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  1. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    You don't need to. Most bp schools require 1 year like ETEA. But others, I heard just recently, that they require 2 years like IHNA (formerly VCHN). As I said previously, it's better to have work...

  2. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    It's Australian Academy of Nursing, I think. It's affiliated with UB (i.e. Uni of

  3. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    Simply because they didn't give me a slot for the sept intake. They gave me an email informing me that I can get in the intake and yet, the following week, they asked me to apply for the Jan intake...

  4. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    You can have it anywhere, any barrio, any sitio... for as long as it is properly documented and attested by a qualified

  5. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    NEED HELP FOR A PLACE TO STAY! Hi guys, I still am looking for a place to stay near ETEA in Heidelberg. Initially found one just across the street from the school. But when my niece went there to...

  6. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    Your question is driving me nuts - hahahaha. You can be anywhere in the world when you apply for bp just as when you applied for registration with

  7. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    Most schools have January intakes. Some have Feb. Just check their websites or if not, email them. They usually respond. My niece waited 3 weeks after the bp before she received her RN license....

  8. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    No. The bp is only at most 3 months long. 1 month lecture and 2 months OJT. What you may be referring to is the 12-24 months conversion program - a lot more expensive. That is why most students...

  9. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    Just leave it blank. You go ahead and apply to all the bp schools asap even with incomplete docs. Most, if not all of them, will respond to your application anyway and ask for any additional docs...

  10. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    Yup. Most have their bp for 12 weeks. Some schools like ETEA, La Trobe, Uni of Ballarat (AAON) have early exit on the 8th or 9th week if a student performs well early on (Sorry, doesn't depend on...

  11. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    You can go ahead and print it. You will receive exactly the same letter with an electronic signature in the postmail anyway. You can go ahead and apply to bp schools and even use this emailed letter...

  12. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    I went to the IDP office where I applied for my IELTS test. They have a forwarding request form which you need to fill up. Bring a photocopy of the ID you used for the test. In my case, it was my...

  13. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    I suggest you retake the IELTS test again. My previous test results will expire Sept 26 of this year. So, I took the test again last July 30. After 2 weeks, I received the test results and passed...

  14. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    As soon as you get your AHPRA letter, you immediately apply to as many bp schools as possible. Yes, all of them accept online applications. You download their application forms, fill them up. Send...

  15. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    It pays to be more thorough in presenting supporting docs for the visa application. The visa processing of a friend was delayed because the Embassy asked her to present her IELTS test report form and...

  16. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    Student visa is applicable only to CROCIS accredited schools/unis and courses. The visa also takes 6 to 8 weeks to process and a lot more expensive. I didn't have time to process it since I only had...

  17. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    Hi everyone, I just received my passport today. I was granted by the Australian Embassy a 1 year multiple entry business short stay (456) visa that allows me to be in Australia 3 months per entry. I...

  18. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    The Return to Practice Program is applicable to Aus RN's (i.e. PR or citizen) who haven't practiced in the last 5 years and wish to renew their practicing license. Hence the $4,000. As for us, it is...

  19. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    Your friend was right about not taking the IELTS test for as long as you can prove that your secondary education and nursing course were taught in English. But come Sept 19, 2011, things have...

  20. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    Who said? Where in the world did you get that idea? Australia is open to a lot of skilled workers who don't have a bachelor's degree like welders, chefs, artists, etc. And we, who have bachelor's...

  21. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    Hi guys, At the risk of being off-topic, I just want to ask for comments anyway. My PRC ID will expire this January. Do I really need to renew it? Will it still be useful to have a current, valid...

  22. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    It's Tetraxim - a combination of DPT + Polio Myelitis vaccine. I think I paid P900 to the doctor. It was already in a syringe (like most vaccines now). It didn't hurt at all at the time when I was...

  23. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    Among the embassy's screening is the chest x-ray and not the mantoux test. So, don't worry about

  24. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    As I said there are many ways to kill a cat. Your going through ANMC before AHPRA is one way. But please do not misconstrue ANMC as the one to "approve" your migrating to Australia. ANMC will just...

  25. New grad Filipino nurse wanting to work in Australia/New Zealand Part 2

    joiemike replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Nurse Registration

    ETEA - Education, Training, and Employment Australia. It's one of the bp schools in