Comments on: Working Holiday Visa Australia

By: ianlittle

ianlittle — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:24:15 +0000

Alex – As you are a professional engineer, you should be looking at post-graduate courses or specialist industry training. I would think TAFE courses are at a lower level than your current qualification. The advantage you have working in the industry is you can go along and talk to the senior engineers in the company you work with and get their advice. That will be better than any industry advice I can give you.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:00:10 +0000

I appreciate your advice It’s really helped me, I got a job as desk support,
Now I am study more TAFE short courses so I start with CCNA course to get more knowledge and experience, So what’s your advice with my field (Electrical & Telecommunication Engineering) which TAFE course is really good for me to study?

Thank you again

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 01:25:37 +0000

thanks for your advice,
what about labor work I’ve been looking more than 3 month I can’t find an employee, is it hard to work as a labor also or experience require ?!!

Alex – If you are prepared to work hard you should e able to get a job as a labourer. No experience required as this is unskilled work. At this time of year there is a lot of work in rural areas harvesting and picking fruit. At this time of year there are also many opportunities in shopping centres before Xmas and in holiday resorts. These jobs are not advertised. You may be able to find them through Centrelink the Government employment service, or it may be just a matter of going around shopping centres and looking for advertisments in shop windows, or just going from door to door asking. IKL

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:11:44 +0000

Hi there,
I’m at Australia now at Melbourne for holiday(with working holiday visa 417) and I had completed B.E of Electrical Engineering at 2008 from Egypt , can I work as Electrical Engineer with this visa or should I do the assessment first ?
is my degree acceptable for work ? although I have 1 years experience with this role .

Appreciate your advice

Alex – You do not need qualifications assessment or registration. So if you can find some one to employ you you can work if your visa allows this. If you have ACAD exeperience it is probably easiest to get a job as a designer rather than as an electrical engineer.