joiemike

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1. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

   joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Registration

   Sorry, dont have any info regarding status of accreditation of ETEA. Best for you to inquire directly from them or AHPRA. Best to get the truth from the horse's mouth I suppose. I dont want to give you hearsay information.

2. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

   joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Registration

   They treated me just like a new graduate from Australia. Their new graduate program is designed for new nurses coming to work in the hospital. We have our mentors that will be our nursing buddies. We have competencies to accomplish in different wa...

3. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

   joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Registration

   i did my bp with them last oct 2011. quite easy. 2 of us that did our placement in a hospital outside sydney got offered jobs after the bp by the same hospital. there are 6 etea students doing their placement in our hospital right now. all of the...

4. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

   joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Registration

   If you say that your EMT course is Australian accredited, then go for it. I am an ER nurse back home and wanted to work in ER also in Australia. I got offered by one hospital for ER. But they required me to have Advanced Life Support course. I pr...

5. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

   joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Registration

   Yup. Public Holidays from Good Friday until Monday. :)

6. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

   joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Registration

   I respectfully beg to disagree. My co-worker opted for an RN conversion program in QL. It's because she is a 2nd courser and she took her BS Nursing in the Philippines for only 2 years. AHPRA requires your BSN to be at least 3 years. RN Conversion...

7. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

   joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Registration

   I'm sorry. but based on experience, you dont get higher pay as RN even though you have cert in aged care. the only difference in RN pay is whether you have extensive previous work experience as RN or that you are going to be hired to work in a hosp...

8. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

   joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Registration

   We were 42 in our batch. There were only 13 Pinoys. The rest were from India. Anyway, the theory lasted for 3 weeks and they were basics of nursing. The only thing added were the Regulations and Policies of nursing in Australia. After the 3 week...

9. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

   joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Registration

   during our time, they require at least one year work experience. i dont know now though. i really dont know about when is the best time for immunizations though. i came prepared because i had them already way before when i was applying for NZ. An...

10. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Registration

    i certainly do. it's just walking distance from the school. i stayed there. and the landlady is quite nice. her house is very neat and clean. and she has a preference for filipinos.

11. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Registration

    To those people going to IHNA or have gone to IHNA for their BP, A colleague of mine back home is telling me that IHNA will accept students who haven't gotten the AHPRA LOE. She failed her IELTS test in writing and speaking. She even asked for refe...

12. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Registration

    you get an email of your 456 visa with a very detailed information about the conditions and limitations.

13. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Registration

    I think what he is referring to is an RN conversion course if I'm not mistaken. These courses can be taken without the Letter of Eligibility (LOE) from AHPRA. But do not misconstrue this that you will automatically become an RN after the course. Y...

14. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Registration

    It used to be easier to apply before with zero experience. My niece who came here 2010 was able to apply with NBV (pre-cursor to AHPRA) with zero experience. She was able to get in ACFE in Sept of that year. Job hunting wise, she got hired by a nur...

15. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Registration

    I enrolled last Aug and paid Aus $11,900 (This amt was stated on the application form). But some of my classmates paid 14k. Some also 16k. I guess it's the law of supply and demand. Huge demand now I guess.