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Hey chekaval and baesa :)You only need to pay a 1000aud enrollment fee and the 500 online course fee to secure your slot. Those are included in the 11500 tuition fee so your balance to pay before the program starts will be 10k aud. You can pay either through bank transfer or credit card online. I had a hard time paying by credit card as they had a system problem on their website so i ended up doing bank transfer :)

I think that's the RLE. Are you going for the june intake? Im in for the august intake.

Okay. Figured out what LOE was. Haha. Sorry. :) anyway, anyone who finished their BP pls share your experience to us who's just going through it. :) im wondering why noone is applying to Latrobe? You guys looking for -ber intakes can also try college if nursing :)

Hi everyone, sorry but what's LOE? Im only about to start my BP in august and im worried about what i need to do after to get registered? Can anyone share their experience after the BP? Hope we can help each other out. Thanks and good luck to us :)

Hi ned1968, have you or anyone you know checked out the IHNA campus? my mom is worried about the credibility of the institution because it's not a university. Would you know if there are hospital tie-ups we can work at after the program? So happy to hear your news! Good luck and God bless in your studies!

Ah i see. Yes, that will save a lot of money. Ive already applied for the melbourne campus since i dont have relatives in either places. Hope there are filipinos there as well. Good luck to all of us :)

I see now im thinking of switching campuses. What do you think are the advantages of going to perth vs melbourne?

Hi! Do you know of anyone who has gone to IHNA? How was their experience like? Why did you choose Perth campus? I chose Melbourne, but i think more people here are going to Perth

Yes, they recommend you apply for the business short stay visa:)

Ooohh!!! Why did you choose perth campus? Did you avail of their accomodation? When are you flying to aus? :) hope you can keep me updated as im scared of undergoing the process :/

Are you in australia now or did you go back to your home country?

hi jayvincible! have you finished your BP in IHNA already? How was it? are you working now? Chhers!

yes. They only accept those with 2 years experience. do you know anyone who's applied and taken the BP there?

Hello everyone,Can anyone give me feedback about IHNA? Has anyone ungergone their BP there? Also, can I apply for a student visa instead of the 456 for a BP? I read that the student visas are for award courses and since the BP is only 3 months, they will issue the 456 visa. How's the current job market situation in Australia? I hope you can help me with these concerns. I'm on a time crunch to make a decision!!! :(Thanks in advance!

i'll just share my 2 cents on the matter and hopefully it will shed some light. The pay here (Philippines) is very minimum. TO think that nurses are professionals, yet because of overstaffing in hospitals they are asked to volunteer or even pay the hospital for training just so they have something to do that is related to their jobs. US and canada are good options because the pay is big. But don't count other countries out as you can find Filipino nurses in Europe, New Zealand, and Middle East countries. Let's make a simple everyday example. Suppose you'd like to eat at Mcdonald's. An average meal would cost 150 pesos, that's roughly $3.50 with the current exchange rate. 150 pesos is already a half day's salary for the nurses here. Of course, if you have a family and have bills to pay, you wouldn't be splurging on a meal that's worth half a day's work. Now, if you were a nurse in the US. How many hours will you have to work to earn that 3.50? Probably less than 30 mins. And the problem is, houses here cost quite a lot so many "working class" cannot afford to buy houses and it's not easy to get a loan. Unlike in the US where even if you're earning minimum wage, you can mortgage a simple house. Houses here cost 100,000 dollars and that's not a big house and it's located outside the city. Filipinos are found in every occupation. I think they try to go where the opportunities are and as of now, it's in nursing. In fact, for the last 5 years or so, there has been a slow-down of hiring international nurses and some countries have closed their recruitment. But it's too late because the snowball effect has taken place and there are more and more nurses graduating each year. Wait til IT opens back up again, you'll see Filipinos taking more of that course too. Hope noone is offended by my post. Just wanted to share my observation too. :) By the way, I'm a Filipino nurse still here in the Philippines :)