Pauluk, is the 4 month course at tafe for your contractors lisence. If so (at least in SA) all i needed to do was prove i had worked as a contractor within the last 5 years, all this required was a stattiary declaration by my accountant, saved the money and time for the course. Cant see why it would matter if the accountant was based in the UK. Good luck, Just remember that all the drongos at the licensing board want is the boxes ticked, i dont think the know or care how it happens! Im still waiting to see if the beuracrats can see it as a smart thing to make lisencing Australia wide. As it is at present if you go to a construction site out of state technically you are working illegally, yet it is almost impossible to obatain a lisense in a state that you dont have a permanent address in. I did electrical as a second trade after completing instrumentation as my first trade so i can sympathise with you and the hoops you have to jump through. Good Luck