Ahpra application refusal

nosileia · Nov 4, 2013

Lisbeth22, I do nothing more since March, just sit back and wait. This situation is really pathetic. They have my appeal from September and they dont tell me a thing.PATHETIC.

nosileia · Nov 22, 2013

Dear all, I still have no news and I wonder if I will have any, before 2013 ends, since it's holiday season down here. Lisbeth 22, did you hear sth? Cheers.

lisbeth22 · Nov 27, 2013

Nosilea, after I read what happened to your application I contacted my case officer at APHRA. My appeal will still be on the meeting on 5th December so I'm getting anxious now. She said I should no something within two weeks after the meeting. Hopefully she'll email me before that so that I don't have to wait for the letter to arrive from Australia.

The 5th Dec meeting will be the last one this year. The first meeting of 2014 will be in February. I hope you hear any news before Christmas.

nosileia · Nov 29, 2013

Lisbeth, I wish you the best of luck!! I honestly hope everything will turn up just right for you. I try to find out what will happen with my application and appeal, but I have no feedback from my case officer. It seems that you will have your results prior than me. If i have any news I will post them. I am very anxious to hear your news too! Lets believe in the magic of Christmas! Cheers!

bobby82 · Nov 30, 2013

I understand your situation Lisbeth and Nosileia . I pray & hope you both get registration soon.

bobby82 · Nov 30, 2013

Me too planning to apply in feb as I have to clear OET/IELTS befoe applying. I am trained as a diploma holder in India and then got registered with NMC after successful completion of adaptation course. I am working in UK NHS from 2007. Not sure if its worth spending money on OET test and registration application fee ,if I am not sure I will get approved after doing test?

It seems like AUS dont want oversease nurses.

lisbeth22 · Dec 1, 2013

@Nosilea; I will give an update as soon as I have one. I'm hoping that the fact that I did some of my clinical training in Australia will get me through this.

@Bobby82: I would email APHRA before hand and ask them. Be very specific about your qualifications and work experience when asking/emailing. Have you previously completed/passed IELTS? I would think you needed that for UK registration?? Either way it is only valid for 2 years.

But I would ask as it is a lot of time and money to spend. Especially as I think they prefer bachelor-degree nurses to diploma nurses (unless your diploma is a BA??). However, your years as a registered nurse in UK can be in your favor. Good luck :)

bobby82 · Dec 1, 2013

@Lisbeth22 - I did IELTS for UK registration in 2006 which is no longer valid. I have done 3 years full time diploma. My transcript shows I have attended enough classroom and clinical hours including pharmacology and rural , urban community posting which some members have mentioned earlier in d forum. I have done mentorshIP & study skill satge 2 courses in UK gives me 20 credits at level 6. Sorry for being daft , whats is BA diploma? Thanks for your suggestion I a going to ring AHPRA before I do anything.Thanks

nosileia · Dec 2, 2013

Hello to you all,

Finally I found out that my appeal and application are to be reviewed on 4th of December!

Lisbeth, we both have to pray at the same time!

Bobby, it is an asset for you your UK experience. I think the IELTS is essential to you because even the British sit for this test. You don't lose anything to try contacting AHPRA first and clearing your case. I hope you will get an answer (in my case they were not helpful at all and I was never informed about anything). Now we will finally see how they will apply all the changes they have made regarding the overseas applicants!!

Cheers!!

ceridwyn · Dec 3, 2013

Absolutely amazed you guys are having any trouble, though AHPRA does seem to differ from state to state on their requirements, with all the technology that it gives them makes us all wonder how it is okay for some and not for others to be RN's in Australia. For us that work with many overseas nurses, we just shake our heads in wonder how they make the decisions for some countries and then not others. They have even accepted nurses from DR......academy for nurses, in a country north of Australia, cannot tell me that is university standard. Two of the nurses that I worked with from this institution did not know anything about reflective practise nor wholistic practise nor research, nor basic care, says alot for the bridging program that they also had to attended in Australia as well as their basic education.

flower09 · Dec 3, 2013

Hello everyone,

I am new here. I have waited for AHPRA to reply to me and after 1 year they replied that my application is rejected. I am from Malaysia, permanent resident of Australia, scored IELTS 8 and above for all sections. A registered nurse in med/surg unit for 5.5 years. Done teaching methodology and lectured nursing students for 1.5 years. Very disappointed with the outcome. Planning to do Bachelor's all over again in Melbourne. Anyone have any idea what can I do next ?? @cheridwyn ??

ceridwyn · Dec 3, 2013

Has AHPRA given any answer why? Seems so one eyed, some countries education okay, even though sometimes not a 3 year education but is okay and/or specialised into specialties so not even a general nursing education thats okay too, post graduate,second coursers'' nursing degrees that have been known to be nothing but 6 months of classes and the rest ''waiting'' for the 2 years thats okay too.

'Degrees'' from So and so's 'fred smiths colleges for nurses with no nursing research going on' definitely not university standard is okay, But education given in the EU and Malaysia with years of experience, is a no!!! does not make sense.

Have you challenged APHRA at all?

Does your nursing education make the grade (with Aphra) as an Enrolled Nurse, just to get work, then get credit for a nursing degree, may take a couple of years.