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

[shaneneo]

Anybody for September INHA melbourne campus intake?

Do you have your visa already? I thought you are bound for August Intake for IHNA? what happened? Have you sorted out things regarding your visa? thanks...

[mindful1]

At last, I've finished reading the previous thread (Part 2) which preceded this one. Hope everything goes well!

I wonder how @cioman94, @miks, @glioblastoma, @ceridwenRN, @joiemike, et al. are doing.

[mindful1]

Still can't send PMs *sighs*

[teabag24]

thanks danceinstructor.. anybody got a list for schools that offer BP?? id rather have it in brisbane or sydney.. Got relatives there.. thanks..

[teeyara]

hi @teabag24! we are on the same boat. i also just downloaded the application from ahpra. i am really confused of the next step to take. i have busied myself with reading all the threads about this. all the information is starting to give me a headache. I don't know where to start! I also hope more posts will come containing updated step-by-step process.

Go on with your plan of personally applying for it. i have read in some threads here that as much as possible, we must eliminate the middlemen. such may increase the already big expenses for the process. also, is very possible for us to fill-up the forms ourselves.

I am Filipino too! I recently graduated. i hope to work in Australia since it is my dream country. In fact, it may seen quite ambitious but i want to be able to go there as soon as possible. lol!

[teeyara]

At last, I've finished reading the previous thread (Part 2) which preceded this one. Hope everything goes well!

I wonder how @cioman94, @miks, @glioblastoma, @ceridwenRN, @joiemike, et al. are doing.

I wonder so too! They were very helpful to all the nurses hoping to work in Australia. I hope they visit this thread again and help the newbies like me.

[teeyara]

Hello guys! which state is most recommended for a new grad with no experience to apply for eligibility and enroll for the bridging program considering the living expenses, TF and environment? please help me on this one. thank you!

[danceinstructor]

Hello guys! which state is most recommended for a new grad with no experience to apply for eligibility and enroll for the bridging program considering the living expenses, TF and environment? please help me on this one. thank you!

I hope you have read the Recency of practice registration standard guidelines.

[danceinstructor]

thanks danceinstructor.. anybody got a list for schools that offer BP?? id rather have it in brisbane or sydney.. Got relatives there.. thanks..

Please browse the AHPRA website.

[pringxoxo]

Hi ajlynx16 and pringxoxo. is it okay if to get ur email add? i have lots of questions to ask u guys. i already have my LOE and tried applying for IHNA. thanks so much..

hi khlei87,

please post your ym or skype id and I will message you from there..

[mindful1]

Hi! I think I've read from the preceding forum (Part 2) that some applicants had their CV's signed by their most recent employers. I wonder if it is required by AHPRA. Below is the instruction #13 from AGOS-40:

You must attach to your application a Statement of Service from your employer/s over the last 5 years, and a Curriculum Vitae.

The Statement of Service is required to:

• Be on the employer’s letterhead

• Provide dates of employment

• Describe the role in which you were employed, and whether if was full-time/part-time hours

• Be signed by a manager (e.g. Director of Nursing, Unit Manager or HR Manager)

You must attach to your application a Curriculum Vitae that describes your full practice history and any clinical or procedural skills undertaken. The information contained in your Curriculum Vitae will further inform the Board in relation to your recency of practice and registration history.

Your Curriculum Vitae must:

• Detail any gaps in your practice history of more than three months from the date you obtained your qualification

• Include evidence of continuing professional development as per the Board’s Continuing professional registration standard, found at Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia - Registration Standards

• Be in chronological order

• Be signed and dated with a statement “This Curriculum Vitae is true and correct as at (insert date)”

• Be the original signed Curriculum Vitae (no faxes or scanned copies will be accepted).

It must also contain all the elements defined in AHPRA’s Standard Format for Curriculum Vitae which can be found at

Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency - Standard Format for Curriculum Vitae

The instruction specifies that the CV must include a statement "This CV is true and correct as at ___" and signed by the applicant himself/herself. (My Certificate of Employment was signed by our Medical Director and Chief Nurse, by the way.)

For those who had their CVs signed by their recent employer, were you instructed by an AHPRA representative to do so? Did your SoS/CoE contain the signature of your employer?

[patringrn]

Do you have your visa already? I thought you are bound for August Intake for IHNA? what happened? Have you sorted out things regarding your visa? thanks...

just got my visa too late... the batch for august closed.. I'm in for september.. are you for inha also? september?