We all know that in order to receive a letter of Bridging in Australia as a nurse, a candidate or an applicant need to have a band score of 7 in all categories in IELTS and A or B for OET or Occupational English Test in four components for Academic. However, there will be cases that AHPRA might waive the English language proficiency of an applicant, and mostly it will be depending on your qualifications.
Please click on the link below to read more about it. The document is taken from AHPRA.
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
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:
For a complete list of Programs approved by AHPRA, kindly click on the link that is highlighted below:
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
Monday, May 16, 2011
Remember
For all overseas nurse who have received a letter from AHPRA that they are eligible to do a Bridging course in Australia, please take note that Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia will give you a list of program that is acceptable in their country. Since you are advised to do a bridging course, look for the COURSE Type that says BRIDGING.
Because, there are some Agencies, that in order for their applicant to travel or study abroad, they advised them to enroll in Certificate III or IV. Which is not a good idea. However, if you intend to take Aged Care certificate III or IV, then no need to worry about bridging course.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Bridging Program (Australia)
For more info on schools offering the IRON program under NBV
*Education Provider
*Campus
*Course Name
*Accreditation Expiry Date
Alpine Health
Myrtleford, Bright and Mt. Beauty
Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses
December 2014
Deakin University
Burwood
Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses
April 2013
Eastern Health
Angliss Hospital,
Box Hill Hospital, Maroondah Hospital.
Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses
August 2012
Education Training and Employment Australia
Heidelberg
Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses
May 2011
La Trobe University
Bendigo
Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses
February 2014
Mercy Health Training Institute (Mercy Health)
East Melbourne
Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses
February 2014
Mt Alexander Hospital
Castlemaine
Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses
September 2013
Ramsay Health Care
Melbourne Head Office
Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses
October 2013
Robinvale District Health Service
Robinvale
Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses
November 2013
Royal Women’s Hospital
Parkville
Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses
December 2013
South West Healthcare
Warrnambool
Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses
February 2014
Stawell Regional Health
Stawell
Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses
October 2013
Fitzroy
St Vincent’s & Mercy Private Hospital
East Melbourne
Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses
October 2012
University of Ballarat
Ballarat & East Melbourne
Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses
August 2014
Victorian College
of Health and Nursing
Heidelberg
Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses
December 2009
*Education Provider
*Campus
*Course Name
*Accreditation Expiry Date
Alpine Health
Myrtleford, Bright and Mt. Beauty
Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses
December 2014
Deakin University
Burwood
Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses
April 2013
Eastern Health
Angliss Hospital,
Box Hill Hospital, Maroondah Hospital.
Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses
August 2012
Education Training and Employment Australia
Heidelberg
Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses
May 2011
La Trobe University
Bendigo
Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses
February 2014
Mercy Health Training Institute (Mercy Health)
East Melbourne
Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses
February 2014
Mt Alexander Hospital
Castlemaine
Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses
September 2013
Ramsay Health Care
Melbourne Head Office
Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses
October 2013
Robinvale District Health Service
Robinvale
Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses
November 2013
Royal Women’s Hospital
Parkville
Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses
December 2013
South West Healthcare
Warrnambool
Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses
February 2014
Stawell Regional Health
Stawell
Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses
October 2013
Fitzroy
St Vincent’s & Mercy Private Hospital
East Melbourne
Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses
October 2012
University of Ballarat
Ballarat & East Melbourne
Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses
August 2014
Victorian College
of Health and Nursing
Heidelberg
Initial Registration Course for Division 1 Overseas Registered Nurses
December 2009
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Fees in Applying for Registration in Australia
Below will be the fees that an international qualified nurse or those who are seeking for registration as Registered nurse in Australia. Fees are subject to change, so it will be best to check AHPRA every now and then for any updated fees.
For a complete list from AHPRA, kindly click on the highlighted link blow:
For a complete list from AHPRA, kindly click on the highlighted link blow:
Taken from AHPRA site.
Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia
Schedule of fees
Item National Fee Rebate for NSW registrants Fee for registrants
with principal place of
practice in NSW
$ $ $
Application for general registration 115 - 115
Application for provisional registration 115 - 115
Application for limited registration 115 - 115
Application for non practising
registration 20 - 20
Application for endorsement of
registration 90 - 90
Annual fee for general registration 115 11 104
Annual fee for provisional registration 115 11 104
Annual fee for limited registration 115 11 104
Annual fee for endorsement of
registration 0 - 0
Annual fee for non practising
registration 20 - 20
Late renewal of registration 55 - 55
Replacement registration certificate 20 - 20
Extract from the register 10 - 10
Copy of the register
(if application is assessed as in
the public interest) 2,000 - 2,000
Overseas assessment charge 220 - 220
Verification of registration status 50 - 50
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Standard CV/Resume for Overseas Trained Nurse
Most of Overseas trained nurses are aware that when they submit their application it should include their updated resume or curriculum vitae. Sending or attaching the CV in your application form should be in accordance with the format of AHPRA or NMBA.
Below is the standard format for Curriculum Vitae that will be included in your (international nurse or graduate nurse from Australia) application form.
Copied from the site of AHPRA, for a more detailed description kindly visit the website of AHPRA or inquire online on their virtual assistant.
"The following information is provided as a guide to what you should include in the
curriculum vitae that you provide to AHPRA as part of your application"
(Include dates, facility, city, state and results)
(Please note whether competent and /or observed)
Details to include:
• Dates
• Title of the position(s) -
• Facility (including name, address and contact details i.e. City, State, Country)
• Responsibilities (including whether position was full-time/part-time and if part-
time include hours of work/week)
and any periods of observership
Please provide an explanation of any period since obtaining your professional
qualifications where you have not practised and reasons (eg undertaking study,
travel, family commitment)
• where you are currently registered to practice and your registration number
• where you have been previously registered to practice and your registration number
(if known)
• where you have applied for registration and that application remains under
consideration
Note: If provided this should be limited to 1-2 pages
Other important information
• You must declare on your CV that the ‘The Curriculum Vitae is true and
correct as at (insert date)’. This declaration must be signed and dated.
• The Boards will only accept the original signed Curriculum Vitae.
• You must also attach certified copies of any results or performance reports
from bridging courses undertaken, skills assessment, observership (as
applicable) that have been stated in the CV.
Below is the standard format for Curriculum Vitae that will be included in your (international nurse or graduate nurse from Australia) application form.
Copied from the site of AHPRA, for a more detailed description kindly visit the website of AHPRA or inquire online on their virtual assistant.
"The following information is provided as a guide to what you should include in the
curriculum vitae that you provide to AHPRA as part of your application"
- Personal Information
- Qualifications Obtained
- Bridging Programs / Qualifying Examinations
(Include dates, facility, city, state and results)
- Clinical / Procedural Skills
(Please note whether competent and /or observed)
- Work / Practice History
- Current and Previous Positions
Details to include:
• Dates
• Title of the position(s) -
• Facility (including name, address and contact details i.e. City, State, Country)
• Responsibilities (including whether position was full-time/part-time and if part-
time include hours of work/week)
- Internship and Observership
- Provide in the chronology of the practice history details of internship rotations
and any periods of observership
- Gaps in Work / Practice History
Please provide an explanation of any period since obtaining your professional
qualifications where you have not practised and reasons (eg undertaking study,
travel, family commitment)
- Registration History
- Provide a list of jurisdictions i.e. authorities:
• where you are currently registered to practice and your registration number
• where you have been previously registered to practice and your registration number
(if known)
• where you have applied for registration and that application remains under
consideration
- References and Publications
Note: If provided this should be limited to 1-2 pages
Other important information
• You must declare on your CV that the ‘The Curriculum Vitae is true and
correct as at (insert date)’. This declaration must be signed and dated.
• The Boards will only accept the original signed Curriculum Vitae.
• You must also attach certified copies of any results or performance reports
from bridging courses undertaken, skills assessment, observership (as
applicable) that have been stated in the CV.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Criteria for Registration of internationally trained nurse for Australia
According to the new standards of NMBA, the following are the requirements needed by an overseas trained nurse seeking registration in Australia.
The NMBA came out with five criteria in assessing an international trained nurses and midwifery.
