AVKON

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1. SEC assessment ? A JOKE !!

   AVKON replied to dhatcher's topic in Immigration

   OMG, we're talking about FIVE nurses? And I thought there was an exodus of incompetent nurses everywhere, Filipino nurses in particular. Granted there may be a lot more that did not make the news, but breach of confidentiality, "unsuitability" for ...

2. What to do after SEC assessment?

   AVKON replied to AVKON's topic in Immigration

   breech, I need to do the SEC because apparently I have less than 12 years education before university. It seems that they only count starting Grade 1, so that's 6 years elementary and 4 years high school = 10 years. The funny thing is, SEC is not a...

3. What to do after SEC assessment?

   AVKON replied to AVKON's topic in Immigration

   To put it simply, why tell IENs up front what they need to become good Canadian nurses in clear, plain english? Now if a candidate CAN DO THE JOB but needs polish so that it is done the "Canadian way," why not land that IEN, give him a job to at lea...

4. SEC assessment ? A JOKE !!

   AVKON replied to dhatcher's topic in Immigration

   like i said, i don't have trouble with being tested. and if i don't measure up to what is expected of me, by god, i would want to know where i am lacking and how to improve myself in that area. but why not test me after i have landed in canada? u...

5. What to do after SEC assessment?

   AVKON replied to AVKON's topic in Immigration

   Do you mean to tell me Kwantlen can process my results in 1-2 weeks "just on my saying it's not acceptable"? I do not have any problems with WHY the SEC was put into place. I have problems WHERE (in the application process) it was put into place. N...

6. SEC assessment ? A JOKE !!

   AVKON replied to dhatcher's topic in Immigration

   janfrn, i have read some of your posts in this forum and i respect your experience. please do not take this discussion as an attack to you or to canadian rns, and do know that bc is my first choice (i have a family and i believe canada, not the us, i...

7. What to do after SEC assessment?

   AVKON replied to AVKON's topic in Immigration

   Yeah, I read that thread. Breech is **** lucky! So *****' what if the SEC is free? I'd rather pay $200 to Kwantlen U. if CRNBC shoulders my roundtrip airfare as well as my board and food expenses for the duration of my SEC assessment. I gotta wake...

8. SEC assessment ? A JOKE !!

   AVKON replied to dhatcher's topic in Immigration

   what i can say the joke is, is that these regulatory bodies, fully aware that a lot of their applicants apply from outside of canada (ie, their home countries), are now saying: "so you want to come to canada to work as an rn? come here first as a to...

9. How to become RN in British Columbia?

   AVKON replied to mikes511's topic in Immigration

   Please note that not all credit/debit cards, even those with VISA/MC logos, will be accepted. I'm no banker so I don't know how this works, but I have a BDO debit card with the MC logo... and I got delayed 2 whole frikkin' months since I kept on re-...

10. What to do after SEC assessment?

    AVKON posted a topic in Immigration

    Hello to everyone. I am a Registered Nurse in the Philippines with one year experience in the Operating Room and 3 months experience in the General Medical/Surgical ward (prior to being assigned in the OR). I have filed my application with CRNBC and...