cherries1:


there is no cause for fear. u still have enough time, COE issuance is
quick and SVP usually takes about 2wks if u go for medicals before applying.

NNBB2012:


Yes, It is possible to do courses in the University or Tafe and pay at subsidised rates as PR holder. Australia is a country where emphasis is not much on certifications but rather your experience in your profession. However, if you could lay your hands on any basic certifications/trainings (CCNA,PMP,etc) before you arrive will be better otherwise you might end up paying huge amount if you were to do some of these trainings here. Again, what you need mostly is your experience. Even with your experience, you will still need to crack the nut of local experience here. Employers here don't joke with that.

As per the Telco industry, well I must tell you the reality here at the moment. It is not all that big because the population of Australia is about 24million, so you do the maths. And sadly enough, it is flooded and highly competitive. Sometimes, It takes highlevel of networking to breakthrough. You will be competing with mostly Indians, Srilankans,Pakistanis and Bangladesh professionals. And these people already have insiders who can easily refer them. Employers sometimes prefer that because they don't want to waste time in recruiting right candidates.

Check the major job websites (seek.com.au and indeed.com.au) for advertised jobs and start tailoring your CV to skills set required. You will need to work hard on your CVs. Nigerian CV's style doesn't work here as such. Emphasis is mainly on what you have done and what you can do.
You need to also prepare your mind to stay in the cities such as Sydney,Melbourne,Perth and Brisbane if you really want Telco job.

Wishing you goodluck in your relocation and job search.

malmo:
i will appreciate this information too
thanks

UCHDR:
which documents did you submit for the svp visa ?

Read few pages back or just peruse my posts, it's there bro

sunnysunshine:
PLEASE future don,i havent done medical yet...AND i submitted my application since 20th November.I m still waiting for that,but nothing yet.

I have another issue bothering me...i submitted my student visa application together with the recommendation letter from my working place.unfortunately,i lost the job recently because of minor issue...my question is ...would that have any negative effect on my visa application?

You should be contacted this week hopefully for medical request - I assumed you applied for 574 or 573. You shouldn't be too worried if your resumption date is not around the corner.

As for the recommendation letter, you do not have any reason to be worried since you are applying for a student visa. I can bet my ATM card (with pin) that there wouldn't be any concern about it, again, assuming you applied under the SVP category.

malkinburg:


Check ur email.

edwardyesboss:
plsss I just got 3yrs Australia visa...but I hav no where to stay...plsss any help...

Harmony222:

thanks 4ur input, am goin for bsc not msc, though just completed my bsc chemistry buh want to start over in aussie (age on my side too). What sch ar u in aussie?

alukojosh:

YWLC bro, Still on medical ish which is to take 8 weeks, my school is Canberra University (CU). Why start over, would advise you go for msc in your new area of interest, if i were you i will be looking into petroleum engineering or occupational health and safety related course.. no hazzles

Harmony222:

bro is it adviceable to go for medicals before applying? Thought COs in pretoria will make the decision first

cherries1:


applicants under SVP, are eligible to have medicals done before applying. u can go thru the Australian immigration web to know everything u need to know abt d processes.

wahabcoal:
It's stated on the immigration website that to avoid delays medicals could be done before visa lodgement, the medicals lapse for a year if I'm not wrong.
Did mine today couple of hours ago @ Dr Fatayi Williams clinic, pretty cool and fast, easy afterwards referred to St Nicholas 10mins behind the streets for X-ray, took less than 10mins... I'll suggest it be done if January or February is the applicants prospective date.

Harmony222:

pls wats d cost of it?

wahabcoal:

Mine cost is 32500 +5000(St Nicholas X-ray)... dats'all

Harmony222:
wow, thanks... Av got an interesting question, pls a frnd of mine(australian) in sydney said he earns 55k aud monthly as a textile engineer... For those in aussie with an idea, pls how true is that? Really scares me lol

Ruleogo:
Hello house , I am getting closer by the day to studying in australia.But at this point would like to make a good decision because australia is somewhere I or even any member of my family have been to.I am to choose from deakin uni and Canberra uni.please can anyone who knows about this two places help me out in terms which to go for interms of jobs,family life and the school itself.will be going with my wife and son.masters in IT is my course and wife MBA.thanks guys

UBKtech:

You must have a very deep pocket to be considering both programs at the same time, looking at your situation, your capital outlay would be in the region of $150k at least. Back to your question, between Melbourne and Canberra - Canberra is their capital territory, a civil service city more of while Melbourne is a commercial hub second only to Sydney. I will choose Melbourne over Canberra anytime.

UBKtech:

You probably got him wrong, that's definitely annual emolument. 55k per annum or 5.5k per month sounds more like it. Btw why are you interested in how much he earns?

Ruleogo:




Thanks bro, just that you are beginning to scare me with the figures quoted.anyways just hoping for the best.studying is our first priority that's why we putting it first but we are considering she waits till July after when we have settled in well..please do we need to get the COE before we can do the medicals.

gogochocolate:




I worked as a radio and network engineer installing radios and connecting banks branches to their headquarters for a year. i have spent the last 6 years doing core network engineering (Mobile Switching Centre core engineer) interconnecting various network providers, integrating new network elements (BSCs, RNC and Node B) to MSCs. I have attended trainings on packet switching in a mobile environment (Serving GPRS support Nodes, Gateway GPRS support nodes). I have also done a bit of network dimensioning and planning to establish network capacity requirements and network performance analysis with respect to Key Performance Index measurement. What Certification would you advise me to get. What equipment vendors are popular in the Australia telecoms industry.

Ruleogo:

Thanks bro, just that you are beginning to scare me with the figures quoted.anyways just hoping for the best.studying is our first priority that's why we putting it first but we are considering she waits till July after when we have settled in well..please do we need to get the COE before we can do the medicals.

NNBB2012:


Sincerely, I would say you have an impressive experience in RF,RAN and CORE. However, it is unfortunate that much is not happening at the moment in these areas. You can check the major jobsites as suggested ealier on to confirm this.

I would advise you to get skills in the area of Transmission,IP/MPLS,Fibre Planning,Splicing and FTTH installation, so as to be competitive and not keep on searching. Also think more of Networking and Network administration.

You can google the websites of the major players in Telco such as Telstra,Optus,Vodafone and NBNco. There are other vendors which you can also check such as Ericsson,Huawei,Alcatel,Nokia-Siemen,Tellabs,Kordia, Downer,Visionstream etc.

Above all, have an optimistic view as you plan your journey. Do have an open mind to start from little beginning and also commit things unto
God's hand. He will direct your path.