Approved programs of study for enrolled nurse

If you have been assessed by AHPRA to take an Endorsed Enrolled Nurse course, the following are the only approved course for you.

Education Provider:

Australasian Lawrence Aged Care College

Program of Study Name:

Entry program for Internationally Qualified Nurse Enrolled Nurse

State:

VIC

Approved Campuses:

Preston, Melbourne

Profession:

Nurse

Division:

Enrolled Nurse (Division 2)

Course Type:

Bridging

Course Length:

12 weeks full time

Qualification:

Entry program for Internationally Qualified Nurse Enrolled Nurse

Qualification Type:

Bridging

Program Status:

Approved

Education Provider:

Lawson College

Program of Study Name:

Entry Program for Internationally Qualified Nurse - Enrolled Nurse

State:

VIC

Approved Campuses:

Dandenong, Berwick, Ballarat, Wangaratta

Profession:

Nurse

Division:

Enrolled Nurse (Division 2)

Course Type:

Bridging

Course Length:

480 hours

Qualification:

Entry Program for Internationally Qualified Nurse - Enrolled Nurse

Qualification Type:

Bridging

Program Status:

Approved

Reference:

AHPRA 2019, Approved programs of study, viewed 21 September 2019, <https://www.ahpra.gov.au/Education/Approved-Programs-of-Study.aspx?ref=Nurse&Type=Bridging&div=Enrolled%20Nurse%20%28Division%202%29>.

Job vacancy

After you have your bridging course you are in need of an employer to sponsor you for a working visa or permanent residency. Sometimes, other overseas qualified nurses will directly apply for permanent residency and should all the expenses during the application process.

For more than 5 years now, various websites for finding a job have changed. Some of the websites that I can provide you in looking for a job be suitable for you. Below will be the lists of hospital websites that you might need to apply. Please note that not all nursing home is included in these lists and the majority of the websites are public hospitals.

https://iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/ - this is for the entire New South Wales (NSW), Sydney is part of the NSW. Use your maps to know how far you are from Sydney when applying.

https://www.seek.com.au - this is a great website looking for a job in the entire Australia. You can modify your search in accordance to the location of your choice. Some advertisement might redirect you to the official website of an employer.

https://au.indeed.com - is similar to seek.com.au that will provide you with a variety of choices for your nursing career.

https://smartjobs.qld.gov.au/ - for any nurses who would like to work in Queensland, this will be the best website for you. Brisbane is the capital of Queensland, 'clustered in its South Bank cultural precinct are the Queensland Museum and Sciencentre, with noted interactive exhibitions' (wikipedia 2019).

https://www2.health.vic.gov.au/about/health-vacancies - this is for the whole Victoria. One of the many state and Melbourne is the capital city. 

http://jobs.sahealthcareers.com.au/caw/en/listing/ - this is for the job listing in the entire South Australia. Adelaide is the capital city and close to Melbourne. 

https://ww2.health.wa.gov.au/Careers/Occupations/Nursing-and-midwifery/Nursing-and-midwifery-employment-opportunities - this is in the whole part of Western Australia. Perth is the capital city.

https://health.nt.gov.au/professionals/nursing-and-midwifery/nursing-and-midwifery-recruitment/employment-and-vacancies - this is the career portal for Northern Territory. Darwin is the capital city. 

https://www.dhhs.tas.gov.au/career/home/nurses2 - this is the job portal for Tasmania. 'Hobart is the capital and largest city of Tasmania. It is also the most populous city in the state, with a population of about 220,000 people' ( Worldatlas 2019).

https://www.ramsayhealth.com.au/ - this is a profit organisation and owned heaps of hospitals right across Australia. If you want to work here, you can explore their websites and job offers. 

http://www.healthscope.com.au/ - 'Healthscope is a leading private healthcare provider in Australia with 43 hospitals as well as a market leading international pathology operation in New Zealand' (Healthscope 2019).

https://www.bupaagedcare.com.au/careers - is a profit organisation. The majority of their facilities are in nursing home business. If you want to work in a nursing homes, this might be your other options.

Some public hospitals may sponsor you, others may not due to strict implementation of the Australian government that they need to prioritise their permanent residents and citizens. However, never loss of hopes as there will be always something for you. 

Bridging program fo internationally qualified nurses

I had done this bridging program in 2012, and I can say that it is effective in introducing the overseas qualified nurses with the Australian nursing approach. Coming from the Philippines is somehow similar but terms are used slightly different.

In the Philippines, our University curriculum was almost the same curriculum in one of the US University (affiliate). We were already prepared to become a  Philippine and US registered nurses.

It never came into my mind that I will be spending the rest of my nursing career in Australia.

It is important to allow the new nurses to integrate their nursing knowledge and skills with Australian standard of practice. With the help of bridging program, it will allow the gaps to be filled in and allow overseas qualified nurses to become more confident in a different set up.

