Ding Dong

Hello all,
I know this has probably been asked before but is the course to get the queensland licence full time and how do you go about getting a restricted licence? I'm just trying to budget our arriving in Oz and wondered if i can work at anything until i get the licence or does the course take up all the time?
Cheers Les

steve`o

have a good lokk on here mate

http://www.qet.edu.au/

sparks124

get your ARTC before you come out. when you apply for it, it will have to be sent to a queensland address but that will send you a ggod few weeks and let you apply for temp licence as soon as you arrive. give us shout by email if you need any more info. sparks

Ding Dong

Cheers Sparks,
I'll do that. When can i apply for the ARTC? As soon as i get my Visa or after the TRA or now maybe?
Les

Wendy

When you have your visa, as they will want a certified copy of it

Ding Dong

Cheers Wendy

martin4414

Hi Wendy

You say that they will need a copy of your Visa when applying for your ARTC as i was going to apply before mine came ??already sent off for it ??

Martin

kbdb

sorry but you do need your full visa before you apply for artc. the kind of things you need (to send with the appl form) are:

- copy of passport
- evidence of visa
- 2 passport photos (haven't aus got enough of these already?)
- basically, copies of everything you sent to TRA to get skills assessed (letters from employers, certificates, etc)

The form is practically the same as the TRA one, why they have so much redtape/paperwork is beyond me, surely it would be easier when passing everyone TRA to them grant ARTC?

Good luck with everything!
KAREN

Wendy

You can start filling it all in, getting your references in order etc. But you will need to send a certified copy of your visa sticker with your application.

martin4414

OK

Just so ive got this right

When applying for the ARTC i Want to be classed Electrical Mechanic
The TRA gave me General Electrician
I give the ARTC all docs that the TRA had and anything else up to date and all the other stuff you mentioned.
How can i be confident that they will grant me this and not an Electrical Fitters One
As ive heard that the Electrical Mechanical is the one to go for,???

Regards

Martin
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Wendy

Providing you got lots of connecting/disconnecting evidence in there, you should be OK.

But anyhow, in SA it doesn't matter either way, you can have a full unrestricted licence with either.

martin4414

Hi Wendy

As again you have a wealth of information by the way how much is it all gona cost???

Martin

Brigall

Martin as Wendy says make sure you mention connecting/disconnecting, testing single and three phase electrical wiring etc.

martin4414

TESTING

Is that where you use the back of your handdont mind the single but 3 phase is guna hurt.

Nice one

Regards

Martin
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Wendy

It's $512 for the wiring rules course at Peer, and $350 (ish) for a licence application. $612 of that you can claim against your taxable income at the end of the tax year.