mattblue25

hi guy's

First off let me give you some of my background.
-I am a British citizen
-I have partner who is Australian and a child (also Australian),
-I have my City and guilds level 2 and 3 2330 Electrotechnical certificate but no NVQ yet,
-I have over 2 years experience working as an electrician (not self-employed)
-We plan to move over to Oz in the next couple of years.

So my questions are will they recognize my certificates, and do I needanything else to move on a skilled migrant visa

cheers matt

isr999

Morning, go to the working abroad by profession part of this forum and look in the electrician part and all the info you require is there.

isr999

Bermudashorts

I would look into partner visa not skilled visa if I were you.

Regardless of what visa you go on, to work in Australia as an electrician you will need to obtain licensing. There are different places to contact depending on the state you are planning to settle in, if you follow the below link and go to the bottom of the page there are contact details for each state which might be a good starting point.

http://www.immi.gov.au/asri/occupati...29-4311-13.htm

Ozwanderer

Regardless of whether you apply for a skilled visa or a partner one [and the latter will be likely be quicker with current priority processing on skilled visas] you'll need to get your trade qualifications/skills assessed as part of any licensing in Australia.
Priority information is on http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/gener...processing.pdf
Assessment info - http://www.deewr.gov.au/Skills/Progr...s/default.aspx

Once you have an assessment, on arrival in Australia you'll find that licensing will likely involve doing a short course on Australian Wiring regulations and then working under supervision for a period of up to 12 months.