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The effectiveness of the current temporary skilled visa system in targeting genuine skills shortagesSubmission 6 The effectiveness of the current temporary skilled visa system in targeting genuine skills shortagesSubmission 6 The effectiveness of the current temporary skilled visa system in targeting genuine skills shortagesSubmission 6 The effectiveness of the current temporary skilled visa system in targeting genuine skills shortagesSubmission 6 The effectiveness of the current temporary skilled visa system in targeting genuine skills shortagesSubmission 6 The effectiveness of the current temporary skilled visa system in targeting genuine skills shortagesSubmission 6 The effectiveness of the current temporary skilled visa system in targeting genuine skills shortagesSubmission 6 The effectiveness of the current temporary skilled visa system in targeting genuine skills shortagesSubmission 6 The effectiveness of the current temporary skilled visa system in targeting genuine skills shortagesSubmission 6 The effectiveness of the current temporary skilled visa system in targeting genuine skills shortagesSubmission 6 The effectiveness of the current temporary skilled visa system in targeting genuine skills shortagesSubmission 6 The effectiveness of the current temporary skilled visa system in targeting genuine skills shortagesSubmission 6 The effectiveness of the current temporary skilled visa system in targeting genuine skills shortagesSubmission 6 The effectiveness of the current temporary skilled visa system in
 targeting genuine skills shortagesSubmission 6 The effectiveness of the current temporary skilled visa system in targeting genuine skills shortagesSubmission 6  Charge nurses and midwives for recruitment agency costs incurred in the country of origin;  Dismiss a nurse or midwife on a work visa without providing them with due process or adequate warning and an opportunity to find other employment before reporting the termination of employment to the Department of Immigration.
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Prior to the recruitment of international nurses and midwives, employers must exhaust all avenues to employ nurses and midwives domestically.

The employer must demonstrate that they have undertaken appropriate market testing, by all available means, to ensure that any local nurses and midwives who may be potential candidates are aware of the employment opportunity.

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Employers seeking to recruit and employ nurses and midwives from other countries must provide the following:        Transparency and fairness in recruitment practice; Effective human resource planning and development including mentoring and orientation; Full access to employment opportunities and flexible environments; Standards, Terms and Conditions consistent with the domestic workforce; Freedom from discrimination; The right to be informed regarding freedom of association; and Assistance to meet the necessary Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) Registration Standards including the English Language Skills Standard as well as the requirements for recognition of the nurses/midwives overseas qualifications as determined by the NMBA.
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Employers of nurses and midwives in Australia must be required to recognise experience gained overseas which is assessed at a comparable standard for the purpose of experience and incremental payments.

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Procedures for the assessment of nursing and midwifery applications from other countries must be equitable and fair, be based on nationally agreed proficiency in English language, determine that all other NMBA Registration Standards have been met, and recognise previous experience and prior formal educational qualifications.

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Nurses/midwives who choose to move overseas must have their overseas work of a comparable standard recognised in Australia for the purposed of retention of their registration with the NMBA.

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The ANMF Federal Office is the central point for all enquiries from international recruitment companies or any other source seeking information regarding the recruitment of nurses and midwives from overseas.
Endorsed June 1998 Reviewed and re-endorsed November 2004 Reviewed and re-endorsed December 2007 Reviewed and re-endorsed August 2008 Reviewed and re-endorsed June 2011 Reviewed and re-endorsed May 2015 Reviewed and re-endorsed May 2018 Reference 1.

Shaffer et al.

Human Resources for Health 2016.

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Available at: http://www.intlnursemigration.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/s12960-016-0127-6.pdf ANMF Policy - International recruitment of nurses and midwives The effectiveness of the current temporary skilled visa system in targeting genuine skills shortagesSubmission 6