Professional Registration
Australian Registration for Health Professionals
In order to gain your professional registration with the Nursing
and Midwifery Board of Australia the first key point to consider is
the timeline, as it can take up to three months to gain
registration in Australia. When preparing your application you need
to ensure that you gather all the correct documentation and have
this certified correctly to ensure that your registration is
granted in a timely manner.
Geneva Health can assist you with this process, so before you
apply for registration make sure you speak to us.
The Nursing and
Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) requires all
applicants to have passed International English Language Testing
System (IELTS) or the Occupational English Test (OET).
Other Health Practitioners will find information on their
Regulation Board at the Australian
Health Practitioner Regulation Agency website.
Key Registration Documents Required
- A copy of your Nursing Degree or Diploma
- A copy of your Nursing Transcript (summary of subject course
material and hours studied)
- A copy of your Birth Certificate and Passport
- A copy of your Marriage Certificate if your name has been
changed
- Your initial Nursing Registration document - the document
issued after you graduated & were entered on to a nursing or
other professional register for the first time
- Work statements from your current employer. NB: check with your
Geneva Consultant to ensure you supply the correct content and
number of statements, as with your registration application
form
- IELTS or OET test results pass marks
- A copy of your CV
English Language Test Requirements
In order to meet the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia's
english language requirement, registration applicants must meet one
of the following criteria:
Pass one of the following english language tests:
International
English Language Testing System (IELTS) (a score of seven or
higher in each of the reading, writing, speaking and listening
categories)
Occupational
English Test (OET) (a score of A or B in each of the reading,
writing, speaking and listening categories)
Provide proof that secondary schooling was completed to the
requisite level required to enter a nursing training course and was
taught and assessed in english at a secondary school that operates
in english.
Getting Your Documents Certified
In order for your documents to be accepted by the NMBA, copies
need to be certified by an authorised person (such as a Justice of
the Peace, Notary Public or specified person from the Australian
Embassy).
The authorised person that you enlist to certify your documents
must proceed as follows:
- State that the document is a certified true copy of the
original
- Stamp and date each document on the front page, the stamp must
include the full address
- Sign and print their full name and position on each
document
In order to gain your professional registration with an
Australian board the first key point to consider is the timeline as
it can take up to three months to gain registration in Australia.
When preparing your application you need to ensure that you gather
all the correct documentation and have it certified appropriately
to ensure that your registration is granted in a timely manner.
If you have any queries or concerns about applying for IELTS or
OET testing and gaining registration in Australia then please do
not hesitate to contact us. For advice and guidance please
email australia@genevahealth.com.