Nurses and midwives educated overseas and requesting registration in Western Australia may be required to successfully complete an  English Language Competency Test  and a Registration Bridging Course - see under information below.  Here are the links to the International English Language System Test - IELTS and the Occupational English Test - OET sites.

 

Forms
Registration as a Nurse under the Nurses and Midwives Act 2006 (Overseas and Eastern State trained)Download Registration as a Nurse or Miwife under the Nurses and Midwives Act 2006
PDFRegistration as a Nurse or Miwife under the Nurses and Midwives Act 2006
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This form is to be completed if you are seeking initial registration with the Board and are not currently registered in another state/territory in Australia.
Information
Registration Bridging ProgramsDownload Registration Bridging Programs
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Bridging Programs for renewal of registration and for overseas nurses and midwives seeking initial registration with the Board.
Policies
English Tests acceptable by the BoardDownload English Tests
PDFEnglish Tests
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See IELTS and OET links at top of page.

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