New national registration in Australia

[gcoe]

Yes it is a bit of enigma isn't it. Let us know how you get on. As I said it may be good news with the TTMR probably still in place - if so this shouldn't be expensive or lengthy. And as Australia has a national shortage of physios it seems unlikely they would make this overly bureaucratic - but anything is possible, particularly when it comes to agenicies of the federal govt.

[maxwell]

The consensus of opinion regarding UK physios by the Australian Physiotherapy Council and the Australian Physiotherapy Association. Who will be assessing whether you can practice in Australia. Be wary
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" The Health Workforce Principle Committee must take note of international evidence that demonstrates the deleterious effect of workforce policy lowering standards of education and practice and the consequent impediments to workforce mobility, due to lack of broad clinical competence of graduates"
This is substantiated by a sweeping statement
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"Based on the numbers and performance of graduates from England in the Australian Physiotherapy Council examinations in the period 2006-2008.
In 2006 10 graduates completed the clinical exams and all passed.
In 2007 18 graduates from England completed the clinical exams and 13 passed, and as at 31 august 2008, 25 grads from England have completed the clinical exams and 9 have passed.
Based on comments from the candidates and anecdotal information from England, the change in numbers and performance of English physiotherapy graduates appear to reflect outcomes from workforce strategy in England.
1. There is a shortage of jobs in England for recent graduates, so they are moving to Australia and
2. The standard of competence of the graduates has decreased markedly because they are being trained to work in specific areas in the NHS rather than in depth and breadth of physiotherapy practice required to practice in Australia"
Margaret Grant Australian Physiotherapy Council, Chief Executive Officer (2008) Submission to Health Workforce Principal Committee
Available at
http://www.ahwo.gov.au/documents/Nat...ssociation.pdf
I have never come across such unreliable evidence to support the above argument; research must not be a strong point for the APC
Just another organization of gatekeepers