Nurses are in high demand globally and in Australia, and consistently feature in the skills shortage list for Australian PR. Additionally, there is a projected job growth of 23% for Registered nurses.
Due to the high demand for Registered nurses as with other sectors of nursing, these occupations are listed consistently in the Skilled Occupations List (SOL) and the Consolidated Sponsored Occupations List (CSOL). These include Registered Nurse (Medical Practice), Registered Nurse (Aged Care), and Nurse Practitioner.
Career Prospects
Many work in community education, pharmaceutical companies, in administration or in nurse education. There are also many specialisations within clinical practice, such as emergency, aged care, midwifery or intensive care.ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
To entry to Australia institute, students must be able to meet the academic and English entry requirements for their chosen course.1. VET
Academic- Completion of Australian Year 10 or equivalent
English
- Intermediate Level of English
- or IELTS Test Score of 5.0
- or TOEFL iBT Test Score of 35 or PTE Academic Test Score of 36
- or Cambridge English: FCE
- or OET Pass Grade or TOEFL PBT Test Score of 500 or TOEIC 405- 600
2. Undergraduate (Bachelor's) Study
Academic- Completion of Australian Year 12 or equivalent
English
- or IELTS Test Score of 6.0
- or TOEFL iBT Test Score of 73
- or PTE Academic Test Score of 54
- or TOEFL paper Test Score of 550
3. Postgraduate (Master's) Study
Academic- Completion of Australian Year 12 or equivalent
English
- or IELTS Test Score of 6.5 overall score. No band score less than 6.0
- or TOEFL iBT Test Score of 73-93 overall score. Minimum 21 score in writing
- or PTE Academic Test Score of 58-64 overall score. No band score less than 50
- or TOEFL paper Test Score of 550-583 overall score. Minimum 4.5 in writing