warning to nurses coming to WA
Apr 24th 2010, 9:01 am
#31
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Re: warning to nurses coming to WA
Make sure when you sit your IELTS English exam to prove you can speak English ( Even though your degree is from an English speaking University - lets not go there) That its the Academic and not the General one. I made the mistake of sitting general one for the visa and had to pay another $300 to do the Academic one. ( by the way i got top marks in both).
By the time i had gathered all the paperwork again and booked the next exam in Perth it took me 5 months to get registered here. Luckily my husband was working.
As a Senior Nurse for many years I found the whole episode quite humiliating and degrading.
By the time i had gathered all the paperwork again and booked the next exam in Perth it took me 5 months to get registered here. Luckily my husband was working.
As a Senior Nurse for many years I found the whole episode quite humiliating and degrading.
All nurses emigrating to Australia have to sit the academic IELTS now.
I think we should regard it as a good thing, even though it's a pain in the backside!
I'm sure we've all worked with staff who didn't have a great command of English, and we know the trouble it can cause.
Apr 24th 2010, 11:50 am
#32
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Re: warning to nurses coming to WA
I too would have found this humilating and degrading but Australia is such a rules oriented country that I'm not surprised. Aussies love rules as I've said many times before. I'm also disappointed that some posters on this forum seem to delight in trying to make people look foolish. They only make themslves look childish.
The only time I can imagine be humiliated would be if I took the tests and failed. Still can't imagine feeling degraded though. Electricians need to get retested and licenced when they arrive, as do many other trades. No different, yes it's obviously irritating but nothing more surely.
Apr 24th 2010, 1:56 pm
#33
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Re: warning to nurses coming to WA
I'm sorry but I fail to see why it would be humiliating or degrading. You know you're competency in the English language but DIAC and other Government Departments don't know you from a hole in the ground. They want proof of a certain level.
The only time I can imagine be humiliated would be if I took the tests and failed. Still can't imagine feeling degraded though. Electricians need to get retested and licenced when they arrive, as do many other trades. No different, yes it's obviously irritating but nothing more surely.
The only time I can imagine be humiliated would be if I took the tests and failed. Still can't imagine feeling degraded though. Electricians need to get retested and licenced when they arrive, as do many other trades. No different, yes it's obviously irritating but nothing more surely.
I'm not even going to start correcting your grammatical errors.
Apr 24th 2010, 8:58 pm
#34
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Re: warning to nurses coming to WA
Guys can we all please try and keep the personal remarks and abusive comments out of this thread. Remember not everyone has the same level of English language skills, and not everyone on this forum is a native English speaker, so please be nice.
Apr 25th 2010, 8:07 am
#36
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Re: warning to nurses coming to WA
MP doesn't have to do an IELTS so she can make all the grammatical errors she likes. If you're in the position where you have to do such a test then you should really be brushing up on your English skills.
What a bizarre thing to say?? Why would it matter to you if Bermudashorts was in the UK or not? Do you come into contact with her? No. Does her being in or out of the country affect you in the slightest way? No. Wind your neck in.
What a bizarre thing to say?? Why would it matter to you if Bermudashorts was in the UK or not? Do you come into contact with her? No. Does her being in or out of the country affect you in the slightest way? No. Wind your neck in.
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Apr 26th 2010, 8:05 pm
#37
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Re: warning to nurses coming to WA
Make sure when you sit your IELTS English exam to prove you can speak English ( Even though your degree is from an English speaking University - lets not go there) That its the Academic and not the General one. I made the mistake of sitting general one for the visa and had to pay another $300 to do the Academic one. ( by the way i got top marks in both).
By the time i had gathered all the paperwork again and booked the next exam in Perth it took me 5 months to get registered here. Luckily my husband was working.
As a Senior Nurse for many years I found the whole episode quite humiliating and degrading.
By the time i had gathered all the paperwork again and booked the next exam in Perth it took me 5 months to get registered here. Luckily my husband was working.
As a Senior Nurse for many years I found the whole episode quite humiliating and degrading.
Apr 28th 2010, 5:25 am
#38
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Re: warning to nurses coming to WA
Dont worry about the exam - its not difficult for English speaking persons. It is tricky - you just have to be sure and concentrate and listen well. I think if you google it you will be able to find examples of the format and questions. Its not difficult though - you will pass okay.
May 3rd 2010, 5:27 am
#39
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Re: warning to nurses coming to WA
To the OP, you need to toughen up a little. The real humiliation is when you apply for jobs & your years of senior experience allow you to achieve a level 1 position!
Good luck!
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May 3rd 2010, 5:47 am
#40
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Re: warning to nurses coming to WA
Hi Evelyn
All nurses emigrating to Australia have to sit the academic IELTS now.
I think we should regard it as a good thing, even though it's a pain in the backside!
I'm sure we've all worked with staff who didn't have a great command of English, and we know the trouble it can cause.
All nurses emigrating to Australia have to sit the academic IELTS now.
I think we should regard it as a good thing, even though it's a pain in the backside!
I'm sure we've all worked with staff who didn't have a great command of English, and we know the trouble it can cause.
Besides with a surname like O'Neill, whos to say the OP wasn't a native Gaelic speaker ?