The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) defined bridging program as 'that enables internationally qualified nurses and midwives who do not qualify for registration under section 53(b) of the National Law to meet the requirements under section 53(c) by completing further study and assessment against the NMBA’s standards for practice. To be eligible, international applicants must be referred to a bridging program by the NMBA.'

Some nurses might be asking if there are any alternatives for this bridging program to enable them to practice legally as a nurse in Australia. According to NMBA, 'applicants who do not wish to undertake a bridging program can upgrade their current nursing or midwifery qualification either in Australia or overseas. If you upgrade your qualification outside Australia you must make sure that the country you are upgrading in meets the accreditation requirements of criteria 2 and 3.'

Below are the most updated list of Universities and colleges that offer bridging program from NMBA website.

Reference:

NMBA 2019, Bridging program, viewed on 27 August 2019, <https://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines-Statements/FAQ/FAQ-IQNM-bridging-program.aspx>.

Approved Program of Study for Enrolled nurse from Overseas

If you are enrolled nurse from overseas, find the approved study for you. This will also include all the bridging courses for enrolled nurses. You can also find this information in NMBA website. Just read the previous entry and click on the link that was provided.

Meanwhile, you can click on the images below for the list of the approved courses.

Pre-post

Tomorrow, all institution that does not offer bridging program for the year 2011 will posted here. This will help those who wanted to take bridging course to save them from sending enquiries, and instead, have the right institution.

Nursing Programs in Australia

For those of you who have not seen the copy of AHPRA for the list of nursing programs. Please have a look below. 

Only Bridging programs will be listed in here as copied from AHPRA.

APPROVED COURSE LIST NURSING

The Board, at its meeting on the 25 February 2010,

1. noted that under s.283 of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 (the

national law), programs providing qualifications for registration transition on 1 July 2010

will be published on the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) website

as approved programs

2. agreed that the qualifications attached are approved qualifications for the purposes of

sections 53, 94, and 95 of the national law, on the proviso that they are approved on 30

June 2010

3. agreed to roll over all approvals that are due before 1 July 2012 to 1 July 2012

It will be arranged according to the Descriptions as shown below.

For a complete list of Programs approved by AHPRA, kindly click on the link  that is highlighted below:

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Division

registration Type

Program of Study

Institution

Accreditation Expiry date

Country

Australia State

Course Type

Status of Program Study

Date Approved

Registered Nurse (Div 1)

General

Bridging program for enrolled nurses to receive credit in Bachelor of Nursing

Australian Catholic University (Sydney) 

Dec 2011 

Australia 

NSW

Bridging 

Approved 

Feb 2010

Registered Nurse (Div 1)

 General

HSC Board of Studies endorsed nursing course for credit in Bachelor of Nursing

 University of Western Sydney 

Dec 2012

 Australia 

NSW

Bridging 

Approved 

Feb 2010

Registered Nurse (Div 1) 

General

Articulation Course for Chinese Medical University (China) 3+2 Cooperative Bachelor of

Nursing Program and Bachelor of Nursing Course (4642)

University of Western Sydney 

Dec 2012 

Australia 

NSW

Bridging 

Approved 

Jun 2010

Registered Nurse (Div 1) 

General

Bridging Program for enrolled nurses to receive credit in Bachelor of Nursing 

University of Wollongong 

Dec 2013 

Australia 

NSW

Bridging 

Approved 

Feb 2010

Enrolled Nurse (Div 2) 

General

Skill Gap Course for entry to Cert IV in Nursing 

TAFE NSW 

Dec 2012 

Australia

NSW

Bridging 

Approved 

Jun 2010

Registered Nurse (Div 1) 

General

Overseas Qualified Nurse Program 

ACT Health 

May 2014 

Australia 

ACT

Bridging 

Approved 

Feb 2010

Registered Nurse (Div 1) 

General

Program for Overseas Qualified nurses 

Victorian College of Health & Nursing

 Dec 2010 

Australia 

ACT

Bridging 

Approved 

Jun 2010

Registered Nurse (Div 1) 

General

Contemporary Nursing in Australia: orientation and assessment of competence as a

registered nurse

The College of Nursing 

Apr 2013 

Australia 

NSW

Bridging 

Approved 

Feb 2010

Enrolled Nurse (Div 2) 

General

Contemporary Nursing in Australia: orientation and assessment of competence as a

enrolled nurse

The College of Nursing

 Dec 2013 

Australia 

NSW

Bridging 

Approved 

Feb 2010

Registered Nurse (Div 1) 

General

Overseas Nurse Competency Assessment Program (ONCAP) 

Department of Health and Families 

Feb 2012 

Australia 

NT

Bridging 

Approved 

Feb 2010

Registered Nurse (Div 1) 

General

Bridging Program for Internationally Qualified Nurses 

Charles Darwin University and Department of

Health and Families

Apr 2012 

Australia 

NT

Bridging 

Approved 

Feb 2010

Registered Nurse (Div 1) 

General

Australian Registered Nurse Training Program (ARNTP) University of South Australia 

