Pls E-family, I intend studying Practical Nursing which is a diploma course. What university/colleges shd I consider especially with good reputation. I will like to know job outlook as a Practical Nurse. I will also like to live in a town that has low cost of living. I will b applying as an international student for now.

Kindly advise seniors.Tnx.

Big congrats. Thanks to papa God.

iceberg54:
Timeline of life!!!

15/08/2016: Submitted MSA application to EA (fast track)

02/09/2016: EA outcome (Positive assessment: Professional Engineer - Chemical)

Meanwhile, used an IELTS from 3 years ago which was still valid at that time. (R:9 L:9 W:8.5 S:7)

Age: 30 points Education: 15 points Experience: 0 (Hence, 20 points needed from language test)

22/09/2016: IELTS (R: 9 L: 9 W: 7.5 S: 7.5)

04/11/2016: Moved to Aussie on 476 visa

23/12/2016: IELTS (R: 9 L: 8.5 W: 8.0 S: 8.5)

23/12/2016: EOI Submitted for 189 (65 points)

04/01/2017: ITA Received

04/01/2017: Application Lodged (Medicals and PCC frontloaded)

31/01/2017: First CO contact (More details about travel history)

01/02/2017: Responded to CO contact

06/03/2017: Second CO contact (Requested for Polio vaccination certificate: When I didn’t apply from naija and had not travelled there for a while)

07/03/2017: Responded to CO (Special thanks to Chief Jamson)

Didn’t hear from DIBP for weeks. Since I planned to go to naija anyways in December to get married, waiting till then would mean I would have to go through the stress of Spouse visa. I was convinced by Chief Jamson to add spouse before a decision would be made, and if possible go home to make it official asap. Field Marshal Bellong, Admiral ifexsco and General Malkinburg were very instrumental in providing support and strategies for this.

14/05/2017: Sent Form 1022 (Notification of Change in circumstance) to DIPB. Informed them that my status has changed from single to engaged, and I would love to add my spouse to the application.

15/05/2017: DIBP replied. Acknowledged receipt of my mail. Asked me to fill Form 1436 (Addition of Dependedent after Lodgment). But reiterated that I cannot add someone just on the basis of being a fiancée. We have to be married or be in defacto relationship. Was given 28 days to prove that and return the form.

After deliberating with the ogas, it was concluded that the best way was to prove defacto in the mean time, then plan to go home as soon as possible to get married.. We had not lived together which was one of the requirements of defacto, but I later realized that it’s not compulsory as long as you can give reasons why you are not living together.

06/06/2017: Replied DIBP. Sent form 1436. Uploaded relationship proofs. And other documents showing we will get married in July.

15/06/2017: DIBP requested for additional applicant payment.

16/06/2017: Payment made.

19/06/2017: DIBP sent email acknowledging payment. Spouse assessed as valid. Added on Immi account. Started uploading Spouse’s documents.

08/07/2017: Got married.

09/07/2017: Uploaded marriage certificate. Frontloaded PCC and medicals for spouse instead of waiting for CO contact.

10/08/2017: Grant for self and spouse.

IED for wife: 03/01/2018

The wait was worth it!

Special thanks to Chief Jamson (my brother), Oga Bellong, Ifexsco, Malkingburg for the enormous support and guidance. God bless you all.

Moral lessons:
Be patient
Be prayerful
Seek for help when in doubt

To those waiting, GRANT FALL on you!
Cheers!!!

ZoeW:
Hello Fam,

Excitement did not let me post this since 3pm. I received my ITA today with 75 points for ICT Business Analyst. After all the debate on this thread I decided to apply using my BSc (Afterall, I do have a 5 year degree from Unilag)

Let me post my timeline just as an update for others:

25 March 2017 - IELTS A (10 Points)
16 June 2017 - ACS Skills Assessment submitted for ICT Business Analyst (ANZSCO 261111)
24 June 2017 - IELTS G (10 Points)
30 June 2017 - ACS contact to advise me to switch my application to RPL
04 July 2017 - ACS RPL Assessment submitted for ICT Business Analyst (ANZSCO 261111)
14 July 2017 - PTE A (20 Points)
25 July 2017 - ACS Positive Assessment Received with 10 Points for experience
25 July 2017 - EOI submitted with 70 Points
02 August 2017 - EOI submitted with 75 Points
08 August 2017 - ITA Received

Now guys it's time for the REAL,MAIN prayer and fasting and waiting. Thanks to all that made input in my journey so far. We carry on .............

