How can I be able to find a job in australia as an electrician/electronics technician?

boholano · December 2015

Good day po sa lahat,

I've been aspiring to work abroad dahil sa kawalan ng trabaho dito sa atin lalo na dito sa probinsya namin. Maraming po akong naririnig na magandang bagay tungkol sa paghahanap-buhay sa Australia kaya nagkaroon po ako ng interest na magbaka sakaling subukan humanap ng trabaho doon balang araw kung papalarin, kaya hihingi po sana ako sa inyo ng guide kung paano ang prosesso.

My background:
Graduate po ako last year at nakapagtapos ng kursong BS Electronics Technology, 26, married at kasalukuyang employed as a job order employee sa isang ahensya ng gobyerno as an encoder (hindi related sa natapos kong kurso) . I am also a part time electronics technician na gumagawa ng computer at consumer electronics repair sa bahay. Sumasideline din po ako minsan as electrician since I am also NCII certified electrician. Gusto ko po sana mas mapalago pa ang skill ko sa electronics at electrical kaya gusto ko mag shift ng career. I'm currently looking for a job na magagamit ko ang skill ko at magkaroon ng experience to qualify na makapag apply ng trabaho overseas and Australia is one of the place I'm looking forward. Since wala pa akong experience to work overseas, magtatanong po sana ako hinggil sa kung ano ang kelangan when applying for a job in Aus:

1. Marami po bang job opportunities sa Aus para sa mga tulad kong technician/electrician?
2. Ilang years of experience po ba ang kelangan to qualify?
3. What are the steps in applying for a job in Aus?
4. What are the documents I need to prepare?
5. What qualifications ang kelangan kong e comply?

Any answers/sugestions/clarifications would be a great help. Kung meron man akong hindi naitanong o kelangang malaman paki dagdag narin po.

Maraming salamat sa inyong lahat and GOD BLESS.

snooky · December 2015

Hi boholano, I am presently working here in Australia as service technician, madaming opportunity para sa ating mga technician. I like your question but the answer is long because you have to go to a process and to start with ang info to your questions can be found at border.gov.au( maraming requirements and start reading now and if you think you are qualified then start the application ASAP).

boholano · December 2015

Hi boholano, I am presently working here in Australia as service technician, madaming opportunity para sa ating mga technician. I like your question but the answer is long because you have to go to a process and to start with ang info to your questions can be found at border.gov.au( maraming requirements and start reading now and if you think you are qualified then start the application ASAP).

Hi snooky,
Thanks for the link. I just want to ask, how did you start searching for a technical job there? Did an employer sponsored you to get there o dumaan ka sa isang agency? What processeses did you get in to bago ka na employed sa Aus?

snooky · December 2015

Nag try Lang ako mag apply as skilled visa immigrant, sinuwerte naman, tapos Saka Lang ako nag apply.

boholano · December 2015

Mabusisi po ba ang prosesso ng application as skilled immigrant for Aus? Through online po ba kayo nag apply?

ed_lupeet · December 2015

swerte lang yung mga na direct hire para mag work sa aus. ang usual na process ay mag apply as skilled immigrant na medyo mahaba process

boholano · December 2015

@ed_lupeet
pag ganun po ba ibig sabihin kung papalarin na ma grant ang application as skilled immigrant eh dun papasok ang sinasabi nilang "show your money"? pasensya na kayo sa tanong ko.. wala pa kasi akong idea kung papaano ang proseso ng migration.

ed_lupeet · December 2015

@boholano walang show your money sa skilled independent. kelangan mo lang ung pera na allowance mo habang naghahanap ka ng work sa oz

boholano · December 2015

@ed_lupeet salamat sa info. Maitanong ko lang gaano katagal inaabot ang proseso ng applacation ng isang skilled migrant based on your experience? Gusto ko sana simulan ang pag aapply ASAP..

ed_lupeet · December 2015

@boholano basahin mo yung sa skilled independent visa - step by step procedure para malaman mo details. iba iba kasi tayo ng situation eh. eto naging timeline ng application ko
ielts - march 2014
EA assessment - may 2015
Lodged ITA for visa 189 - august 2015
Invited - october 23, 2015
Lodged visa - October 27, 2015
contacted by CO for additional docs - Nov 17, 2015
Medical - Dec 1, 2015
Visa Grant - ?????

boholano · December 2015

@ed_lupeet
@snooky

maraming salamat po sa idea. At least ngayon alam ko na kung saan magsisimula.
More powers po sa inyo & God bless!!!

kaizer23 · December 2015

@ed_lupeet, I saw your post before and if I'm not correctly mistaken ee ka din? You've mention ng ask ung co ng additional docs, Anu yun inask?

