I have been granted visa (electrician) but will I be allowed to work in my field?
Aug 12th 2011, 2:02 pm
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I have been granted visa (electrician) but will I be allowed to work in my field?
Hello guys, is there anybody among you who could shed light into my question? I have British 17th edition (UK qualification for electricians) but does it mean that I will automatically get an Australia equivalent?
Aug 12th 2011, 3:59 pm
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Re: I have been granted visa (electrician) but will I be allowed to work in my field?
In a word, No. You will have to undertake some form of gap training to become
familiarised with their wiring regulations and ways of doing things. This varies greatly between States in OZ. Let us know what State you intend to reside in so we can point you in the right direction. Also, I'm presuming you've been issued with an OTSR issued by VETASSESS or, did you obtain your visa on a spouse's application?
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Aug 13th 2011, 7:23 am
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Re: I have been granted visa (electrician) but will I be allowed to work in my field?
Thanks for your response. The problem is that I haven't decided yet what state I would start looking for a job. My assessment was done by TRA, not VETASSESS. And all I've got is a sheet of paper that helped me to get my visa. Is there really such a big difference among individual states?
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Re: I have been granted visa (electrician) but will I be allowed to work in my field?
Thanks for your response. The problem is that I haven't decided yet what state I would start looking for a job. My assessment was done by TRA, not VETASSESS. And all I've got is a sheet of paper that helped me to get my visa. Is there really such a big difference among individual states?
So, if you were assessed by the TRA then you are either not a UK citizen or you were assessed as an Electrician special class. Either way your first step is to apply to the TRA again for an Australian Recognised Trades Certificate (ARTC). As you have already been assessed by the TRA for migration purposes then you won't have to pay the $300 application fee.
Once you have an ARTC then you can undertake the required gap training to obtain a full licence.
In WA this can be achieved by attending a two week course in Perth.
In SA you can do the wiring regs course at PEER in Adelaide.
QLD, NSW and VIC require you to attend a TAFE (college) and also to have on the job training so that you can fill out a log book and this can take anything from 3 months to a year.
I'm not sure of the requirements of NT, ACT and TAS but I would imagine they're not to dissimilar from QLD, NSW and VIC.
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Aug 14th 2011, 10:09 am
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Re: I have been granted visa (electrician) but will I be allowed to work in my field?
Thanks again for your comprehensive answer, I really appreciate it.
You’re right in both assumptions, I’m not a UK citizen (I’m surprised you didn’t recognize it from my broken English
and I have electrician special class classification.
I’d have last question if you don’t mind. If I got AUS qualification in the state where it seems to have the least hassle (probably WA) but later decided to work somewhere else, is it easily transferable to another state?
You’re right in both assumptions, I’m not a UK citizen (I’m surprised you didn’t recognize it from my broken English
and I have electrician special class classification.I’d have last question if you don’t mind. If I got AUS qualification in the state where it seems to have the least hassle (probably WA) but later decided to work somewhere else, is it easily transferable to another state?
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Re: I have been granted visa (electrician) but will I be allowed to work in my field?
Thanks again for your comprehensive answer, I really appreciate it.
You’re right in both assumptions, I’m not a UK citizen (I’m surprised you didn’t recognize it from my broken English and I have electrician special class classification.
I’d have last question if you don’t mind. If I got AUS qualification in the state where it seems to have the least hassle (probably WA) but later decided to work somewhere else, is it easily transferable to another state?
You’re right in both assumptions, I’m not a UK citizen (I’m surprised you didn’t recognize it from my broken English
and I have electrician special class classification.I’d have last question if you don’t mind. If I got AUS qualification in the state where it seems to have the least hassle (probably WA) but later decided to work somewhere else, is it easily transferable to another state?
Under the terms of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 licence holders of one State are entitled to the equivalent licence in another State. So, if you hold a WA A grade licence then you should be entitled to be issued with an A grade licence in all the other States should you want to move there.
Also under the terms of mutual recognition you can you use your WA licence to work in all other States but most employers require that you hold the respective licence of the State that you are working in.
However, some feedback on this site and others suggest that the QLD and VIC licencing boards are refusing to issue licences to SA licence holders who have attended PEER.
