ahpra refusal under criteria 2 and 3

[aubbzz]

Good day,

I just got an email from ahpra this morning after 6 months of application and it states that they have refused my application under criteria 2 and 3.

I graduated from Chinese General Hospital College of Nursing in the Philippines on 2007, and i am currently working here in the uk as a registered nurse for 2 and a half years.

They have considered my education as AQF 7 which is a bachelors degree. They are refusing it with the grounds under criteria 2 and 3 which are as follows:

Criterion 2

The education institution where you studied was externally accredited during the period when you undertook your studies.

That is, during the time you studied your education institution must have been:

• subject to regular review by an external quality assurance agency and
  
• registered or accredited by that agency.
  

Criterion 3

Your program of study was externally accredited and provided successful graduates with a qualification in nursing/midwifery.

That is, during the time you undertook your program of study:

• the program of study must have been subject to regular review within a system of external accreditation implemented by the relevant nursing and/or midwifery regulatory authority or agency and
  
• the program of study must have been accredited or recognised by that authority or agency and
  
• the system of external accreditation included the application of accreditation standards specific to nursing education that are comparable to the current nursing and midwifery accreditation standards and system in Australia.
  

I have also seen this on the AHPRA website:

If your education institution or program of study were not subject to the type of regular external review described above, your qualification will not meet the qualification requirements.

AHPRA has conducted research into nursing and midwifery qualifications awarded by education institutions in a number of countries to establish whether or not they are likely to meet the accreditation requirements. The outcome of this research is described below.

The NMBA has found nursing and midwifery qualifications issued by education institutions in the following countries are unlikely to meet the requirements for criteria 2 and 3 because education institutions and nursing education programs are not subject to the systems of regular external review described above:

• Albania
  
• Austria
  
• Barbados
  
• Brazil
  
• China
  
• Denmark
  
• France
  
• Germany
  
• Ghana
  
• India
  
• Iran
  
• Iraq
  
• Israel
  
• Italy
  
• Japan
  
• Jordan
  
• Nepal
  
• Netherlands
  
• Norway
  
• Philippines
  
• Portugal
  
• Romania
  
• Saudi Arabia
  
• Serbia
  
• South Africa
  
• Spain
  
• Swaziland
  
• Switzerland
  
• Sweden
  
• Thailand
  

So currently i am wondering, does this mean anyone coming from the Philippines and any other countries listed above should undergo a bridging program? and what is their basis and framework for their accreditation process and how can i compare it with the CHED's (Philippines accreditation agency) own framework. Considering that the school is doing very well, I find this very disappointing. Any one experienced the same refusal reason and has anyone appealed and got a good result? Thank you very much.

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Hello and welcome to the site

I have moved your post to our Nurse Registration forum which members assist each other when applying to country that wasn't the country they trained in

[aubbzz]

follow up. was thinking that there might be a reciprocity since I have current work experience here in the UK and I don't need to do a bridging program. I guess they really prioritise your educational program and the accreditation agency and disregard your work exp.