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What a paramedic trained abroad needs to register in Australia
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Paramedicine Board registration (portfolio assessment, competency assessment if asked)
Paramedicine Board of Australia · ~6 months · fees vary · 5 steps
Ahpra assesses your qualification against the Board's framework; if it is not substantially equivalent you sit the Board's competency assessment; then general registration with English evidence, a criminal history check and recency of practice.
- 1Paramedicine qualification (diploma or degree) relevant to the Board's framework
- 2English (Ahpra standard): IELTS 7 overall with 6.5 writing and 7 elsewhere; OET 350 (360 in reading and speaking); PTE 63; TOEFL 91; two sittings within 12 months may be combined; valid two yearsyou pay · Source ↗
- 3Portfolio assessment of your qualification by Ahpra (PNAQ), and the Board's competency assessment at your own cost if it asks~16 weeks · you pay · Source ↗
- 4General registration with the Paramedicine Board (criminal history, recency of practice, indemnity)~6 weeks · you pay · Source ↗
- 5Overseas Employment Certificate from the Department of Migrant Workers, through a DMW-licensed recruitment agency or an employer the DMW allows to hire directly (Filipino workers)who pays varies · Source ↗
Rules checked 23 Oct 2026 · outcomeOS describes each regulator's published rules; it does not advise on your individual case. · Privacy · Terms
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