[joanne4321]

Hi,
My name is Joanne, and I have family in Thailand. Get to eat great food!
My question is about courses offered here in Thailand.
One of my Thai friends (who is a nurse) gave me a pamphlet of a private college in Bangkok that offers enrolled and registered nurses (Technical and Bachelor Level) in Thailand courses to help them become registered in Australia.
I told her about bridging courses in Australia and she said that this college can put her through '4 subjects' that will allow her to be registered in Australia as well as English education.
Is that right? Can she do this course in Thailand instead of Australia?
If not, how does she enrol in a bridging course offered in Australia.
(PS great forum...if this question has been answered before please forgive me) Jo

[suzanne4]

From Thailand, she needs to hold the four year degree, the other is considered a technical degree and does not meet the requirements for a visa for Australia. The two year technical program does not meet the requirements for licensure in Australia as well either. The need for minimum of three year program is what is needed.

The bridge program must be completed in Australia, it cannot be done in Thailand. And yes, it can be done with several courses, but she also needs to have excellent English skills first as she will need to have passed the IELTS with excellent scores on the speaking section before even being permitted to go to Australia for the bridging course.

Would recommend the English be done in Thailand and can be done directly in BKK; but make sure that she has native speakers as her instructors.

Moving this thread to the International Forum since it is specific to licensure and immigration issues.

[joanne4321]

Thanks Suzanne4,
Love your avatar.
In your reply you mentioned 'several courses'...does that mean she can do some courses or some parts of them in Thailand to supplement the bridging course in Australia? I know that the English is compulsory for Australia.
Does this also mean that the courses offered by these 'colleges' are not recognised in Australia?

[suzanne4]

Those programs in Thailand, and I am quite familiar with them, are not the same as the bridge courses that are actually required by the Aussie government and cannot take the place of them.

The English must be done before one can even be considered for a bridge program as well.

If she has a full four year university degree in Thailand, then she is just going to have to complete the compulsory program in Australia. It is never done in any other country as she has to be observed in the clinical areas, etc.

[sally22]

Hi

Bridging courses in Australia are normally 7 weeks and can be 16 weeks as well in most states. you require the permission of the nursing council/board of the state to take the courses and your IELTS must be 7 and the mix differs from state to state but the minimum is normally 6.5 for listening and reading with 7 for the others, OET is also accepted B in all.

It is quite complex so I suggest you contact someone who knows.

I was processed by ASNC www.asnc.com.au

good luck

[Aelith]

Originally Posted by joanne4321

Hi,
My name is Joanne, and I have family in Thailand. Get to eat great food!
My question is about courses offered here in Thailand.
One of my Thai friends (who is a nurse) gave me a pamphlet of a private college in Bangkok that offers enrolled and registered nurses (Technical and Bachelor Level) in Thailand courses to help them become registered in Australia.
I told her about bridging courses in Australia and she said that this college can put her through '4 subjects' that will allow her to be registered in Australia as well as English education.
Is that right? Can she do this course in Thailand instead of Australia?
If not, how does she enrol in a bridging course offered in Australia.
(PS great forum...if this question has been answered before please forgive me) Jo

I just want to clarify, are you asking about Division 2 nursing or Division 1? Those are two different nurses being the enrolled nurse and the registered nurse respectively.

To be eligible for Div 2 registration(EN), you will need to finish a diploma in nursing or a certificate IV in nursing in Australia or any equivalent overseas (if the country do provide such course). In Australia, such courses are mainly offered in TAFE campuses across Australia. The state regulating authority will assess the course you have taken overseas and will advise you whether it is sufficient or not. If insufficient or unable to meet the competency standards of ANMC, then you may be advised to take the bridging program or the competency program.

To be eligible for Div 1 registration (RN), you will need to finish a bachelor's degree in Nursing in Australia or any equivalent overseas. Such courses are offered by Universities in Australia. The regulating authority too will assess the course you have completed overseas if ever. They will advise you too if you need to undergo the competency program or not.

In addition to this, only the state regulating authority can nominate you to take the competency program. No one else can. You cannot enroll in a bridging or a competency program before applying for registration. The only way to enroll in the said program is to apply for registration first and wait for the nomination letter of the relative state regulating Authority.

Hope that helps a bit.

[sally22]

Hi Joanne 4321,

The only countries that Australia accepts courses in Nursing for registration are UK, Ireland, New Zealand, USA and Canada where the course is conducted in English and a small minority or European countries. There are some courses in Singapore accepted but the applicant must pass the english test (IELTS or OET).

Thailand may have course that help get registration in Australia but they still need to pass competency or study here to finish there qualifications. These courses in Thailand do not lead to automatic registration and may require one year preregistration course or bridging course depending on the state nursing council or boards decision.

www.asnc.com.au may be of assistance.

Hope this helps.

Regards

Sally22