Can Indian Pharmacist Work in Australia?
Can Indian Pharmacist Work in Australia
The question that readily comes to Pharmacists who trained in the country and want to migrant through any of the already established immigration pathway is Can Indian Pharmacist Work in Australia?
The answer is absolutely YES! Pharmacists educated in India can work in Australia but will need to be registered first with the Pharmacy Council of Australia. The process takes time and places a financial demand on the applicants so it is important you plan ahead of this before you begin the immigration journey.
To start with, you will have to sit for English Proficiency Examination and attained the required score. After this is done, you will be required to fill the necessary application and send all your documents to the Australia Pharmacist Registration Council who will assess your educational qualifications and see whether it is tandem with the standard obtainable in Australia Universities.
After successfully completing this stage, you will sit for an exam known as the Knowledge Assessment of Pharmaceutical Sciences (KAPS exam) which test your knowledge on the theoretical aspect.
Successful applicants are then made to undergo some period of practical or observational practice with interview. After successfully completing this you can now be granted license to work as a pharmacist in Australia