Advice or job hope

[dave992]

Hi all, I'm a 21 year who just returned for Australia, I served a 3 year apprenticeship and also have one year of been fully qualified, I have my 17 th edition regs and also passed my 2391 inspection and test. I'm from the gloucester area, please could you give me advice on further course or job prospect.

Thanks dave

 

[telectrix]

you'd have been better off stopping in australia. the industry here has gone ---- up, to the dogs, down the pan. there's no work about, yet short course wonders are being churned out by the bucketful to fill a so called skills shortage. it 's not skills we're short of, it's work and jobs that are in short supply.

 

[Spark92]

Mate!! People are desperate to work in aus. You should of stayed haha! Its down the pan here

 

[Engineer54]

Agree with the others. You should have taken the electricians registration course while you were down under!! I take it that you went over on a 1 year working visa?? If you had done all the bit's to become registered, you could have come back to UK (compulsory on the 1 year working visa) and applied for a full resident working visa.
Know a couple of guys over the years that did exactly that, and to the best of my knowledge are still living and working in Aussie...

 

[Brightspark2]

I dont agree with the others.


There may be no work in the domestic sector but there certainly is in other's...

Just keep your eye out on the job site's fella and apply. You could do other course's if you wish but you have the qualifications to get a job as is. Depends what you want to do...

 

[dave992]

Hi all, thank you for all your advice, if I did wanna do more exam and course what would you say to do?

thanks dave

 

[tommy.dale]

Nvq 3 just to get a decent grading on your jib, I'd look into either hnc or if maybe a few short courses like pasma,ipaf,confined spaces, unvented water, something to make you stand out from the crowd

 

[dave992]

Hi mate, i forgot to say but I also have my NVQ level 3, please could people give my advice on how hard the hnc course are? Thanks

 

[atm84]

I did an apprenticeship, got my NVQ level 3, did the inspection and testing, and then the 2391-20 Design course (called something new now) I'm now doing a degree in Building Services Engineering, so i'm learning Mechanical aswell as Electrical. I go to Uni one day a week. It's not easy and you have to put the effort it, but will be worth it in the end (I hope). The maths is the hardest part, I'm in my first year and its meant to be equivalent to A-Level. Try to get a Company to sponsor you. If failing that, try finding work with a facilities management company doing maintenance. There is a lot of work now in that sector and its cushy.

 

[atm84]

Contracting has gone to the dogs, domestic market is saturated and more hassle than its worth. Commercial work is too aggressive and no one has time to help you and teach you. It's a dig eat dog world now.