Meeting AHPRA requirements as a International Trained Nurse from the Philippines

[Silverdragon102]

New thread discussing meeting APHRA requirements if trained in the Philippines.

Resources

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

International registration / Nurses / Home - Nursing Council of New Zealand

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

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

I have started a thread in the Immigration for Immigration requirements for Australia/New Zealand

[jmolina1985]

Oh, for those getting ready for the January: just prepare for the Australian summer. My experience (Victoria) with it is that it is quite unpleasant (although the blue sky is beautiful). Coming from the tropics, we Filipinos are used to a different kind of "hot", theirs is dry and you won't be sweating. From memory I can recall that it peaks mid to late January and the heat waves occur in bouts in February to late March before the autumn wind kicks in. Heat waves range from 40-47C for days. If your intakes will be mid season, bring a light jacket for when the seasons shifts.

[balongmeow]

I just received my LOE today. But I cannot understand my refusal letter.

Please help me guys. I'm confused.

[jmolina1985]

I just received my LOE today. But I cannot understand my refusal letter.

Please help me guys. I'm confused.

Sent you a PM.

[abibabz]

Hi @balongmeow @jmolina1985! I just received my LOE, too. However, I'm also not sure about the refusal letter and of the next steps to undertake. Can you help me as well?:)

[balongmeow]

Did you also find it confusing? I don't know what to do with this. Were you also given a deadline?

[jmolina1985]

Hi Balongmeow,

As I understood, your application did not keet criteria 2 3 6 and 8 but was still referred to the BP. I believe this was also official02's case so no issues there. As far as I understand, the Jan 30 deadline is for appeals against tge decision to refuse your registration.

[jmolina1985]

When you are recommended to do BP, the application is refused despite the degree being assessed as AQF 7 because it is not substantially equivalent to the Australian version. So if you get a referral to do the bp, that means it (the application) is refused. I reckon that the "written notice and invitation to make a submission" heading should be renamed to "appeals". So in your case, that date January 30 is the last day for you to make an appeal as to why AHPRA/NMBA should not refuse your application and instead, register you directly as an RN-Division 1.

[balongmeow]

Thank you for clarifying that to me jmolina! I need to wait until January to finalise my decision to which school I would enroll in. I want to enter a University that would offer 5 months course, I know it's not practical but i just thought I would find sponsor easier.

please share your choices guys. I would be happy if we could be classmates someday.

[jmolina1985]

Thank you for clarifying that to me jmolina! I need to wait until January to finalise my decision to which school I would enroll in. I want to enter a University that would offer 5 months course, I know it's not practical but i just thought I would find sponsor easier.

please share your choices guys. I would be happy if we could be classmates someday.

Different strategies for everyone, if you feel that this is best then by all means go. I know of only one which offers a program that extends beyond the usual 10-13 weeks and that would be University of South Australia's ARNTP programme. It should be on their website.

I am not sure as to what type of visa you will get from this. The subclass 600 which is usually granted for those who will undertake the BP does not have working privileges, if that is what will be given to you then consider that five months of being unemployed will place an enormous strain on your finances. If you get a student visa though, that's a different issue as student visa holders are usually permitted to work upto 40 hours a fortnight during school sessions. I don't know how it is in South Australia but in VIC, if you do not have a certificate to do something, you will find it very difficult to find work. In my case, I had to study Cert 3 in Aged Care simultaneously with my University so that I could land a job. Despite having 3 years of experience as a nurse in the PH, I couldn't even get a carer's job as I didn't have the certificate (companies will fail the accreditation if they employ unskilled staff).

Weigh the risks vs rewards. All the best and Merry Christmas!

[balongmeow]

Thanks Jmolina for that! I'm still waiting for some schools' reply. I think they're also on a holiday vacation.

@Ba5ty, are you done with your visa application?

[Majai]

hi @majai not yet.. disappointing i may say.. RO's update last oct was "most likely in november" while the latest was "in coming months" so yeah, i'm still waiting.

Same here... still waiting

[nimsay9x]

Hi Good day!

I have read the threads/topics here about studying in Oz and eventually getting an AHPRA Div 1 RN and hopefully landing a job.

What confuses me is that, during 2009-2010 RNs in the PH prefers studying a 2-3 years Bachelor in Nursing (BN) course because of the bigger points when it comes to PR but as I read the recent threads/topics mojority of RNs prefer Bridging course that lasts for 2-3 months but doesn't give you additional points in PR as to studying for BN for 2 yrs. Which do you think is better? Will the bridging course be beneficial rather than BN (Undergraduate/Pre-Registration/Graduate Entry) in getting AHPRA registration (Registered Nurse Div 1) and landing a job and getting PR.

Thank you!