The applicant meets English language proficiency criteria for the nursing and midwifery professions. Where "The applicant must have obtained the results within two years prior to applying for registration; The results must have been obtained in one sitting; The applicant can undertake the test either onshore or offshore; The applicant must make arrangements for test
results to be provided directly to AHPRA by the testing authority
The applicant is assessed as meeting current Australian nursing and midwifery education standards. According to this criteria for assessment: " For a registered nurse and midwife, the evidence provided by the applicant demonstrates that their education preparation meets NMBA-approved accreditation standards as follows:• For registration as a registered nurse, the minimum qualification must be a university-based8
Bachelor degree (or where relevant, a postgraduate qualification) and the minimum length of the course is equivalent to six semesters’ full-time study.
*For registration as a midwife, the minimum qualification must be a university-based Bachelor degree (or where relevant, a postgraduate qualification) and the minimum length of the course is equivalent to six semesters’ fulltime study. or
• The minimum length of the preregistration midwifery course must be at least 12 months full time, where the midwifery student is a registered nurse.
• For an enrolled nurse the evidence provided by the applicant demonstrates that their education
preparation meets the current approved standards for enrolled nurses in Australia, which is a certificate
IV-based course until 1 July 2014, at which point the entry to practice standard will be changed to the
Diploma level."
Documentary evidence to include original or certified copies as per the criteria of AHPRA Certifying Documents.
• The applicant provides a transcript of theoretical content of the course, including total hours for each
subject and clinical experience.
• The applicant provides the certificate gained and evidence of completion of the course.
• Applicant must provide original or certified documentary evidence of currency of eligibility of
registration or licensure in the country from which they last worked
• Applicant must provide certified documentary evidence from their current and previous employers
that they have practised nursing and/or midwifery within the past five years preceding their pplication,
as defined in criteria of the NMBA recency of practice registration standard
• If not currently employed, the applicant must provide certified documentary evidence from their most
recent employer
• Applicant must have practised nursing and/or midwifery as defined by the definition of ‘practice’
contained in the NMBA recency
If the applicant is applying from a country that either:
• does not have a regulatory system
• cannot provide evidence
Therefore the " applicants will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the State and Territory boards"
All the informations above are taken from the website of AHPRA. There are no any information added.
The NMBA came out with five criteria in assessing an international trained nurses and midwifery.
- Criterion one
- Criterion two
The applicant meets English language proficiency criteria for the nursing and midwifery professions. Where "The applicant must have obtained the results within two years prior to applying for registration; The results must have been obtained in one sitting; The applicant can undertake the test either onshore or offshore; The applicant must make arrangements for test
results to be provided directly to AHPRA by the testing authority
- Criterion three
The applicant is assessed as meeting current Australian nursing and midwifery education standards. According to this criteria for assessment: " For a registered nurse and midwife, the evidence provided by the applicant demonstrates that their education preparation meets NMBA-approved accreditation standards as follows:• For registration as a registered nurse, the minimum qualification must be a university-based8
Bachelor degree (or where relevant, a postgraduate qualification) and the minimum length of the course is equivalent to six semesters’ full-time study.
*For registration as a midwife, the minimum qualification must be a university-based Bachelor degree (or where relevant, a postgraduate qualification) and the minimum length of the course is equivalent to six semesters’ fulltime study. or
• The minimum length of the preregistration midwifery course must be at least 12 months full time, where the midwifery student is a registered nurse.
• For an enrolled nurse the evidence provided by the applicant demonstrates that their education
preparation meets the current approved standards for enrolled nurses in Australia, which is a certificate
IV-based course until 1 July 2014, at which point the entry to practice standard will be changed to the
Diploma level."
Documentary evidence to include original or certified copies as per the criteria of AHPRA Certifying Documents.
• The applicant provides a transcript of theoretical content of the course, including total hours for each
subject and clinical experience.
• The applicant provides the certificate gained and evidence of completion of the course.
- Criterion four
• Applicant must provide original or certified documentary evidence of currency of eligibility of
registration or licensure in the country from which they last worked
• Applicant must provide certified documentary evidence from their current and previous employers
that they have practised nursing and/or midwifery within the past five years preceding their pplication,
as defined in criteria of the NMBA recency of practice registration standard
• If not currently employed, the applicant must provide certified documentary evidence from their most
recent employer
• Applicant must have practised nursing and/or midwifery as defined by the definition of ‘practice’
contained in the NMBA recency
If the applicant is applying from a country that either:
• does not have a regulatory system
• cannot provide evidence
Therefore the " applicants will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the State and Territory boards"
- Criterion five
All the informations above are taken from the website of AHPRA. There are no any information added.
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