Pathway to Registration

The Australian College of Nursing has their own pathway to registration which most of the colleges or educational provider have for the overseas trained nurses. Below is the sample of the registration to registration by the college of nursing. You can find this one in http://www.nursing.edu.au/pdf/Assessment_of_Competence_Program_Pathway_to_registration.pdf

The College of Nursing 

Assessment of Competence Program 

Pathway to registration 

Below is an outline of the process that will lead to your registration with 

the Australian Health Professional Regulation Agency.

Week 1 – 4  

On Campus attendance 

Face to face program delivery

Week 4 – 8 

Clinical Placement

Providing there is placement available – this may 

be delayed if there is an issue in obtaining your 

clinical placement / you requesting a specific 

clinical placement or your placement starting in 

the week following your on-campus completion. 

Week 9 - 10 

Return of assessment documents from the 

Clinical Facilitators – please be aware that if there 

is an issue with your clinical competence – this 

part of the process may take longer than one 

week

Week 11 - 12 

Processing of clinical documents from Clinical 

Facilitators – please be aware that if there is an 

issue with your assessment – there may be a 

delay in this process or this part of the process 

may take longer than one week

Week 12 - 13 

Signing off your competence and generating 

letters of recommendation to AHPRA

Week 14 

Signing your letters of referral

Week 15  

Sending your letter to APHRA