Originally Posted by Baby75

sorry jumping in we are gathering all our information for the TRA they are looking for certified true copies what is that. we have all the trade papers my husband is a welder/frabicator as well he has got references from places he worked in before is that enough what paper work do you need sorry about all the questions.

when my husband was over in Australia back in April he was told you can earn from 1000 oz dollars upwards a week all depends were you were working out side Brisbane nearer the 1000 mark but there is a lot of building in Brisbane so you can earn pretty good money there we have friends living over in the sunshine coast and they were checking it out for us put that back in to euros and its very good money epically when you compare the rate of living is lower in Australia to here

Originally Posted by kporte

wages vary. should be looking at $25 p/h upwards -$50,000 a year with 9% super on top. lots of jobs- i have been offered everyone i applied for in bris- and most companies have lots of overtime and you should get $70,000+ a year without working weekends. apply for your artc when you arrive although no one has asked for mine yet!! get a good cv together and apply when you get here, internet , courier- mail etc. not worth trying to get sorted out from uk in this line of work as , at the moment the skill shortage is bad, jobs are easy to get. don't be surprised if you don't start on a great rate. if you are good ,your rate will be bumped up to keep you. if not move on. lots of work in this line in the gc too. don't put much faith in agencies. look for yourself. not saying don't use an agent, just not on it's own.
ultimately, with say 6-4.30 mon to fri and the odd sat morning you can expect to gross over $80,000, although not everyone wants to do extra hours.
conditions in most shops are very like uk.

good luck!

Originally Posted by brisbobill

Hi All, just found this site, i am moving to Brisbane on the 5th August. At present I work for an Oil company in Aberdeen, Scotland as their welding foreman. I have been making arrangment for the past 2 years to move over, cant wait. I have read all the quotes, especially about the TRA, yip its strict, but that a good thing, keeps all the fly by night couldn't stick sh*t to a blanket dodgers out. Anyway the big ticket out there for me seems to be CERT 10, this allows you to become a supervisor and up, its easy to get if you are CSWIP. I could do with finding out a bit more general information about living in Brisbane.
Does anybody know of good areas around the southside of Brisbane that are good for welding work, but more importantly good to stay in.

Originally Posted by brian.w

Hey bill what oil company do you work for then in aberdeen,im also from this area well not aberdeen but outside it aberdeenshire,i am a pipefitter and also work for a oil contractor and others in the past,also hopeing to head to brisbane cause i have a girl there i want to be with.
Perth is the idea place for our kind of work,as worked there in 2004 for 3 months on a working holiday visa,i just came back from brisbane in march 19th with being there for 3 months and thats where i think i will head,have no idea best areas to go,but its nice there and hot most of the time.
been thinking about going to oz since 2000 and now in the process of doing my tra,just hope i can pass.
maybe we will be on the same job over there one day.

Originally Posted by lucyharry

Thanks framac,
We kind of expected that he would have to do some kind of practical test, I think he'd rather do that than have to fanny around getting certified! Hubby has also been in the game for a while, and our way of thinking is if it can get us our ticket out of here it's all been worth it, it doesn't mean he will necessarily do it forever, but in the first instance he has something to bring a wage in, right? Personally I can't stand that it's what he does, he is always grubby and I think it's not exactly healthy as a profession! On the other hand he is self employed right now and is bringing in some cracking money, but Jesus, he's puttin the hours in!!! Henk hates to be pigeonholed and for all intents and puposes he is a welder, but if you asked he would say 'boilermaker', no question. So, let's hope he can slow down and evetually get into something that floats his boat! What are you up to at the moment?
Michelle, Henk......

Originally Posted by lucyharry

Hi,
My hubby passed the TRA as first class welder, we had to gather A LOT of evidence, especially since he is self eployed, but luckily the application sailed through(it was 2 weeks bloody hard work to get there though, but worth it!) Just had acknowledgment of visa 136, and now we wait. We haven't got much idea about the certificate (artc???) he MAY need when/if we arrive before he commences work, can anybody give specific's please?
Thanks,
Michelle, Henk and kids............

Originally Posted by brisbobill

Hi All, just found this site, i am moving to Brisbane on the 5th August. At present I work for an Oil company in Aberdeen, Scotland as their welding foreman. I have been making arrangment for the past 2 years to move over, cant wait. I have read all the quotes, especially about the TRA, yip its strict, but that a good thing, keeps all the fly by night couldn't stick sh*t to a blanket dodgers out. Anyway the big ticket out there for me seems to be CERT 10, this allows you to become a supervisor and up, its easy to get if you are CSWIP. I could do with finding out a bit more general information about living in Brisbane.
Does anybody know of good areas around the southside of Brisbane that are good for welding work, but more importantly good to stay in.

Originally Posted by trevamather

hi thanks alot for that..where do you live at, and how long there?
cheers again
trev

Originally Posted by brisbobill

Hi, Working for Weatherford UK. The TRA are OK as long as you have papers and history on paper.

Originally Posted by Baby75

might sound stupid but is the TRA the work assessment you send off before you can apply for you Visa
what papers do you need beside your trade papers, and references from past employers. do you need your employer to write out a detailed list of what your duties were while you were working for them thanks

Originally Posted by wardy2

I think what a lot of people do including myself is write the reference yourself, email it to company, they then read it, print it out on headed paper then they sign and date it.

Hope this helps

kaye

Originally Posted by framac

Gold coast. A word of warning to fab/welders coming over. You are deemed a boilermaker so welders could be expected to read drawings and platers could be expected to do a weld test. Had to do two plates (vert and o/head) but being a welder, I finished them very quickly and guy was very impressed. Because I finished the plates very fast, he kept me welding all the time I was there. Was on $28 casual then $25 permanent. Started another job 1mth ago. $35 on the back shift and all o/t at double time but paid off when work got slow. Start another job in a couple of weeks as I'm not in a rush after getting a big tax rebate Welding with innershield wire which I'm not too happy about but I'll give it a go. Millions of work in Northern Qld.

Originally Posted by trevamather

hi framac

im a fabricator/welder and was wondering if you could give me a load more crack about the tests i would have to sit ie mig, tig or stick? length of weld for test, is test visual, dye-pen or xray? preps? etc etc etc..just sent my 136 off yesterday so got a bit of time to get clued up and practice, just all the places i've worked use dedicated welders for positional work

cheers
Trev

Originally Posted by brisbobill

Hi All, just found this site, i am moving to Brisbane on the 5th August. At present I work for an Oil company in Aberdeen, Scotland as their welding foreman. I have been making arrangment for the past 2 years to move over, cant wait. I have read all the quotes, especially about the TRA, yip its strict, but that a good thing, keeps all the fly by night couldn't stick sh*t to a blanket dodgers out. Anyway the big ticket out there for me seems to be CERT 10, this allows you to become a supervisor and up, its easy to get if you are CSWIP. I could do with finding out a bit more general information about living in Brisbane.
Does anybody know of good areas around the southside of Brisbane that are good for welding work, but more importantly good to stay in.