NURSES: What you need to know

Arlene · October 2018

@diannaC January sana, pero wala prn LOE from AHPRA, so baka April na talaga..

danjoe03 · October 2018

@lizzie86 parehas tayo ng deadline date. Hnd pa ako magawan ng letter ng good standing ko from hospital. Kakainis. Nadedelay ako.

lizzie86 · October 2018

@danjoe03 mag statutory na lang ako try ko kng pede. d pa nagrereply si Toop eh. pareho tayo ng RO

cheng1003 · October 2018

Hello po sa lahat. Sino po dito ang nagpasa na ng documents and waiting for LOE na lang?

Timeline
June 16 submitted docs to aphra (vic)
July 16 cc was debited, documents scanned and reviewed
Aug 14 ff up application thru web inquiry
Sept 4 RO contacted me
Sept 14 extension letter given until jan 16
Oct 5 ff up again sa RO
Oct 16 3mos of my papers submitted
Till now waiting sa LOE..

Na stress ako kc nauna pa ako nagpasa sa frienda ko pero mas nauna pa ca nagka LOE. Sabi naman wala problema sa papers q pero till now under assessment parin.

danjoe03 · October 2018

@lizzie86 hinihingan kaba ng letter from your hospital n(good standing) apart from Stat Dec?

cheng1003 · October 2018

@lizzie86 @danjoe03 bakit po di kayo mabigyan ng COGS. nkakuha naman po aq last june. Dpa naman aq resign. Oman din po ako work

lizzie86 · October 2018

@danjoe03 magpapasa pa lang ako ng statutory declaration sa Sunday pero napadala ko na un letter from my current employer. Nung September pa pero hindi pa daw nya natatanggap un SQUH good standing ko. eh same day un pinadala so I assume hindi pa dn nya natatanggap un letter from my current company pero nag email dn ako asking kung natanggap nya ba un. Sagot nya magemail daw sya ulit pag natanggap nya un SQUH COGS at titigan nya kung okay na ba un. kaw ano sabi nya sayo?

girmarie · October 2018

@cutie_rhach thanks po

Cassey · October 2018

FYI: Sa mga balak mageenrol sa Deakin for IRON, I’ve just called and was told na full na yung slots for their January and May intake. You may want to check other schools offering BP.

danjoe03 · October 2018

@lizzie86 for now, kailangan ko ung ROPH COGS. Haist. Inaantay ko eh. Para sabay sabay ko naipapasa. Mahal kasi mag padala. Haist

lizzie86 · October 2018

@danjoe03 nakakuha ka ba ng letter from MOH nung letter of non-issuance?kuha ka kay ate Theresa mabait namn un. ako ipapadala ko na lang un luma ko kasabay ng stat dec ko for my COGS for my private

lizzie86 · October 2018

@cheng1003 ehh ayaw pirmahan ng employer ko un form ng COGS ko kasi hindi pa daw tapos un duty ko till december. kaw ba dumeretso ka sa MOH kahit wala pa pirma nila?

Akijo · October 2018

@Cassey sa site po ba ng AHPRA makikita yong list of schools na nag ooffer po ng IRON? baka po pwede pa forward yong link nila salamat po

margarettepaglinawan · October 2018

Hi Maam @Cassey ! I have a question. I am a graduate of Diploma in Practical Nursing here in the Phil. I am really confused whether I should try to apply for registration as an Enrolled nurse in Oz (It may be a waste of time and effort) or should I study Diploma in Nursing? Can you give me an advice po during your spare time if possible? Also do they credit subjects from our Transcripts? Thank you so much.

cucci · October 2018

Akijo said:
@Cassey sa site po ba ng AHPRA makikita yong list of schools na nag ooffer po ng IRON? baka po pwede pa forward yong link nila salamat po

The current list of approved bridging programs and schools can be found here.

cucci · October 2018

@margarettepaglinawan It seems that AHPRA does not recognize internationally quafied Enrolled Nurses... there's no bridging program for that and the recognized degrees are on the average 18-24 month program of Australian institutions. As such, you will need to enrol in one of those approved courses inorder to qualify for registration. As to whether some of your subjects can be credited, that is a prerogative of the school/uni you will be enrolling in.

