Hello everyone! This is my first post in this forum. I am also planning to take the bridging program in Victoria and submitted my application to NBV just this afternoon. Strangely, I heard from three people (one in forum, two in person) that the BP in Oz will no longer be 3 months but at 1-2 years for overseas nurses (which is call 'Enrolled Nursing'), effective March 2010, in accordance to the new policy which is the "nationwide" registration (I don't know how they actually call it). I checked NBV and ANMC website but nothing about changing the length of the BP program. Do you guys know anything about this? I hope it's just hoax!
Seems like there are some people like me who are looking for schools to enroll in. I called almost all the NBV accredited education providers for the past couple of days and here's what I've gathered:
1. Deakin University (CRICOS registered) - application closed for May 2010 intake, last intake for this year. Next intake is January 2011
2. Education Training and Employment Australia (non-CRICOS)- next intake: July 4, 2010; 12 weeks ; $10,900
3. La Trobe University (CRICOS registered) - next intake: June 2010; 13 weeks; $9,850
4. Mercy Health Training Institute (non-CRICOS)- next intake: August 9, 2010; Closes: April 16; 12 weeks; $10,000
5. Mt Alexander Hospital / Castlemaine- (non-CRICOS)- next intake: October 2010; 12 weeks; $12,450 (w/ accommodation)
6. University of Ballarat (CRICOS) - 12 weeks
Next intake:
Sydney campus:
April 29, 2010 ; Closing date: 4th January, 2010
August 12, 2010; Closing date: 30th March, 2010
Ballarat campus:
10th June, 2010; Closing date: 5th March, 2010
7. Victorian College of Health and Nursing (still to confirm if CRICOS) - 10-12 weeks
Intakes for 2010:
Feb. 22
March 1
April
May 24
July 12
Aug 16
Oct 4
Nov 15
If you apply for a 575 visa there is a requirement that you undertake a "course of study". That in turn is defined under the Migration Regulations as a "registered course of study."
"Registered" means registered with CRICOS.
With the 456 visa there appears not to be the same requirement that the course be "registered." But 456 visa is good for 3 months or 12 weeks only so I'm not sure if one can use this if he decided to go to Latrobe.
I have a correspondence with an immigration lawyer in Australia and she suggest to look at the requirements of the ANMC when it comes to conducting a Skills Assessment in preparation for an application for a Temporary or Permanent Visa down the track. They look at the courses you have undertaken and your experience to assess whether you have the "skills" needed to apply for a General Skilled Migration type of visa or an Employer SPonsored Type of visa. The question is will there be any adverse consequences at that stage if the course is not CRICOS registered. One needs to examine carefully the requirements of ANMC when they do their Skills Assessment!
This is sort of like advanced planning already but if choosing the right school to go to will increase our chances of getting migration or work visa, then it might be worth the investigation!
Found many helpful tips on this forum, thank you to all those who patiently answer queries.
My question is for those who are gonna be taking BP in Victoria:
> are there uniforms for the clinical placement? (best to buy clothes and shoes in the phil.)
> am i required to bring my own bp apparatus, stethoscope, etc?
> what documents should i bring with me to australia? (should i bring my diploma and/or board certificate?)
> are they strict with vaccinations? (i do have complete vaccinations as a child but i have no hepA vaccine, i could take the first dose here but 2nd dose must not be earlier than six months and my course starts in april 2010, is it ok if i complete the rest in australia, or will clinical agents tell me to complete everything before the clinical placement)
@countmein... yeah,,, and sometimes they quite scary...
@wahine888 did you directly call ETEA? were you able to talk to a "lady"? because Im still counting on the April intake, and you mentioned the next intake for ETEA is 4th of july.... me sad, if this happens to be true.
@NewMac, still no letter for you also? I am a bit confused with the CRICOS and Non CRICOS . Does it mean that going to CRICOS accredited course means getting a longer chance to stay in Australia?
Can anyone explain this to me. I dont want to get ahead of myself since Im still waiting for my NBV letter. I kinda want to take it as it comes..
when the course is cricos registered you can apply for a student visa -which means you can work for max. of 20 hours per week if i remember it right.
cricos registered or not you can use a 456 [business] or 676 [tourist] visa though they have a clause regarding work eligibility during your course study.
