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The sept 2012 exam was at north London business park, oakleigh road south. Not sure if its the same venue every year.

Hi! there are new Australian nutrition guidelines that might be something that might come up check out: http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/guidelines/publications/n29-n30-n31-n32-n33-n34 have a look at project planning, evaluation etc...they love that kinda stuff!, someone sent me this link http://medicine.tcd.ie/nutrition-dietetics/jobnut/ it might look kinda confusing but just pick out a few bits. Also revise food safely and what foods are linked with what bacteria e.g. Eggs at risk of salmonella. I found the daa very vague too! I think if you can do some broad revision at least the questions are multiple choice so even if you don't know some things in a lot if detail u will hopefully pick out the correct answer. The guidelines on the daa are important. They had a whole q on renal which was in those guidelines. i used google to look up nutrition health issues linked to indigenous population. You will find info on increased risk diabetes etc. if you want to pm me your email address I will send you on any other links I think of. hope that helps

Thanks irishgirl! gemma and Simon I got results of oral exam just before Xmas. They were closed over the Xmas for two weeks so I didn't get registered with the DAA until jan. here is my timeline. sept 2012. Sat written exam london oct 2012. Moved to oz nov 2012. Notified of written exam results...passed dec 2012. Sat oral exam in Brisbane jan 2013. Registered with daa feb 2013. Interview for job march 2013. Job confirmed! i live in Qld but job is in nsw so will be flying down weekdays. nsw, wa and Victoria seem to have the most jobs. Qld health is undergoing a lot of job cuts at the mo. it may be better by the time you guys get here. Hope that helps!

Hi dietitians just thought I'd let you know I have got a job yippee so there is hope. I got my DAA registration in jan so it's taken me two months. I would say if you have experience especially in a specialised area you have a good chance. There is huge amount of new grads here with not enough new grad jobs (same a UK I guess) so I think of you are flexible with locations and you have experience you have a good chance! Just beware it can take time so you have to be patient. Best of luck!

Hi subi, yes I was so surprised too I thought there would be lots of dietitians doing the exams, there was only 6 in London!yes it's hard but if your not tied to an area you definitely have a really good chance. There seems to be a lot of jobs in Perth so I'm sure ul be fine!would be great to keep in touch, it's a long progress but definitely worth it...been here since oct and been in shorts/dresses Everyday since and don't even own a jumper!!love it!

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Ok some more info...hope this helps http://www.nrv.gov.au/.....you don't need to know all nutrients references values just think of what you would know in UK I.e iron in girls, calcium in women, salt, fibre, they use KJ here not kcal so know the conversion.know the differences between LRNI, RNI etc. http://Www.nutritionaustralia.org look up Dietary guidelines for all Australians this should get you started I will have a think of more unfortunately I left my notes at home! oh also look up health issues in indigenous population..diabetes, obesity, Alcohol. Hope this helps! You have loads of time to study I didn't really start til the summer so don't panic!

Hi irish girl, the exam isn't easy but def if you do some study you should be fine. They were split into clinical, community/health promotion and food service. I thought the clinical ones were fine...just read up on all the guidelines on the DAA website. It was food service and public health that was hard. There is a list of mentors you can contact on the website. I used them to find out good textbooks for food service and public health. To be honest I didn't bother buying them in the end! The mentors are handy but to be honest they don't know much about the exam itself they can just just help with specific dietetics Qs. Nutrition Australia is a good website...look up nutrition guidelines eg fruit and veg is 7 servings here, look up guidelines for salt, calcium all that kinda thing.also guidelines in renal disease. Also food safely e.g what food is high risk for listeria. I will get a list of website I used together and post them here or if you want me to email you directly send me ur email. Ps iv only ever worked in paeds so the thought of revising for adults was daunting too but actually it's good if you are planning to move here anyways to do some revision and broaden job opportunities.

Hi Subi yes I came out in Oct, I didn't know my results but I thought even if I'd failed I would come out anyways as my partner started work in Oct here in QLD. just looking now...there is about 18 jobs..of those only 10 are really "dietitian" jobs the others are lecturer jobs, customer careline that kind if thing. QLD health is going through lots of gov cuts at the mo so it's seems like there are more jobs in Victoria and NSW. Also most of these jobs are quiet rural...and rural here a flight into the middle of nowhere! I think if you are not tied to an area (unlike me) you have much more choice, which could be said of UK jobs too I guess. I have only truly been looking for about a month since I got registered so its early days I guess. Where did you do the oral? I seemed to be the only one in brisbane and was hoping to meet other UK/Irish Dietitans!!when do you plan to move here? cat

Hello all, I did the MCQ exam in Sept 2012 in London and the oral exam in brisbane in dec. registered with the DAA in Jan so looking for work now. The DAA advertises most jobs but you need to be a member to see them. You can keep a look out though on seek.com.au or indeed.com which should show jobs. Apparently a lot of work here is by word of mouth so if you don't have a job when you land here it's worth contacting dept directly. I know how hard of a process this is so if I can be any help just shout. cat

hi carol, i would really love to get some info from you. as i mentioned above the exam format is now mcq which is different to what you did. i have done some study on general healthy eating in oz/ nutritional problems with indiginous population/nutritional issues in the various diseases. food service as you say is tricky, im just trying to find things on the net i.e the different types of menu planning/ pros and cons of cook-chill etc. are you since moved over there? many thanks, cat

hi gemma, im doing it in sept! they have changed the format so now its MCQ which may be easier but i guess the questions will be very specific.

hi girls, are you atill planning to go to oz? i am booked in to do the exam this year. happy to discuss!cat