New Zealand Competency Assessmen..help! Do I need agency?Comments? Originally Posted by colette0124 
first,u should pass the ielts..the required band score is 7 in every category (listening,reading,writing and speaking)after u have passed the ielts..u can now already enroll in the competence assessment programme for nurses in new zealand..
Hi!
I already have the IELTS. Can you/anyone tell me how the Competency Assessment training is? What is it like? Is it like attending school with lectures, homeworks, reports? Know anyone who failed that?
Also, I'd like to know if it is better to have a consulting firm to guide you? I am thinking that it might be hard to go to a foreign place, by myself, not knowing anyone, with nobody to guide me during the first few weeks. I talked with a consulting firm, and their program includes helping me with the application, meet and greet at the airport in NZ, including transportation to and from school during the training...but of course it would cost me big bucks...
Any comments will be appreciated. You can email or PM me. I need feedback soon because this is really a big step.. plus my IELTS will expire this year, so I need to decide my fate soon.
Thanks a lot!
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does competency really take 2-3 months? my agency said mine will take 6 weeks. I filed my application this January, they're estimating approval by the end of Feb. If all works out fine, i'll be leaving this March. 
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