andygale

hi all, i have to sit a carpentry skills assesment . at the cost of £1000 much to my annoyance, can anyone tell me what the test consists of..many thanks

steve`o

try contacting leelee

http://britishexpats.com/forum/member.php?u=83515

andygale

cheers

Gaz & Sue

£1000 you must be joking, one big rip off, but good luck anyway. i think all they want is our money - not our trades!!

LeeLee

Hello there andy!

I did the practical in july and passed. Vetassess send you an information sheet telling you what tools to take and what task you will be performing on the day.
We had to make a saw horse from plans(the plans wern't very good but most managed fine.
We had to sharpen a chisel half way through(the assessor will just pluck you out at random to do small tasks and answer pretty straight forward question throughout the day)
We had to construct a roof secondly (hip on one end and a gable on the other,around 3ft x 5ft base), Make sure you read all the information on the sheets and take your time,there is no time limit.
You will have to plane a piece of timber down and chamfer off one end all the way round(the assessor wants to see if you can use a hand plane aswell as an electric plane and skill saw/circular saw.
The last task was to set out some stud work off a sole plate(just mark out all the uprights, the window opening and the door opening,lining) The assessor wanted this to work so i left gaps for packing on the lining and window and accounted for the hinge and door gaps.

The assessor i had was fine and wasn't there to try and catch you out but just wants to know your true standard. Wish you all the luck, If you want any info at all then just PM me.

Lee

darrellandsarah

are you in the uk or aus.hope i don,t have to do the test when i get there next month.

LeeLee

No it's the vetassess test you have to do to obtain a visa for aus. Every applicant looking to get the 175 skilled independant visa has to do this.

Don't panic!!

darrellandsarah

when did they bring this in then as i got my 175visas in december and never had to sit a test.how did you get on by the way hope it went well

LeeLee

I think they bought it in sept 07 i think. but if you applied a little while before thta date you would have been fine.
I passed but there have been a few that havn't and have had to pay for it again!! £1000 a time!!!:curse:

johnknight001

the vettasses trade test came in after sept last year to replace the old tra system. i think some trades actually get the australian equivalant cert out of it, like carps and brickys, as a plumber i will get my provisional licence,
Ps dont stay in the hotel where leelee stayed (he was late on the test day!!!!!!!!!!).
john

LeeLee

Cheers for that john!!

andygale

thanks for the info lee, is good to know what your up against before hand eh, hows your application going and where are you thinking of in aus

LeeLee

I've paid for my visa, i'm now gathering the evidence together to send off at the mo.I'll then be looking to get my police records and meds away asap.
I'm looking to go to Brisbane. How bout urself? Are you going with family?

andygale

yeh with wife and 2 teenage boys, to a place called secret harbour which is about an hour south of perth as i have a daughter and 2 grandaughters living there, how about you

LeeLee

I was always planning on going on my own but my girlfriend is now wanting to come with but only on a working holiday visa for the time being to see if she liked it as much as i did when i did the working holiday a couple of years ago.
I am open to where i want to live but as i kind of fell in love with Brisbane and i'm going to see what the work situation is like their before i stay put.Have you set any date for when you might be looking to go? Obviously depends on the visa.