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The following information is directed to Physiotherapists from overseas wanting to gain employment in Australia. It was lifted from the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA).

Step 1 - Get your Skills Recognised
This is undertaken by the Australian Physiotherapy Council.

Step 2 - Register with a Physiotherapist Board
Physiotherapy Registration Boards are statutory authorities responsible for the registration of physiotherapists. Primarily the functions of the Physiotherapists Registration Boards in each State are:

• To protect public health and safety.
• Maintenance and promotion of professional standards of physiotherapy practice in each State and Territory
• To register physiotherapists
• To advise the Minister on matters relating to the standards of physiotherapy practice;
• To distribute information pertaining to Physiotherapy Registration Acts and the Regulations to physiotherapists, consumers and other interested persons.

You must register with the appropriate Physiotherapists Registration Board before practising as a physiotherapist in Australia.

Australian Capital Territory
New South Wales
Northern Territory - Ms Janette Steele, Registrar; Phone: (08) 8999 4157; Fax: (08) 8999 4196; Email: healthprofessions.ths@nt.gov.au
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Western Australia
Victoria

Step 3 - Join the Australian Physiotherapy Association
Apply for membership here.

Step 4 - Purchase Professional Indemnity Insurance
It is recommended that indemnity insurance be obtained before commencing employment.

Step 5 - Obtain a Working Visa
The Department of Immigration can assist you with your applications for a working visa permit to work in Australia.

Step 6 - Find Employment
For a detailed listing of national vacancies, use the APA Classifeds.

Source: APA

I went home early today and just as I was falling asleep I got a text message from Globe that made me go WTF?! Why is Globe texting me, its not even October yet? The message?

Warmest wishes to you. You are most dearly remembered on your special day. Happy Birthday!

Then I remembered, my Globe line was under my mom's name, so the greeting was for my mom! A year ago today, I was having dinner with the whole family. I had  a good time of course, eating, laughing, and sharing stories about my job and how i'm doing here in Manila. A few days after, three to be exact, we were having dinner again, this time after the mass at our parish. Two events, within four days, both celebrated for my mom, her birthday and mother's day. This year, those days are/will be spent without her because she is not here (in the same country) anymore. I texted her and I will call her later on. Happy Birthday mother!

(don't forget my ipod and laptop. LOL) 

I've been blogging for quite sometime now, on and off though. I have read and came across a lot of sites, a lot are worth my time, others not. But tonight, I just opened the site for all Filipinos who are hungry for changes, just like me. Worth visiting indeed! While driving home early tonight, along with my wife, I heard an announcement over GMA 7's 24 Oras news program about a site being