Also, there has been one thread that suggested that the QLD licencing board refused to issue a licence to a WA licence holder but the responses to that thread indicated that other applicants from WA had no trouble at all.
Sorry if this is causing more confusion but it's best to be aware of the potential pitfalls.
Regards Derren
Sep 21st 2011, 3:46 pm
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Re: I have been granted visa (electrician) but will I be allowed to work in my field?
Hi there,
So, if you were assessed by the TRA then you are either not a UK citizen or you were assessed as an Electrician special class. Either way your first step is to apply to the TRA again for an Australian Recognised Trades Certificate (ARTC). As you have already been assessed by the TRA for migration purposes then you won't have to pay the $300 application fee.
Once you have an ARTC then you can undertake the required gap training to obtain a full licence.
In WA this can be achieved by attending a two week course in Perth.
In SA you can do the wiring regs course at PEER in Adelaide.
QLD, NSW and VIC require you to attend a TAFE (college) and also to have on the job training so that you can fill out a log book and this can take anything from 3 months to a year.
I'm not sure of the requirements of NT, ACT and TAS but I would imagine they're not to dissimilar from QLD, NSW and VIC.
Regards Derren
So, if you were assessed by the TRA then you are either not a UK citizen or you were assessed as an Electrician special class. Either way your first step is to apply to the TRA again for an Australian Recognised Trades Certificate (ARTC). As you have already been assessed by the TRA for migration purposes then you won't have to pay the $300 application fee.
Once you have an ARTC then you can undertake the required gap training to obtain a full licence.
In WA this can be achieved by attending a two week course in Perth.
In SA you can do the wiring regs course at PEER in Adelaide.
QLD, NSW and VIC require you to attend a TAFE (college) and also to have on the job training so that you can fill out a log book and this can take anything from 3 months to a year.
I'm not sure of the requirements of NT, ACT and TAS but I would imagine they're not to dissimilar from QLD, NSW and VIC.
Regards Derren
We're currently in the process of getting our perm visa under general Electrician. We have been told as we are going to Perth WA that I'll have to do on the job training for 12months before getting my 'a' class. With the quote above what 2 week course exists in WA so I can get my 'a' class and what is the course cost?
Many Thanks Pete
Sep 22nd 2011, 6:28 am
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Re: I have been granted visa (electrician) but will I be allowed to work in my field?
Hi Derren,
We're currently in the process of getting our perm visa under general Electrician. We have been told as we are going to Perth WA that I'll have to do on the job training for 12months before getting my 'a' class. With the quote above what 2 week course exists in WA so I can get my 'a' class and what is the course cost?
Many Thanks Pete
We're currently in the process of getting our perm visa under general Electrician. We have been told as we are going to Perth WA that I'll have to do on the job training for 12months before getting my 'a' class. With the quote above what 2 week course exists in WA so I can get my 'a' class and what is the course cost?
Many Thanks Pete
You can do the 2 week course at CET in Perth to gain a WA A grade Electrical licence. Read this LINK for step by step info. I've also attached a document about course content. Costs, if you have a PR visa then you may able to have the course subsidised and pay only $160 as opposed to the $900 odd, although you'll still have to buy a set of books which will cost around $400 plus all the other admin fees.
Regards Derren
Sep 24th 2011, 2:56 pm
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Re: I have been granted visa (electrician) but will I be allowed to work in my field?
Hi Pete,
You can do the 2 week course at CET in Perth to gain a WA A grade Electrical licence. Read this LINK for step by step info. I've also attached a document about course content. Costs, if you have a PR visa then you may able to have the course subsidised and pay only $160 as opposed to the $900 odd, although you'll still have to buy a set of books which will cost around $400 plus all the other admin fees.
Regards Derren
You can do the 2 week course at CET in Perth to gain a WA A grade Electrical licence. Read this LINK for step by step info. I've also attached a document about course content. Costs, if you have a PR visa then you may able to have the course subsidised and pay only $160 as opposed to the $900 odd, although you'll still have to buy a set of books which will cost around $400 plus all the other admin fees.
Regards Derren
