go4pan

The conversion program is also for overseas educated registered nurses who are hospital trained and who wanted to upgrade their qualification to degree level.

Thank you to all. I'm looking into some other uni's as well but for Feb 09 intake. I'm wondering how's the western australia like? Does anyone have been worked or studied in curtin or murdoch? Are they well recognized in nursing? Please drop any experience or news. regards, go4pan

Well, the things didn't go very well as I expected. What happened is, I am supposed to do the Pre-visa assessment 12 weeks prior to course commencement. Since the course starts July 08, I was consulting agent to start PVA. Unfortunately, recieved a call from IDP that the course I was taking is full. When I consult with them, uni said they don't accept early payment so that I could hold a place. Now the next intake is July 09 and I cannot accept the offer until April 09 after passing my PVA assessment. So I guess have to check my luck again or any suggestions from you guys? Thank you.

Thanks Jay. That's what I thought of taking the course. I would gain a knowledge of nursing in Australia and also a degree when I complete. regards, go4pan

Hi all, I'm an overseas hospital trained RN and always wanted to move to Australia. My IELTS score was 7 in all modules except in wriing, an overall score of 7.0. To register with any Nursing board, you should have a 7.0 in writing so I planned to go for a conversion programme for registered nurse which I thought would be best for me since I had my RN 10 years back and haven't been working as RN. I believe I will be eligible for registration after finishing this course. Luckily, Flinders university has offered me for this year programme. Now my question is, should I go for this programme which last a year and cost AUD 15000+ or should I do another IELTS and try for registration directly with Nursing board? Do many nurses do this kind of course? Thank you in advance.

Actually, there are many institutes or universities that offer bridging programme for overseas nurses. But first, you have to choose which state you want to work and then contact the nursing board of the state. Say, if you want to work in Victoria, contact Nursing board of Victoria.