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How Qualified Am I?

One of the surprises for many immigrants is that some jobs do require you study for further qualifications before you can practice in your field of work.

Even though the skilled migration board has said you have all the qualifications you need there may be a need to do more.

Two examples we’ve heard of are:

1. A Physio (from the UK) who needed to extend his formal qualifications, even though he had a degree and experience. The job of a physio here has a slightly different focus. It is very difficult to have an international match in terms of job focus and study areas.

2. A Swiss midwife nedeed to take a further language course locally even having passed the IELTS test.

It is worth being prepared for the extra cost and requirements.