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

[cutemango.02]

Hello everyone! Anyone here who would be joining the IHNA Perth August 23 Intake? Thanks!

[aquarius31]

Hello everyone!im new here and this is my first time to post..i am an RN here in the philippines with more than 2 years of experience. I took the ielts exam last May and luckily i got 7 in 4 areas. My concern now is that I am confused as to which program to take. I am interested to be regstered in Australia. What shall I do? Shall i lodge my application to ahpra and wait for their decision and enroll in BP if advised to do so or enroll in ARNTP?

[iamnomad]

Hello everyone!im new here and this is my first time to post..i am an RN here in the philippines with more than 2 years of experience. I took the ielts exam last May and luckily i got 7 in 4 areas. My concern now is that I am confused as to which program to take. I am interested to be regstered in Australia. What shall I do? Shall i lodge my application to ahpra and wait for their decision and enroll in BP if advised to do so or enroll in ARNTP?

i always advise prospective RN's to undergo the BP if they're qualified instead of doing a longer ARNTP / conversion program (or whatever they call it) for several reasons:

1. it's cheaper in the long run

2. it's shorter in duration

3. so you can try to find a job sooner.

[aquarius31]

Thank you iamnomad! Ive been actually consiering the BP option but i saw arntp that doesnt require the letter from ahpra(pls correct me if im wrong)? If i took the ARNTP,will I be automatically regsterd as an AUS RN?ive been searching some more info about this but I cant find one. I went through the thread too but i cant find such info.please please help me with this. Thanks in advance!

[iamnomad]

Thank you iamnomad! Ive been actually consiering the BP option but i saw arntp that doesnt require the letter from ahpra(pls correct me if im wrong)? If i took the ARNTP,will I be automatically regsterd as an AUS RN?ive been searching some more info about this but I cant find one. I went through the thread too but i cant find such info.please please help me with this. Thanks in advance!

i actually don't know the entire process after BP or ARNTP since I didn't undergo through those. I think the ARNTP school will do some (if not most) of the processing. But I think the process is similar. With BP, you need to apply to AHPRA first.

someone more knowledgeable about this will surely reply.

[aquarius31]

Still I thank you for having time in answering my queries @iamnomad. I'll just have to start compiling the necessary papers till someone who had undergone the ARNTP will enlighten me regarding this matter. =)

Thank you thank you!

[iamnomad]

you're welcome.

but yeah, with the tightening of 457 (temporary work) visas and the difficulties of finding jobs (be it Australians or overseas RNs), a longer program (ARNTP) will not be of advantage to you. Just my opinion.

[aquarius31]

Thanks.ill keep that in mind. I guess ill just have to lodge my application to the legal body and will patiently wait for their decision...ugh.how frustrating this can be!thanks anyway.

[Julairose]

Thank you iamnomad! Ive been actually consiering the BP option but i saw arntp that doesnt require the letter from ahpra(pls correct me if im wrong)? If i took the ARNTPwill I be automatically regsterd as an AUS RN?ive been searching some more info about this but I cant find one. I went through the thread too but i cant find such info.please please help me with this. Thanks in advance![/quote']

Other schools that offer BP require AHPRA's letter before they give you an offer. With ARNTP, you can start the program without AHPRA letter but you will still need it eventually for the registration. In the end, its just the same. But with ARNTP, its much more expensive and its 18weeks in duration. Other BP is only 12 weeks.

[aquarius31]

I see.i guess i'll apply to ahpra first. Thank you soooooo much for the info @Julairose! Thanks thanks:)

[Julairose]

I see.i guess i'll apply to ahpra first. Thank you soooooo much for the info @Julairose! Thanks thanks:)

No worries! All the best! :-)

[ladydee-rn]

Hi to all. It's been a while since I last posted in this forum.

I'm an ARNTP graduate. Just to make things clear about ARNTP. Yes, you can apply for ARNTP without the eligibility letter provided that you have at least 2 years experience and IELTS of 7 in all areas.

I have the eligibility letter already when I applied for ARNTP. However, I did choose the program because it was the earliest intake I can get and some of the BP slots were already full. Though, the program is longer than the 3 months IRON program, I have learned a lot from it.

If you are enrolled in ARNTP you don't need the eligibility letter to process your registration. This is for ARNTP program only but you do need the eligibility letter for the IRON program. Though I have the eligibility letter from AHPRA it didn't expedite the processing of my registration.

The following are the information about the processing of registration for ARNTP graduates with or without eligibility letter

WITH ELIGIBILITY LETTER:

-I got my AHPRA eligibility letter from AHPRA-VIC. Schools would usually submit the list of students for the program and list of graduating students on the state they are located at. Since, UniSA is in South Australia the school submitted the confirmation of completion to AHPRA-SA. Then AHPRA-SA would be in contact to AHPRA office where I got my eligibility letter. The office to office transaction would really take time but it would also depend a lot from the school if they are fast enough to submit the completion certificates and other required docs to AHPRA. Aside from this, it would also depend on your case officer if he is prompt enough to process your registration.

-Fortunately, my case officer was really fast in processing my registration (or maybe because I got mine from AHPRA-VIC which is also the head office). I got my registration after 2 weeks from the date of our graduation. However, some of my classmates who got their eligibility letter from AHPRA-WA and AHPRA-ACT got their registration after 3-4 weeks. And for some who applied in AHPRA-SA got their registration after 1-2 weeks. It is really a case to case basis.

WITHOUT ELIGIBILITY LETTER

-Some of my classmates didn't have the eligibility letter when they applied for ARNTP. They applied for the GRADUATE REGISTRATION pathway which allows them to apply for registration 4 to 6 weeks before completion of the course. My classmates applied 4 weeks before our completion and some of them got their registration 3-4 days after our graduation and others got it after 1-2 weeks. It was really fast. Lucky for them since they didn't need and wait for the eligibility letter which took me and some of my classmates 4-8 months waiting time.

I was really hesitant to apply for ARNTP before because it will be longer studying time. However, I just realised that the waiting time for eligibility letter would take time as well. The struggle doesn't end after you got the eligibility letter because you also need to hunt for BP schools which is also time consuming.

However, you must also consider the cost, the time and the future expenses you will have when choosing ARNTP or IRON program. By doing so, it will help you plan in choosing the program that suits you.

I hope I have answered some of the queries of future students for ARNTP and IRON program.