676 on working under this visa:
working
you are not able to work in australia. if you are coming to australia to work, you should consider applying for a visa which allows you to work in australia.
in general terms, you may be able to work as a volunteer whilst on a tourist visa if:
your main purpose in visiting australia is tourism, and any voluntary work remains incidental to this
the work involved would not otherwise be undertaken, in return for wages, by an australian resident
the work is genuinely voluntary and that no remuneration is received in return for the activities.
note: it is acceptable, under the conditions of the tourist visa, to receive meals, accommodation and/ or reimbursement of out-of-pocket living expenses in return for voluntary work.
456 on working under this visa:
working
work is generally not allowed, however, you may be allowed to engage in limited work if for example it is highly specialised and non-ongoing (generally less than six (6) weeks).
you must not undertake work that can be done by an australian citizen or permanent resident.
for more information about your work rights on this visa, you can contact a departmental office.
hotline: usually these peeps would asnwer the phone: sh*ne, lis* & mel!nd*. i used to call NBV every week. Now, I havent called them in two weeks. Last time i called, i don't have a case manager [yet], but they said my application is already under assessment. [whatever that meant. SOP answer or not, it was a different answer from the one they said a week prior ("All we can tell you now is that you application [packet], verififcation and IELTS results have been received]. And when I make a call, usually on a thursday [my local time], i make two consecutive calls to make verify what the first one said. :)
8:30am melbourne time is 12:30am my local time [dst].
One time, I called them on two consecutive days. L!s* said: "No changes yet, NewMac, since yesterday (which was the last time I called)." That was really embarrassing.
from 1 july 2010 practitioners of the nursing and midwifery professions across australia will have to meet the same requirements to be registered and their registration will be recognised in all states and territories. the board was established under the health practitioner regulation (administrative arrangements) act, 2009. from 1 july 2010 the board will operate with its full range of functions under the health practitioner regulation national law (the national law) where adopted in a jurisdiction.
:)
wahine888, LPN, LVN
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Hello everyone! This is my first post in this forum. I am also planning to take the bridging program in Victoria and submitted my application to NBV just this afternoon. Strangely, I heard from three people (one in forum, two in person) that the BP in Oz will no longer be 3 months but at 1-2 years for overseas nurses (which is call 'Enrolled Nursing'), effective March 2010, in accordance to the new policy which is the "nationwide" registration (I don't know how they actually call it). I checked NBV and ANMC website but nothing about changing the length of the BP program. Do you guys know anything about this? I hope it's just hoax!
Seems like there are some people like me who are looking for schools to enroll in. I called almost all the NBV accredited education providers for the past couple of days and here's what I've gathered:
1. Deakin University (CRICOS registered) - application closed for May 2010 intake, last intake for this year. Next intake is January 2011
2. Education Training and Employment Australia (non-CRICOS)- next intake: July 4, 2010; 12 weeks ; $10,900
3. La Trobe University (CRICOS registered) - next intake: June 2010; 13 weeks; $9,850
4. Mercy Health Training Institute (non-CRICOS)- next intake: August 9, 2010; Closes: April 16; 12 weeks; $10,000
5. Mt Alexander Hospital / Castlemaine- (non-CRICOS)- next intake: October 2010; 12 weeks; $12,450 (w/ accommodation)
6. University of Ballarat (CRICOS) - 12 weeks
Next intake:
Sydney campus:
April 29, 2010 ; Closing date: 4th January, 2010
August 12, 2010; Closing date: 30th March, 2010
Ballarat campus:
10th June, 2010; Closing date: 5th March, 2010
7. Victorian College of Health and Nursing (still to confirm if CRICOS) - 10-12 weeks
Intakes for 2010:
Feb. 22
March 1
April
May 24
July 12
Aug 16
Oct 4
Nov 15
If you apply for a 575 visa there is a requirement that you undertake a "course of study". That in turn is defined under the Migration Regulations as a "registered course of study."
"Registered" means registered with CRICOS.
With the 456 visa there appears not to be the same requirement that the course be "registered." But 456 visa is good for 3 months or 12 weeks only so I'm not sure if one can use this if he decided to go to Latrobe.
I have a correspondence with an immigration lawyer in Australia and she suggest to look at the requirements of the ANMC when it comes to conducting a Skills Assessment in preparation for an application for a Temporary or Permanent Visa down the track. They look at the courses you have undertaken and your experience to assess whether you have the "skills" needed to apply for a General Skilled Migration type of visa or an Employer SPonsored Type of visa. The question is will there be any adverse consequences at that stage if the course is not CRICOS registered. One needs to examine carefully the requirements of ANMC when they do their Skills Assessment!
This is sort of like advanced planning already but if choosing the right school to go to will increase our chances of getting migration or work visa, then it might be worth the investigation!