Statutory Declaration for New Zealand Physio Registration

[Denise]

Hi there Pico,

think of all you can gather as evidence from your postgraduate expericence: publications, seminars, case studies, short courses, postgraduate courses, referee's letters, assessment forms, research projects, voluntary work,etc.

Pico, knowing you are currently in Canada, do you have a licence to work there as a physiotherapist? Because if you do, you could apply for a registration in WA, Australia and after that, apply for any other Australiand state which has an agreement with New Zealand and then, apply for New Zealand registration. I am almost sure that this information is correct. It seems like a long way to go but it might be much less painfull!

[Pico]

Thanks Denise.

I am currently working in Canada but I was not Canadian-trained. I went through the credentialling process and the national exams.

I tried to email WA board and just mentioned that I was registered in Canada (without saying I wasn't Canadian-trained). The reply I got was a standard one: Only physio graduates from the universities in the list can directly register in WA. Actually the list contains all the universities which train physio in Canada. In my credentialling process, my qualification was quoted as 'equivalent to Canadian-trained'. So, logically, I thought I was elligible to register. However, it seems that officially, the WA does not accept it.

But maybe I should write clearly my case and ask.