Have no idea what to do. Help!

[Nuieve]

I'm so confused. I'm an overseas nurse and am looking to get a registration in Australia. I have diploma in nursing (2-year) and I contacted some boards, they told me I needed to apply to ANMC for qualifications assessment first, but since I don't have any working experience yet (I graduated this summer), I'm afraid ANMC will just tell me I'm not eligible for registration before I complete some additional training and my 500$ and few months of waiting for their assessment will go down the drain anyway.

So, I'm thinking about applying to some Australian university for some kind of post-graduate program/training course. I checked thegoodguides.com and it's getting a bit confusing. They got:

1. Bachelor Degree (graduate entry)

2. Graduate Certificate

3. Postgraduate certificate.

4. Graduate diploma.

5. Postgraduate diploma.

and all kinds of other degrees and diploma.

Which one of these do I need?

Can I just apply for one of these courses without applying to ANMC?

I have no idea what to do. Please help.

[suzanne4, RN]

But one thing to verify is whether or not immigration will accept the two year license. Same thing in the US. A two year license can be accepted, but for immigration purposes of getting a green card, you must be a first level professional nurse in your country. It takes more than just the licensing board granting you a license. The US doesn't grant immigration status to the ADN graduate if they trained overseas, accpeted only if they actually graduated from the US.

Just something else to be aware of.

[Interested Party]

Well, QNC accepts 2 year ADN (RN) if you studied in the US and you have sat and passed NCLEX. I don't know about any other country's 2 year RN course. I have not had to enquire about that. Immigration will accept 2 yr ADN (RN) for as long ANMC is satisfied there are equivalency. I know that Diploma in Nursing from countries such as Singapore and Fiji are accepted for registration as long as all other normal criterias as met.