Plumber taking the plunge...

[rob1790]

Hi all,

well,myself my better half and 2yr old daughter have finally decided to take the plunge and move down under.. i have been a member of this forum for quite sometime and love all the updates on recent arrivals etc,makes for good reading and the advice is second to none,thanks in advance.We are in the very early stages of the process and using go matilda as our agents,i am a plumber by trade,which leads me into my first question for any plumbers that have done the vetasses exam,are there any of us that are not gas registered or roof plumbers as the exam sheet states that one of these is necessary?I have completed my gas training but didnt take final exams due to cost etc,are there any general plumbers who have taken exam and passed?I have been self employed for 11yrs and plumbing for around 20yrs,any advice would be greatful..

Thanks pips.

[Stevekarenjayben]

Hi mate,

 

I done mine at a college in North West London, they said the exam runs from eight in the morning until four in the afternoon.......i was out of there by ten thirty, if you are a plumber you have no worries at all, you are shown to a booth where you have to pipe up a pan, basin and a jig to a boiler.....honestly i worried for ages about it but its so simple, good luck

[rob1790]

Hi mate,

Thanks for that made me feel a lot better,we have decided to wait till October before starting visa as I'm not gas registered yet and have been advised by other plumbers that it would be better to get it here,less training in oz,any thoughts?

I have worked with gas for 15yrs+ just never actually registered myself always with other gas safe engineers.

Cheers.