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Title: emigrating to work as plumber / gas fitter
Post by: celtic on March 16, 2010, 11:35:05 AM: how do i go about getting to work in the plumbing / gas industry in New Zealand i am a fully qualified plumber / gas fitter in Scotland and would love to emigrate to your country.
What is the pay like as well ? can you live comfortably on the wages you get there?
all help and info would be greatly appreciated. :)
Title: Re: emigrating to work as plumber / gas fitter
Post by: Edbear on March 23, 2010, 03:27:15 PM: Hi and welcome to the forum!

Sorry for the delay in replying to you. I have posted the link here to Immigration and you can find out a lot from there. PLumbers do okay here averaging $NZ25 - $NZ30+ per hour depending on qualifications.

My son-in-law emmigrated from Germany and still had to sit the NZ exams so check whether your qualifications are recognised here.

http://www.pgdb.co.nz/ (http://www.pgdb.co.nz/)
http://www.immigration.govt.nz/ (http://www.immigration.govt.nz/)
Title: Re: emigrating to work as plumber / gas fitter
Post by: jd24hrs on July 13, 2010, 02:43:02 AM: hi celtic
well in taupo most plumbers seem to earn 18 to 25$ an hour but they also have to pay fees to the pgdb which i have to say are going up good luck
Title: Re: emigrating to work as plumber / gas fitter
Post by: Jaxcat on July 13, 2010, 05:22:10 PM: Hi - do not assume that because you are fully qualified outside of NZ that your qualifications will be recognised here. At first you will need to find a job and then apply for an exemption licence - this will severely limit what an employer will be willing to pay you as initially for the first two years you will need to work under the direct supervision of a certifying practitioner i.e. in the eyesight and earshot. You may be able to get some qualifications recognised but you will still have to attend a three week (I think it is three) course to be assessed on your practical skills and then have to sit our registration exams. Visit the websites on the pgdb.co.nz and all the information you need should be there. Good luck!
Title: Re: emigrating to work as plumber / gas fitter
Post by: jd24hrs on July 26, 2010, 11:29:54 PM: hi celtic
from my experience iwould have to say dont waste your time with nz go to australia,i know of 5 plumbers who have given up on plumbing in nz and gone to aus cheers and sorry JD
Title: Re: emigrating to work as plumber / gas fitter
Post by: chilly on August 29, 2010, 08:09:44 PM: Hi Celtic i am a UK qualified plumber gas engineer and they dont recognise anything we have, if the immigration had mentioned this, the agro and despair this has causedmy family could have been avoided like i would have gone to aussie straight off. we have put everything we have into this country and they have f------ us the people are great and so is the country but the government who let this board stiff every trades men should be brought before the human rights as traitors to there people. john key more like john amery
Title: Re: emigrating to work as plumber / gas fitter
Post by: Thunderhead on August 31, 2010, 07:09:07 PM: look at it this way go to aussie first as by all accounts it will be a lot less traumatic to move there then once your reckonised there it would be a lot easier to come here but you will probley find once your there you wont want to come here...good luck
Title: Re: emigrating to work as plumber / gas fitter
Post by: GMcT on September 02, 2010, 07:43:55 PM: If you seriously want to come over here, I'd advice you do the whole apprenticeship again. I too am Scottish, (qualified plumbing, gas, and drainage in Germany) and I've already went through the process your considering. I can explain it all in detail if your still interested. Just send me an email, and I can answer all your questions.

Good luck

Gordon