Bridging Program/ IRON Program

ishtar · February 2018

@MorenangPinay how to prove that? That I should be currently working?

MorenangPinay · February 2018

@ishtar, you should have enough funds to support yourself during your intended stay in Australia, properties under your name if any, currently working or business owner, trips overseas. Basta mademonstrate mo na your intention is true which is just to visit at may mga mahahalaga kang dahilan para bumalik sa county of residence mo. Upon lodgement of application lalo na pag online, andun naman lahat ung mga pwede Mong isubmit as proof.

nanurze · February 2018

Hello po magandang araw sa lahat. May tanong po ako dun sa sample template ng professional reference for ANMAC, ano po ibig sabihin nung ANZSCO code?thanks po

marcopolo · February 2018

@MorenangPinay yung tita mo ba at friend both nurses na nag bridging for registration? Kasi parang ung isstate mo ung proof na ikaw ay babalik pa ng pinas, kapag tourist ka. Obvious kasi na kapag bridging program tinake mo is dahil gusto mong maging registered nurse sa Australia, so parang d kapani-paniwala na uuwi kapa kapag un nilagay mo. Kaya naguguluhan rin ako sa pagsagot ng Statement of Purpose haha

marcopolo · February 2018

@nanurze @Cassey nung case ko para makakuha ng LOE sa AHPRA puro CTC lang pinasa ko. Ang origininal is yung CV kasi need may pirma mo yun. Hindi ko nga rin sinunod format ng AHPRA, d ko alam na meron pala for CV. Pero halos ganon rin naman ginawa ko, well detailed and organized. So about sa notario, until now d ko alam ano kaibahan ng notario sa ctc haha. Tapos yung part na CTC na kapag binigay sayo eh ganon na, un na talaga ipapasa mong size. Meron akong mga pinasang hindi A4 eh, ayaw lang siguro nila na halos iba-iba sizes ng papers mo pero kung ilan ilan lang at mismong PRC, University or CHED nagbigay sayo ng ibang size na CTC na, I think pwede monang ipasa un sa AHPRA

marcopolo · February 2018

@nanurze or sundin mo nalang payo ni Maam Cassey. Pwede yun ipa scan mo ulit yung original to A4 and have it CTC'd.

marcopolo · February 2018

@LovellaEllen san mo nabasa yan? Sa AU Immigration? So masmatatagalan pa pala aantayin ng mga naka business/tourist visa during their BP then mga nag-uwian sa pinas for PR application?

So pag ganon na case, once nasa Au at nagBBP, dapat makahanap kana agad ng magssponsor sayo ng working visa. D na ideal umuwi pa.

cucci · February 2018

@marcopolo Dito sa atin sa Pinas, pag sinabing "notarized"/notario ang usual na pagkaintindi ay dapat merong nung part na "Subscribed and sworn to before me...." at ang CTC ay may nakalagay lang na "Certified True Copy" at either meron o walang pirma ng officer na nag-issue ng document or notary public.

May pagkakaiba yun sa singil. Yung may "Subcribed and sworn to..." since essentially it becomes a public document and a notary may be asked to appear before a court if it is used as evidence, nasa 150 to 200 pesos ata ang parang prescribed fee ng Supreme Court. Nauso kasi ang pag scrutinize ng mga notarized documents dahil sa mga live coverage ng impeachments at committee hearings sa senate. Yung simple certified true copy ay may nabasa ako na 20 pesos per page daw sa may Makati.

Now, para sa Australian requirements (AHPRA, ANMAC, visa application), what they require is that a public notary signs the document with the phrase "I have sighted the original and certify this to be a true copy of the original." essentially pareho lang ng "certified true copy" pero ang allowed lang na mag sign dito sa atin ay either sa Australian embassy or a notary public.

Since notary public ang signatory, tinatawag din syang notarized.

Cassey · February 2018

@marcopolo Sa Pinas ang CTC na tinatawag natin is Certified True Copy which we can get directly from the issuing body.

Dito sa Au, kapag sinabing “Certified Copy” it means na someone saw the original. Only selected professions can certify documenfs here in Au like Nurses, Pharmacists, Police Officers among others. What people do here in Au is they bring their original copies together with the photocopies to whoever certifies documents where they write or stamp “Certified True Copy of the Original” in the photocopies and sign it. Most of the places are free of charge but some charge a fee.

Now, since ang Philippines is outside Australia ang pwede lang magcertify ay yung mga nasa Notary public, JP, Employee of the Commonwealth, Australian Diplomatic Officer etc. Ang pinakahandy for most of the applicants ay yung notary public so we call it “Notarized” instead of “Certified” just to prevent confusion since iba yung nakukuha nating CTC’d copy from the issuing authority at yung certified ng notary public.

