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
Specializes in Acute Care. ER. Aged Care/LTC. Psyche.
no matter how i like to back read, this thread is quite too long already. after 2yrs of working as an RN here in the PH, i suddenly got interested with australia since i don't want to work in middle east countries.
I've read in other forums that if I have a work experience, the bridging program would only take 3-6mos, correct me if I am wrong, I maybe read it wrong, and for those who doesn't have any work experience it will take 2yrs.
I'd like to clarify this matter with you guys. Also I would like to ask, how do you process your papers, is it with IDP in Makati? Lastly, for those who are already in AU or those who have any idea, could you kindly give a breakdown or at least an estimated price range that will cost me in this application.
Thank you very much.
I think if you meet the minimum requirements (training, experience, IELTS), then your BP is just like everybody else (3 months? I think). I don't know how it is to those without experience, but I have a friend without any experience and was advised to take a 1 year "conversion" program. But that was more than 2 years ago when nursing boards were governed by each state.
to start the process, please visit AHPRA's website: the requirements and steps are stated here.
fellow nurses,im throwing this question because im in a dilemma at this point and hopefully someone can help me.
"is it fine to file for a visa first before applying for the school?the reason why i would like to do that is because i will be taking a loan to pay the tuition fee. hence id like to make sure i will get a visa before processing the said loan"
also, in processing 456 VISA will there be a show money?do you guys have any idea how much would it be?
hello guys, i just got my ielts results today. I got a score of 7 in listening, 7.5 in reading and speaking and unfortunately a 6 in writing. What shall I do with it? If I take again and got a score fo 7 in writing and if incase i didn't pass the other three will i be able to pass the aphra requirement since i passed the other three in my first exam. thanks.
hello guys, i just got my ielts results today. I got a score of 7 in listening, 7.5 in reading and speaking and unfortunately a 6 in writing. What shall I do with it? If I take again and got a score fo 7 in writing and if incase i didn't pass the other three will i be able to pass the aphra requirement since i passed the other three in my first exam. thanks.
kristine
HI kristine25 . .Unfortunately, you need to have all 7 in IELTS in one take. .AHPRA needs one test report form with all 7 in all areas . . . But you can repeatedly take the exams until you achieve the 7 minimum band score needed in AHPRA . God bless. . .
no matter how i like to back read, this thread is quite too long already. after 2yrs of working as an RN here in the PH, i suddenly got interested with australia since i don't want to work in middle east countries.
I've read in other forums that if I have a work experience, the bridging program would only take 3-6mos, correct me if I am wrong, I maybe read it wrong, and for those who doesn't have any work experience it will take 2yrs.
I'd like to clarify this matter with you guys. Also I would like to ask, how do you process your papers, is it with IDP in Makati? Lastly, for those who are already in AU or those who have any idea, could you kindly give a breakdown or at least an estimated price range that will cost me in this application.
Thank you very much.
Hi bettyboop09,
I understand where you're coming from. I was also overwhelmed with the number of posts under this thread when I first joined this forum, but I can assure you that almost all if not all of the information that you needed about application is already posted here. Just for the record, I was able to catch up by reading the thread starting from page 1 of Part 2. But of course I didn't finish it all at once since I don't have the luxury of time to do that. :)
The main reason this thread was created was to guide all of us who are in search of answers to questions we don't normally get in some websites because what we do here is to share our experiences so that other people in the same situation will also hasten their learning curve or don't have to go through the same situation.
Perseverance is a must and sometimes you really just have to be a little more patient reading this thread.:)
hi guys.. Just want to ask if I can pay the tuition fee using the bank account of my friend who will also apply and pay to CON? My bank is BPI, but if I transact through BDO it's 10,000php lesser. However, I don't have a BDO account and they will only allow telegraphic transaction if you are a client. If I open an account in BDO, they told me it will take 6months before they allow me to transact.. 10,000php is such a big loss if I transact with my bank.
i just would like to know if there's someone here who tried applying to AHPRA even with ZERO experience?? it's because I have a friend who happens to know someone who applied at AHPRA WA and she got NO EXPERIENCE at all.. also, she tried applying to different schools that offer IRON / BP even if she hasn't gotten her LOE from AHPRA yet.. and she's for April intake now.
I'm not sure, but my friend keeps on bugging and telling me that after i passed IELTS, i should start applying to AHPRA.. :) (which i really really would want to)
CAVEAT: I just passed December 2011 NLE and i have ZERO HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE. TIA!!
I agree with irin.. :) it takes a lot of patience and perseverance to know almost everything about this thread.. i myself spent almost half a month reading this and still was not able to read everything.. i got most of the answers to most of my questions by trying to read everything
i just would like to know if there's someone here who tried applying to AHPRA even with ZERO experience?? it's because I have a friend who happens to know someone who applied at AHPRA WA and she got NO EXPERIENCE at all.. also, she tried applying to different schools that offer IRON / BP even if she hasn't gotten her LOE from AHPRA yet.. and she's for April intake now.
I'm not sure, but my friend keeps on bugging and telling me that after i passed IELTS, i should start applying to AHPRA.. :) (which i really really would want to)
CAVEAT: I just passed December 2011 NLE and i have ZERO HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE. TIA!!
It used to be easier to apply before with zero experience. My niece who came here 2010 was able to apply with NBV (pre-cursor to AHPRA) with zero experience. She was able to get in ACFE in Sept of that year.
Job hunting wise, she got hired by a nursing home as a new graduate nurse. Now, she has just been promoted and got a hefty pay raise on her 2nd year. But that was definitely before.
I got my LOE last July. I had about 21 months work experience back home. Got accepted by ETEA the following month. Got offered a job by the same hospital where I did my clinical placement. I just finished my 1st month with my employer and I am loving it here.
But among 13 Filipinos in my batch from ETEA, there still are about half that still haven't found work as RN.
I don't know if it's just luck or perseverance and patience. But I have a Filipina workmate right now that went through the 1 year RN conversion route in QL last year. She took this option because she had limited work experience back home (I think 8 months only). But she still got hired immediately after her course by my employer.
In short, you will never know the outcome. It can be a combination of a lot of factors including luck. Although, I strongly believe that having a more extensive work experience back home definitely is a big plus. But so is having a very good command of the English language (both written and oral). The RN labor market here has definitely become very competitive. This is especially so in Victoria where most of the BP schools are based. Here in NSW, there still are a lot of job placements for RN's with work experience.
In the end, it's all up to you. If you have money to burn and willing to take the risk, you should go ahead and try. It will definitely be all worth it once you start working.
. .Unfortunately, you need to have all 7 in IELTS in one take. .AHPRA needs one test report form with all 7 in all areas . . . But you can repeatedly take the exams until you achieve the 7 minimum band score needed in AHPRA . God bless. . .
10,000php is such a big loss if I transact with my bank.
iamnomad
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I think if you meet the minimum requirements (training, experience, IELTS), then your BP is just like everybody else (3 months? I think). I don't know how it is to those without experience, but I have a friend without any experience and was advised to take a 1 year "conversion" program. But that was more than 2 years ago when nursing boards were governed by each state.
to start the process, please visit AHPRA's website: the requirements and steps are stated here.
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia - Home
if you haven't taken an IELTS exam, then that's one of the first things you should do.
Registration application is less than US$500. Bridging program, I think, is AU$10,000 on average.