Congrats

Bamz:
Hello guys,

I really commend you all for the brilliant work that you’re doing on here. Big shootouts to Chuckdee13, Johnsontade, scrollmeout, NNBB2012, Manmeta, jukeblam, Ifexsco, sunvick, bellong, Bnimz, mamajaz, OzyMigrant and Cottyekundayo to mention a few. I’m still on page 107, hopefully I will gain more grounds. I think I have a peculiar case here.

My profile:
Age: 30 points
English Test: 20 points (potentially)
Occupation: ?? EA – Engineering Technologist/Industrial Engineer/others
OR
ACS – Computer and Systems Engineer/others

Academic qualification: 1yr diploma + 4yr Direct Entry - I studied Systems Engineering in Nigeria.


I humbly seek advice from everyone regarding which occupation is suitable to nominate.

Thank you.

Modified

Bro, have you assessed your qualifications now?

Alphadoor:


Hello Bamz,
Based on your listed core subjects, you degree is far from ACS requirement for 263111, its most likely you will get -ve result, trust me , I've

Have you assessed ur qualifications now?

pushy8:

Oga Bellong and the gurus in house, please assist with these questions:
Does EA access certificates from private universities in Nigeria? Someone implied that it's oonly state and federal universities certificates that get a positive assessment.
Secondly,can a computer engineering graduate be accessed by EA as an engineer? I know it's ICT related and can be accessed by ACS but ICT is more competitive..
Thank you.

Are you a computer engineeRing graduate

bellong:
Apologies everyone.... I have not been available...

A lot of demanding issues...

I was preparing for the first semester examination

Thanks.....

So sorry. God will take control. Amen.

lawland:
Section 2 university.

Tnx alot

Alphadoor:


What is Olabisi Onabanjo University ...
Is it a Section 1 or 2 or 3.

What does the section it belongs to mean?

I sent you a PM boss. Kindly check

lawland:
I now have access to Nigeria Education profile... Had to pay $50 for it. Well, Unizik is section 2 university.

I can advise what your qualification is equivalent to if anyone needs the service.

Unben falls under what pls.

Alphadoor:


Hi, what's your current job description and how long have you been doing it.
Do u have any professional certificate?
What school and year did you graduate.?

Those are core courses i did at undergraduate. Both electrical and computer courses.

[quote author=Mijac post=57602714

Electrical courses


1. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING I
2. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING II
3. ELECTRICAL THEORY I
4. ELECTRICAL THEORY II
5. ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY
6. MODERN PHYSICS AND ELECTRICAL MATERIALS
7. ELECTRICAL MACHINES I
8. ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND CIRCUITS
9. ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS MEASUREMENTS
10. BASIC POWER AND MACHINES
11. LOGIC DESIGN AND SWITCHING THEORY
12. CONTROL THEORY
13. ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS I
14. INSTRUMENTATION
15. TELECOMMUNICATION PRINCIPLES I
16. TELECOMMUNICATION PRINCIPLES II
17. TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
18. DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING






[/quote]

Mijac:


I hv a masters in petroleum so currently a reservoir engineer. Don't hv professional cert.graduated from Uniben

Computer courses

1. ENGINEERING COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
2. INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER ENGINEERING
3. COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND ORGANISATION I
4. COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND ORGANISATION II
5. BASIC COMPUTER ENGINEERING
6. NUMERICAL COMPUTATION
7. ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE PROGRAMMING
8. MICROCOMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
9. DIGITAL COMPUTER NETWORKS
10. COMPUTER STORAGE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY
11. DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING
12. SYSTEM PROGRAMMING
13. COMPUTER GRAPHICS
14. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Alphadoor:


Hi, what's your current job description and how long have you been doing it.
Do u have any professional certificate?
What school and year did you graduate.?

I hv a masters in petroleum so currently a reservoir engineer. Don't hv professional cert.graduated from Uniben

donkafor:
EA won't give you exact answer as they expect you to do research as a Professional Engineer.

EA is the assessing authority for Telecommunications Network Engineer. See attached.

Yes but will computer engineeRing 1st degree fly? Anyone with computer engineeRing that has assessed with EA?

Mijac:
Dear E family,

Got this mail from EA as I got confused before my money goes down the drain. Does computer engineeRing get assessed by EA or has anyone with computer engineeRing being assessed by EA? I intend nominating telecoms network engineer. Pls advice and suggestion from all.

CC Bellong, Jamson, Bnimz, Design et al


Thank you for your email.

Just to let you know that Engineers Australia primarily assesses undergraduate engineering qualifications. We don't assess computer related degrees.

