Due to recent changes regarding applications for International nurses to Australia and the combining of the nursing boards to one central nursing board in Australia AHPRA I have started a new thread for people to discuss the new process on working in Australia.
Currently New Zealand is not accepting new applicants from International trained nurses except those that meet the Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Agreement {TTMR} this will be updated once the New Zealand nursing board reopen their books to International nurses.
Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency AHPRA
hey guys, im new here. i would just like to know if all territories in australia have the same length of bridging program. i really want to know if perth only takes 3 months for the bridging program. please let me know. thanks!
Thanks cioman94. Your input is much appreciated. I think I'll go for the Victoria office. By the way, how long does it usually take for APHRA to give out the eligibility? Assuming that an applicant has successfully complied with all the requirements?
To those who already have eligibilities, how long did you have to wait for APHRA's letter? Thanks alot.
1) 3 months to 9 months waiting time, unpredictable unless you are madame auring..
2) the length of BP depends on the school offering it, minimum is 12 weeks, to 6 months, and longer if you take a conversion program.. the cute name of a territory/state/city has nothing to do with it.. it's the school you should check out..
3) if you do not have or could not find your immu baby book, well, then re-vaccinate yourself at the doctor's clinic who will then issue a certification of your vaccination which will now be your proof of vaccination/immunization as required from you.. i know it's expensive..
guyz, keep your focus and continue your prayers, surely you will be rewarded.. it's my 6 months here, time flies so very quickly.. just last week, i had fully paid my outstanding credit card debts, im zero debt already.. so just be patient and keep praying, i can assure you, you will be better off than me when you come here because of your credentials and experience and training.... cheers!
Its fine to dream as long as long as you have a handle on reality, they are making skilled migration harder, not only from this July, but July 2012 you must be chosen for immigration. You apply as an expression of interest, then you get/not chosen on a needs basis. No paid experience, will be harder to be chosen.
As a migration agent said on another forum, in the country find sponsorship may be the more promising way, if you manage to find a sponsor.
Best to get in as quickly as possible or apply for PR now.
ps. Enrolled nurse registration, does not cut it for skilled immigration purposes and as from July a relative cannot sponsor a nurse unless they live in a rural area.
Again I am not an immigration agent, check these suggestions first before making any decisions.
I have contacted the Immi. Lawyer's office in front of Aldevinco but they don't process PR, they told me my friend Joy (who has a sis in Australia) and I can process for student visa..also i tried AVCS (one with MARA Lawyers) in Baguio City, and consult Lifeline. Maybe local immigrant lawyers don't process PR here.. Its not like Canada where we in as PR and set-up for living, studying and then certification.
If anyone has experience on this issue pls. share your experience.
Hi Fellows, its our last week in Classroom yipee! Next week will be the start of our 1 month clinical placement. The staff and educatrs at the College of Nursing are very helpful and able, you just need to be serious and focused and you'll be fine :) I'm loving it here so far, people are nice, place is nice but it's verryyyy colddddd
We are 23 in the class and 10 are Filipinos LoL. 4 of us used to be active forumers here (macpao is very intelligent!) and amazingly the rest used to lurk here as well. Topics ranged from Nursing Procedures, Clinical Skills Assessment, Drug Calculations, Australia's Standard/System of Health Care and a lot lot more. We also had exams and hands-on both paper-based and online. But we are all doing well :)
Why is it easier way back 2008 to get a job in australia? What is the cause for the shortage? A certain consultancy said it was due to an opening in the mining area in perth. I read the number of nurses in australia retire every 5 years. I'm speculating some of the nurses went to the US. What do you think?
The government provided more money and more places for student in nursing courses.....thats what responsible government does and how a profession is supposed to govern itself.....too many....cut down on university places.....not enough.......more university places....
The other is over the years, Australia has welcomed many overseas nurses of all origins, work experience or not and now there is not a shortage of inexperienced nurses our own graduates are finding not as easy as it use to be. Australians have never throught of nursing as a golden ticket to leave the country. Nurses take on nursing because they have made that choice themselves with no parent involvement with the intention to stay in the country as it was always thought that you would always have a job if you are a nurse, not to leave the country permanently.
Not many go to the Us of A because it is never usually an Australians' intention of moving permanently out of the country and its too dam hard to get registered over there and America is usually considered a place to visit not to live....got dam they have enough of other people wanting to live there!
The UK is often a place of destination for Australian nurses, but only to visit, because it is often more friendly towards registering Australian Nurses and many british heritage nurses have family and love the culture over there, but due to all others, now we are considered international trained nurses and have to jump through the hoops like everyone else, including the IELTS. Though many can live and work there with no permits because of the heritage visa!
So the few hundred nurses that did leave the country temporary every year are not leaving the country anymore......things cost more, jobs are harder to get........and nurses that you consider old, are remaining on the job and working longer hours than they did before.
and no, we don't all retire after 5 years......many stories from overseas nurses to back home are usually blown out of limits. Some nurses do go on family leave and return after many years. Some do go off and pursue other jobs, but not in big numbers.
AS for mining areas in Western Australia......how do these mines cause nursing shortages, they have been open since the 70's? ...by the way....we do not have a nursing shortage...except for specialty nurses.
Why would Australians want to live anywhere else? We love to visit but not live and raise a family anywhere else. The reasons are the same as why everybody else wants to live here.
Not many Australians emigrate permanently, I saw a link I now cannot find...apparently it something like 1800 a year.
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hey guys, im new here. i would just like to know if all territories in australia have the same length of bridging program. i really want to know if perth only takes 3 months for the bridging program. please let me know. thanks!