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Great answer Elliot. That's exactly what I was going to say. I'm afraid it's gap training now. Good luck

Hi Craig. Managed to get my ARTC electrical mechanic around 18 months ago so not sure if things have changed since then. I then did wiring rules at Peer then got my A Class. If I can be any help send me a pm. cheers

We love Indian food and the best one we have found is The Royal Tandoori on unley road on the right hand side just before greenhills road. Great food.

Thanks Keith , Great advice. I was looking at the cheapest option to both install and run to be honest. I don't know a thing about pools. Someone told me to get a salt one but not sure what the benefits are. Any advice regarding installation costs or running costs would be greatly appreciated.

Hi there, could anyone point us in the right direction regarding a good pool company. We are thinking of getting one installed and have read about some bad experiences. Who is good and who should we avoid??? Thanks.

Cheap 32" flat screen digital tv wanted. Anything considered.

We used this company recently and to be quite honest it was a complete waste of money. I have been in the building trade 30 years and this report was very very basic with only a few lines out of the report actually relating to the house I bought. He said all fences were satisfactory when the fence at the rear of the property was leaning at a 45 degree angle. Obviously hadn't looked. Make your own mind up!!

Hi James and Ashley, we moved here from Wigan in January 2012 and are living in Happy Valley. Hubby is an electrician and I work for the state government in the city if you'd like to meet up for a coffee? Lynne

hi Elliot, I'm not sure where you would stand with Peer if you've paid already but will get here after July. Probably worth giving them a ring to clarify your position I would think. Definately keep quiet about the Vetassess if you go down the TRA route, I was told that as well! Two government departments that don't like each other apparently! Its definately worth going to Skills Recognition Services in the city before you send off your TRA application. The guy there really does know everything about the process and is very knowledgeable about all trades. I sent my TRA application off from the UK thinking it would speed things up but it didn't as they wouldn't process it until I lived here and also when I'd seen the SRS people there were things I tweaked based on their experiences and advice. Things like not mentioning any low voltage stuff at all, they may also advise you not to mention being a manager as the TRA want to see you doing all the roles of an Electrical Mechanic and if you mention something that is not then they get suspicious. But don't take my say so on this I can't stress enough to go and see the SRS people or may be give them a ring now for some advice on what to start putting in your application as you could start collecting things like references while you're still in the UK which would be easier than doing it when you get here. In terms of work, I sent my cv to a few companies and didn't hear anything from most of them. Its word of mouth most of the time. I was even talking with a car sales man when I was buying a car and he rang me a few days later with phone numbers of electricians who might have work! If you haven't got the A licence then it is hard to find a job I would say as you would be employed as a trade assistant who needs to be signed off for every job they do and some companies don't want that hassle or want someone who can hit the ground running. There seem to be quite a few jobs on the websites like seek.com and in the papers but they all ask for the A licence. I got my work word of mouth and its going good.

hi, I had the City & Guilds 2360 Parts 1 and 2, City & Guilds 2391, NVQ 3 and 17th Edition. I just made the 7 years experience. Good luck with the move.

Just received my A licence. Here's my experiences if they help anyone. If anyone has any questions please ask. Originally did Vetassess in the UK. Moved to Oz this year in January. Having read posts on here about getting licenced, I applied to TRA whilst still in the UK, but received a reply saying they could not process my application as I did not yet live in Australia. Arrived in Australia and went to see the Skills Recognition Service in Adelaide. Very very helpful and knew the process inside out. They checked a copy of my application to TRA and advised me to revise it to fulfill the TRA criteria. My application was 120 pages long in the form of a statutory declaration as well as copies of qualifications and references. I was told by TRA it would take 5-9 months to process. There could be 3 outcomes. Best outcome is approved and ARTC issued, second best is get a technical interview over the phone (this is the norm apparently now according to Skills Recognition Services), and worst case scenario is rejected. I was lucky and got approved and my ARTC certificate within 3 months. Booked my wiring rules course at Peer Veet in Adelaide. 3 week course, Tues and Thurs all day. Course consisted of 5 theory assessments and 1 practical inspection and testing assessment. Quite intense course and fast moving, lots of hours needed at home to fill in the workbook. I went into the course thinking this stage would be a breeze similar to the 17th Edition in the UK, but this course is much more difficult. I passed the course then took both the ARTC and wiring rules Certificate to the Office of Consumer and Business Affairs in Adelaide and two weeks and $380 later I received my Electrical Mechanic unrestricted A licence. Peer said the rules course was about to change in July ish. They said the course was becoming harder more towards the Australian capstone qualification. Definately a must to get your CITB card before doing the wiring rules course as this more than halves the cost. You don't need to be working to get this, just give them a ring. Any questions let me know. Happy to help anyone else in this situation because its been really hard work for me and I was lucky to meet some local lads here who helped.

hi there, I can sympathise with looking for work. It took me a couple of months and dozens of applications to get a job - with the South Australian Government - so I'll tell them what you think!!!! Though I have taken a job that is below what I used to do i'm happy to get a job and be gaining experience. It was hard writing applications every day for 2 months, attending interviews and coming close to getting a few jobs but not quite close enough. There is an art to applying for jobs here which may have already been mentioned but I'll tell you my experiences in case it helps anyone. I went to the Skills Recognition Services workshop on cv writing and it was a big help - I was sceptical thinking I knew all about applying for jobs and they couldn't teach me anything, but I learned a lot. The knack seems to be making your CV into a Resume and not looking English. I changed my email to a .com one, got my qualificatons recognised and changes the titles to match the Australian version and once I'd done that and a few other tweaks I started to get interviews through - says a lot doesn't it. I don't think its all about discrimination though as companies get that many CV's through they only look at each one for less than a minute and if they can't make sense of where you've worked or what qualifications you've got then it goes in the bin. Personally, I found there to be lots more jobs available than when I was looking in England before we came here in January. But there is a lot of competition it seems so the application is the key.

hi, I applied for the ARTC from the UK and was told by them in an email that rules had changed and they could no longer process my application because I didn't provide an Oz address so they couldn't hold on to the cert (assuming they granted me one!!) either.

hi, we are moving over and need a furnished rental for a few weeks from the 7th Feb. We need 3 bedrooms for 5 people if anyone could help or advise? thanks

thanks for the info