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
That's what I thought, gaining experience first here. Sometimes I thought maybe I just pursued Med instead, maybe by now I'm already a doctor or finishing, I guess, what with the expenses and hardships of reviewing for exams, only to end up in.. nowhere, really. Just my 2 cents.
Thanks for the reply joiemike. Really appreciate it. :)
You will not be assessed for bridging program if you have not worked as an RN in the past 5 years since graduation in Australia. You would have to complete some sort of course at university to have qualifications to be assessed.
Also most bridging programs insist on experience, There is one bridging program that does not require previous experience as well if you qualified within the past five years. Your AHPRA letter only lasts 12 months now and I figure bridging courses are going to fill to the max very quickly and end up same situation as New Zealand.
Not sure that you need any experience to be assessed for Australian registration, but they will insist on a bridging course or a university course.
The question is, would you be okay to pass the bridging course with no recent experience or knowledge and be safe....and would you be considered for a job later to be sponsored here with no experience since graduation in 3-4 years with so many other applicants even nursing homes can now pick and choose who to sponsor. 2 or 3 years ago yes, not now.
As Joimemike said, get any sort of nursing experience first in home country before coming to Australia these days. Or just take the risk and spend thousands, it just may pay off....we do not know what nursing will be available in 1-2 years, but I predict it will be very tight.....as not only has Australia increased new grads and takes New Zealand nurses readily, but all overseas nurses from many countries including UK and US as well as Phillipines and all other Asian countries, having trouble getting nursing positions are turning to Australia as well.
Experience and type of experience will be the deciding factor in getting a job.
Hello everyone.. I am at the same situation as boinky.. I passed my ca nclex and due to expire thats why i was force to endorse it in vermont. The different thing is I have two years experience and i already have a student visa in Australia.. Ceridwyn and joiemike were right, tuition fee is so expensive especially to me who applied for conversion program but I have no choice since it is my auntie's advice in order for me to apply for PR since a bachelor degree would be an addtl 15 points.. All my hardship in reviewing for the nclex has gone into thin air but still thinking I may be able to use it in the future.. Hahaha.. But this forum really helps me to decide that Australia is the best path to take.. Me and my partner will be going to melbourne on july since it will be the start of my class.. My partner is also a nurse and will be doing BP soon, many of the information here help us to plan and As of the moment, I am happy with the outcome.. I applied for student visa and my partner is my dependent so he just spent money for medical since visa application for the of us is only 24700php.. Cheers!!!
I am knew here and i wanted to know regarding Bachelor of Nursing (Post registration).. U see guys i am about to enroll at the university of ballarat and i don't want to take a risk because a lot of money is at stake here.
If i will finish the course and that i will only be given a 1 year visa... i am allowed to work for 20 hours.
Please give me an overview regarding this course...
I thought student visa's where you could work 2o hours a week, ceased once the course was over and then you needed to request a visitors visa, for 3 months, that does not allow you to work, while you go searching for an employer to/if sponsor you, so that you can go for a long stay visa.
No one I though was ever given straight up a visa to work for 12 months, unless you are from a country that is offered this, like the UK, EU, US and Canada. Better check with the international student advisor at Ballarat, sorry do not know much about he course......but all nursing courses in Australia must be approved by AHPRA so therefore are all considered quite okay.
btw..did you now the Bachelor of Nursing (postregistration) states it does not lead to registration?
Why are you not doing the IRON program that this university program offers that does lead to registration?
If you are after PR the first mentioned course is only for 1 year, you must study 2 years to be considered for TR then PR and this will change after this July.
Thank you ceridwyn. I might have to think about Aus, as I'm not sure if I want to waste any more money like I did processing all my US docs. Btw, can I also have your take regarding my US stuff (NY license, VS)? Do you think maybe I should also fall in line for a visa, maybe by 5-10 years, or after retro I could have one? Is that how it works? Or should I just forget about it and move on?
Thank you ceridwyn. I might have to think about Aus, as I'm not sure if I want to waste any more money like I did processing all my US docs. Btw, can I also have your take regarding my US stuff (NY license, VS)? Do you think maybe I should also fall in line for a visa, maybe by 5-10 years, or after retro I could have one? Is that how it works? Or should I just forget about it and move on?
Many thanks. :)
1) if you're serious about australia, read page 01 of this thread.. if not, of course do not read..
