JamieJJ Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Hi all, long time reader first time poster........I know, cheesy Anyway, I have now for a long time been considering emigration, and due to a change in family circs here in currently sunny UK, I am seriously considering it. However, due to the way I have gone in my life, dispite my education, I don't match the SOL and only 1 on the CSOL (Police). I am currrently a UK Police officer, and would seriously consider a transfer, but from what I have read over the past few months, WA seem to be the only chance of taking international transfers at the moment, and no news if that will even happen sometime in the near future (unless someone knows otherwise). The other issue with this is that I will have 8 years service in August, and although only just turned 30, last year the service limits was 3-7 years (I know they have boosted this to 10 years in the past). With the current moral and way things are going over here with terroist threats and attacks from all sides, not sure how much longer I can continue with this role in this country - dispite loving the actual bare bones of the job (even the paperwork) My question to you all, if anyone does have 5 minutes to help, is what other way can I look at going..... I have a BA Hons degree in Financial management joint with Business IT as well as A-Levels in computer programming, Accountancy and Mathematics and numerous Policing qualifications (NVQ's from training and promotion exams), but I have no experience other than supervisor roles in the Co-Op shop when I was in Uni. I am considering taking some distant volcational courses in IT and business to boost what I have, but looking at the current jobs market and recent updates on here, not sure that work will that easy to come by for the un-experienced. Anyone with any pointers will be greatly apprechiated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 The big issue is visas. Even more qualifications won't help that as you will need some post qualifacation experience in order to pass the skills assessment. Though interestingly, there are a couple of exceptions - one of which is accounting. Qualified accountants are able to pass without any experience. The WA police regularly recruit internationally and have just finished a recruitment drive within WA. However, they are facing major cuts and senior ranks have had redundancies. So, not sure if they are likely to recruit internationally. At the moment I can not see any visa option for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest6235 Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 Referring to what we messaged about the other day @verystormy, not a great time to make cuts to the force, unless it is too top heavy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verystormy Posted June 28, 2015 Report Share Posted June 28, 2015 Agree. But Barnett has no cash. But, hey, Elizabeth quay is nearly ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieJJ Posted July 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2015 Thank you for getting back to me. Sorry for the delay. May have to explore the accounting side again then and see where we go. You say that accountants don't need experience?? Can I ask where you heard that so I can do some.more research. You never know, I might enjoy heading back to the office instead of the streets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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