Australia

Australia.

                                                    Registration Process

To gain registration, there are two possible options. It appears that as Irish graduates, the optimal way to go about registration is to apply for the second option (Assessment of Equivalence), and if you do not fulfil the sufficient criteria, you will directly enter stage 2 of option 1.

Option One: Assessment of Physiotherapists Who Intend to Apply to the Physiotherapy Board of Australia for General Registration

1. Initial Assessment

2. Written Assessment: MCQ (held twice anually worldwide)

3. Clinical Assessment: Treat 3 real patients from each core area (must be taken in Australia)

4. APA Final Certificate is issued once stages 1 to 3 are fulfilled

Option Two: assessment of equivalence of qualification

1. Apply for assessment of equivalence (university submit documents in substantial detail regarding all aspects of the qualification and course structure)

2. Qualification either meets or does not meet criteria. If it meets criteria, issued with APC certificate of Substantial Equivalence and apply for General Registration. If not, approved for Written Assessment (part 2 above).

General Registration (once option one or two completed)

                                                        Requirements

Certified copy of passport, certified copy of licence to practice, certified copies of all relevant academic qualifications, Curriculum Vitae

                                                      Job opportunities

• http://www.seek.com.au/JobSearch?SearchFrom=quickupper&SearchType=search+again&Keywords=&industry=1211&occupation=6352
• http://www.apaonline.asn.au/classifieds/
• http://www.medepage.com/healthcare-jobs/physiotheraphy-ot-rehabilitation-34

                                              Basic Grade Initial Salary

$60, 000 AUD

                                               Relevant Websites

 

• Inital Assessment: http://www.physiocouncil.com.au/forms/Initial%20Assessment%20Application%201211.pdf
• Guidelines for Written Assessment: http://www.physiocouncil.com.au/forms/guidelines-to-content-of-the-australian-physiotherapy-council-march-2011-written-examination
• Application form for Assessment of Equivalence: http://www.physiocouncil.com.au/forms/Application%20for%20Assessment%20of%20Equivalence%20of%20Qualification%20-February%202011.pdf
• National Board for the Physiotherapy Profession: www.physiotherapyboard.gov.au/  
• Assessment of qualifications and skills of overseas-qualified physiotherapists for registration and migration purposes (www.physiocouncil.com.au 
•  Equivalent of ISCP: http://physiotherapy.asn.au/

                                                           Costs

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Option 1                       Initial Assessment                    $990
                                   Written Exam                            $1650

                                  Clinical Exam                            $1100-$1155

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Option 2                      Assessment of Equivalence     $1430

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General Registration                                                     $196

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IMPORTANT NOTE: Physiotherapists who hold full registration and a current annual practising certificate issued by the Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand can apply for General Registration directly to the Physiotherapy Board of Australia under the Trans Tasman Mutual Recognition Agreement (TTMRA).