To read more on this here is the link from AHPRA website,
https://www.ahpra.gov.au/Registration/Registration-Process/Certifying-Documents.aspx

nanurze · February 2018

Thank you @marcopolo @cucci @Cassey
What I did is nagrequest ako ng panibagong papers from my school, original copy and i'll just have photocopied and pa notarize sa notary public. It'll cost me more time pero atleast sure na yun yung tama. Salamat po sa inyo.

marcopolo · February 2018

Finally, nagets ko narin kaya pala satin same lang ang tawag haha. Sa Australia pala magkaiba. Thank you!

sunshineee28 · February 2018

Will be having my bridging on monday at ACN, wish me luck guys. Kinakabahan na ako

Cassey · February 2018

@sunshineee28 All the best on your Au journey, kaya mo yan.

nanurze · February 2018

Hello everyone baka meron po sa inyo may sample professional reference letter. I've read the template of ANMAC pero i'm confused about sa ANZSCO code na sinasabi nila. Salamat po. As early as now kumuha na kaso ako ng letter sa previous employer ko from Kuwait habang ok pa sila. Salamat po sa magrireply.

KevinDavidson · February 2018

@paanfsurn academic record. Detailed ung no of hours ng lecture at no of hours ng clinical placement bawat subject.

sunshineee28 · February 2018

Thank you po maam @Cassey

Cassey · February 2018

@nanurze Hi, you can check this link for the ANZSCO code
http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/[email protected]/Product+Lookup/9D532C2A8ADA454FCA257B9500131071?opendocument

nanurze · February 2018

Thank you @Cassey

MorenangPinay · February 2018

@marcopolo I was just answering the question about a visitor visa and not for someone who is coming here to get a different visa whilst here. My friend and my Auntie were just genuine visitors when they came, only here for 2 weeks for a holiday.

iamyourangel08 · March 2018

Hello po..ask ko lang po ulit regarding sa coe or statement of service..ngclosed na po kasi yung isang company na dating pinagworkan ko..kaso yung coe po na binigay sken is nakalagay lang na "regular registered nurse" tska date of employment..wala pong number of hours per week ang nakalagay, pwde na po kaya yun? or pwede po ba ako na lang mgpasa ng stat declaration ko+ coe + contract ( na may job description pero walang # of hours) + sss contribution? ngtry na din po kasi ako mgask sa mga dating co workers ko kung pwede sila gumawa ng affidavit kaso nakakasad lang wala pong willing tumulong and halos lahat seen zoned yung message ko.. may ibang way pa po ba? thanks po..

Cassey · March 2018

@iamyourangel08 Hi, gawa ka na lang ng Stat Dec and submit whatever you can to prove your employment such as pay slips, income statement for the year at yung mga namention mo.

bizzy · March 2018

Hi, ask po ako nung nagsend kau certificate from CHED, sinabay nyo pa ba ang CAV or yung 1 page lang. tia

DebbieMae · March 2018

Ma'am @Cassey good day po.. I've been reading this thread po and I need your opinion po Sana regarding my situation. Confused po ako of I'll go with the conversion program na 1yr or mg bridging na lg po. Alin po ba sa dalawa ang mas maganda in terms of finding a job after the program and PR application po? 3yrs na po akong OR nurse dito sa Pinas. Thank you po.

Cassey · March 2018

@DebbieMae
Hi, wala namang mas advantageous sa dalawa. At the end of the day, pareho lang naman silang maglelead sa registration. Kapag gusto mong matapos ng mas mabilis, you can take BP but if you want to take your time you can do conversion course. Once you have become an RN here in Au, employers won’t ask what pathway you took kasi hindi naman nila alam yun. I would say na ang pinakatinitignang factor when it comes to finding a job is yung experience mo overseas. With your specialty, I don’t think mahihirapan kang maghanap ng work rito. With the PR application naman, wala ka namang makukuhang points for BP or Conversion (not unless na you took a 2yr Conversion course). Yung bilis ng PR application ay nakadepende sa points mo for migration at hindi sa tinapos.

Ang pinakachallenge is yung Visa. Even if you are an RN here in Au kung wala kang valid visa to work and stay here, at bay ka muna. At the moment matagal ang processing time ng PR and even with 457, So have an emergency fund just in case.

naidetous · March 2018

Hi po! Ask ko lang po kung gaano katagal ung pagprocess ng LOE.

Thanks po

Cassey · March 2018

@naidetous I think at the moment around 2mos ang waiting time.

DebbieMae · March 2018

@Cassey thank you po ma'am

nursessistic · March 2018

Hi @Cassey. Ask ko lang po about the changes ng programme? I've heard na mag change na daw yung course from 3 months gawin na pong 6months.. ano po kayang mga changes? Salamat.

KIKO · March 2018

Good Morning po.
We just received our LOE last Friday

May we know kung may nakapag clinical placement na po ba dito sa Monash University?
If yes, saan po yung clinical placements nila (Within Victoria po sana).

Maraming Salamat po

Cassey · March 2018

@nursessistic Not true at this stage.

It’s still 3 mos. Ang upcoming changes ay yung introduction ng OSCE sa mga internationally qualified nurses but there’s no date yet and no specifics about it yet.