Apr 2015 

Australia 

SA

Bridging 

Approved 

Feb 2010

Registered Nurse (Div 1) 

General

Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses 

Alpine Health 

Dec 2014 

Australia 

VIC

Bridging 

Approved 

Feb 2010

Enrolled Nurse (Div 2)

 General

Initial Registration Course for Division 2 Overseas Registered Nurses 

Alpine Health 

Dec 2014 

Australia 

VIC

Bridging 

Approved 

Feb 2010

Registered Nurse (Div 1) 

General

Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses 

Australian Centre for Further Education 

Dec 2011 

Australia 

VIC

Bridging 

Approved 

Jun 2010

Registered Nurse (Div 1) 

General

Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses 

Castlemaine Health 

Sep 2013

Australia 

VIC

Bridging 

Approved 

Feb 2010

Enrolled Nurse (Div 2) 

General

Initial Registration Course for Division 2 Overseas Registered Nurses

Castlemaine Health 

Sep 2013 

Australia 

VIC

Bridging 

Approved 

Feb 2010

Registered Nurse (Div 1) 

General

Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses 

Deakin University 

Apr 2013 

Australia 

VIC

Bridging 

Approved 

Feb 2010

Registered Nurse (Div 1) 

General

Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses 

Eastern Health 

Aug 2012 

Australia 

VIC

Bridging 

Approved 

Feb 2010

Registered Nurse (Div 1) General

Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses 

Education, Training and Employment Australia (Heidelberg)

May 2013 

Australia 

VIC

Bridging 

Approved 

Feb 2010

Registered Nurse (Div 1) 

General

Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses

 Epworth Freemasons 

Jun 2015

 Australia 

VIC

Bridging 

Approved 

Jun 2010

Enrolled Nurse (Div 2) General

Initial Registration Course for Division 2 Overseas Registered Nurses 

Epworth Freemasons 

Jun 2015 

Australia 

VIC

Bridging 

Approved 

Jun 2010

Registered Nurse (Div 1) 

General

Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses 

La Trobe University

Feb 2014 

Australia 

VIC

Bridging 

Approved 

Feb 2010

Registered Nurse (Div 1) 

General

Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses

 Mercy Health Training Institute (East Melbourne)

Feb 2014 

Australia 

VIC

Bridging 

Approved 

Feb 2010

Enrolled Nurse (Div 2) 

General

Initial Registration Course for Division 2 Overseas Registered Nurses 

Mercy Health Training Institute (East Melbourne)

Feb 2014 

Australia 

VIC

Bridging 

Approved 

Feb 2010

Registered Nurse (Div 1) 

General

Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses 

Ramsay Health Care (Melbourne Head Office) 

Oct 2013 

Australia 

VIC

Bridging 

Approved

 Feb 2010

Enrolled Nurse (Div 2) 

General

Initial Registration Course for Division 2 Overseas Registered Nurses 

Ramsay Health Care (Melbourne Head Office)

Oct 2013 

Australia 

VIC

Bridging 

Approved 

Feb 2010

Registered Nurse (Div 1)

General

Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses 

Robinvale District Health Service (Robinvale) 

Nov 2013 

Australia 

VIC

Bridging 

Approved 

Feb 2010

Enrolled Nurse (Div 2) 

General

Initial Registration Course for Division 2 Overseas Registered Nurses 

Robinvale District Health Service (Robinvale) 

Nov 2013 

Australia 

VIC

Bridging 

Approved 

Feb 2010

Registered Nurse (Div 1) 

General

Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses 

Royal Women’s Hospital 

Dec 2013 

Australia 

VIC

Bridging 

Approved 

Feb 2010

Registered Nurse (Div 1) 

General

Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses 

South West Healthcare (Warrnambool) 

Feb 2014 

Australia 

VIC

Bridging 

Approved 

Feb 2010

Registered Nurse (Div 1) 

General

Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses 

Stawell Regional Health (Stawell) 

Oct 2013 

Australia 

VIC

Bridging 

Approved 

Feb 2010

Registered Nurse (Div 1) 

General

Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses 

St Vincent’s & Mercy Private Hospital (Fitzroy & East Melbourne)

Aug 2013 

Australia 

VIC

Bridging 

Approved 

Feb 2010

Registered Nurse (Div 1) 

General

Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses 

University of Ballarat 

Aug 2014 

Australia 

VIC

Bridging 

Approved 

Feb 2010

Registered Nurse (Div 1) 

General

Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses 

Victorian College of Health and Nursing

(Heidelberg)

Sep 2011 

Australia 

VIC

Bridging 

Approved 

Feb 2010

Registered Nurse (Div 1) 

General

Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses 

West Gippsland Health Service

 Mar 2014 

Australia 

VIC

Bridging 

Approved 

Jun 2010

What to Be discussed

This blog will be discussing all about the requirements of nurses trained overseas to different states in Australia. The discussion will start on May 1,2011.

This blog will be useful and will guide nurses overseas on how to gain registration in Australia.

See you soon