Under the National Law, students will be registered from 2011.
Psychology students will not be registered as students under the National Law. The Psychology Board of Australia has determined to register these students through provisional registration.
Some students in some professions were registered before the national scheme started. These students became part of the national scheme and AHPRA will now be updating information about them for the Student Register. Students who were not previously registered under state or territory legislation will be registered with the National Scheme from March 2011.
If you are enrolled in an approved program of study in 2011 you do not need to apply for registration. AHPRA will work directly with education providers to register all students who need to be registered.
If you are not enrolled in an approved program of study, but you are undertaking a clinical placement where you do not hold registration in that profession, the education provider (or the person or organisation providing the clinical placement) is required to advise AHPRA of students who need to be registered.
There are no fees for student registration.
The definition of an education provider in the National Law is broad. It includes education providers delivering Board approved programs of study leading to registration; education providers, health services and other organisations, and in some cases individuals who provide clinical experience placements for people who are undertaking clinical training but are not enrolled in a Board approved program of study leading to registration and do not hold registration in Australia in that profession. This includes students from overseas.
All education providers must meet the requirements of the National Law in relation to student registration.
Detailed information about student registration is found in:
More information is also available on the websites of the National Boards:
Chiropractic Board – Student Registrations
Dental Board – Student Registrations
Medical Board – Student Registrations
Nursing and Midwifery Board – Student Registrations
Optometry Board – Student Registrations
Osteopathy Board – Student Registrations
Pharmacy Board – Student Registrations
Physiotherapy Board – Student Registrations
Podiatry Board – Student Registrations
Psychology Board - No student registrations