Well, after looking at all the working visa situation, it looks like I won’t be able to actually move to the UK to work.
I was looking at a Working Holiday Maker visa, and the Highly Skilled Migrants Programme - the problem is, the working holidaymaker visa only allows you to work for 12 months. Which, if I was going to the trouble of actually moving any of my stuff over there - probably isn’t long enough for it to pay off. The HSMP is also out - since I’d need a degree as a minimum, before I would have enough points.
That’s really annoying, since I was looking forward to the Banana and Nutella Crepes in France. 
(Add some chopped peanuts, and a drizzle of raspberry sauce… mmmm - chocolate banana split sundae crepe).
So, instead I’m going to see if I can complete my HSC (finally) and then finish all those half-completed TAFE courses. Then, I’ll look at Comp Sci or something like that at University.
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Nooooooo, go straight to Uni as a mature age student. Forget the HSC (not worth the paper it’s written on unless you are 18 with a face full of pimples) or the TAFE stuff. You might also get some credits for your experience.
December 6th, 2006 at 2:45 pm. Permalink.
Do a Diploma in Networking or something, then you can transfer into Newcastle University, into a BA of IT and have most of the credits counted, so you only have to do half the course.
December 6th, 2006 at 8:55 pm. Permalink.
Excellent idea buddy… you skills are wasted at the moment. Besides it would be great to see in the “top” hemisphere again. Now… if you started to enjoy cricket it would be so much funnier!!!
December 7th, 2006 at 5:13 am. Permalink.
I agree with the skip the HSC crap, go straight to the Uni thing, if you think youll struggle at first, find a tutor.. T should be able to assist with the fees if you can talk them into it
December 8th, 2006 at 5:00 pm. Permalink.