Thread: Where to go for work ?????

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

Plumbers and electricians require licences to work. Other trades don't. Because of this restriction they usually end up rich.

That generalisation is not totally correct Brian. All tradies (in Qld anyway) are required to be licensed with the QBSA.

Originally Posted by pop058

That generalisation is not totally correct Brian. All tradies (in Qld anyway) are required to be licensed with the QBSA.

I think its the same in NSW to , all trades need to be licensed as far as I know

I believe WA currently has the lowest unemployment rate.

If there are any unis or tafes near you you could try and get a job there as a tradie or TA. They may not require you to be licenced - especially if it is a maintenance position.

Hi Matt


There are all types of drilling mate. The drilling with offsiders is generally exploritory work away from home on a roaster system, eg 2 weeks on 1 week off.

They might work in one area for a while doing multiple holes when they go into production drilling, like some of the CSG guys at present.

This is not the type of drilling I am involved with so unfortunatley cannot help. But they will be on the web and not doubt easy to find.

I do drill and blast working in around 8 quarries. Multiple small holes to 14 metres each day, in an air con tracked rig, look up IR ECM660. I live on the Gold Coast and do most of my work here. Sometimes Warwick, Texas. Very hard to get into, generally have to have been away where they have time to train people, we only take experience and are slowing down at present as building industry slows. Most of our product goes into cement and roads etc.

There is plenty of work in the mines, do more research, look for expo's. There was a great one in Towoomba earlier this year with heaps of job information.

Tony

Roxby Downs isnt too bad a spot and about to explode!
(olympic dam mine is now virtually completely approved by Govt... BHP have said they'll put 6 billion in asap into setting up and comencing open cut (will be worlds largest open cut mine..)

This will in turn mean miners/tradies /(Apprentices ??)/drivers, etc etc will all be required as everything that is there will expand on site and in town, also a rumour some major works in pipeline for woomera township and rocket range... so lot of work in area...
(and they get truckloads of FARMERS UNION ICED COFFEE sent up all the time!)

(andamooka also will be expanding and require building and extentions etc)

look at ROXBY on the web, its a neat little place, big money being spent in town and the school etc.. big pool, hall and speedway, golf course etc etc


worth a thought?


2ndly TONIC, how many keyboards did you use to put that many posts thru?
AND
what quality are you typing to have only been thanked twice in all those posts??



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Originally Posted by pop058

That generalisation is not totally correct Brian. All tradies (in Qld anyway) are required to be licensed with the QBSA.

What I am saying is that plumbing work & electrical work may only be undertaken by tradesmen with a Plumber & Drainers licence or electrical certificate of competency not just a QBSA permit. Other building work may be done by, and is, by virtually anybody.

Edit:- the other thing is that plumbing & draining and electrical work is not necessarily building and construction work. Much of the work of these trades is in industry, government, semi-government.

Originally Posted by slug_burner

If you want to work for someone else then mines might be the go. If you want to work for yourself get your plumbing papers sorted.

You probably should see if there is a means by which you can take your practical exam. Things might have changed but there was a time when you could get your trade recognised by taking an exam where you were given a task that involved reading drawings and doing something iaw the code within a specified time.

We will continue to have a need for people to build, plumb and wire houses and commercial buildings. The refugees, the retired and the new subdivision dwellers all need somewhere to live and all that goes with the ever expanding major cities. Down here in Melbourne it is difficult to get a tradesman to do repairs so there must be a market for trades.

Would be nice if I could just get a practical test but unfortunately I have to complete all of the core licensing modules at Tafe = 2 years
Would be ok if I could find work with a Plumbing contractor in that time and earn whilst I do it but no one round here want's unlicensed Plumbers .

I think the best bet for me is to try and get work away , that way my partner can stay in Coffs near her family and I can still find work ( hopefully ) .I have approached a lot of mining companies but no one seems that interested . I think I need to get a few things to make me more apealing to them , senior first and a HR license would be my guess at a good starting point .

Originally Posted by tonic

Hi Matt


There are all types of drilling mate. The drilling with offsiders is generally exploritory work away from home on a roaster system, eg 2 weeks on 1 week off.

They might work in one area for a while doing multiple holes when they go into production drilling, like some of the CSG guys at present.

This is not the type of drilling I am involved with so unfortunatley cannot help. But they will be on the web and not doubt easy to find.

I do drill and blast working in around 8 quarries. Multiple small holes to 14 metres each day, in an air con tracked rig, look up IR ECM660. I live on the Gold Coast and do most of my work here. Sometimes Warwick, Texas. Very hard to get into, generally have to have been away where they have time to train people, we only take experience and are slowing down at present as building industry slows. Most of our product goes into cement and roads etc.

There is plenty of work in the mines, do more research, look for expo's. There was a great one in Towoomba earlier this year with heaps of job information.

Tony

Sounds like you have a good job there Tony I think the best thing for me will be the exploratory work as you say . I think I need to get my HR first before I can be considered for that sort of work so will get it done and keep applying.

Thanks