Inquiry: Competency Assessment Program for NZ

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NCLEX is the licensing exam for the US, it is not acceptd in other countries. If you do not have work experience as an RN, you are going to need to go thru one of the programs in NZ.

Having a license in the US does not give one an automatic license in another country or even state, and that is what is meant by reciprocity.

There is no such thing as reciprocity of the license, you are evalutated on your credentials from school as well as work experience. Licensure in the US when you do not have experience of working there will not help you.

Best of luck to you.

To be qualified for CAP (Competency Assessment Program) you need to have 3 things first:

1. Local License
2. Minimum 1 year post registration experience, and
3. IELTS score not lower than 7.0

If you already have all these, then what you need to do is fill out the application form at NCNZ and pay the fees when approved.

When approved, you need to enroll at a CAP-provider school where you will take the CAP in 6-12 weeks (depending on the school). According to the people who already went through CAP, this is a sort of clinical rotations plus other lectures concerning life in NZ and their laws.

Hope this helps.

hi guys... i just finished my CAP... what do i do next? do i need to follow up with the nursing council? our instructor told us to wait an application form from the nursing council, but my friend told me that she got her registration without contacting the nursing council... she just receivedher registration... any info would be appreciated

Hi rommelprincipe,

I will be taking my CAP in NZ soon.

Any tips and advice? What can I expect from it? What topics/procedures/skills should I master or know well in order to pass the CAP successfully?

Please help me. Thanks so much!

Hi, i am in same boat. did you get any useful tips

congratulations,rommelprincipe! can you give me an overview of what happens during the CAP? is it not difficult to pass? is there a written exam that you have to take afterwards,similar to the local board exam that we have in the Philippines? thank you so much for taking time to answer me i'm planning to apply for NZ too...

hello to everyone..

can someone please tell me how hard or easy the CAP exam is?
please...please..please..
how the exam goes?..do many people pass in that exam?
and can you give me tips for the exam..


ill be so pleased and grateful for your replies..
thank you so much..may god bless you tremendously..