There are three types of skills assessment offered by ANMAC, their checklists are listed below.
If you are currently registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA/Ahpra), the Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ), or the Midwifery Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) you qualify for a Modified skills assessment.
Applicants must hold current registration as a nurse or midwife in Australia or New Zealand to be able to apply for the Modified skills assessment.
Proof of Identity
Qualifications
Work experience
If you need to have work assessed for visa points, you must submit a professional reference that meets ANMAC criteria (see attached template). You will also need to submit registration verification to support this work*.
Agent declaration
If you do not hold registration in Australia as a nurse or midwife but hold a current letter of ‘Notice of in-principal approval of registration subject to proof of identity’ from the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra), you qualify for a Modified PLUS skills assessment. Applicants must hold current registration as a nurse or midwife overseas to be able to apply for the Modified PLUS skills assessment.
Enrolled nurses do not qualify for this skills assessment.
Proof of Identity
Qualifications
Work experience
If you need to have work assessed for visa points, you must submit a professional reference that meets ANMAC criteria (see attached template)
Letter from AHPRA
Valid ‘Notice of in principal approval of registration subject to proof of identity’.
Agent declaration
Registered nurse – if you do not hold registration in Australia but have a minimum Bachelor of Nursing qualification from Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, the United Kingdom, or the United States and hold registration as a registered nurse in that same country you qualify for a Full skills assessment.
Registered midwife – if you do not hold registration in Australia but have a minimum Bachelor of Midwifery qualification from Ireland, the United Kingdom, or the United States and hold registration as a registered midwife you qualify for a Full skills assessment.
Enrolled nurse – you do not qualify for a Full skills assessment.
Proof of Identity
Qualifications
Work experience
Agent declaration
Mandatory requirement: ANMAC will not report on work that is not supported by registration. If you are submitting a professional reference to ANMAC for assessment you MUST also arrange for verification of registration/‘certificate of good standing’ from the relevant overseas jurisdiction. This information must be posted to ANMAC or emailed to verification@anmac.org.au. Emails from non-official email addresses will not be accepted eg. Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail.
Assessment information ANMAC reserves the right to request further documentation from you. If required, you will be notified by email.
Upload requirements for documents A colour copy of the original document at 600 dpi resolution or more. The files must be a .pdf with the passport sized photo saved as a .jpeg, .jpg or .png. All other file types, including CamScanner, will not be accepted. Certified copies will also not be accepted. Documents must be translated to English by a NAATI translator (where applicable). Both the original and the translated documents must be uploaded.
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