Hi guys! Nice to meet you here. I hope you could give me a favor and it is really, really serious.
I am considering to go through the B Physiotherapy training in NZ to become a Physiotherapist. I have already had another Bachelor degree. Thus the U Otago said I couldn't involve into the Healthy Science 1st Year, as the 1st year only for those who don't have any undergraduate experience, and I had to start from the 2nd year. However, if the 1st year is waived, when I graudate there will be only 3 years training left in my B Physiotherapy programme (Year 2-4) when I am confered the degree by Otago and seeking the registration from the board, while most graduates will be trained for 4 years. As you may know for OVERSEA trained Physiotherapists, their foundation training programmes must be at least 4 years if there want to register in NZ board, so 3 years training graudates like those from UK can't register just depend on their (UK) registration and (UK) Bachelor degree. What I am worrying is: For NZ trained graudates who only be trained for 3 years during the B Physiotherapy programme like me, could they gain NZ registration as directly as 4 years NZ trained graduates? I know the registration application for NZ trained and foreign trained graduates are definitely different and separate, but I still have to consider the potential problem for the vital registration, as you can't practice legally just by the degree.
I tried to get an offical answer, but as you feel my case is rare so I haven't reached it yet. I first emailed to the board, but they had no idea what I was talking about and asked me to telephone to them, unfortunately I could't because of the time zone and expensive international calling price. Then I checked their offical website, but there is no anwser for such kind of rare issues. And then I checked both the regulations on their website and the NZ trained graduates' application form for registration, but there is still no indication. Finally I emailed to U Otago, and they asked me to contact the board.
Though AUT is also available, but the places for international students are very limited and there is on guarantee for the admission. I don't want to put all eggs into one basket so I believe it will be much better if I could get an official answer about my problem. Any one could give me a hand?
Thanks.

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