BAU Assessments
We assess the skills and competency of overseas-trained pharmacists who wish to migrate or register to practise pharmacy in Australia.
Pharmacy education and training environments vary around the world. We therefore assess candidates’ qualifications and experience to ensure that they are eligible to practise in Australia.
Number of skills assessment
applications received:
Country of qualification
The APC received applications from 58 countries and a breakdown is as follows:
In addition, single candidates applied for assessment to Australia from these countries:
Albania, Austria, Chile, China, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Kenya, Korea Republic of, Palestinian Territory Occupied, Serbia Republic of, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia
And two candidates from these countries:
Columbia, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Moldova Republic of, Mongolia, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore
Country of Qualification Data
| Country of Qualification | Number of candidates |
| ALBANIA | 1 |
| ARGENTINA | 3 |
| Australia / NZ | 185 |
| AUSTRIA | 1 |
| BANGLADESH | 12 |
| BRAZIL | 3 |
| CANADA | 4 |
| CHILE | 1 |
| CHINA | 1 |
| COLOMBIA | 2 |
| EGYPT | 103 |
| ETHIOPIA | 4 |
| FIJI | 3 |
| FINLAND | 1 |
| GERMANY | 1 |
| HONG KONG | 2 |
| HUNGARY | 1 |
| INDIA | 193 |
| IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) | 22 |
| IRAQ | 6 |
| IRELAND | 4 |
| ITALY | 2 |
| JAPAN | 2 |
| JORDAN | 10 |
| KENYA | 1 |
| KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | 1 |
| LEBANON | 2 |
| LIBYA | 3 |
| MACEDONIA, REPUBLIC OF | 4 |
| MALAYSIA | 11 |
| MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF | 2 |
| MONGOLIA | 2 |
| NEPAL | 16 |
| NIGERIA | 8 |
| PAKISTAN | 62 |
| PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, Occupied | 1 |
| PHILIPPINES | 60 |
| POLAND | 2 |
| SAUDI ARABIA | 2 |
| SERBIA, REPUBLIC OF | 1 |
| SINGAPORE | 2 |
| SOUTH AFRICA | 13 |
| SPAIN | 1 |
| SRI LANKA | 3 |
| SUDAN | 3 |
| SWAZILAND | 1 |
| SWEDEN | 1 |
| SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC | 4 |
| THAILAND | 5 |
| TURKEY | 3 |
| UGANDA | 1 |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | 5 |
| UNITED KINGDOM | 20 |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | 5 |
| VIETNAM | 3 |
| YEMEN | 1 |
| ZAMBIA | 1 |
| ZIMBABWE | 10 |
Country of qualification candidate percentage
Countries with 1% candidates
Zimbabwe, United States of America,
United Arab Emirates, Thailand, Nigeria
Malaysia, Jordan, Iraq, Bangladesh
Skills Assessment letters
If they are deemed eligible, they sit either the:
- Knowledge Assessment of Pharmaceutical Sciences exam, or
- Competency Assessment of Overseas Pharmacists exam
If they pass their exam, we provide them with a Skills Assessment letter, validating
their knowledge and competency. They provide this letter to either:
- the Pharmacy Board of Australia to receive provisional registration, and begin an
internship, or - the Department of Home Affairs for migration purposes
Number of skills assessment letters issued:
446 KAPS and CAOP candidates
185 International students of Australian and New Zealand pharmacy programs
Assessing for the Council on Chiropractic Education Australasia
We also assess the qualifications and skills of chiropractors trained in or outside of Australia or New Zealand on behalf of the Council on Chiropractic Education Australasia (CCEA).
Like us, they are an independent, nationally and internationally recognised body responsible for ensuring competency standards in the chiropractic profession. They perform activities like accrediting and monitoring chiropractic education programs in Australasia.
From 1 August 2014, we signed an agreement with CCEA and started undertaking the assessments of overseas trained chiropractors and international graduates of Australian/NZ chiropractic programs on behalf of CCEA. Effective from the same date, CCEA also started using the APC as their registered office.
Under the agreement, we:
- conduct assessment of candidates’ documentation against CCEA standards
- make a recommendation for CCEA to consider
- provide a Registered Office for CCEA Ltd
- maintain public liability insurance of at least $10 million in relation to the services
On an average, the APC receive around 40 applications from the CCEA applicants per year.