The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) conducts Skill Assessments on Internationally qualified Nurses and Midwives moving to Australia.
ANMAC is tasked by the Australian Government to check that you are who you say you are, that you have the rights skills, qualifications and experience at an equivalent level to nurses and midwives who have studied and trained in Australia.
To secure a successful ANMAC skill assessment an applicant is required to provide
- Passport
- Evidence of name change (if applicable)
- Letter of Good Standing for migration purposes
- Detailed and migration specific references from every employer
- English Test Results
- Degree Certificate
- Degree Transcripts
- Confirmation of Theory and Practice hours
Educational equivalence
Applicants must provide a graduation certificate and transcript from their University. The transcript must show the number of theory and practice hours completed during the course.
This is one of the most important elements of the application and an ANMAC skill assessment cannot pass without these details being supplied.
Professional practice
ANMAC requires an electronic Letter of Good Standing and Confirmation of registration to be sent by the Nursing Registration body in your home country directly to ANMAC.
Professional references
References must be:
- On an Hospital letterhead
- Be written by a direct supervisor who is a nurse or a midwife
- Include exact dates
- Contain an original signature
- Include contact information for each referee
English proficiency
ANMAC requires all its applicants to meet an English language proficiency requirement, regardless of your country of origin, even if that country of origin is an English speaking country such as the United Kingdom or the United States.
English tests accepted by ANMAC and minimum scores
IELTS Academic
- Minimum overall score of 7 across all components and a minimum score in each component of 7.
- Combining scores from 2 tests taken within a 6 month period:
- A minimum overall score of 7 in both test
- No score in any component in either test is below 6.5
OET for Nurses
- Minimum score of B in each component
- Combining scores from 2 tests taken within a 6 month period:
- All the 4 components must have been tested in both tests
- No score in any component in either test is below C
PTE Academic
- Minimum overall score of 65 across all components and a minimum score in each component of 65.
- Combining scores from 2 tests taken within a 6 month period:
- Minimum overall score in both tests of 65
- No score in any component in either test is below 58.
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ANMAC vs AHPRA
- ANMAC is the skills assessment authority and a nursing applicant must always have an ANMAC skills assessement
- AHPRA is the overall nursing registration body for Australia
- ANMAC do not register nurses, they check the qualifications of nurses moving to Australia
- All nurses and healthcare professionals require AHPRA registration.