Other Medical Laboratory Science Qualifications
The Information Guide to Registration in NZ is in
preparation. In the meantime, the
most up-to-date information on the qualifications and
experience required for registration is given in the
document
Paths to Registration or
on the
overseas qualified page.
The Board assesses
applications for registration according to the
medical laboratory science content of their
qualifications. If you have less than 3 years
training in medical laboratory
sciences/technology, you
would not be accepted for registration in the
scientist scope but may qualify for registration
as a medical laboratory technician.
If you have
three years of training plus relevant
experience in medical laboratory
sciences/technology, you may be accepted for
registration in the scientist scope, and if
declined would most likely qualify for
registration as a medical laboratory technician.
For
registration as a medical laboratory scientist,
the Board expects applicants to have an
applied biomedical science degree or equivalent.
A degree in medicine is not considered
equivalent to a medical laboratory technology
qualification for the purposes of registration.
To support your application, please provide the
Board with a complete academic transcript of
your medical laboratory science course from your
training institution (in English). This should
list the subjects taken and the grades/marks
obtained and any necessary information on the
grading system used.
If you do not hold one of
the qualifications named as an
approved qualification for registration as a medical laboratory scientist, you may be asked to
provide the Board with a complete academic syllabus (curriculum) of your medical laboratory science
course from your training institution (in English). If requested by the Board, you must supply
detailed descriptions of the contents of each subject, and hours required for each year of study,
from your training institution.
Assessment of Overseas Qualifications by New Zealand Qualifications Authority
The Board may in some circumstances ask that you should obtain a prior assessment of your qualifications
from the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA). You may wish to supply an evaluation by NZQA to the
Board with your application, as additional evidence.
A NZQA Application for Evaluation of Qualifications form, can be obtained from
NZQA Evaluations,
PO Box 160,
Wellington.
Contact by fax: +64 4 802 3112 or email to: qes@nzqa.govt.nz
Training opportunities in New Zealand
To gain registration as a medical laboratory technician in New Zealand if you do not already qualify with your overseas qualification, you must obtain employment as a laboratory assistant and pass the technician examination offered by the NZ Institute of Medical Laboratory Science.
To gain registration as a medical laboratory scientist in New Zealand if you do not already qualify with your overseas qualification, you are advised to seek credits for your qualifications towards a New Zealand BMLSc degree at one of the following New Zealand institutions:
Faculty of Science & Engineering
Auckland University of Technology
Private Bag 92-006
Auckland
Fax 0064 9 307 9973
Holly Perry: holly.perry@aut.ac.nz
College of Sciences
Massey University
Private Bag 11-222
Palmerston North
Fax 0064 6 350 5637
Dr Mary Nulsen: M.F.Nulsen@massey.ac.nz
School of Medicine
University of Otago
PO Box 913
Dunedin
Fax 0064 3 479 7136
Associate Professor Mike Legge: mike.legge@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
Certified copies
Certified copies of documents are required
All documents supporting your application must be certified as true copies of the original, by a solicitor, Justice of the Peace, Notary Public, or officer authorised to take statutory declarations. If your documentation is in a language other than English, you must provide certified translations.
Proficiency in English
Applicants for registration as Medical Laboratory Technicians or
Medical Laboratory Scientists must be able to communicate in
English in the context of working in the laboratory, giving out
results and liaising with medical staff and colleagues.
If
medical laboratory science training was carried out in a language
other than English, the Board will require evidence of proficiency
in English before registration is approved. Please see Requirements
for Overseas-qualified applicants.
Where
an overseas-trained applicant has been trained in English, either an
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test is
required, or two testimonials from English-speaking supervisors
stating that the applicant can communicate effectively in the
laboratory.
The
Board may require, as a condition of registration, that the evidence
of a New Zealand supervisor will be required to verify that the
applicant can communicate in English satisfactorily within the
laboratory.
Medical Laboratory Scientists: The Board will accept results in the
Academic version of the International English Language Testing
System (IELTS) The applicant must obtain an overall band score of
no less than 7.0 overall and band scores of no less than 7.0 in any
category.
Medical Laboratory Technicians: The Board will accept results in the
Academic version of the International English Language Testing
System (IELTS) The applicant must obtain an overall band score of
no less than 6.5 overall and band scores of no less than 6.0 in any
category.
IELTS
information is available from British Council offices or via
www.ielts.org
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