IENCAP

Payal Payal · Aug 10, 2018

Just an update to make sure everyone is aware:

"Staff are proposing a new process which they believe will provide a rigorous assessment and enhance the opportunities for international applicants to provide evidence that they meet the entry to practice competencies. If approved, the College will review the assessments from all
international applicants who had been assessed as not meeting requirements since the National Service began providing the College with reports.
The changes in the process were highlighted: (1) accepting programs that are assessed by the national service as meeting the threshold for equivalence to a Canadian program; and (2) adding an assessment of past and current practice for those applicants whose program is assessed as not equivalent by the National Service".

The above is taken straight from the minutes of the September 2016 CNO Council meeting. It has since been approved. If you are an applicant who had been deemed "non-comparable" by NNAS, I would suggest calling or emailing CNO to see whether your case has been reviewed and if your next steps are different from what was originally communicated to you. Hopefully there will be some pleasant surprises. In some cases, people have no longer been required to do the IENCAP.

Hi guys,

I graduated as an RN from India in 2011, have no nursing experience other than from working as a student nurse as I moved to Canada for an MBA right after graduating from nursing school. Upon stumbling and puttering around for a long while, I have finally decided to get back into nursing and have a list of competencies issued by the CNO. I have been offered to take the IENCAP (January or February 2019). As excited and grateful I am to have an opportunity to challenge the assessment,the practical side of me demands a realistic picture of what's involved with the whole preparation side of things for someone who's been out of touch for 7 years.

My main questions/concerns are:

- Should I even consider taking the assessment? Is it possible for one to prepare in five months while working full time. I live by myself which does make things a bit easier.

- What textbooks do I skim through? Fundamentals of nursing, Paediatric, Med-Surg, Anatomy and physiology, Nutrition, Obs., Psychiatry?? All of them? Is there a textbook or two out there containing concise information on all the necessary topics? (I did purchase Jarvis's Physical examination and health assessment couple of weeks ago to get a heads start to the preparation along with Tortora/Derrickson's A&P.

- I have been living in BC for over 6 years and have contacted the CRNBC to find out their registration process pertaining to my application. (Mostly to see if my NNAS file is valid even).

Any kind of suggestions/comments are welcomed!

I look forward to hearing from you guys.

Thanks!

RN_Pro · Aug 10, 2018

They have offered for you to take IENCAP even though you haven't been practicing nursing for more than 5 years? Something doesn't make sense. In Ontario you must have practiced nursing within the past 3 years, or you must start again in the beginning. In other provinces, it's 5 years. Am I missing something?

Payal Payal · Aug 10, 2018

Well they (The CNO) have had my NNAS report with them since August 2016.

I phoned to double check if I was actually eligible to take IENCAP,turns out I am.

RN_Pro · Aug 15, 2018

Wow, that's strange. They are supposed to treat everyone equally. But hey, if I was you I'd hurry up and do it before they change their mind :)

Payal Payal · Aug 15, 2018

Hahahaha, cheers!

Do you have any recommendations as far as study material goes?!

Thanks :)

wtenzin · Sep 12, 2018

Hi Payal,

Were you able to register yourself for iencap now ? which date did you choose for the iencap?

rohank · Nov 9, 2018

I would say please dont waste your money on this IENCAP, this is a new way of Earning money. CAnada is in financial trouble, and immigration is the way of earning money, in Ontario state nurses are not required much, imagine they hv their own gradutes and existing nurses and other foreign nurses already working, Why wud they need more. This is the reason they came out with one more layer of examination ie IENCAP, if you pass only then can you write NCLEX. else they will suggest you to do a course. Foreign experiences is not even considered by CNO. Its sad. The fee of IENCAP increases year on year. Also if at all you clear Both exams. there is no Guarantee of getting a permanant nursing job in ontario most of the nurses are on Contract. it means they can hire and fire you whenever they want. So my suggestion if your current job is good, then dont take the decision of canada, or else try USA or australia. I have already spent 5000 dollars on express entry , documentation, NNAS, CNO, WES all put together, and when i reach this stage they say u need IENCAP which was brought in lat year. i have 13yrs international exp, which according to CNO is not upto their standards.. WOOOW.