The McGintys

Hi

Just wondered if anyone who applied for their skills assessment with
the TRA in March/April have heard yet.

We have been waiting 15 weeks
now and we are well & truley desperate for a reply.

So please TRA hurry
UP (I want to drink my champers!!!!!!!!)

Daihla

Gravyman

Originally posted by The McGintys
    > Hi
    >
    > Just wondered
if anyone who applied for their skills assessment with the TRA in
March/April have heard yet.
    >
    > We have been waiting 15 weeks now and
we are well & truley desperate for a reply.
    >
    > So please TRA hurry UP
(I want to drink my champers!!!!!!!!)
    >
    > Daihla

Hi Daihla

We know exactly what you're going through as we are going through the
same.
We applied end of April, 13 weeks this thursday.
We are still
waiting.
Our agent did ring TRA last week but they still haven't
returned her call yet.

Graham

Jennie

Hello

We sent ours 18th March and still have had no reply, we are
getting anxious now, we e-mailed them about 2 weeks ago but received no
reply. Post lady has been today and nothing.

It is a really horrible
thing waiting as you just want to get things moving, and if it does come
back declined then you have another long wait. Someone did write on
here that they heard TRA were taking 4-5 months, but I dont know how
true that is.

Good luck

Jenn

Rob Morton-Jone

Is your skills assessment fast tracked?

Originally posted by
The McGintys
    > Hi
    >
    > Just wondered if anyone who applied for
their skills assessment with the TRA in March/April have heard yet.
    >
We have been waiting 15 weeks now and we are well & truley desperate for
a reply.
    >
    > So please TRA hurry UP (I want to drink my
champers!!!!!!!!)
    >
Daihla

The McGintys

Yes it was fast tracked. We also used an agent, (glen newton) because my
husband has been a bricklayer for about 8 years however he only has NVQ1
& NVQ 2 and apparently the tra like tradesmen to have NVQ3. We got lots
of excellent references that read like a instruction manual and ross's
statement was also very good.

Glen newton has a gret reputation as he
was the former head of the tra, however you just cant help thinking the
worst when it seems to be taking so long.

Good luck to you all and keep
us updated.

Rob Morton-Jone

You have the best man for the job. Glenn is doing my skills assessment,
via TRA of course.

What has Glenn advised on your outcome? Does he
think that you will pass ok?

Originally posted by The
McGintys
    > Yes it was fast tracked. We also used an agent, (glen
newton) because my husband has been a bricklayer for about 8 years
however he only has NVQ1 & NVQ 2 and apparently the tra like tradesmen
to have NVQ3. We got lots of excellent references that read like a
instruction manual and ross's statement was also very good.
    >
    > Glen
newton has a gret reputation as he was the former head of the tra,
however you just cant help thinking the worst when it seems to be taking
so long.
    >
Good luck to you all and keep us updated.

Bettytweena

Rob

How did you get on with AIM.....your last post said that they were
trying to get intouch with Trish's boss.....were they successful? Are
they reviewing it?....................Are you going to appeal?

Thinking
of you
Lesley

Elfin

Originally posted by bettytweena
    > Rob
    >
    > How did you
get on with AIM.....your last post said that they were trying to get
intouch with Trish's boss.....were they successful? Are they reviewing
it?....................Are you going to appeal?
    >
    > Thinking of you
Lesley
Hi this is my first attempt at a reply so forgive me if
it all goes horribly wrong,firstly hi to graveyman.....secondly we
applied to the TRA at the very start of March and did'nt get a reply
until the very end of June(approved),we emailed them as we did'nt get
any acknowledgement at all and they were very prompt with the reply ,we
asked for a timescale and they just said at present it is taking 3
months.
Where my hubby works two people are still waiting and they both
applyed in April,good luck to you all.

Joveazey

Hi,

We sent ours on the 20th April and are still waiting. Keep thinking
it will be any day now, but then the next thought is what if he doesn't
pass ?? Don't know what we will do. Our agent said there was nothing
else we could have included to help any more, Mark is a brickie and has
worked for the same company for 16 years, no qualifications though. Just
keeping fingers crossed ..

Jo

Cagandchris

Originally posted by joveazey
    > Hi,
    >
    > We sent ours on
the 20th April and are still waiting. Keep thinking it will be any day
now, but then the next thought is what if he doesn't pass ?? Don't know
what we will do. Our agent said there was nothing else we could have
included to help any more, Mark is a brickie and has worked for the same
company for 16 years, no qualifications though. Just keeping fingers
crossed ..
    >
    > Jo

We sent ours off on 20th April too!!
Going through exactly the same thought processes!!! one day optomistic
the next day convinced it has failed!!!!

COME ON TRA PUT US OUT OF OUR
MISERY!!!!!