

the immigration web site site says anyone who would normally countersign / certify a document in your own country -- if you look on the UK passport site it gives theese
http://www.ips.gov.uk/passport/apply-countersign.asp

now ive posted this before and had a couple of people straight on saying no no no ,must be a solicitor or a JP as that what it says for countersigning in AU

but i`m convinced thst i`m right anyhow i used a MD of an electrical firm
my busisness partner to be accurate and it wasnt questioned i did include a quick note regarding certify in the information that i sent along with the page from the UK passport site

hop this helps guys

regards steve

ps i stamped all mine prior to geting them signed using a word text box -- copy enclosed -- this can be dragged around the page so when its printed it dosnt cover any vital info ;)

Re: How did you present your TRA application?
 

steve`o;

regarding the signing of documents, your correct when you say it can be a person of standing like the MD of a company, or a JP (Doctor), Magistrate of a police Sargent or higher, so there is a wide area for people to get the papers signed, i used a friend of mine a magistrate i also used the PR person at BT to sign some papers & Not a word said about any problems.

Re: How did you present your TRA application?
 

sh1t i,m lost again now :ohmy: what do you mean when you say the 'original documents'? as i would have thought this refered to my C&G certs and original copies of references off the employers etc etc:confused::confused: what about auto cad drawings that i am including for evidence of circuits and cotrol drawings that i have designed myself, they dont need signing do they?? Thanks AGAIN, Dougie