I got my NZ reg first time, here's some advice

at the 1st thanks you spud a lot for your very very good information for us and i want to ask 2 Questions
1- hom many paper your protoflio you did and how you numrate your papers totaly?
2- i know you write before exampel for one item but i want to know what i will be interst in my protoflio the BIG item 1, 2 , 3 or supdevsion one 1,1 1,2 1,3 or sup sup devsion 1.1.1 1.2.1 1.1 3 and if you interst in the written in 1.2 give me please example details to how exactly you write it for example the comptancy for anatomy and cells do you start to demonstrate what you learn or jsut you wirte sallybus page 23 56 43 only and this only fro example please i want to know more if you please
i'm physiotherapist from egypt have bachelor degree 4years study and one year trainne and have credit hour more than 2000 hour and my degree ver good with houner degree cairo university May 2002 do you, and all my study with in english 100% do you recomend me to start in the process or not please i want to know as i fix my status 11 monthes ago after i prepar all my paper except protoflio .
thanks alot again for reading this massage and waiting your response.

I am an Indian trained physio four yrs exp.recently got offer for admission in PG diploma sports and ex science UNIVERSITY OF aUCKLAND.My spouse having similar profile with good hospital exp.-4 yrs.is planning to apply for reg.All the posts are making it sound impossible for indians to get reg. is it that impossible or it varies with individual indians acc to ur syllabus,course content, exp and profile.pl suggest.

I'm not Indian so i don't know but read page 6 of what i posted on my first post ttp://www.physioboard.org.nz/docs/f...s_aug_2007.pdf

I am going to start with the nz reg preparation.other than the first pdf,rest are showing errors.can u pl suggest websites to refer.I believe all the advice by spud is here, if there is any other points of help missing,pl let me know.many thanks.

hi Spud, thanx 4 all ur great help! Re: ur CV-how extensive was yours?-if poss could I have a quick read of urs 2 make sure I am on the right track?! many thanks!!

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Originally Posted by nel

I am going to start with the nz reg preparation.other than the first pdf,rest are showing errors.can u pl suggest websites to refer.I believe all the advice by spud is here, if there is any other points of help missing,pl let me know.many thanks.

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The 1st & 4th ones work, try
The Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand > Registration Competencies the website has changed slightly?

Spud

Hi

Can anyone tell me how we can get Annual Practising Certificate after getting NZ registration? I think we need APC to apply for Australian registration. I am unaware of the process and wanted to make sure before starting making portfolio.
Please give me your valuable advise... many thanks..

Hi spud

Many thanks for sharing such valuable information. Can you pls. tell me that I have my internship certificate stating that I have done my 6 and half mnths. of internship. It doesnt mention any hrs. Is this certificate fine to apply with?
And what do you mean by dissertation? I made a project on Rehabilitaion of paraplegia in my bachelors. Is this the same as dissertation?
Pls. guide me . waiting for your reply. thanks

Hi spud, i am indian trined physio.presently located in newzealand.can u please guide me about how to prepare competency chart? thanks in advance...

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Originally Posted by spud1976

Its pretty quick i was surprised, a few months, i think they say it takes 9 weeks to process

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Please do some research before asking me questions. I don't mind asking questions, but do your own research first!!

Hi spud,

I am an Indian physio landed NZ 2 weeks back.
Could u plz help me out that how to start with NZ physio registration process & wat all documents are necessary?
Hearty Congratulations to u for ur registration.
Waiting for ur reply.
bye n take care.

hey spud!!
thanks 4 all ur help...
i'm still a bit confused with the competencies... e.g. 1.2.3 - explain the electrotherapeutic modalities... did you make a table and expalin all the indications, contraindications, precautions, principles of physics, physical and physiological effects OR
did you just refence it to your course curriculum booklet?

plz help!!!

many thanks:)

Hi

I just referenced what i did from my university syllabus also added a competency for electrotherapy which I did at work, remember you are not explaining electro but showing your evidence that you have used it and understand what they are asking. hope this helps

cool... thanks:) yip... it does help... so u did that for every subsec of each competency? referenced it to ur studies or woteva, n had some sort of proof showing that u did it?

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Originally Posted by andie5

cool... thanks:) yip... it does help... so u did that for every subsec of each competency? referenced it to ur studies or woteva, n had some sort of proof showing that u did it?

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yep, you don't have to show them u can do it, you need to show the evidence that u can do it, or have done it

hiya, just wondered for any inservice trainings what your senior wrote on it to verify it? thanks

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hiya, just wondered for any inservice trainings what your senior wrote on it to verify it? thanks

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Hi

just put something like ' I verify this is the original' the same thing you would get the solicitor to write. they dated and signed it also

I am finishing my portfolio but still have some questions:

1. I have a copy of syllabus stamped by the university on each page. Does the university have to send a copy DIRECTLY to the NZ board instead?

2. I have an original copy of the IELTS result. Do I have to request a copy to be sent DIRECTLY from the IELTS centre to the board?

3. I kept some reflective statements for some in-service trainings I had in the past, do I have to certify them?

4. I took some courses in the past and according to the applicaton package, it will be good to send the course outline as well. Apart from certifying the certificates, do I have to certify the course outline?

