If you are a licenced physiotherapist from overseas who wishes to work in Australia, you must meet specific requirements in order to practise physiotherapy according to Australian standards. For foreign-trained physiotherapists who desire to work in Australia, the Australian Physiotherapy Council serves as the evaluating body. The Council’s responsibility is to evaluate the credentials and…
Are you thinking of working as a nurse in New Zealand? You must have an offer of employment that meets your qualifications in order to apply for a working visa for New Zealand, in a field where there are no qualified New Zealanders available. Registered Nurses and nurse practitioners come into a particular group because…
The Nursing Council of New Zealand/ Te Kaunihera Tapuhi o Aotearoa has recently announced on September 5, 2022 a new model for registering nurses who have received their education outside Aotearoa New Zealand. Starting in 2024, the Council will no longer rely primarily on documentation, but will instead directly assess a nurse’s competence to practice…
A significant event in your life was receiving your bachelor’s degree in nursing. As you triumphantly walked across the commencement stage, all of the hours of effort you had put in and any self-doubt you may have had before enrolling were finally put to rest. You succeeded, and nothing can now take that accomplishment from…
The English Language Competence policy of the Nursing Council of New Zealand has been updated by the organisation on August 19, 2022. This revision is in response to the Council’s consultation earlier this year on how it evaluates and registers globally qualified nurses. Additionally, it considers broader comments on the Council’s English language policy. The…
Nursing is as much of a calling rather than a career path. More than any other reason, most of the people become interested in the nursing profession because they feel called to it and want to help people. You will surely make an impression and have a positive effect on the lives of your patients,…
As a healthcare professional, you would have already heard of the OET- the Occupational English Test. Developed to cover 12 different healthcare professions including OET exam for Nurses, this test assesses a candidate’s proficiency in the English language by scoring their Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking skills. The test materials are designed to cover true-to-life…
The Australian Commonwealth and states are currently in the process of finalising a plan to allow 2000 overseas nurses and doctors to enter the country for work, so as to ease a healthcare staffing crisis. Melbourne and Sydney are reeling under the impact of the pandemic, with many hospitals jammed with Covid-19 patients. The health…
The Registered Nurse Objective Structured Clinical Examination (RN OSCE) is the practical examination for internationally qualified registered nurses seeking registration in Australia as a registered nurse. The RN OSCE exam consists of 10 stations (or clinical scenarios) that have been developed to test candidates against the NMBA Registered Nurse Standards for Practice. The OSCE is…
Starting October 10th, nurses and midwives who have taken their basic qualification overseas will be able to take a language test of English proficiency on their own computers at home. The NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council), UK, has announced it will accept results from a new computer-based way of completing the Occupational English Test (OET)…