ventan · December 2015

hi, @snooky, everyone. tanong ko lang po. electronic technician ako sa work ko. pero im a licensed electronic engineer, im working at government agency here in the philippines kaya walang title na engineer, that's why technician ang title, pero handling internal government project. thanks sa info.

ventan · December 2015

@boholano we almost have the same case. magreview kn ng IELTS and prepare your documents. Ang alam ko, VETASSESS ka magpapaassess. Try mo basahin ung thread about VETASSESS

boholano · December 2015

@ventan salamat sa additional info. Hopefully by the start of 2016 sisimulan ko narin kumuha ng mga documents na kakailanganin para mangibang bansa.

snooky · January 2016

advice lang bro, while gathering documents to prove your skill, start also learning and getting more trade skill like welding, programming, driving, cooking, carpentry, hair cutting, painting etc, etc. Bakit kamo, you will be busy finding work here and you may not have time learning those skills that you can easily learn in the phil. Take vocational courses if you can. Goodluck,keep in touch.

boholano · January 2016

@snooky salamat sa suggestion bro. actually yan nga ginagawa ko. I already have 2 skill certificates and hopefully madagdagan ko pa habang nagtatrabaho dito sa pinas.

Phil_Sing_Au · January 2016

As far as I know, di madali mag apply agad ng work as a electrical tech or service. Maselan ang Australia with regards to safety. Meron pang mga licensces na kelangan bago maka pag practice in an electrical industry. Pero kung makakakuha ka ng employer that will employ you then its good. I knew some people na galing from Meralco na na pirate ng isang malaking elec company dito sa western Au.

Futures · January 2016

boholano... check mo sa TRA - trades recognition australia. Pero i think dehado ka pa sa experience side...

Futures · January 2016

Make your dream come true! Trabahuin mo lang step by step..

boholano · January 2016

As far as I know, di madali mag apply agad ng work as a electrical tech or service. Maselan ang Australia with regards to safety. Meron pang mga licensces na kelangan bago maka pag practice in an electrical industry.

I'm considering that fact too although wala akong general idea kung ano ano ang regulations ng australia with regards to electrical tech or service.

boholano... check mo sa TRA - trades recognition australia. Pero i think dehado ka pa sa experience side...

@Futures salamat sa suggestions. Yes I admit kulang na kulang po talaga ako sa experience, kaya gusto kong mag shift into electrical to gain more experience sa industry para man kahit papaano eh hindi tayo mapapahiya pag napunta ng ibang bansa.. Household installation pa kase ang experience ko.

Futures · January 2016

Check mo mga assessment guidelines sa Trades Recognition Australia.. especially required experiences. Mataas shortage ng electrician sa AU. Then forget your dream temporarily and hone yourself as electrician.. later kung enough experience na, madali nalang pagprocess... lalo na if meron ka money for visa fee.

skeed101 · January 2016

Hello po. Do you guys have any idea kung malakas ba ang market jan sa mga instrument technician? I am an ECE who would like to work as instrument technician kc gusto ko tlaga yang field na yan kaso lang yung work na napasukan ko ngayon d2 sa pinas is sa power plant operations as Plant Operations Engineer. Gusto ko sana pag dating ko jan, if magrant man yung visa, instrument tech ang work na papasukan ko.

snooky · January 2016

Try mo sa seek.com.au, indeed.com.au kung maraming naghahanap ng instrument technician o anything related sa work na gusto mo. Happy job hunting.

inigodv · July 2017

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xeego · November 2018

Hello po! I've been working as an electrician (industrial setting) dito sa pinas for more than 5 years na. I understand na to be able to practice as an electrician sa Au, I'll need to have my trade experience be recognized by TRS then undergo gap training. May nakaexperience na po ba mag-pa recognized as electrician dito? Ano mga dapat iready na docs?

xeego · November 2018

Hi @RheaMARN1171933, thanks! Actually, my wife is the primary applicant. We were supposed to have my trade assessed because of the long wait for an invite, but by God's grace, she got an invite and we are now in waiting mode for Visa grant. So with that good news, we did not pursue with my trade assessment. We deemed it would be more practical if I'll just have my trade assessed and recognized once we get to Au.

RheaMARN1171933 · November 2018

@xeego electricians are one of the many occupations my office process. You should be able to refer to VETASSESS for more information regarding document preparation. Just to note that you only need a positive skills assessment to qualify for migration. Once you’re there, to be able to work in your trade, you need to be licensed. That’s when you need to do gap training. Good luck!

RheaMARN1171933 · November 2018

@xeego I believe it’s a different process since you’re getting assessed not for migration purposes. You need to liaise directly with TRA if that’s the case as this forum is more to do with skills assessment for migration. All the best!