benedict1843

Hi my wife is doing nursing and when she passes she will be 40 this knocks 10 points off so probably won't be able to get 190 visa without the English exam so probably going down the lines of a 457 visa question is she will have no experience will that affect the 457 visa thanks for your help

Kapri

A 457 visa depends on a health care facility sponsoring her. I think she would have more chance once she gets a years experience under her belt.

Dorothy

Why doesn't she just do the IELTS and get the points? A 457 is not a permanent visa.

benedict1843

Because she is worried its going to be all to much doing a nursind degree and ielts.

Bernieboy

After doing a nursing degree,IELTS will be a doddle

RedDragon2008

And then the sponge baths

benedict1843

Good point, but after reading about the lack of jobs in nursing, it all seems a lot of work for nothing. We looked on the seek jobs and there seems to be quite a lot, but peolpe are saying Austraila is flooded with nurses Can feel another thread coming on.

Bernieboy

SPONGE you say,bugger that, it's wire brush n detol !!!!!

spouse of scouse

Well that's a lead in that I can't ignore, because it reminded me of one of the funniest stories of my sister's nursing training days (35 years ago).

One of her first jobs as a first year trainee was on a male ward, and she had to do bed baths. The Charge Sister gave the new nurses a talk before they started, they were all a bit nervous and expected to be told stuff like maintaining the patient's dignity etc. But what she said was "some of the men might get a bit excited when you're washing downstairs. It's not their fault, but it's to be discouraged by giving the offending organ a sharp tap with a cold spoon".

The family still rolls about laughing when we remember it at get togethers, images of those poor, sick blokes getting whacked with cold spoons

RedDragon2008

I'm not that sort of patient

Dorothy

Wonder if that works on husbands

spouse of scouse

It's a bit more original than a headache

renalnurse

Hi, sorry if I have completely missed the point but.....

I'm going on a 457 and the academic IELTS is compulsory (as far as I was told) in order to gain registration from AHPRA.

I'm not sure on the nursing situation in Australia just now but if, as you say, its difficult to get a job, then i have to agree with Kapri, experience will help her in the recruitment process whether 457 or a permanent visa.

Hope this helps

campervanfan

Good point !

leapip

It's not.. You don't need to do the Ielts exam if you have proof that's you were taught and assessed in English full time for 5 years, so a letter from secondary school is enough for the AHPRA .