Christopher K Mwangi
Member
Good evening everyone..I am a motor grader operator with no experience looking to immigrate to Canada to find employment..I would appreciate any useful ideas that would help me..Thanks .
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skyking1
Senior Member
If you have no experience then you are not an operator. Get some experience.
Christopher K Mwangi
Member
Thanks skyking..
Christopher K Mwangi
Member
Acoals
Senior Member
Whatever it takes until you can get in a grader and grade a road quickly and efficiently. Some guys can manage to drive a truck for 30 years and they still can't do it, so length of time doesn't mean much.
Also, you might try a loader or something to start with. If you have the basic intuition of an operator, you should be able to get good enough on a loader to be worth hiring in a week. A grader is probably on of the most difficult machines to master.
Also, you might try a loader or something to start with. If you have the basic intuition of an operator, you should be able to get good enough on a loader to be worth hiring in a week. A grader is probably on of the most difficult machines to master.
skyking1
Senior Member
It is, and there's nothing wrong with wanting to be a grader operator. You just can't base your immigration on a skill that you don't have.
doublewide
Senior Member
Mr Mwangi, Welcome to the forum. What kind of work do you do now in Nairobi? Are you currently a machine operator? I was in Nairobi in 1968 at the game reserve. Got chased by a mother rino in our Land Rover. I'm sure it has changed a lot since then. Good Luck with your move!
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Christopher K Mwangi
Member
@accoals.. thanks..once I do that how will I be guaranteed of employment when I immigrate to Canada?
Christopher K Mwangi
Member
@ doublewide.. thanks.. I'm currently an airport operations instructor but I've tried to apply for airport vacancies in southwest airlines to no success.. I'm thinking plant operator would be more guaranteed vacancy in Canada..am I wrong..?
Christopher K Mwangi
Member
@doublewide.... funny mother rhino story..
DMiller
Senior Member
Certifications and education levels have to be verifiable here and in CN, to get a position will have to Test, with no validatable skills and possibly not certified to N American Requirements education will have to address required education values here, essentially Start Over. As to hiring in as a Mid Range employee with no experience outside of your local area, good luck with that as does not happen.
Being a good grader operator is more than steering it and operating the controls. It is being able to use it to its full potential in any given situaton and taking pride in the job you do. A few grader operators are very good, a lot are good, a lot are mediocre, and a few are terrible. The best grader operators i know or knew, had been doing it for 30 to 45 years. Other types of heavy equipment are far easier to learn and get good at in a shorter amount of time. Like most things, some people have a natural knack and ability for a type of skill and some don’t
Acoals
Senior Member
I don't know how many times I have heards guy say something to the effect of "I know how to drive a ________ . Sure, so can my 7 year old, but can you operate it?
Christopher K Mwangi
Member
@d miller.. thanks.. you have any idea how much it would cost me and how much time for a fresh start ...?
Christopher K Mwangi
Member
Christopher K Mwangi
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digger doug
Senior Member
What are you making now ?
and what exactly is it that you do ?
Pay maybe higher, but how about the cost's of living ?
Christopher K Mwangi
Member
I'm currently making 152 USD per month as an airport operations instructor..my relative who's living in Canada say's it's better there than here ...
DMiller
Senior Member
Can you expend two years of time and thousands of dollars US or CN to school to attempt a Certificate? In the US also requires a Associates Degree education. Is no guarantee of Acceptance nor of Completion