Qualifications and requirments needed on getting a job under FLR

hello guys can u give me ideas on getting a job here on the uk after FLR is granted ...thank you

There is work about. What is your background and what type of work are you looking for?

Forget about qualifications. The college degrees from Philippines mean nothing here, and if you rely on them you'll get nowhere.

Don't set your sights too high (unless you have a specific skill, in which case obviously you can aim for that)

As soon as my wife had permission to work she went round the town centre going in shops, asking about vacancies, leaving CVs with people and applying online. Within 2 months she has found a job in a supermarket.

The main thing is to be positive and not give up!

That's correct; Philippines qualifications are generally not recognised in the UK (there are exceptions).

Yes, there are exceptions eg UPS Diliman, De La Salle etc, but not many.

i see but as far as i know u must have a gcse maths and english when applying a job right so what kinds of job that doesnt require gcse?

Really questionable how many employers care about GCSEs! They don't hurt but it seems that experience is perhaps more important. My wife volunteers in a charity shop. At least that way she has been able to get a reference from an employer in this country.

My wife did that too. It's a good way of showing that you are doing something, are willing to work and, as you say, it can provide you with a useful referee.

GCSEs don't stand for much really unless, perhaps, you are a school leaver.

I couldn't agree more with what you said, but there is a way to have her qualifications equivalent to the UK standard! Do you know that you can have the Philippines qualification compared into the UK level? All she has to do is follow below instructions.

How to Apply

Applying online is the best way to apply; it will not only speed up your application but also allow you to monitor and track the progress of your application.

To use the online application, you should follow these steps:

Complete the online application form
Print your completed application form
Send by post or fax to UK NARIC a copy of your application form together with the following:
a covering letter with your contact details and stating the purpose of your enquiry
a photocopy of your certificate(s) together with final transcript(s)
a photocopy of a certified translation in English if necessary
payment for the service
there is no need to send us a self-addressed envelope; a postage option is provided within the check-out process.
If you are applying for an English Language Assessment, in addition to the above we require the following:

a photocopy of your English test certificate(s) OR evidence of the medium of instruction of your study
Documents should be sent to the following address:

UK NARIC
Oriel House
Oriel Road
Cheltenham, GL50 1XP
UK

Or via fax to +44 (0)871 330 7005

Please note there is an additional postage charge, with three options available. See Delivery Options for more information.

Important Note when applying online:

When you complete the online application form, you will be given a unique UK NARIC ID number, which you will need to include in all correspondence with UK NARIC (including on the copy of your final qualification). Your unique enquiry ID number will only be generated upon successful completion of all stages of the online application process.

Please note that your application will not be processed until we receive the payment and copies of your qualifications by post or fax to the office.

For information about how UK NARIC evaluates skills and qualifications from overseas view the Process and Procedures document.

This service is only available for those wishing to receive a Statement of Comparability, Statement of Comparability with Translation Waiver Scheme and English Language Assessment.

http://ecctis.co.uk/naric/Individuals/Compare Qualifications/default.aspx

Volunteer jobs and low paying jobs are a good start to have an experience in the UK. I volunteered with Victim Support just to get an experience. Most volunteer job do give trainings and its indeed good for the CV.

I know someone who had their degree evaluated - possibly in this way. It was the equivilant of doing half a two year course and then pulling out of the second year. She currently works as a cleaner.

My qualification equivalent was fine, they gave the same equivalent! Although I am a CPA, I got involve in a financial administration field from the beginning and worked as a finance administrator. One of my friend is an engineering graduate but end up working in a broadcasting field.

It really depends on what you are comfortable doing.

is is categorically safe to say that if you finished a 4 year degree in the Philippines, it would just equate to 2 years in the UK?

One of the previous posts mentioned UP, DLSU, etc.. what do graduates from that school be qualified for as a career?

And is getting a job in Harrods or Selfridges easy to get to or hard?

Harrods and Selfridges? Good luck!

Read this story to know if it is easy to get a good job in the UK.

Vicky, from Darwen in Lancashire, had no history of mental illness. And she was bright – she had ten GCSEs (at grade A-C) and three A levels (at grade B-D).

Yet her parents say she took an overdose of pills because she felt “humiliated” that she could not get a job after dropping out of university in her first year.

Vicky had applied for about a dozen jobs a week, including shop work, waitressing and being a school dinner lady.

Her death came just a day after she received yet another letter saying she had failed in her application and interview for a job, this time at a nursery.

Vicky’s mum and dad – who described their daughter as “wonderful and bubbly” – said she was struggling to get by on Jobseeker’s allowance and felt she was losing touch with her friends because she could not afford to go out with them.

“She was humiliated that she couldn’t find work,” said Vicky’s mum Louise. “It was an embarrassing situation for her.”

Her dad Tony added, “In the end it obviously got her down to such a point that she felt she had no future. It shouldn’t have been like that.

“She had a lot to give and was very determined. She was clever, too. There was no reason why she shouldn’t have been able to find a job.”

New figures show that there are more than 4,000 young people claiming Jobseeker’s allowance in East Lancashire – up about 48% since the country went into recession.

But Vicky’s family – and boyfriend, Nathan Haworth – believe her situation is echoed all around the UK. They now hope to raise awareness about the emotional support that’s needed for young people who find themselves unemployed for long periods of time.

As regular readers will know, I have been campaigning for years for greater recognition of the psychological toll of being out of work. Unemployment is enormously damaging emotionally – particularly for young people.

Having been there myself, I know how quickly you lose your confidence when you’re not working and what a lonely business job-hunting can be. Whatever your financial circumstances, it is extremely difficult to cope with – even more so if you’re surviving solely on JSA and find yourself isolated because you can’t afford to go out and meet friends.

Vicky’s death underlines the fact that tackling the UK’s growing youth unemployment crisis is not just about launching more schemes or yet another ‘initiative’. It requires care and sensitivity.

This is not just about numbers – it is about individuals.

Despite the many headlines about ‘dole scroungers’ and ‘benefits thieves,’ I have always believed that most people want to work – and that includes the young.

Unfortunately, our society has begun to stigmatise the unemployed.

And I fear we’re witnessing a disturbing trend towards normalising the attitude that being out of work is something that should be punished.

When I covered the Tories’ proposal of making people earn the dole, your reactions were strong but mixed. Your views depended on whether this proposed ‘community work’ is designed to give ‘good’ jobseekers some helpful structure and a way of feeling useful – or whether it’s intended as a stick with which to beat those considered lazy just because they’re out of work.

Clearly we do not want a nation of young people who would prefer to sit back and take hand-outs than get out there and find a job.

But when a bright young girl like Vicky Harrison feels her best option is to take her own life, it’s clear to me that something is very, very wrong with our current priorities.

If we do not act fast to help the thousands of young people sharing Vicky’s struggle, I fear her death may not be the last of its kind.

*What do you think?
Is the government taking youth unemployment seriously enough? Were you prepared for the emotional and psychological impact of being out of work? What sort of support is available for people in your shoes? Do we need a service that bridges the gap between careers advice and psychological counselling?

http://graduatefog.co.uk/2010/738/young-jobseeker-takes-life-year-search-work/

So why is it hard? I see a lot of mainland Chinese, Eastern Europeans and even Filipinos working there.

Perhaps they have been in the country for many years, if not they are British.

Actually, I have chatted with a couple of SA's manning the designer bags and not all of them have been in the country for a long time. Some of them are not yet even citizens.

Have you tried to submit your CV? Maybe its worth trying!