ACOPRA australian exam

hello!

i am a recently graduated third year UK physiotherapist and have emigration status through my partner for australia. we intend to emigrate in november 2006 and i hope to sit the march 2007 written exam, followed by the clinical exam.

my question is whether or not a newly graduated UK physiotherapist would be able to pass these exams? has anyone taken them recently and are they able to give an idea of the level of difficulty?

any other advice would be gratefully received.

thank you.

Hi,

I want to sit for the same exam in March 07. For the start you should apply for "Eligibility assessment". When this is completed ACOPRA will send you some references and studying guides plus a few samples of previous year’s exams. It gives you some idea of the exam and what sort of questions to expect.

Best of luck

thank you for your help, i am presently applying for eligibility, i didnt know they gave you advice on what to revise. the past papers will be helpful in providing an idea of what to expect!!

i wish you the best of luck with the exam.

hi
it would be great if any of u could send some links to find out details about the ACOPRA exam.
Regards,
ark..

hi ark,

if you type in ACOPRA into google, it will all come up for you, most of the information is in PDF format so i will have difficulty linking you to it. it is all pretty straight forward, apart from knowing what is in the exams!!

if you are wanting to take the march 2007 exam, you will need to get things going pretty soon as the eligibility assessment needs to be in before october i think.

best of luck.

hi u031..
thanx 4 the links & information.
will get back to u later.
ark

hi all,

i would like to know that ,
1] is there any Requirement of experience for facing ACOPRA?

2] I PLAN TO GO TO AUSTRALIA FOR MY PG IN EARLY 2007. WHEN SHOULD I START FILING FOR EXAM IF I'AM ABLE TO START IN 2007.

3] HOW DIFFICULT IS THIS EXAM? SINCE I PLAN TO STUDY MANUAL THERAPY , WILL I B EXPECTED TO KNOW ABOUT CARDIO N NEURO ALSO IN ACOPRA.

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Originally Posted by suchir_agrawal

hi all,

i would like to know that ,
1] is there any Requirement of experience for facing ACOPRA?

2] I PLAN TO GO TO AUSTRALIA FOR MY PG IN EARLY 2007. WHEN SHOULD I START FILING FOR EXAM IF I'AM ABLE TO START IN 2007.

3] HOW DIFFICULT IS THIS EXAM? SINCE I PLAN TO STUDY MANUAL THERAPY , WILL I B EXPECTED TO KNOW ABOUT CARDIO N NEURO ALSO IN ACOPRA.

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The standards for registration with the Australian Physiotherapy Council (formerly ACOPRA) can be viewed here: http://www.physiocouncil.com.au/file...therapySummary

I have also attached a pdf to this post of the current guideline at todays date :D

Hi All,

I am very pleased, actually excited, to communicate that the pass rate for the last Acopra written exam (Sept 06) has been 70%.

Results were out today and I can say that this is the highest percentage reached in the history of this procedure! This exam was also the first one where the candidates were guided by our study group.

Just shortly, I inform you that this study group started as a protest against the unfair system of this procedure. Sept 05 exam, where only 14% of the candidates passed (compared to the average 50% of the previous exams) was the last drop for us. Now we try to help all the people wanting to be registered in Australia, so that they can make it at first attempt, while most of us had to attempt several times with high costs.

We have study material, Sept 05 papers (the only ones given, because of the protest, but protected by a disclaimer, so I can give them only to people enrolled in the exam....), old Acopra guidelines, University lectures, and lots of feedback and advice from us that have been through it (three times myself). We have a yahoo study group for the moment (you can post your email address here so I can send you the invitation to join the group). We are planning though to create our official association for overseas physios in Australia with a proper website.

I'll be pleased to let you join the group, as I said please send your email address.

Emanuela Canini
Italian Physiotherapist
Perth - Western Australia

hi
iam suchir agrawal, working as physiotherapist in india [ delhi] fr last 1 yr.

thanx fr a motivating reply. also u r doin grt job by providing people with the info regarding ACOPRA.

even i would like to join the study group u have created, my id is [email protected]

kindly tell me about requirement of knowledge of cardio n neuro which they might ask in acopra, as i plan to specialise in sports n manual therapy at university of south australia [ also hw good is this course, although i think i will have to delay my plans]

hi im kath i would like to join the yahoo group also. im planning to take the acopra this year. thank you very much...
my email add is [email protected]

Hi,
I would be greatful to let me join the yahoo group cause i need to know any available information about the exam.
i will apply to take it next Sep. 2007

EMAIL : [email protected]

also if there any available materials would be great

Hello Emmi,

I have registered for March 2007 exam. Please invite me to yahoo group and send me the materials. I would really appreciate if you could send it to me ASAP!!