2) im a second courser, Vermont RN, and honestly personally i am very happy that i got my Vermont RN..
3) i am much older than you, i used to be a company manager before i became a RN.. it is my 6th month here in Australia.. i never regretted becoming a Australia - RN despite my age and my previous job.. im paid much much much more, with less less less stress, living in one of the top 5 best countries in the world (USA is not in the top 10 list)...
4) you are just 30 yrs. old, thatz too young as compared to my age.. its not too late.. you thought of you could have been a doctor now, well, if assuming you are a doctor now, well pardon me but for the sake of discussion, i will still look down on you because i am still earning much more than most doctors, the only time that i will look up at doctors is when they already have their own clinic, otherwise if they are just hospital resident doctors, mate, we have more money and a better life than them.. so, again, there's nothing to regret but there is something to act, act now..
5) going/applying to USA, falling in line, retrogression, etc. etc.... the matter of whether to apply for US VISA or not is really dependent upon you, our opinion/answers are basically useless, there is nothing wrong if you apply for one.. it is a personal choice, if you want, apply..
I am knew here and i wanted to know regarding Bachelor of Nursing (Post registration).. U see guys i am about to enroll at the university of ballarat and i don't want to take a risk because a lot of money is at stake here.
If i will finish the course and that i will only be given a 1 year visa... i am allowed to work for 20 hours.
Please give me an overview regarding this course...
i have a sister who is a Phil. RN and still in the Phils., she does not have a paid experience, she only has "training" and "volunteer" experience of less than one year..
i am just curious, why should i enrol my sister in Bachelor of Nursing (post registration) and spent more than a million pesos and for her to spend 1 year in school? please enlighten me.. otherwise, i will push through with our plan to let my sister go through a 3 month BP, spend @ P600,000 (instead of a million) and she will start looking for a job after the 3 month BP instead of spending 1 year in school..
i am just curious, in case there are factors which i do not see, or specific circumstances that you may have that is different from my sister..
Ahhhh Australia always bridesmaid, never the bride....does anyone think of coming to Australia first before the the US or is it built in to all nurses DNA? I mean to say retrogression has been around before many nurses that are applying now, even started their nursing degree, yet......second choice
Ahhhh Australia always bridesmaid, never the bride....does anyone think of coming to Australia first before the the US or is it built in to all nurses DNA? I mean to say retrogression has been around before many nurses that are applying now, even started their nursing degree, yet......second choice
I think Australia is the 2nd choice to US because of the cost of registering in Aus. I myself applied for registration with CA hoping to take the Nclex and getting a job there. But due to the retrogression, I haven't applied for ATT. My eligibility will expire this Nov. Had there been job prospects in US, I definitely would have taken the Nclex 2 years ago.
Actually, my 2nd option was to register in NZ. I already had eligibility since last July but BP schools are fully booked. The cost of BP there including living allowance and airfare would have only amounted to about P300,000. Had I been registered in NZ by now, I would have endorsed my license to Aus and get my Aus RN license after a month and then find a job.
I decided to file my application with ahpra last Dec because BP and job prospects in NZ have become bleak. It's been more than 5 months of waiting for my ahpra eligibility for BP and still waiting until now. My registration officer has already informed me that all my documents are complete and in order. I'm expecting my eligibility hopefully soon.
My point is, my choice to apply and hopefully get a job in Aus is just pure economics and not about being just a "2nd" choice to the US. Why would I spend more than P600,000 when I could get a decent job and build a brighter future for my family at a fraction of the cost? (This is only my candid opinion based on my personal experience) :D
So nursing is just a way to get out of the Phillipines then? Not to move to a country that you really desire to live in because its culture or way of life... or its diverse culture or opportunities if offers, of its freedom of speech, freedom of religion, equal rights to all, rule of law, its just pure economics.
Nursing is just a ticket out of the country to any country, as long as it has jobs and pays better? I suppose it has always been like this....
Sorry to put it like this and please do not take offence, but this is how it all seems.....:) and sometimes......that is how it comes across occasionally with some Fillipino nurses
Thanks for answering Joiemike and being so honest....
:D
Boinky
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That's what I thought, gaining experience first here. Sometimes I thought maybe I just pursued Med instead, maybe by now I'm already a doctor or finishing, I guess, what with the expenses and hardships of reviewing for exams, only to end up in.. nowhere, really. Just my 2 cents.
Thanks for the reply joiemike. Really appreciate it. :)