Bridging program in vICTORIA? anyone? did, doing? plans?

[cheesey]

hi there..

is anyone of you currently on bridging program in victoria, australia? or done the prgram..how was it? im planning to enroll as well but still figuring things out..hoping for a kind soul to share infos..on victoria..

im actually thinking of deakin.. or any other schools near glen iris. anyone one familiar? plssss

thanks so much.....

[wahine888, LPN, LVN]

hi, wahine888...actually, if i get my nbv letter, my first choice is latrobe, then etea, then ballarat.

since i also applied with nmbwa, i was thinking that if i go to wa for the bridging, vchn would be my choice since they have a shorter bridging course duration (they are also accredited with nmbwa, i think part of the course will be held at their melbourne campus). really? they require 1 year med-surg experience? i thought they are just requiring 1 year nursing experience, with at least 3 months of it in med surg. uh oh... :)

@drednag: oh yeah, something like that! but anyhow, i don't have neither. i only have 6 months experience as a company nurse but i will still apply at vchn. they don't have application fee, right?

[love nature]

love nature

When did you apply with NBV? Have you already been approved? Kindly share your experience for the benefit of others who have applied recently and will be applying soon.

Thanks.

Hi Haoyin,

I applied for NBV in dec 2008. I got approval in July 09 dats due to delay in my documents. They asked me for my birth certificate and second my verification from India was delayed. In July I received my letter of approval, my english and oet requirement and list of colleges where I can apply for course. Minimum it takes about 2 months to receive ur letter bcos one of my friend she received her letter by 3 months. In Nov 09 I took my oet and in jan 10. I applied at ballarat and starting course in april.

[drednag]

@drednag: oh yeah, something like that! but anyhow, i don't have neither. i only have 6 months experience as a company nurse but i will still apply at vchn. they don't have application fee, right?

hi, wahine...nope, i dont think they have application fee. i think i will try to apply there also.

here's what i got from the vchn brochure:

selection criteria for the course

1. all candidates must provide a letter from their accrediting australian nursing

board confirming eligibility to complete the pre-registration course for

overseas qualified nurses. this letter is valid for 2 year from date of issue.

2. evidence of a current police check

3. appropriate visa issued by the department of immigration and citizenship

4. evidence of a pass in ielts with an overall minimum score of '7' in every skill

at a single sitting (or 'oet' nursing version level of 'b' or above). this score is

valid for 2 year from date of issue.

5. successful in a selection telephone interview

6. appropriate reference checks

candidates must also meet the victorian college of health & nursing selection

criteria which includes:

1. at least 12 months nursing practice as a registered nurse, of which at

least 3 months is in an acute care medical-surgical ward of a hospital.

2. evidence of current nursing practice in the past 3 years

3. pass in the international language testing system (ilets) with a score

of at least 7 in reading, 7 in listening, 7 in writing and 7 in speaking in a

single sitting with an overall band score of at least 7 in a single attempt.

this score is valid for 2 year from date of issue.

or occupational english test (oet) - nursing version: a b pass or

above in all four sections. this score is valid for 2 year from date of issue.

4. evidence of a current police check

5. evidence of a recent health check

6. work experience statement

7. successfully passing a telephone interview

8. review of a current curricula vitae

9. appropriate reference checks

10. presentation of an accrediting australian nursing board letter of

approval prior to under taking the course. this will be valid for 2 years

from date of issue.

[wahine888, LPN, LVN]

hello love nature

Why did they ask for your birth certificate? Didn't you submit it with the application form? Or they asked for the original?

[love nature]

hello love nature

Why did they ask for your birth certificate? Didn't you submit it with the application form? Or they asked for the original?

Hi wahine888

I submitted my translated certificate, done by JP, to them but they asked to submit the original in english. so I was to get it from India and dey asked me to get name added on that which was not possible according to Indian constitution. to solve this problem I was to be issued one for certificate which was that name can't be added due age over 15 year. I submitted remaining docs in june and got my approval in july.

[Haoyin]

love nature

Thanks for sharing your experience with your application. Back 2008 and mid 2009 it's still faster for NBV to assess applicants as QNC is still accepting CAS applicants, but after QNC stopped accepting, many started applying with NBV hence the cause of delay in assessment due to influx of applications. That's according to my case manager. Still I would say if in any rare case there's no problem with anything then on the average it will take 3 months.

Good luck with your studies in Ballarat.

Cheers!

[wahine888, LPN, LVN]

Hello love nature,

So your original birth certificate was not in English. I've read in previous posts that Indian applicants get approvals faster than Filipinos. All in all, how long did you wait to get your eligibility? :)

[love nature]

Hello love nature,

So your original birth certificate was not in English. I've read in previous posts that Indian applicants get approvals faster than Filipinos. All in all, how long did you wait to get your eligibility? :)

Hi wahine888...

Yeah u r right it was not in English. I submitted the english one in June09 and by end of july09, my letter of eligibilty from nbv was in my hand.

[love nature]

Hello love nature,

So your original birth certificate was not in English. I've read in previous posts that Indian applicants get approvals faster than Filipinos. All in all, how long did you wait to get your eligibility? :)

.

I don't know who gets the approval first. but I was always use to call my case manager that how long if it take to have an eligibilty letter.... i have got all things now just to start my brigding program

[wahine888, LPN, LVN]

love nature

Just one month and you got your eligibility already?! And you had delays already in that case. Good for you!! I hope I'll get that lucky too! Good luck with your studies in Ballarat and I hope to read from you about your experiences there :)

[wahine888, LPN, LVN]

Here's my timeline:

Sent application package (everything in the checklist attached) and Good standing from PRC to NBV -> Feb. 9, 2010

Re-sent a new work statement with corrections (no abbreviation, stated mode of employment) -> Feb. 10, 2010

Application package delivered to NBV -> Feb. 12, 2010

PRC Cert. of Good Standing delivered to NBV -> Feb. 15, 2010

Now until God-knows-when --> waiting, waiting, waiting!

Hope the new/waiting applicants can post their time lines here as well since the other thread is overflowing with 400+ pages already! And let's try this time to keep the discussions in line with the thread's topic :)

[drednag]

hey all, to follow wahine's lead, here's my timeline:

sent my application (with all attachments): first week november 2009;

lbc lost my application, learned about it only early december 2009.

meanwhile, nbv received my verification from prc in november 2009;

re-sent my application: december 2009;

idp sent my ielts result: first week of january 2010;

emailed nbv last week, and they acknowledged that they have received my application, ielts and verification, however, they informed me that my documents have yet to be assessed.

waiting mode

best of luck to everyone!!!