hi iam off to oz in jan08 and would like to hear any tiling stories good or bad we are heading to perth in western autralia.
just doing 4 weeks pts at warrington and hoping i can make it

good luck m8

Did you not need a recognized qualification to work in Oz?

my sister moved to perth 12years ago.
the big thing out there is solid wooden floors..

calvy

hi postie my wife is a specialist nurse so we got in that way iam am a manager for a national builders merchant-but have lost my way need to refocus on life so a new challenge is my goal
i know its nit going to be easy but i dont give up easy and i belive pts are good been down to see them seem ok
have read many threads ref them.
hats off to you guys this isnt a job you can pick uo over night many sleepless night ahead no doubt.thanks for posting. ts
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thanks clays tiles is that your name.
any advise is welcome as you can imagine.
hope iam not going to shoot myself in the foot.

ts

emailed my sis. her hubby is a chippy out there.
he says the going rate for tilers in perth is 200 - 250 dollers per day which
works out about £75 - £100 a day, any trade that u go for has to be assessed before u can do anything, by the time all paper work is in place it will take at least 3months before u can work.

calvy

thanks for the info do you think the 4 week course will give me enough to get started.
thanks ts

I think it may be risky just doing a 4 week course then nothing until you move over there, then getting assessed on your quality of work "how ever they do it" if you haven't tiled after the course.
Once you've done the course try and get some more tiling done for any friends or family members that want some doing to keep your hand in as much as possible.

start putting some feelers out here for work for after you have done your course, family and friends...obviously if your already working it's going to be weekends but this way you will have at least some experience of real world tiling for when you hit oz..good luck on the course, don't be afraid to ask questions even if you think they sound stupid, you can bet that someone else is thinking or wanting to ask the same quesion.
Mark.

Originally Posted by true saint

thanks for the info do you think the 4 week course will give me enough to get started.
thanks ts

No...probably end up working in a bar...sorry

when you do your course ask your tutor to explain about floor screeding as in oz its a tilers job because a lot of propertys over there have got floor drains to make washing the floors easier and you will have to screed the floor so the water will run down the drains if that makes sense

hi gaz hope not will try and keep out of the bar trade
unless someone is buying.
thanks ts
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will do thanks for the advise.
but are the floors not already done with a built in fall for this purpose.ts
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thanks for the adise gaz will try and make a go of it bar work doesnt suit me.
i know i will not be a pro tiler but give a guy a go who dares wins is the moto.
ts

I wish you all the best....Gazz

If you don't get quite a lot of other tiling work in before you go out there, and you have to be assessed before your allowed to ply your trade, then you'll have problems.

Unlike here, all you need is a bucket of tools and your legal, lol

best of luck mate

theres a member of the forum called jeffinoz who is from oz if you pm him he might help you ............if you dont ask you will never know

thanks fekin my only problem is i finish my course on 14 jan-fly 24 jan so little or no time to get work in.
do you want any free labour for a week.
iam not joking will be finished work so free anytime after course.
pm me if any use to you.iam over in the merseyside area,not a scouser though.
thanks ts

Thanks for the offer saint, but I only work as a tiler 4 days per week, around my full time shift job, and I don't always have any tiling on every 4 days off, but I'll keep you in mind for when the time comes round.

Originally Posted by myhometiling

emailed my sis. her hubby is a chippy out there.
he says the going rate for tilers in perth is 200 - 250 dollers per day which
works out about £75 - £100 a day, any trade that u go for has to be assessed before u can do anything, by the time all paper work is in place it will take at least 3months before u can work.

calvy

Tell your Brother in law he is talking nonsense tilers will earn between $300 to $500 a day and you don't need assessed before you can tile your b in law is probably talking about a spark. I know because i tile here in Perth WA and have had no tests and no paper work & i know all the rules and regulations here.

Jeff in OZ
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Originally Posted by true saint

thanks for the info do you think the 4 week course will give me enough to get started.
thanks ts

Did a 1 week course before i came here.

Jeff

That's even better then.

Hope it all works out well Saint

Bugger it, might get a ticket myself, lol

saint, where are you based then ? i may be able to help you in your quest for learning..mark.

hi jeff iam heading to perth in jan are you looking for a apprentise """""""""".
where are you based.
will meet up for a cold one.
ts
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hi mark iam based in the merseyside area.
i drive so distance not a prob as long as you are not in scotland.
thanks for the reply
ts

Hello again saint,
i'm in birkenhead, take it that is close enough for you...mark.

no problems let me know if you can help
many thanks ts

Im an Aussie in London at the moment. At home had to do 4 year appreticeship then had to get a licence to work for a respectiable tiling company. May its different in perth as im from syd.. BUT you need a licence to do work.. You can apply by doing a one off test at a collage to show you can do all that they ask.
BUt then it all depends on who your going to be working for, if its all under the table well you have nothing to worry about just et amongst it...
Wish i was going.....

thanks for your advise
ts

Hi TS

I am currently living in Kngsley in a rental but i am building in Iluka. Have you been to Perth before?

Jeff

This is a list of the legal requirements for tilers in each state:

New South Wales

Licensing is compulsory for unsupervised residential trade work. Licensing is not required for commercial or residential trade work.
Department of Fair Trading (DFT)
Home Building Licensing
Locked Bag A 5020
Sydney South NSW 1235
Telephone:133 220
Fax: 61 2 9377 9325
Website: http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au
Victoria

There is no legal requirement for licensing or registration for this occupation in Victoria.
Queensland

Licensing is compulsory in order to carry out or supervise building work over the value of $1100 (including Labour and materials).

Building Services Authority
11 Edmondstone Street
South Brisbane QLD 4101
PMB 84, Coorparoo DC QLD 4151
Telephone:
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Sorry meant to add this link

Wall and Floor Tiler 4416-11 - Australian Skills Recognition Information

hi jeff i was in perth in feb for i month validating our visas.
we are staying in carine but looking at staying in duncraig/greenwood.
i belive there is no exam for wa.
what say it need a hand.
ts

duuude, you're going to do a 4 week course? while everybody else in oz has to do a 4 year apprenticeship?? good luck. Just make sure you dont tell any union boys over here that you only done a course

Some info in another Oz post....

http://www.tilersforums.co.uk/tiling...html#post28886