I am an Instrumentation Engineer with 15 years experience. I had 5 years of experience as Instrument Technician in the past 10 years.
80% of my job responsibilities as Instrument Technician were similar to Industrial Electrician (NOC 7242). I got the detailed experience certificate from my previous employer with job title Instrument Technician.
Since the Instrument Technician category is not listed under the 29 eligible occupations, Can I apply under the NOC 7242?
Please clarify. Thank you in advance.
yes you can apply, job title doesn't matter, job descriptions should be matched but not exactly word by word matched as mentioned on the NOC descriptions.
himanshu2277
how u been?.........hope u got ur medicals by now.....i came across a post of u asking about whether u can apply for FSW under 7242 while u r instrument technician,hope u got an answer for that....as i am on the same boat as u r........i worked 4 years as instrument technician in an oil rig...in abu dhabi....my job duties....mainly focuses on PLC.SCADA and hydraulic,pneumatic and electronic instruments.....it doesnt mention about motors,transformers,line reactors or light fixing as its outlines in the 7242 NOC for industrial electrician.......so i am very worried london visa office might reject becuz of this.....i been looking for ppl who have similar cases even posted athread on this forum......so if u got any updates or know someone like us passed this stage i would appreciate if u can share the information......
Hi Ramzy2277,
Sorry for late reply.
You can still apply under 7242 by emphasizing on the electrical jobs in your job description.
My application successfully completed all the stages and I got the visa.
Last week I landed in Canada.
