New Zealand Registration in 8 weeks

[Fyzzio]

Thanks gcoe. Well said.

May I also remind people that the Irish and Scottish Physio degrees are nearly identical to the NZ ones, so they can really get in on their undergraduate education and their syllabus is the evidence.

Congratulations, Kevin!

[salthill01]

Hi lisa

in the first section of the template (undergraduate evidence) i just listed the modules i had done that were relevant to the competencies in bullet point form, i also had additional pieces of evidence such as student inservices or essays/projects from college. I didnt expand on them as such, i just listed them and referenced them , so i guess it was up to the Physio board to look at them and see if they were relevant to the competency or not.
In the middle section (Work experience), i listed particular things i had done at work...eg attending MDT meetings, showing cultural sensitivity, doing statistics, using outcome measure, seeing particular injuries and using particular techniques to prove my competeny. Some bits i would only write a line or two, other bits i would write a small paragraphy, maybe 4 or 5 lines is enough.
Again in the final section (Evidence of CPD, etc), i just listed the courses, CPD, etc that were relevant to the particular competency, referenced them and then maybe wrote like one line about each, but not very much at all. Remember that you dont need to show evidence for EVERY component of the competeny, just some of them. And youre only allowed provide 3-5 pieces of evidence...so you wont be able to prove that your competent in each component so dont worry!!!!! (sorry a lot of jargon there).

Best of luck with the form, and any other questions ill be glad to reply to!!

Kevin

[Katies]

Hi Kevin,

I'm just starting out with the registration process and have some of the evidence, and read the guidelines but am still a little confused as to the lay out. Did you write an essay style answer to each competency and then reference your evidence within the essay or did you bullet point in relation to each component of the competency? Would be very grateful for any advice as not sure where to start with the templates.

Many thanks,
Katie

[salthill01]

Hi Katie

I didnt write an essay style answer for each competency.
In the first section of the template i listed the modules i did in university that were relevant to the competency you are doing. (A lot of these modules will be used for all the other competencies as well, so dont worr yif you feel like you are repeating yourself). I also referenced by student clinical placements assessment forms ( i didnt expand on them but you can say something like....Clinical Placement St., Josephs hospital demonstrated my CVP skills as it was done in an ICU setting...or something like that).
In this section you would also reference essays, college projects u did in Uni - you dont need to write about them...just reference them and then the NZ reg official will look them up.

Section two is pretty much the same...except you give examples from your working experience.. Eg. i used a MWM to treat an ankle sprain..this demonstrated proficiency in manual therapy...etc. And you reference this by saying refer to Validation of Work History written by Joe Bloggs (Physio).

Section 3 then you just list off your CPD, courses, inservices and conferences that are relevant to the competency. Maybe write a sentence just to expand on how it was relevant and remember to reference it and provide a fully certified copy of the certificate you received.

Remember you can only provide 3 - 5 pieces of evidence so you are NOT expected to demonstrate proficiency in each and every component of the competency...this would be really hard. The components are only given as a guideline as to how to fulfil the competency, it doesnt mean you have to prove them all!!!!!

I hope this helps and best of luck!
Kevin

[Geert van Mourik]

Dear Kevin, at the moment I am in the process of application. Same as a lot of people I find trouble with the templates. Could you maybe send me an example of one of yours? If you would: [email protected].

Thanks anyways!

Geert (Holland)

[piyadhote]

Hello,


Am Priyanka, I have done my Bpth n India. My application for NZ physio registration has been put on hold as they are asking me for additional documents. I want to know what are the chances of getting positive outcome at this stage. My 1st assessment report says I met 4 competency and need evidences for 3 more to prove. Please provide me with a feedback ASAP.

Thanks

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Hey Kevin,

I have followed the pattern exactly what you have explained above. However, in some roles as per new competency templates, my evidences were said as insufficient as I have just written few lines about them. I need your help.Overall, my application has been put on hold as my evidences doesnt show my competency as an autonomus practioner. Please guide me on this.

Thanks you so much!!

[JAPhysio]

Hey Priyanka,

I have just gained registration with the NZ PT Boards. They too had asked me for additional information and when I submitted it, they took about 15 working days to get back tome about my registration. So, based on my personal experience I can tell you to just follow their moderation report closesly and give them everything they have outlined that you lacked. Good luck!