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
hi gudevening! ive read some that if you'll be sponsored by employer (457 visa) u dont need the score of 7 in ielts coz they can waiver it... and some dont need ielts in BP like Hollywood private hospital.... please tell me about this things....and they said certification will be accepted Aphra.???
I will AHPRA today if I have time and ask them directly......and as for Australia waivering IELTS for a sponsored visa only if you have had another visa and it required IELTS.....
I think all BP providers must require an english requirement, as this is part of their condition to AHPRA to be an excepted bridging course.
At the moment there is no change in rules and your agents have got it wrong. An english test is a requirement for application, only if you have worked for 3 months in the english medium at nursing in english speaking country. Or had your secondary and university education in english speaking country.
The Phillipino education system is not as long as Australian or english speaking country and your degree has several units that are taught in your language therefore is not equivalent.....though this may not be correct. Did you do all your student practical work totally in the medium of english during university?
This is what was spoken at the last time IELTS was reviewed as all international applicants were expected to do IELTS, then if you were educated in an english speaking country and did secondary and university in english and could get certification from your schools....I do not think it will be acceptable as AHPRA nor DIAC can possibly have any control over standard of english in ESL country and therefore the 'english' spoken or taught may be unsafe over here as a nurse.
[markgian;5304001]Nope...Will send mine if they ask for it... will still sit the ielts exam by august.:)
markgian, WA will give you 1 month time to comply with the outstanding documents (IELTS) as soon as they receive and review your application, otherwise they will consider that you have withrawn your application. goodluck. :)
hi gudevening! ive read some that if you'll be sponsored by employer (457 visa) u dont need the score of 7 in ielts coz they can waiver it... and some dont need ielts in BP like Hollywood private hospital.... please tell me about this things....and they said certification will be accepted Aphra.???
to trixie:
My cousin who is in oz contacted HPH and here is their reply regarding IELTS: hope this hepls.
"For overseas applicants whose first language is not English, an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) with all criteria having a score of 7 or higher, is required. A current, appropriate, visa is required for overseas applicants. Information relating to this can be found at http://www.immi.gov.au. As the course provider we do not assist with the visa process."
to those who are done with their bp i just want to ask if it is ok to present to your school those vaccinations that you had as an adult and not when you were newborn. coz i lost my record a long time ago and just repeated my vaccines. thanks
Must have an IELTS of 7 in all bands if english language is not nurse applicants country of education (secondary and university) first language, unless you have worked as a nurse in an english speaking country for at least 3 months..........
therefore: getting certification that you were taught secondary school and university in the Phillipines does not match certification criteria...
get ielts with score of 7 in each band.. if assuming (for the sake of argument) that AHPRA will register you as RN using just "english certification" then so be it, but then again please do not expect Aussie immigration dept. to grant you work visa if you do not have 7 ielts..
do not expect ielts to be easy here in oz.. it's a lot challenging here than in phils..
consultancy may say (and let's assume it is true for discussion purposes) that you only need "english certification", yeah right, but then again come visa time, you need the 7 ielts..
so, that's the whole picture, take the calculated risk if you like, it's you're call, at least we inform you (that is if you are reading this)..
nonetheless, i hope i am wrong so that many will benefit (that is, no need for taking ielts)..
Hi guys! I have a problem with my cv. The hospital where i have been trained refused to sign it because it looks like an application form of a staff nurse, they said that the job description/skills(competent/observed) written there are not performed by a nurse trainee. what do those skills mean, job description or an assessment whether you can do it competently or not? I don't know how I will convince the director of the hospital..help...thank you.. :)
then just include the "skills" that a nurse trainee does, so that the director will sign it..
For those who applied for 456 SHORT STAY (BUSINESS) VISA, how many days did you wait for your visas? Thanks! :)
should be just around 7 working days.. i havent heard anyone yet complaining about the lenght of time for waiting.. it's easy as long as docus are complete..
to those who are done with their bp i just want to ask if it is ok to present to your school those vaccinations that you had as an adult and not when you were newborn. coz i lost my record a long time ago and just repeated my vaccines. thanks
ceridwyn
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I will AHPRA today if I have time and ask them directly......and as for Australia waivering IELTS for a sponsored visa
only if you have had another visa and it required IELTS.....
I think all BP providers must require an english requirement, as this is part of their condition to AHPRA to be an excepted bridging course.
At the moment there is no change in rules and your agents have got it wrong. An english test is a requirement for application, only if you have worked for 3 months in the english medium at nursing in english speaking country. Or had your secondary and university education in english speaking country.
The Phillipino education system is not as long as Australian or english speaking country and your degree has several units that are taught in your language therefore is not equivalent.....though this may not be correct. Did you do all your student practical work totally in the medium of english during university?
This is what was spoken at the last time IELTS was reviewed as all international applicants were expected to do IELTS, then if you were educated in an english speaking country and did secondary and university in english and could get certification from your schools....I do not think it will be acceptable as AHPRA nor DIAC can possibly have any control over standard of english in ESL country and therefore the 'english' spoken or taught may be unsafe over here as a nurse.
I will get back after talking directly to AHPRA.