Hi a little advice please - we are just getting to the TRA Section 8 (arrrgh long story) im at a loss as to how to start the thing i have been sat for hours typing and deleting things im getting frustrated by it and wondered if anyone else had the same problem and how they over came it - i dont want to copy anyones but just a push in the right direction we have just finished college (Cabinetmaker) and hoping to get it in before xmas.

ANY HELP OR ADVICE URGENTLY NEEDED

The Gap:

Hi there

I am assuming you mean section 8 on the TRA Migration Skills Assessment Application?
It's hard to start writing that kind of thing

Firstly make a big list of all the tasks you do.
If you are just finished college and have a copy of the curriculum that will be invaluable....
then I started off just writing "The following is a description of the tasks I have completed"

Write out paragraphs one for each task saying when/how/why/equipment/tools etc for each one

TRA just want to read how you in your own words can practically complete a task as listed for your trade. It's just so that you can talk them through something you have actually completed which will allow them to assess your competancy.
It doesn't have to be fancy!

Hope this helps

I agree, I did mine for Painter and Decorator, and that was basically what I did, It is important to include every little stage thou, no matter how mundane and obvious it may seem to you, and no matter how many times you have to replicate it in other tasks( i fill the wood work, i sand the wood work, i caulk the wood work, I prime the wood work, etc...)

cheers guys thanks for the push in the right direction much appreciated

Matt has a good point. When my husband was doing his he was going on about technical crap I knew nothing about. I made him rewrite it telling him to write it as if he were describing his job to someone who has never heard of his job before.