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ASRIPhysiotherapist 2385-111
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Skill level The entry requirement for this occupation is a bachelor degree or higher qualification. Registration or licensing is required. Skills assessment authority
Australian Council of Physiotherapy Regulating Authorities (ACOPRA)
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AEI-NOOSRPHYSIOTHERAPY2Physiotherapy in Australia involves the regulated practice of the promotion, prevention, diagnosis, and therapeutic management of pain, disorders of movement or optimisation of function, to enhance the health and welfare of the community from an individual or population perspective. The practice of physiotherapy encompasses a diversity of clinical specialties to meet the unique needs of different client groups. Physiotherapy services are used in a wide variety of areas such as health organisations, private practices, schools and community, and sports and workplace settings. The practice of physiotherapy in Australia is based upon a clinical reasoning process. The physiotherapist may undertake the following activities: the performance of physiotherapy assessments and the treatment of any injury, disease, or other condition of health, or the prevention or rehabilitation of injury, disease, or other condition of health. Physiotherapists may use physical interventions, and/or exercise prescription, and/or electro physical agents, within a framework of empowerment of the individual/carer or the community through education. Practice is informed by physiotherapy-specific research as well as the general scientific literature and in this way, physiotherapists in Australia engage in evidence-based practice. Australian Council of Physiotherapy Regulating Authorities Limited (ACOPRA) The Australian Council of Physiotherapy Regulating Authorities Ltd (ACOPRA) is responsible for a broad range of issues relevant to standards of physiotherapy education and practice in Australia. These include legislative matters relevant to a consistent national approach to physiotherapy registration, the accreditation of entry level physiotherapy educational programs, and responsibility for the Australian Standards for Physiotherapy ACOPRA’s membership includes each of the Physiotherapists Registration Boards, the Australian Physiotherapy Association and the Schools of Physiotherapy in Australia. ACOPRA is governed by a ten member Board ofhttp://aei.dest.gov.au/AEI/QualificationsRecognition/ RecognisingProfessionalQualifications/GuideToProfessionalRecognition/physiotherapy_pdf.pdf (accessed 3 July 2006). Directors comprising one nominee from each member. ACOPRA’s National Office is based in Canberra. ACOPRA, through its standing committee, the Australian Examining Committee for Overseas Physiotherapists (AECOP), administers the assessment process for overseas-qualified physiotherapists seeking to gain full registration to practise in Australia. ACOPRA is also the assessing authority for physiotherapists intending to apply for migration to Australia. The contact details for both ACOPRA and the AECOP are: Postal Location GPO Box 587 Level 2, 19 Barry Drive CANBERRA ACT 2601 TURNER ACT 2612 AUSTRALIA Phone: +61 2 6262 6029 Fax: +61 2 6262 5284 email: Administrative enquiries: admin@acopra.com.au
Website: http://www.acopra.com.au Recognition Procedures in Australia In order to practise physiotherapy in Australia, you must be registered with the local State or Territory Physiotherapists Registration Board. It is important that you check with the Physiotherapists Board of the State or Territory in which you wish to work whether any special registration requirements apply. Contact details for the registration boards can be found at http://www.acopra.com.au/contact_us/other_contacts/registration_boards. Full registration in Australia permits a physiotherapist to practise in any field of physiotherapy practice and as a practitioner of first contact. If you have completed your physiotherapy qualification overseas, there are four ways in which you can enter the profession in Australia:
applying directly for limited registration with an Australian Physiotherapists Registration Board. Special conditions apply for this form of registration and it is only for a period of up to 12 months. This form of registration is not available in some States and Territories. Applicants under TTMRA from New Zealand Physiotherapists who are currently registered to practise in New Zealand are able to apply directly to the Physiotherapists Registration Boards for immediate registration under the TTMRA legislation. For more information, please contact the individual Registration Boards or ACOPRA. All other applicants from Overseas Countries If you want to apply for full registration to practise physiotherapy in Australia, you must apply to have your eligibility assessed to undertake the examination procedure administered by ACOPRA and pass the examinations. If you want to apply to register to practise physiotherapy under limited conditions while holidaying in Australia, you may be exempt from the AECOP examinations—contact ACOPRA for more information. The assessment process consists of the following components:
English Language Requirements (if applicable)— if your first language is not English, an overall minimum ‘B’ standard and a minimum of ‘B’ in all four sections of the Occupational English Test (OET), or an overall score of Band 7 (with a minimum of Band 6 in each of the four components) in the Academic Module of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) will satisfy this requirement if gained within 12 months of application to AECOP. Please note that candidates may seek exemptions from the OET/IELTS if they meet specific criteria. Written Examination—conducted world-wide. The written examination is a multiple choice question examination based on case studies that cover the entire scope of physiotherapy as practised in Australia at the standard expected at entry to the profession. Following successful completion of the written examination, a candidate is issued with an Interim Certificate and is eligible to proceed to undertake an optional period of supervised clinical practice followed by the clinical examination. Supervised Clinical Practice—optional but strongly recommended before taking the clinical examination. Clinical Examination—a practical, clinical viva, examination covering the practice of physiotherapy. If you are not eligible to undertake the professional examinations you may be eligible to apply to enrol in an accredited Australian physiotherapy degree course at an Australian university. There is strong competition for university places in physiotherapy. Contact details for the Australian institutions offering professional entry courses in physiotherapy are available at http://www.acopra.com.au/contact_us/other_contacts/schools If you live overseas, you may undertake the OET or IELTS and the written examination overseas. If you are in Australia, you can sit the OET or IELTS and the written examination in a State or Territory capital city. The written examination is held in the first week of March and September each year in Australia and overseas. In order to be assessed for the March examination, the eligibility application should be sent by mid-April and by mid-October for the September session. The clinical examination is only conducted in Australia and is arranged as required. Upon successful completion of the examinations, you will be awarded the AECOP Final Certificate, which confers eligibility to apply for full physiotherapy registration. Once you are fully registered in Australia you willhave the same rights to practise as an Australian trained physiotherapist. If required you will also be issued with a Certificate for Skilled Migration. Only then will a candidate’s skills and qualifications be assessed as suitable for migration purposes as a Physiotherapist (ASCO code 2385-11) under the General Skilled Migration Categories. Australian Physiotherapy Association The Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) is the peak body representing the interests of Australian physiotherapists and their patients. The APA is a national organisation with non-autonomous state and territory branches and specialty subgroups. The APA corporate structure is one of a company limited by guarantee. The organisation has approximately 11,000 members, some 70 staff, and over 300 members in volunteer positions on committees or working parties. The APA is governed by a Board of Directors elected by representatives of all stakeholder groups within the Association. The Physiotherapy Research Foundation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the APA, strives to promote and facilitate physiotherapy-related research. The address of the APA is: Australian Physiotherapy Association ST KILDA ROAD CENTRAL PO Box 6465 VIC 8008 AUSTRALIA Phone: +61 3 9534 9400 Fax: +61 3 9534 9199 Website: www.physiotherapy.asn.au
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1 | DIMA website, http://www.immi.gov.au/asri/occupations/p/physiotherapist-2385-11.htm (accessed 3 July 2006 ). Back |
2 | http://aei.dest.gov.au/AEI/QualificationsRecognition/RecognisingProfessionalQualifications/GuideToProfessionalRecognition/physiotherapy_pdf.pdf (accessed 3 July 2006). Back |