adele Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Hi everyone, I have a BSc Psychology degree and a Masters in Forensic Psychology. Following this I completed two years of practice in the prison service psychology department in the UK but left to work elsewhere before completing the requirements for chartership as a Forensic Psychologist. I understand that in order to move forward with a skilled migration subclass 189 visa application, the Australian Psychological Society need to assess my skills to see if my qualifications are equivalent to 6 years of study required in Australia. What I am not clear on is whether or not to meet this APS standard do I need to be chartered or is the combined total of my study and employment in this field (4 years study and 2 years work) sufficient? Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Have you contacted the APS direct? https://www.psychology.org.au/membership/qualifications/migration/employment/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 If you have a BSc Hons and a Masters all in pure Psych that will probably be enough for APS but whether it will be enough for AHPRA (which you will need to practice) is a whole other ball game (check out the AHPRA registration requirements as well). However you're only going to know if you ask them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capalmer Posted October 4, 2015 Share Posted October 4, 2015 Hi there, I am going through a similar process and finding it very difficult. How have you progresse and any advice? Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adele Posted October 4, 2015 Author Share Posted October 4, 2015 Hi, in the end I went for a skills assessment under the Welfare Centre Manager role given my professional experience. It assessed my degree and Masters as successful in addition to my management role in a relevant field. After investigating further it looked that I would have needed chartership in the UK and three years experience, which I didn't have....so, relieved there was another relevant job role on the skilled occupation list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capalmer Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Many thanks for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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