R.N. Licensure Preparation Program for IENs ( Internationally Educated Nurses )

R.N. Licensure / CRNE Preparation Program are the ideal course for Internationally Educated Nurses who look forward to clear CRNE examination in order to qualify for R.N. License in Canada.

This course is a co-op programme, consisting eight months of class room studies and four months of work placement. Work experience gained from this work placement will be considered as Canadian work experience in order to meet the requirement of minimum of 250 hours of work experience in Canada for R.N. registration.

Since work experience is an essential and integral part of the program, students will therefore require a study permit and work permit. Majority of the students are issued with both the permits at the Canadian High Commission based in their home country on successful presentation of their visa application.

Additionally, students are helped with employer interviews while they are in Canada, towards the end of the programme. There are ample opportunities for getting hired as health Care assistants, L.P.N. and R.N. as per their qualification and LMO will be issued for those who are hired by the registered Employers. Usually, work permit will be applied for a minimum period of 3 years by the respective Employers.

Estimated tuition fees for the first academic year of the program are $14,000 and qualified students are offered scholarships of $3,800 on successful completion of a Skype interview on some normal conditions.

Accommodation and airport pickup for CRNE students can be arranged at an additional fee @ first month set up at $1,350 which includes one month rent and after that each month rent at $250 to $300 per month. Food bill l cost around $200 per month

A Diploma nurse should have 2 years of work experience apart from the above IELTS score. Diploma nurses may also need to do refresher courses before finally accepted for the R.N. registration in B.C or Ontario.

This examination can only be written in Canada, that too on the recommendation of one of the provincial or territorial Nursing assessment authorities. A foreign educated nurse can write this examination 3 times in a life time. After 2 unsuccessful appearances the applicants have to do refresher programs suggested by the assessment authorities before sitting the exam at the third and final time.

The majority of nurses work within the publicly funded sector of health care. A minority works in the private sector, and a small number of nurses are self-employed. Because health is a provincial jurisdictional area, the health care delivery system is not centralized and there is no one place where nurses can apply for work. They must apply directly to individual employers.