Everything You Need to Know About the APC Initial Assessment

APC Initial Assessment

The steps involved in the APC initial assessment are as follows.

1. Eligibility assessment
2. Cultural safety training
3. Interim certificate

Eligibility Assessment 

To become a registered physiotherapist in Australia, you need to meet certain eligibility requirements. The eligibility assessment is the step that determines if you are fit to seek registration in Australia. The Australian Physiotherapy Council will conduct a document-based assessment during this stage. 

To apply for the eligibility assessment, you must:

• Be an overseas qualified physiotherapist (with a minimum diploma-level qualification)
• Meet the educational requirement for (or already hold) registration without any restriction in your country of training OR
• Be able to legally practise without restriction in your country of training (if no regulatory body currently exists).

The documents required for the eligibility assessment will be:

• Passport photo identity page
• Evidence of change of name (if any)
• Degree certificate
• Statement of results
• Evidence to practice

Cultural Safety Training Program for Physiotherapists

Completing the cultural safety training program is an important step in the process of becoming a registered physiotherapist in Australia. This program is to ensure all healthcare practitioners working within the Australian community are able to practise in culturally safe ways, especially when approaching Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This is an online program with six learning modules. You can complete your cultural safety training in approximately five hours.

Interim Certificate 

Conclusion

After you finish the initial assessment, you can move on to the APC written assessment and the clinical assessment. Taking the Australian Physiotherapy Council exam is a better, easier, and faster alternative to pursuing physiotherapy education in Australia. With the APC exam, you can seek registration to practise in Australia even if you have graduated from a foreign country. 

With Academically’s specially designed APC exam preparation course, you can clear the exam on your first attempt. From the documentation process to Mec migration, you will receive guidance through every step of your journey. Contact our experts for a free 1:1 consultation.