Initial Assessment
The Australian Physiotherapy Council carries out assessments of the skills and qualifications held by overseas trained physiotherapists on behalf of the Physiotherapy Board of Australia.
One way a physiotherapist who does not hold a qualification approved by the Physiotherapy Board of Australia is to qualify for General Registration is to complete the three part APC Assessment Process described in the diagram below. The first part of the APC Assessment Process requires a physiotherapist to submit an Application for Initial Assessment for Approval to Undertake the Written Assessment and include all documentation specified in the application form.
Who can apply for an Initial Assessment?
Any overseas-qualified physiotherapist who wants to qualify for General Registration by completing the three part APC Assessment Process can apply for an Initial Assessment.
How long will the Initial Assessment take?
The Initial Assessment takes up to 2 weeks from the date the Australian Physiotherapy Council receives your correctly completed application form and all the required documents exactly as stated in this form. Do not contact the office to check the progress of your assessment unless it is more than 2 weeks since you were advised that your application was sent to the assessor. Posted mail to and from overseas countries is sometimes very slow. If you agree to receive all written correspondence by email to avoid postal delays, please indicate this in Section B of the form.
The next available written exam is in March 2013.
If you wish to apply to sit for the written examination in March 2013 an Initial Application and all the required documentation needs to be submitted to the Australian Physiotherapy Council before the 23 November 2012.
What are the possible outcomes of an Initial Assessment?
The assessor will evaluate your application to decide if you are:
- Approved to apply for the Written Assessment, or
- Not approved to apply for the Written Assessment.
- More information is available in the first part of the Application Form available HERE
- The Australian Physiotherapy Council English Language Requirement HAS CHANGED - details are available HERE
- Candidates must submit their applications with payment of the most recent application fees. Click HERE for the current schedule of assessment fees.
