EmVictoria2015

Hi just wondered if you had submitted your application to AHPRA yet since completing your Open Univ. top up course & whether they'd accepted this as equivalent qualification? Thanks

Hi Im new to this site and have been looking into emigrating to Victoria for some time only to discover recently the changes to diploma nurses. I qualified with a distinction in my diploma and contacted my Univ to be told I needed to do 120 credits to top this up to a degree. After reading some of these threads some have mentioned they only need 60 credits to top up? obviously the cost difference to top up for 60 credits compared with a 120 is quite substantial. I was all ready to submit my application having now got my 3 yrs experience which was what I thought I needed to find they've moved the goalposts to now needing us to have a degree! I had thought of doing bridging course as thought this would be quicker than top up however after speaking to a migration agent they advised I need to top up first as my skills need assessing by AHPRA before I can even start applying for my visa. ?? Going to OZ to do a top up beforehand is not an option as I have children and can't just move the off for 3months with me. Also if anyone can advise how I find out if my University allows me to top up my diploma through another cheaper University? Any advice welcome sorry for all questions, a bemused and disappointed but very dedicated nurse!