The main issue with short term “Nursing” courses is that they don’t offer registration with NZ Nursing Council as a Qualified Nurse; the Nursing Council has its own restrictions and tough norms. They require high levels of English and also great scores. Overseas Nursing qualifications especially from India don’t get equivalence easily.

I am sure the institute recruiting students for any sort of Nursing courses must be aware of this and they must / should advise the students about it. Only a handful of the ITP’s do take Nursing students from India with low IELTS scores and this has led to the problem today. The students are mainly complaining that the qualifications they gained in New Zealand are not being treated as EQUAL by the Nursing Council. No where they have complained that the quality of the course they just completed was bad or not upto the mark

While I also agree that Institutes and their marketing units should stop running after student numbers and instead concentrate on quality for long-term success.

New Zealand is no doubt a fantastic place for Indian students to study, it’s cheaper, it’s multicultural, it’s safer and offers world class living conditions. Yes most students after completing the course do find employment and also get success with their general skills migration applications. The post study work (Graduate Job Search) is available to students who complete the course and this attracts many international students. New Zealand provides Indian students with opportunities.

The other side of the coin is that students with degrees but no knowledge, lack of EL skills end up with No jobs and they must stop blaming the system
Students must stop complaining. Moreover students should also understand that doing any course in any country, in any institute cannot get them their dream jobs and this is only a myth.
When things don’t go our way we start to complain.

Nishi