Hi Herald,
Most of them wont even give you a interview unless you have a hnc to be honest, if your employer wont let you do it day release(like mine didnt....) then its 2 years 3 nights a week, but its worth it in the long run.
I have sent my CV to the linde website add on this site last night so I will see if they are interested, I would also consider canada as well, but I just dont know enough about the wage structures in all the countries to make a informed opnion on it,hence my post here, I would have prefered to stay in the Inspection industry but, I dont mind getting my hands dirty and going back on the spanners if thats what it takes to move.
ps if you have any more information on what you found out about relocating , I would be glad to hear it.
Oh, and while i remember, allianze are recruiting like mad at the moment and i understand they have relaxed their entry requirements a bit as they found they were puting off many good engineers out of hand because of a bit of paper, as i understand it, they are starting people with out a hnc at the minute and puting them through NVQ4.
hope this helps.