As each page costs and it's ridiculously expensive here, I hope I can only notify those documents that I have to. BTW, as I have left my old jobs for a while, I won't be able to get my boss to certify the documents for me.

Hope somebody can give me advice.

Thanks in advance.

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Originally Posted by Pico

I am finishing my portfolio but still have some questions:

1. I have a copy of syllabus stamped by the university on each page. Does the university have to send a copy DIRECTLY to the NZ board instead?

no you send it, all together

2. I have an original copy of the IELTS result. Do I have to request a copy to be sent DIRECTLY from the IELTS centre to the board?

?? unsure I would guess you send it

3. I kept some reflective statements for some in-service trainings I had in the past, do I have to certify them?

only if you are photocopying them

4. I took some courses in the past and according to the applicaton package, it will be good to send the course outline as well. Apart from certifying the certificates, do I have to certify the course outline?

no

As each page costs and it's ridiculously expensive here, I hope I can only notify those documents that I have to. BTW, as I have left my old jobs for a while, I won't be able to get my boss to certify the documents for me.

Hope somebody can give me advice.

Thanks in advance.

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sound life you got most of it covered, post it all off they will post you back a letter saying they would like further clarification or thye can't except certain thing, this happened to me but it wasn't a problem, they are very helpful when you have posted it in

good luck

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Originally Posted by spud1976

sound life you got most of it covered, post it all off they will post you back a letter saying they would like further clarification or thye can't except certain thing, this happened to me but it wasn't a problem, they are very helpful when you have posted it in

good luck

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Hi spud, wow you're a busy man since you got your registration. Thanks for helping out us.

Just wanted to ask you few questions I seem to be stuck with:

1. about letters supporting your experience/competencies - I got my peers, seniors to write letters confirming my experience and competency. On the board's website there is a form 'validation of work history' that has to be fiiled in by referee and posted straight to NZ - does it include only my employers/managers or did you use it to prove any other activities/competencies? did you use the form at all?

2. did you reference few different competencies with the same paper/letter e.g. if one senior writes about your communication skills, time management, research and so on in one letter I presume I can use it to prove more then one competency?

3. how did you start writing the portfolio. did you use table format? would you be so kind to give an example of one of the sub competencies how you wrote it?

thanks for your effort
W.

Hi spud,

when writing your portfolio how much evidence did you use to support one sub competency? for examlpe: comp 1.1.2 about human structure - did you write that it was covered in your uni or did you also say about courses and in-services you attended (e.g. course on ankle rehab that started with revising anatomy and function. anything else?
I understand that the more the better but how much is sufficient?

thanks

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Originally Posted by veronix

Hi spud,

when writing your portfolio how much evidence did you use to support one sub competency? for examlpe: comp 1.1.2 about human structure - did you write that it was covered in your uni or did you also say about courses and in-services you attended (e.g. course on ankle rehab that started with revising anatomy and function. anything else?
I understand that the more the better but how much is sufficient?

thanks

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I did both, if they can't accept it they will post it back saying so, i put in as much RELEVANT info in that i could

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Originally Posted by veronix

Hi spud, wow you're a busy man since you got your registration. Thanks for helping out us.

Just wanted to ask you few questions I seem to be stuck with:

1. about letters supporting your experience/competencies - I got my peers, seniors to write letters confirming my experience and competency. On the board's website there is a form 'validation of work history' that has to be fiiled in by referee and posted straight to NZ - does it include only my employers/managers or did you use it to prove any other activities/competencies? did you use the form at all?

2. did you reference few different competencies with the same paper/letter e.g. if one senior writes about your communication skills, time management, research and so on in one letter I presume I can use it to prove more then one competency?

3. how did you start writing the portfolio. did you use table format? would you be so kind to give an example of one of the sub competencies how you wrote it?

thanks for your effort
W.

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Hi

1. yes i used it and i used it for various rotations eg neuro, ortho etc

2. yes I numbered the letter and kept ref to letter 1

3. I made a front page with my ref numbered and kept referring to this. for example 1. letter from neuro rotation 2. CV 3. inservice training on cervical spine. I used this then in my portfolio to reference, eg blah blah (pg 1 : number 3). I have already given as example on how i wrote it, above.

I have questions about declaration. If the notary public can only provide a standard statement of '... a true copy of the original document' instead of the required '.... true copy of the original document sighted'. Will that be OK? As according to the notary public I consulted, they only need to see the photocopies and even I bring both the originals and the photocopies, they will still give me the same statement i.e. without the word 'sighted'.

Will the NZ board accept it? Anyone has the documents declared without the exact wordings but were still accepted by the board.

I am getting frustrated as the NZ board has revised the competencies and the old one will only be used if the application is received by them by 1 Sept 2009. And I don't think I will have all the stuff ready by that time. The new competencies seem more specific 'items' on physiotherapy management. As my university no longer keeps my student placement reports and at that time, the students were not allowed to possess any of those copies, I don't have much documents to give evidence on those specific, precise items.

Thanks in advance.

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Hi Pico

Sorry can be any help with your question. But so glad you mentioned the change of competencies I had even realised! It is very annoying as I have been doing mine for the past 4 months. I am hoping to get them finished soon. Hope it is in on time or I will be very pissed off!!!!:mad: