Renewal of Australian Registration for all nurses is required by 31 May 2012. In order to be able to renew their licence nurses are required to show that they have undertaken continuing professional development. Australian Registered Nurses are required to complete 20 hours of nursing CPD this means they will be required to have 20 hours of active learning.
Unlike the UK, CPD has only recently become a requirement for Nurses registered in Australia.
Greetings to nurses in the UK and across the world.
Australian Nurses celebrated International Nurses Day on May 12 with many activities across the country where the valued services performed and supported by Nursing staff were recognised.
Courier Mail April 14-15 2012 advises ‘current opening for nurses at 19,000 and expected to grow’… and a ‘predicted gap of between 80,000 and 147,000 by 2025, with around 30,000 new jobs being created each year’ the first step to become a part of this industry in Australia is to apply for registration in Australia.
Friday 9 March 2012 Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen MP was reported as saying ‘Skilled migrants deliver major benefits to the Australian economy in terms of contributing to economic growth and offsetting the impacts of an ageing population, ‘We know these workers can do the job and are ready to make a commitment to Australia, so it makes sense to streamline their pathway to permanent residence.’
Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed 44,000 jobs were added to the national economy in March, well above economists’ expectations for an increase of 5,000 jobs.
New points test does not stop nurses coming to Australia. Opportunities exist for nurses from all specialty areas
Living in Australia
Daytime temperature 22 , sun shining, skies blue
No better place to live or work!
Nursing and living in Australia
Experience the big city, bush and outback communities and beach a reef wonderlands.
Queensland offers great climate, relaxed outdoor lifestyle and growing infrastructure
1500 people move to Queensland each week and it is the fastest growing state in Australia.
17 May 2010 Australian Department of Immigration and Citizenship announced the new Skilled Occupation List (SOL) for General skilled migration (GSM).
The new changes are proposed to commence 1 July 2010 and are based on the ANZSCO (Australian & New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations replacing the ANSCO (Australian Standard Classification of Occupation). This new list recognises the need for Registered Nurses in Australia and has seen the number of skills classified in the nursing stream increase from 4 to 14 to cover specific specialist areas.
The new points system has not yet been announced but is expected to be announced prior to the implementation of the new list. At this time we can also expect the state sponsorship lists to also be announced. On these lists we expect that registered nurse skills to also be prominent, therefore allowing Registered Nurses to gain extra points required for migration.
Now is the time to commence the process for registration so that you are in a position to apply for general skilled migration and/or positions in Australia.
The new National Registration for Nurses will see a minimum of three months work experience required prior to registration for those from countries outside Australia.
This is not seen as a major issue as it usually takes at least three months to prepare the paperwork etc. required for the application.
Australian Department of Immigration changes to the Skilled Occupation List has been delayed. Changes were expected late last week however the department has advised these change will now be announced by end of May 2010.