Nursing Fresh Graduate

leaxxx · March 2019

Hi. I’m a nursing fresh graduate. Passed the boards last Dec2018. Manghihingi lang po sana ako ng advice kung ano po ba mas better kung gawin? Kung magwork muna ako dito for experience or punta na po ako sa australia para makipagsapalaran. Hehe wala pa po kasi akong nakikita na fresh grad tapos punta agad aus. sobrang naguguluhan po kasi ako.

cucci · March 2019

To be registered as nurse in Au, one of the current basic requirement is 450 hours of experience, roughly translates to about 3 months full time work. Other than that, you will have to undergo the bridging program... which is being phased out or the new pathway which is to be implemented sometime this year.

Another option, since fresh grad ka naman is to take a nursing conversion course which depending on the assessment of your credentials make take from 1 to 2 years.

Dami na po discussion about these choices dito sa forum so I won't elaborate na.

leaxxx · March 2019

@cucci ohh alright po thank you

bulbasaur · March 2019

My friend did hers using the following option.

You grab at least 3 years of work experience in the Philippines or anywhere else abroad, then get a nursing conversion course. You'll get higher points if you are 25-32 years old plus you'll get more from your experience for 3 years at least. You will also be automatically classified as an Australian nurse if you do a conversion course.

The only drawback is money paid for tuition, plus the effort and time it takes to complete the course.

There are a handful of ways. Just keep on reading and researching. Good luck and God bless.

leaxxx · March 2019

@bjsbelonio thank you so much sir! This helps a lot

MLBS · March 2019

Nurse pala background mo. Just wanna say na wala kang takas sa bridging/conversion program if you want to apply for PR here sa australia. And mahal ang tuition for those courses so take that in mind also.

bulbasaur · March 2019

Unlike ung ibang courses, mejo mahirap makahanap ng part-time. Ang swerte nga mga nurses/nursing students here, they can easily join nursing agencies or nursing homes as carers, nursing assistants or orderly. Kaso nga lang ung experiences from working on those jobs would not count as experiences na pwede mong gawing points since di naman siya nursing TBH.