NurseyT Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Hi all, I am new to the forum so getting to grips with all the information about nurses migrating to Oz! I was hoping for some advice on the rules on UK qualifications and what they translate to on the AQF. I am an RGN (Adult) and have a Dip HE, working in the South West of England at the moment and have been qualified for 7 years. Obviously I am aware due to the current rules with AHPRA I can't get into Oz on a PR with the qualifications I have but have been offered the chance to go back to uni next year to do some level 3 short courses to top up. Turns out I have already done some level 3 stuff so I only need 40 credits to get a BSC in specialist practice without honours or I can do a 40 credit dissertation on top and get a BSc specialist practice with Hons. I am trying to work out if I need to do the dissertation or not to be passed for registration with ANMAC/AHPRA? I would prefer to avoid doing the dissertation if I can as a) itll slow down the process by another 6-9 months and b) its going to cost me £1650 to do! We were looking at ideally moving to Queensland at the end of 2016, what are my chances of getting work there? I will have about a years cardiac ITU experience by the time I have done these extra courses to top up. Thanks. Teresa x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjmilly Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Hi Teresa, Sorry no advice as I am in a similar situation to you so I will follow your thread with interest. I am hoping to be able to just do 3 x 20 credit level 6 modules with my employer over the next year however I am not sure what this would give me a BSC in? I am traditionally trained and I have now got the 120 level 5 credits to give me a diploma. It is a minefield though trying to find out what counts. Good Luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurseyT Posted May 25, 2015 Author Share Posted May 25, 2015 Hi sjmilly I would suggest you contact your local uni to see what those courses would leave you with, the CPD department in the uni where I trained have been fab I know it's lazy but I really cannot be bothered to write an 8000 word dissertation! A 3000 word assignment is bad enough! I am hoping to hear a BSc will be enough on its own When/where are you thinking of moving to? Teresa x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjmilly Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 I will do that Teresa, I have found it difficult to get a concrete decision on my diploma credits but I will follow that up this week. I do have the opportunity to do a year BSC in public health but that wouldn't start until September 2016 so that would delay us further, age is not on my side either. We are also looking to go to Queensland, preferably around Brisbane, we were there over easter this year staying with friends and we loved it. Let me know if you find anything out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjmilly Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Teresa, I have had another look at the APHRA website and it seems it is only required that we have BSC not the BSC honours as that is level 8 on the AFQ and that is 120 credits at level 6 rather than just 60 which gets us to level 7 on AFQ. It is very confusing because UK levels do not match Australian! What I need to find out now are if these can be just as credits or if there is a requirement that these are in a formal 'top up degree' I would look to do mine in - Evidence based practice, principles of child protection and possibly an experiential learning portfolio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurseyT Posted May 25, 2015 Author Share Posted May 25, 2015 I was told that I could transfer the credits I have for my DipHE in addition to the CPD modules at level 3 & this would be in exchange for a BSc in specialist (nursing) practice. I don't think it matters what modules you do to top up, as long as it's relevant to your current practice? I really hope hope that's true about the dissertation! I didn't want to part with that much needed £1600 or to sit there writing 8000 words lol. We have family in Brisbane so I think that's where we will be heading all being well x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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