My email address [email protected]

Vanila :)
Melbourne
Australia

hi
Please invite me to yahoo group and send me the materials.thank you very much.i'll be obliged:) My email address [email protected]

Thanks in advance!!!

my email id: [email protected]

regards
surya vasireddy

hi, I would like to join in the yahoo group this is my mail [email protected]

please I need information for the ACOPRA test, because i`m going to do it in a few months..................... thank you

Hi,
I would be greatful to let me join the yahoo group cause i need to know any available information about the exam.

my e- mail id [email protected]

thanks in advance

hi there
please invite me to the study group as hoping to do exams sept/oct 07. My email is [email protected]
Many thanks!!
Jo

hi
I am Nausheen from Tamil Nadu, India. I am planning to appear written exam on Sep-2007. pls add my id to ur group & help me for the exam preparation.

my email id is [email protected]

Hi Emanuela
Please could you invite me to the physio forum for physiotherapy exams? I am sitting the exam in September and would really appreciate any help you could offer me! Thanks a lot!
Laura

Sorry I didn't put my email address! It is [email protected]

hi i want to knw wht shud i stdy 4 d writtn exam

Hi Yamini,

if you would like to take part of our study group, please send me your email address and I'll send you the invitation for the yahoo group.

Thanks
Emanuela

Hi emanuela,
I would appear the aecop exam in Sept2007 in Australia, I would like to join the yahoo study group.
Would you like to send me some information such as study material and notes, past paper?
Many thanks
Wendy

Hi emanuela,
Sorry forget to post my email: [email protected]
Cheers
Wendy

Hi Emmanuela

I am a South African Physiotherapist and i am possibly thinking of emigrating to Australia-Perth. I had an interview with an Australian Emigration Consultant in South Africa and he assures me, he can get me a Sponsor in Australia and thus i could bypass the ACOPRA EXAMS. He said that the sponsor i would work for does not work for the state and would be private- The sponsor would take full responsibility employing me.

I would like to know if the above is true or would i have to do the exams?
By reading all the posts i can see this is a very lenthy procedure and i would already like to prepare myself for what lies ahead.

I would like to join the yahoo group you have set-up. My email address is
[email protected]

I would really appreciate it if you can get back to me.
Thanks in advance for all what you have done by setting up the site.

Hi,

that's partly true. There is NO way you can work in Perth or wherever in WA without being officially recognised and registered with the WA Board. So you have to do the exams.

BUT, you can work under limited registration for one year even without having enrolled the procedure of recognition ONLY in the States: NSW, SA and VIC. After that you are required to enrol the procedure or to leave the profession.

So, no matter you have a sponsor, in Perth you can't work till you finish the exam because WA Board doesn't give temporary limited registration.

You are welcome to join our group study, you'll find lots of useful info and you can talk to all the other overseas physios all over Australia (there are few Southafricans too, one in Perth) and ask for their advice. I have sent you the invitation to the Yahoo group through the email address you have provided.

See you in the forum and careful with migration agents.

Emanuela

Hi Emmi,

Thanks for your help before the clinical exam. I unfortunately did not pass. Please could you send me an invite for the Yahoo group as my previous email address has been deleted. Thanks.

Bronwyn Kaiser

Email: [email protected]

Hi Emmi

Please could you send me an invite to your discussion group. I admire the effort you are puting in to make the process easier for others.

[email protected]

Thanks

Erica

hi can u pls also add me in your group..here's my [email protected] so much..

Hello all!!
I am a overseas educated Physio (Colombia). At present I reside in Vancouver, Canada. I am Canadian Citzn
I almost finish the whole process in CAN but the Clinical exam. (june 2007)
The process here and in AUS are quite similar, credentialling, written and clinical exam.

Due to personal reasons I want to apply to Aus. I am familiar with the ACOPRA process in order to get a registration as a PT.

My idea is to apply as an Immigrant because I want to be there as soon as possible.

I want to join my family in Sydney but I donot want to wait until i get my registration there because that could last more than 18 months.

I want to know if some of you have the experience of applying as a PT under the skilled worker visa program and how long it takes to get the immigrant status??

I beleive is similar to Canada, first you get the landed Immigrant status and then you continue the process once you are there....

I just want to know how long that could take???

Besides....I am visiting Australia in May and I would like to participate a few days in a clinical exam study group if is possible. I am studying really hard here and I would like to experience the Australian method.

Thank you!
E

hi emanuela
i would like to join the study group. It will be highly appreciated if u could send sum study materials. [email protected][/email]

thanks in advance

Dear Emanuela,

Please include me in the yahoo study group, my email add is [email protected].
Tnx.

hi , i would like to join the yahoo group please invite me my adress is [email protected] [email protected]

Hi emanuela,
I would appear the aecop exam in March 2008 in Australia, I would like to join the yahoo study group.
Would you like to send me some information such as study material and notes, past paper?
Thanks in advance
kiran b
my id is : [email protected]

Hi, this is Derek from Hong Kong.
wanna join the study group, please add me in.
[email protected]
Many thanks!!

hello,can i in this great group.

[email protected]

thank you



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bachelor of medicine
master of physiotherapy

Hi I am an indian physio. My name is Dwijen. I will be going to australia in feb 2008 on a student visa. I want to know if anyone can provide me with the required information to join Aapta for the ACOPRA Exams.

Hi

I am also interested in joining study aapta study group.I am a Zim trained physiotherapist.