Cassey · October 2018

@Akijo

SCHOOLS OFFERING BPs
Australian Centre of Further Education - Melbourne, Victoria
Australian College of Nursing - Parramatta, NSW
Central Queensland University - Cairns - QLD Noosa - QLD Rockhampton - QLD
Deakin University - VIC
Education, Training and Employment Australia - Heidelberg VIC, Canningvale WA, Adelaide SA, Eveleigh, NSW
Institute of Health and Nursing Australia (IHNA)
La Trobe University - Bendigo VIC
Lonsdale Institute - Myrtleford, VIC
Monash University - Clayton VIC
Southern Cross University
University of South Australia - Adelaide City East

Cassey · October 2018

@margarettepaglinawan Hi, i think you might need to study here if you want to become an Enrolled Nurse. You can ask your school of choice if they can credit your subjects. It really depends on their curriculum.

pammmc · October 2018

@jjlara I have received extension letters twice, last July 19 and last October 17 which was 2 days before mag-expire ang first extension ko (Oct 19), but just 5 days after that, I got my LOE. I hope you got yours soonest as well. All the best.

kranchee29 · October 2018

Hi! Anyone here na nag Bachelor of Nursing (conversion 1 year) sa ECU Perth at pinapackaged sa English course? Mga ilang weeks kaya minimum nila na inooffer for English course?

misskj · October 2018

@Cassey Hi po Ms. Cassey, we called Deakin din po but can’t get clear answers. We’re just told by our agent that January intake is full. But yun May po ba full na din daw po?

Cassey · October 2018

@misskj I called their number for International Students +61 96274877 and that’s what I was told. It’s full already even for the June intake. If you check their website, it says closed as well.

You can check their website from time to time but have a Plan B especially that the new assessment will be rolled out next year.

sgl663 · October 2018

All we know is AHPRA will continue to assess international nurses using the current guidelines til early next year. I am wondering what will happen to us nurses who have/will have a valid LOE but no available school intakes for BP next year.

ilovemichie · October 2018

Hi! Any ideas which schools still have open slots for early intakes in 2019? From reading this thread kasi, closed na most of the first quarter intakes.

annafonz · October 2018

@sgl663 yan po ang malaki tlgng tanong..halos lahat nga po ng school ay closed na...

amypilapil · November 2018

hi maam @Cassey! new lang po ako,
Im just doing a research on how to work and migrate in australia. I'm an educ graduate with 7 seven years teaching experience but now working as a library staff, my husband is an RN but did not have any experience at all, nagwork kasi sya agad sa sales and now working in the office as a finance secretary.,
Question ko lang po., sinu po kaya saming dalawa ang mas may chance maapprove for student visa?
nagbasa po ako sa thread n to about bridging program for nurses pero hindi po yata pwede husband ko dun dahil wala sya experience.. tama po ba? sana po may makatulong po samin.. salamat po.

Cassey · November 2018

@amypilapil

Hi, I can only speak with regards to RN profession. Definitely may chance to migrate however it may be hard since wala siyang experience. Migration is based on points system. You need to at least have 65 points which nowadays isn’t enough to get you invited to apply for PR. If you want to estimate your points, there’s a points calculator here in the forum.
Since he doesn’t have an experience, he needs to do a Conversion program and not a BP. This is a 1-2 year course depending on the school.
Both of you can definitely apply for SV but you have to see who has a higher chances of applying for PR so as not to waste time. There’s a thread here in the forum about Filo Teachers practicing in Au, you might wanna check on that as well.

amypilapil · November 2018

@Cassey ahh ok po, so pwede po sya dun sa conversion program., then after that, pwede n po sya mag aapply ng work as a nurse?

Cassey · November 2018

@amypilapil Kung may valid visa siya to stay after nung course, then pwede siyang magwork dito as a Nurse. For work sponsorship, kinukuha nila yung may at least 3yrs na hospital experience.

Once na matapos na siya, need niyang magregister as RN tapos magpaskills assesment sa ANMAC. After that kapag may enough points na, apply kayo ng skill select then antay sa invitation to apply for PR. Ang pinakachallenge nga lang is how you’ll be able to stay here in Au after the course to do all these. You might need to apply for another SV or go back to Ph.