Working abroad as a plumber

[Matt887]

Has anyone managed to get a job and work abroad as a plumber in the E.U? Guessing it is harder now after Brexit. Other then that I think New Zealand/ Australia are after people

 

[ianmcd]

All depends on which country you want to go to, Aus and NZ are unlikely to accept any UK qualies, some countries will but many will ask you to re qualify to their standards, I am not a plumber, I am a Gas engineer and have worked in many countries and this comes up all the time , and rightfully so I suppose

 

[Matt887]

Where have you worked please?

 

[ianmcd]

Where have you worked please?

For me it was different because I worked for an International company and was sent to many countries, not as good as it sounds, where do you want to move to /

 

[Matt887]

I would really like to try a stint in Germany

 

[ianmcd]

I would really like to try a stint in Germany

In germany you will need a TUV certificate (Technischer Überwachungsverein) which means technical inspection association) a bit like we used to have the British Kite mark, that then went to CE, you would have to sit a short trade test to get TUV accredited, but nothing difficult about it, the language barrier wouldnt be a problem there as most speak better English than the Welsh do

 

[Matt887]

Haha yes I notice on holiday they mainly speak better English then us

 

[Matt887]

Have you worked there I guess?

 

[ianmcd]

Have you worked there I guess?

yes but as I say I am not a plumber, I had to do a trade test , I was working on a commerciall project and it was a simple weld test, in and out in a few hours, depending where you are working can be nice, to be honest never really seen much of the country as was working 7 x 12 hour shifts , was there for the money, but what I did see had a great time , not sure if I would want to live there, but each to their own

 

[CBW]

All depends on which country you want to go to, Aus and NZ are unlikely to accept any UK qualies

Someone I used to work with was going to Aus, but his wife decided against it in the 11th hour. I think they were taking him on his U.K. plumbing quals, but unsure if it’s changed (it was many years ago).

 

[robinbanks]

most speak better English than the Welsh do

Though to be fair to Welsh people, nearly all of them speak better English than the English speak Welsh

 

[Bod ...]

I got jnto Australia with my plumbing and Gas qualifications

I was able to work but eventually would have had to take Australian training snd qualification. Funny that the gas side wasn't so stricked.