If the visa you wish to apply for has a requirement for a Skills Assessment, then:

· You will need to choose your occupation nomination. Please refer to the ANZSCO dictionary for the definition of the occupation nomination. The ANZSCO dictionary is downloadable from www.abs.gov.au.
· Please also refer to http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Work/Work/Skills-assessment-and-assessing-authorities/assessing-authorities for all information on the assessment authorities and the SOL.

As the assessing body, EA is unable to offer guidance on which occupation should be nominated.

The most important thing to remember when choosing a category is that you are able to demonstrate your knowledge in that area of Engineering, therefore it is important this is chosen by you.

Please click here, type your desired discipline into the search bar, this will bring up the definition of the occupation as well as the criteria of what we look for. You can use this as a guide when deciding which category to nominate.

If EA is the designated assessing authority, then you may apply for the migration skills assessment.

Kind regards

Please more suggestions. Do we hv computer engineeRs that have been assessed by EA?

Dear E family,

Got this mail from EA as I got confused before my money goes down the drain. Does computer engineeRing get assessed by EA or has anyone with computer engineeRing being assessed by EA? I intend nominating telecoms network engineer. Pls advice and suggestion from all.

CC Bellong, Jamson, Bnimz, Design et al


Thank you for your email.

Just to let you know that Engineers Australia primarily assesses undergraduate engineering qualifications. We don't assess computer related degrees.

If the visa you wish to apply for has a requirement for a Skills Assessment, then:

· You will need to choose your occupation nomination. Please refer to the ANZSCO dictionary for the definition of the occupation nomination. The ANZSCO dictionary is downloadable from www.abs.gov.au.
· Please also refer to http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Work/Work/Skills-assessment-and-assessing-authorities/assessing-authorities for all information on the assessment authorities and the SOL.

As the assessing body, EA is unable to offer guidance on which occupation should be nominated.

The most important thing to remember when choosing a category is that you are able to demonstrate your knowledge in that area of Engineering, therefore it is important this is chosen by you.

Please click here, type your desired discipline into the search bar, this will bring up the definition of the occupation as well as the criteria of what we look for. You can use this as a guide when deciding which category to nominate.

If EA is the designated assessing authority, then you may apply for the migration skills assessment.

Kind regards

jamson:

What's up Mijac? I think I responded to your email some weeks back.

I hv replied you with a P.M. kindly check ur email.

mctowel01:
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all. (Ecclesiastes 9 : 11)

.
I m a living witness to

Congrats

bolaobby:
To the glory of God, we (My wife and I with our two sons) made it to

Congrats

[quote author=bellong post=56909646]

[/b] Jamson, Bnimz or Mctowel1[b]

Pls Guys,

Can i send a PM ? NEED discuss few things on my c.v. and get advice.

bellong:


Better you talk to Jamson, Bnimz or Mctowel1, they are engineers.

Ok.

[/b]@Morakky and Keleto[b]

Pls kindly send ur msg again. I hv tried replying both of you but keeps saying error in sending. Sorry for d delay.

[/b]@Bellong[b]

Pls will like to send you a PM. Need discuss sth on my c.v.

Bnimz:

On this day, the chronology of a successful endeavor reads thus:

24th September 2016 - Wrote IELTS

10th October 2016 - IELTS result - L / R / S / W -

Congrats. All the best. You did so well in the test. Any tips on the reading section?

morakky:
@Mijac, I PM you since last week but yet to see your reply

Sorry. Pls don't be angry. I tried replying severally. Network. Will reply right away. Really sorry

mamajaz:
Mijac, how far with your CDR?

Am on it. Refining and cross-checking the write up.

[quote author=jamson post=56761782]Ok folks,

Been itching to come around and drop my memoir. It's been quite a while isn't it? Will be 2 months old in Sydney, Australia in a few days time. I missed you guys no be small

Thanks for d update. Really appreciate.

@ Morakky and keleto

Pls sorry I hvnt gotten back to u. Email has not been going through. Don't knw y. Will keep trying. What r ur disciples?

[quote author=Vinsmuft post=56642525]Updates:

The Journey
We came in with IOM arranged tickets. The discount they gave us really made sense. If I had gone directly, I would have paid N2.7m for myself and my family. But with IOM I ended up paying N1.3m.

Thanks alot for d updates

keleto:

Am in need of it too

Kindly send me a PM.

morakky:
Dear All,

Please i need someone who can assist me with CDR writing. I do not mind paying for the consultancy fee.

Regards

Send me a PM. Can refer u to someone. However, it's sth you can do on your own if you hv the time.