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

[elcee]

@ajamb when did you submit your application? im looking at acn and near burwood as well! looking forward to having bp with you guys

[shenderella]

@ajamb when did you submit your application? im looking at acn and near burwood as well! looking forward to having bp with you guys

Hi! I'm also checking out the website of ACN! Good luck to us guys! :)

[om'sarah]

What does ACN stand for ? And where is it? Thanks

ACN stands for (Australian College of Nursing), the campus is situated in Burwood,NSW. Hope to meet future mates here who want to pursue their BP at ACN. Goodluck to all! Godbless! :)

[jois]

Any hospital or doctor can sign the school forms as our evidence for our record of immunization???? So i can start filling up the forms... Thank you... Do you all have any idea about it???? TIA

[ajamb]

@ajamb when did you submit your application? im looking at acn and near burwood as well! looking forward to having bp with you guys

I lodged personally at Sydney office last august 7, got confirmation from the courier that all docs from PH were received after a week. Mid-august, I popped in their office and the front desk checked my account she said all documents from PH were all scanned and complete. She instructed me to wait for the email if the RO will be asking some other docs. I think RO will not ask for anything because I have read all the possible documents that they may requir and I have submitted it all (Diploma, TOR, Course Outline, Course Descritption, English as Medium Certificate, Criteria 2,3 and 8 for both BSN and MAN studies, PRC good standing, visa, passport, COE, Letter from australian employer).

We did our best, let God do the rest.. See you future BP classmates in ACN burwood! :)

God bless!

[elcee]

great! @ ajamb ill see you then i submitted dec of 2013 here in syd as well. im 2 stations away from burwood! goodluck to us! hoping we all get that loe soon

[jmolina1985]

This is nice! I'd love to join the intake at ACN but with how things are carrying on, I might as well stay in VIC. I'll drum up enquiries as to when BP schools in VIC will run their programs for Late 2014 and early 2015.

[Bad booy]

Hi...can some one assest me to get AHPRA reg.step by step?

and also after preapering all the requirment, where i have to submite my application.

[ceridwyn]

English as Medium Certificate,"

Have you read the english requirements for nurses from the Phillipines,? this remains unchanged.

5 Years english medium secondary school in english first language country. Hope you have this requirement is covered by you, other wise IELTS or OET requirement at academic level sent directly to AHPRA.

My best friend has completed Bachelor of Nursing in Australia, (3 years) has not completed 5 years though, of 5 year secondary/tertiary education in english speaking country even though it was in english medium, has lived in Australia 25 years,cannot register with AHPRA until she completes english test (which she is finding it difficult) Good luck

[ajamb]

English as Medium Certificate,"

Have you read the english requirements for nurses from the Phillipines,? this remains unchanged.

5 Years english medium secondary school in english first language country. Hope you have this requirement is covered by you, other wise IELTS or OET requirement at academic level sent directly to AHPRA.

My best friend has completed Bachelor of Nursing in Australia, (3 years) has not completed 5 years though, of 5 year secondary/tertiary education in english speaking country even though it was in english medium, has lived in Australia 25 years,cannot register with AHPRA until she completes english test (which she is finding it difficult) Good luck

I got IELTS all 7.. thank you.. God bless :)

[roshelpinto]

Hello,

Does anyone here knows about the documents to be submitted for the CRITERIA 1-8 OF THE IQNM APPLICATION TO THE AHPRA?

[cvekowalska]

So I read the petition made by the Filipino nurse and it is flawed.

1. It is not the Australian government's fault that she took a very expensive bridging program. A simple research of the whole process, from registration, to employment situation, to immigration would have guided her to decide whether to pursue it or not.

2. There are job vacancies but it can also be attributed to movement of people. Nurses quit jobs and have to be replaced. It's not because a lot of hospitals just decided to beef up their staffing.

3. Comparing Filipino new grads to Australian new grads is flawed as well. We all know that we don't have a real system of new grad programs in the Philippines. Australian new grads apply for a new grad position, get new grads salary, gain experience in the process. That's how it works. They have on-site nurse educators to follow through the progress. That's how they gain experience. It's flawed to suggest them to work for free just so they can get experience. That would disrupt the whole system.

4. The petitioner asked in the end to tell her if she has the right to work to Australia just because she had difficulties in life. The answer is no. It is not her RIGHT to work in Australia. Period.

5. The petition is asking to remove the "red tapes" imposed on 457 visa processing. I don't see any red tape of some sort in the process. What I'm seeing is the government trying to protect its own workforce.

6. Lastly, the petitioner even commented about basic human rights and equality for all. In what way? Is it not fair to look after a country's own citizens first before overseas professionals? Equality on what? To be able to work wherever? Does she really think it's possible?

I just don't get it. There's to much whinging going on around here. All your efforts would be more productive if you focus on what to do to overcome the difficulties. I know I'm sounding a bit negative with my post but if Filipino nurses continue act like this, on international discussion boards, we would become the most hated group of nurses everywhere.

Very well said. When Filipino nurses eventually gain their Australian registration and live the Australian way of life, will they realize that the whole process involved in registration is quite important. After all, the Australian Nursing Board has the legal duty to ascertain nurses are safe practitioners for the public.