Are jobs better in UK or Canada?

[vishalsfx]

hi...
I am in soup which country do i prefer for higher studies... I am interested for US , Canada, UK and Newzealand which is the best country for higher studies and settling or earning...

[Pico]

In Canada, you won't be able to find many post-graduate courses related specifically to physiotherapy. There are courses related to public health and community health. You almost won't find courses e.g. MSc of sports physiotherapy, neurorehabilitation, manipulative therapy, etc. As far as I know, in Ontario, there is only MSc of Maunal Therapy in the University of West Ontario and it started just in 2007 if I am correct. There is study on sports physio but it's more like continuous learning courses rather than a master degree.

I don't know about US but I am not interested in working in the US as a physiotherapist at all; therefore, I never look into studying there. However, I do have a friend who studied Doctor of Physiotherapy which is not research base and doesn't have to be a physio first before you study the so-called 'Doctor' of physiotherapy.

In UK, Aus and NZ, there are more courses like MSc of sports physiotherapy, neurorehabilitation, manipulative therapy, etc.

Of course, it doesn't matter if you want to gain an MPhil rather than an MSc. For an MPhil, what you need is to find a boss i.e. supervisor and do a research on the topic you are interested in.

Therefore, it depends what higher education you actually wants to study. Then, look into the universities which provide those programmes. BTW, remember that even you study the programme and gain the degree doesn't mean that you can register automatically in that country. You still have to go through the respective registration process before you can work there.

[vishalsfx]

thanks for your valuable reply....
i hav gone thru The University of Western Ontario they are offerin manual therapy...which is 1 year course...do u think it is valuable course...??do i get jobs there atleast part time...???
i would like to know also about newzealand...they are asking for registeration by their board...is it possible....is it possible to do my higher studies there??do you know any 1 doin masters there...???

[Pico]

As far as I know, the manual therapy course in U of West Ontario offers part-time programme. However, I am not sure about how easy to get into the programme as this is the first and only one in Ontario and I guess it is rather competitive. Of course, if you enrol as an overseas applicant, it may also be different as overseas applicants pay more for the university fee.

I don't know anybody studying in NZ. You need a registration to study there. But such registration is different from a full registration to work there. I don't think it's difficult to get registration for studying and you'd better check on the NZ board. But still, as such registration is different from a full registration, if you eventually want to work there, you need a frull registration in NZ.

If I were you, I would consider what to study first, then check which university will provide such programmes. Of course, has to budget the fee and living costs. I assume overall, NZ, Canada and Aus will be cheaper than UK and US. Honest, if I want to have post-graudate study really related to physio, Australia will be my first choice.

[physioo]

I am a Canadian PT.

The masters at western ontario.
1. You need to be fully registered in Cnada as a PT. As others said, it is a long n hard process.
2. You cannot apply from overseas, you have to be fully licencsed here.
3. You must be canadian or a PR.
4. You must have completed level 2 upper and lower courses.

I heard it is good, but it will take you a few years to get there.

I worked in ENgland and Canada. Def would choose Canada. England is too expensive, and here I make 40% more than England. I did a Masters in research here, whcih was shiT and would never recommend a masters in canada. I will aim to do the masters at western ontario soon as it is clincailly based
good lck y all