Alanlisa Posted January 10, 2014 Report Share Posted January 10, 2014 Hi, after the initial vetassess costs what costs can we expect in Australia to actually get the full licence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanlisa Posted January 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2014 Anyone? :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanlisa Posted January 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Has anyone completed the licence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayles Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Hi we're looking in to this and I don't think it's straight forward. All I can say is you now need so many hours supervised work to show you can do it before putting in for the license. It's a lot of Aussie Google searching I'm afraid. If I find anything I'll let you know x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loulou Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Hi We arrived end of May last year my husband is and Electrician and its a bloody nightmare to get the A grade! First off you need to find someone to take you on which is pretty hard with a restricted licence. Then you book yourself for a 2 week regs course $2500 . You then get a load of assignments to do with no help from the college if you are stuck ( thankfully I found someone on here very helpful) you also need to get 1000 hours of work signed off by your employer. You will then need to do a comms course $800 plus a week off work then when you have completed all of that you can apply to to the capstone assessment $800 and another week off work ....if you pass you will get the A grade Sorry to sound negative but it has been a lot harder than we thought! When looking at jobs i was checking Gumtree every hour to find something for him because 95% of the jobs will require an A grade Electrician. Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmacl Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 You also have to pay another $150 to vetassess once you complete everything to receive your cert 3, then a license fee of $400 for your A grade to energy safety Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanlisa Posted January 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 I've been in touch with the CET in Perth about the course and their's includes something to do with comms. Is it the same thing? This is the detail from their course information Units of Competency EEOZAMCG01A Apply Australian OHS practices in the work- place - AMCG EEOZAMCG02A Document occupational hazards and risks in electrical work EEOZAMCG05A Apply Australian Standards to multiple earth neutral (MEN) wiring circuits/systems - AMCG EEOZAMCG06A Select protection devices and systems for single and three phase low voltage circuits and electrical installations - AMCG EEOZAMCG07A Select and arrange equipment for single and three phase low voltage installations - AMCG EEOZAMCG08A Electrical installation, testing and verification - AMCG EEOZAMCG09A Verify compliance and functionality of Australi- an general electrical installations - AMCG EEOZAMCG13A Lay and connect cables for multiple access to telecommunication services - AMCG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanlisa Posted January 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Whats capstone :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojo1310 Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 It all sounds a bit doom and gloom for sparks? I've spoken to Lisa about the CET course in Perth. Does anyone know if this is any good and if it will enable fully qualified electricians in the UK to work in Oz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanlisa Posted January 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 It does sound bad at the moment :-( I am not going to let it put us off though :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojo1310 Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 It does sound bad at the moment :-( I am not going to let it put us off though :-) Got a text from my fiance today saying he's feeling determined today to make a start. Looks as though we're going to do vetassess in next few months! x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanlisa Posted January 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 We are definitely getting everything sorted to complete the vetassess soon. Getting everything together for the paper assessment is a nightmare !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmacl Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Capstone is the Australian trade test that the apprentices do. If CET can provide gap training now then do it through them it will be better. The government TAFE's ( colleges) are terrible and very disorganised, I had no choice but to do it through TAFE when I arrived. The whole thing costs you around $10000 when you factor in lost earnings. Getting employment can be difficult and I have heard of people being paid as little as $25 ph which is a very small wage ( around 800 after tax) to support a family on and would cover a modest rental and weekly bills and no more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanlisa Posted January 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 So do u think doing the tedt through CET will avoid the need for the capstone and comms tests? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmacl Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 No there is no way around the gap training. I just think it will be better organised and possibly a bit cheaper. A lot of electrical companies here send there apprentices to CET instead of TAFE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loulou Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 No you will still need to them to gain the a grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanlisa Posted January 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 I've sent them an email asking for some further information about the gap training and any further tests required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanlisa Posted January 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 It says on the course leaflet though that includes something to do with comms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmacl Posted January 15, 2014 Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 You need the comms to get your cert 3. There are other courses you can select but i dont think the colleges run any classes for them so comms it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanlisa Posted January 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2014 Can I send you the course ingo u might b e able to clear it up for me :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayles Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 Hay Ive just emailed CET in Perth. They are really good there, it would be worth getting in touch as they can point you in the right direction and help you with what you have and need. Also the Grade A licence does not exist its old. There are new licencing so It would be beneficial for you to email them direct. coordinator3@cet.asn.au Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanlisa Posted January 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 I am in touch with them at the moment. They haven't mentioned the a class is no longer current though, what has it been replaced with? :what: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayles Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 Apparently they are not current and the one required now is an unrestricted electrical workers license. It is a pain as there is no clear information. You're on the right track though if you're in touch with them :0) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmacl Posted January 16, 2014 Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 I had a look at the leaflet and it looks like the comms elective to me. Whole thing is cheaper too. As for the A grade everyone still refers to it here as A grade in job ads etc. Its just an electrical license. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alanlisa Posted January 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2014 It doesn't say there's an additional cost for the comms elective either does it? Another good thing is u can register on to the course b4 u arrive into oz :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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