New Zealand Registration received today after 4 weeks, any questions?

[Carol-Anne]

Hi PJ,

Not a problem, im happy to help. The whole process i think varies, just make sure u follow all the guidelines and it goes through quicker. I havent applied for my APC yet but I think its pretty straight forward, its the reg that takes longer. My reg took me a few months to put together. I work full time so I did it when i had a spare min.

You can always get ur APC at a later date, it runs from April to April and costs $250. You can stay registered on the board of physios as a 'non-practising' physio for a small fee. Def worth doing so u dont have to repeat ur whole registration!

Hi Gill,

I know of someone who got registration with no post grad work experience, but she had done the 4 year scotland course (as have I). This course compares well with the NZ course. However, if you have done the 3 year course then they want a years experience first.
As for a work permit, I am going to get a working holiday visa. I am sure this is available up until the age of 30/31, best to check on the NZ immigration site. But you might be able to get a skilled migrant visa, seeing as physio is still on the long term shortage list (which may not last much longer). Check out www.immigration.govt.nz

And lastly, unfortunately there is a lack of jobs out there too. Laws have changed and funding is less available for people to get physio treatment, therefore less people are going. The hardest hit are the private practices I think. I plan on going in Jan, so I started the process early to give me the best chance of a job. If you have experience it may be easier to get work compared to new grads. They will obviously pick NZ residents over overseas folk which makes competition high.

Hope this helps guys!

[Laura01]

Thats fab Carole-anne, after doing all that hard work it must be so satisfying to get you reg finally!i've just finished mine getting it couriered on friday- i'm petrified theres a fire or something in the house, just would really like it sent away! fingers crossed that it goes through first time. I'm heading to Oz at the end of October so would be a wee bit problematic to fix anything! I'm just a bit confused about what to start doing for reg in Oz following all the changes. I'm hoping to head over to NZ when the job situation pics up a wee bit
Laura

[gill1808]

hi carol-anne,
thanks for all the info and advice, it really does help just to know that there is some light at the end of the tunnel.

at present i am still waiting for uni to get all my info sorted and am starting to sort my compenties and what i may need.

i take it it is some box of evidence you sent over? does all the inservice you have done and course info sheets eg cyriax course manual need to be verified?

well done again and good luck with the job hunt

gillon

[Carol-Anne]

Hi laura,

I think Oz reg should be pretty straight forward once you have your NZ reg. Check out AHPRA - Overseas Practitioners. You will likely hear back from the NZ board before you leave at the end of oct. I found it very quick!

Hi Gill,

Yeah it was a big pile of papers i sent but it only cost about £27 to get a tracker post, i was surprised!! I didn't get any of my in-services verified. But I got all my course certificates signed by my solicitor (because they were copies of my original). I didnt send any originals because you wont get them back. I didnt get my course outlines verified either.

Good luck

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hi guys! i started doing the new zealand reg ages ago and then stopped cos i got a job and deferred going. now the system has changed- do you just need to fill out the 18 competency boxes? in the old system you had to give evidence for each one of 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 etc? i have a lot of my uni and cpd stuff gathered from last year.

thanks a mil,

mairead

[Carol-Anne]

Hi Mairead,

Yeah you just fill out the 18 competency templates. It seems a lot easier now compared to the old system. Very easy just to put in your modules and evidence and cross reference it all.

[sarah c]

Hello again,

I'm getting to close to having this finished but just wanted some advice on layout etc!!!
For each of the competencies I have bullet pointed modules from uni in the 1st section and cross referenced them and the same with the supporting evidence. I'm just a bit stuck with how to set out the 2nd bit (post-qualification experience). I know I need to refer to pages in my CV and reference letters but have other people written anything in the box? I put some bullet points but was just repeating stuff from my CV!!?

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Sarah