transferring SA license to WA - could be a problem.
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transferring SA license to WA - could be a problem.
just seen this on another website.
check out page 5 (fishing for a license) - http://www.docep.wa.gov.au/EnergySaf...ulletin_47.pdf
seems you cant transfer from sa to wa without doing some extra tests.
kind of makes the peer route useless now?
check out page 5 (fishing for a license) - http://www.docep.wa.gov.au/EnergySaf...ulletin_47.pdf
seems you cant transfer from sa to wa without doing some extra tests.
kind of makes the peer route useless now?
Last edited by leeob77; Sep 3rd 2009 at 6:37 am.
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Re: transferring SA license to WA - could be a problem.
just seen this on another website.
check out page 5 (fishing for a license) - http://www.docep.wa.gov.au/EnergySaf...ulletin_47.pdf
seems you cant transfer from sa to wa without doing some extra tests.
kind of makes the peer route useless now?
check out page 5 (fishing for a license) - http://www.docep.wa.gov.au/EnergySaf...ulletin_47.pdf
seems you cant transfer from sa to wa without doing some extra tests.
kind of makes the peer route useless now?
quote from page 5
In most such cases, the applicant is
from overseas and presents initially
with an Australian Recognised
Trade Certificate issued by Trade
Recognition Australia stating
they are qualified as an electrical
fitter only. Clearly such applicants
will not have the required twelve
months practical installing
it states "electrical fitter".......which i suppose could be a problem,but what if your ARTC is for elctrical mechanic???????
another 1 for stev`o to sort
#3
Re: transferring SA license to WA - could be a problem.
Whoah !! Please tell me this isn't rue. We've spent months waiting to get him to Adelaide, he's going in a couple of weeks to get his licence.
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Have just been speaking to them and she said that under the Mutual Recognition between SA and WA, he can still get his Licence. However once he applies to transfer it, the Electrical Licencing Board will decided case by case if they require futrther training before issuing the Licence. Am sure he'll be fine as he's been doing this for over 22 years and can do it with his eyes shut, but it's still worrying. After all this time and money. He's not been able to work as an Electrician since we got here a year ago, so am hoping and praying he'll just get through.
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Re: transferring SA license to WA - could be a problem.
Have just been speaking to them and she said that under the Mutual Recognition between SA and WA, he can still get his Licence. However once he applies to transfer it, the Electrical Licencing Board will decided case by case if they require futrther training before issuing the Licence. Am sure he'll be fine as he's been doing this for over 22 years and can do it with his eyes shut, but it's still worrying. After all this time and money. He's not been able to work as an Electrician since we got here a year ago, so am hoping and praying he'll just get through.
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Yeah, got ARTC. My heads gone now, he could be a Mechanic, can't think straight. He's not domestic though, he worked as an Industrial Maintenance Electrician.
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did he just do maintenance? or industrial installaltion?? sorry its a head killer !!
i got my artc through a couple of weeks ago for mechanic, i`m in installation myself,newbuild,commercial and industrial.
what we really need here is a spark thats been working over here for a few years to actually define what installation types there are and what maintenance is also.
#10
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Fault finding, breakdowns etc. He has done installation but the majority of his work was breakdowns. Have checked and yes, he is classed as a fitter. Think it's because all his experience would have been industrial maintenance and not installation.
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you said earlier in the post he`s hoping to go in the next couple of weeks..........same here..........i`m about 3/4 way through my work book so i`m thinkin of booking on in the next couple of days,lemme know if he wants some company i`m in north perth by the way.
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He finished his workbook a few weeks back but hasn't been able to take time off yet. We're moving house this weekend but once we're sorted he wants to get it over with asap. Will let you know when he's ready to committ. If you book in the meantime, let me know and I'll pass it on. Good luck with it.
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Hi guys
I am a maintenance electrician and got classified as a electrical fitter on my ARTC but if you go the PEER route the classification doesn't matter because as long as you have an ARTC and complete the course, your SA licence states Electrical worker can perform any electrical work, this is the equivalent to a fitter/mechanics licence. I am in Queensland and have been working for 8 month's on my SA licence.
Hope this clears are few things up
Mike
I am a maintenance electrician and got classified as a electrical fitter on my ARTC but if you go the PEER route the classification doesn't matter because as long as you have an ARTC and complete the course, your SA licence states Electrical worker can perform any electrical work, this is the equivalent to a fitter/mechanics licence. I am in Queensland and have been working for 8 month's on my SA licence.
Hope this clears are few things up
Mike
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Re: transferring SA license to WA - could be a problem.
Mike