RN India to UK and now hopefully to OZ

[touchingcloth]

Hello all,

Firstly can i just say that I feel so excited that I have discovered this forum. I didnt' realise such a community existed!:wink2: .

I was wondering if anybody could help with a migration issue which I can't seem to find the answer to:

I am a 3 year Diploma qualified RN from India. I have been practising in the UK for the last 4 years.

I now wish to move to Oz on a PR. I am about to send for my skills assessment to the ANMC. However I am worried I will be rejected.

I'm concerned that my diploma, as it is not a degree, will not be recognised.

Does anyone know for sure if my UK experience will waive my need for a degree?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Kind Regards

TC

[suzanne4, RN]

The title of the degree is not important, but what was covered in your program is what matters. That is what the governing boards look at.

[gwenith, BSN, RN]

The ANMC bases it's assessment on the ANCI competency statements. The ANCI are the minimum competancy skills required for pre-registration. So it is less about the qualification and more about the skills you have obtained or can prove you currently work within,

[touchingcloth]

Many Thanks for the replies.

This certainly has put my mind at ease!

I did a 6 month adaptation course when I moved to the UK. However, I did not submit any transcript for this course, as I have been requesting this for months, and the institution just aren't sending it.

Do you think a statutory declaration informing that I completed this course, where I did it, along with the course's content to the ANMC, would be acceptable to them?

Do you think that if the ANMC will recognise that as I have managed to gain reg in the UK, they will assume that I have the neccessary competencies to practice in the Oz? My employer statment of competence does show my skills.

Regard

TC