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Happy hunting 2021

Impressive, I have been following this thread since early December I discovered it quietly and want to say big kudos to everyone contributing. I am looking at long term investments with little percentage of my monthly salary, stocks I can ignore for a year. Does $TSLA still have good prospects for this year or it has made its peak bullish run last year?

Yampotatocarrot:
Is it possible to run MLS on part time basis, for someone coming in through DE?

Also, can you recommend any good school where this can be done in Lagos aside UNILAG? (Preferably a school of technology of something)

Thanks

MLS is full time for undergraduate, there is no part time or weekend program. You will be shuttling between classes and hospital. What you have in school of health is medical lab technician (MLT) which are the junior cadre

slawormiir:
Damnnn niggarrrr
Isoright...
No much experience though

Except when one mumu nurse almost pierce all my hand in the quest for vain to draw blood...telling me that my vain are too tiny like that of a woman...that they can't get my vain....na so this nurse begin shook me from different places o..i almost die that day...even when she still tie my hand still she nor get my vain..

The second experience na when we carry one of my cousins to hospital for whether na hyenia operation(surgery)
I nor know wetin those doctors and nurses give my cousin...na so him begin dey talk rubbish and all he secret dey come out that day....
I was shocked o

Anesthesia works wonders

Simvan:
Transfer from SLT currently a 100L student

Currently there is no transfer to MLS in Uniben. Alternatively go to medical complex when school resumes and ask around in the dept. MLS hardly takes transfer

fenoll05:
That's because I am a complete novice to this immigration option. What information am I required to provide please?

Read the beginning from page 1 to like page 15, understand the process then you can ask a specific question

[quote author=Kaycee7 post=92701672][/quote]thanks very much

There is a movie I can't remember the name. It is something about time, hunger game kind of setting, you work and get paid with time which shows on the clock on each person's wrist. A rich guy with over a million years was tired of living and decided to cross the time zone to the poor area to gamble his time away and later gave it to the guy that saved him from gangsters that would have killed him in a bar. Pls anyone that knows the movie?

@OP if you are really interested in UK, the NHS is your fastest route to permanent job and citizenship. With your BSC in anatomy if you have the cash search for schools that offer " Msc adult nursing pre-registration". It is two years since you have a degree already and you become a registered nurse in the UK, getting a job after is a smooth sail as UK is even offering those that schooled in other countries offer let alone their own. You can become a citizen few years from there. Google the word in quotation mark to see schools that offer the programme and learn more on how to go about it

famzynet:
It is a difficult question to answer except from someone with similar qualifications that has followed that pathway. Biological scientists get registered with the health and care professions council(HCPC) before they can get job in the UK. You can check them out to find out if pharmacology falls under any of the bodies under them. Good luck.

If it is biological scientist under healthcare then NO, you need IBMS registration to work as a biomedical scientist which you cannot register with a pharmacology undergraduate degree except you go for Masters in Biomedical science then send documents to IBMS and they will list top up courses you need to do( quite expensive) to be able to qualify for registration. You can find pharmacology position in non healthcare setting like pharmaceutical industry but with just an undergraduate degree from Nigeria and no relevant industry experience the chances are almost zero to be taken for such positions.

I need advise, when I enrolled for NIN back then in 2013 I used a middle name as I can remember the lady then said I can't use only my surname and middle name. All my documents from primary school to university degree bear just two names( surname and last name). Can I register for passport with just the surname and last name, I don't want to be swearing affidavit up and down when I need to evaluate my credentials and the names doesn't tally completely with my passport details.

bellong:
For citizens and PR, the Australian government is providing fortnight payment to support those who have lost their jobs and also for companies that are hit by the pandemic.

I don't know what the Canadian govt is providing but what the Australia. Government is providing is enough to sustain a family.

that's great, we will keep working to get there soon. This thread needs more life

Where are our people in Australia, I always check the Canadian thread and there seems to be more lively oh. How have you guys been surviving in this covid era, those that lost their job were they benefits for them like Canadian govt did?.. Australia is my first choice for migration and we need updates as motivation while chasing the japa journey..

Awon lazy bloggers, Dr Ola Brown is a woman!!!!!
Look at all the stupid comments of people thinking the Dr is sleeping with the girl.. Google naijaflyingDr and come back to modify your post. She owns the first air ambulance service in Nigeria

Different angles from state secretariat is what you call transformation to Johanessburg, this guy you are funny

Be prepared it will be almost 7/8 hrs journey from warri to Ife, so leave early. Take a bus to Ore from effurun park as you may have to spend long hours waiting for direct to Ife/Oshogbo. Once you get to Ore, ask for where you can get Oshogbo motor which is just across the overhead bridge to the right where Ore motor will stop you. You will see motor going to Ife/oshogbo from there, they will pass through front of OAU if that is where you want to stop.

DEmejioba1:
oh! I just checked now but registration has closed. sir,do you know when the registration will get on again?

No I don't, I follow Mark Essien on twitter that was how I knew about it. Registered for the last cohort but work didn't allow me participate.

DEmejioba1:
bro I tried to search for this online but i couldn't fine anything. Help me out pls

the website is Startdotng ,replace the dot with "." it is beginners programming online training cohort by Mark Essien the owner of hotelsdotng. Currently I don't know if it is still open but you can always check the site to know when the next batch will open

Scholar212:
Migration Steps for Medical Laboratory Scientists

STEP 1
To see if you qualify for this program, you need at least 60
points, goto:
http://www.immi.gov.au/Visas/Pages/189.aspx click on
‘Points Test’
http://www.immi.gov.au/Visas/Pages/190.aspx click on
‘Points Test’
http://www.immi.gov.au/Visas/Pages/489.aspx click on
‘Points Test’

STEP 2
Undertake IELTS test (International English Language Testing
System). IELTS is conducted every month by the British
Council across several towns in Nigeria http://
takeielts.britishcouncil.org/ you will need an Overall Band
score of 7.0 or better in either the Academic or General
Training module of the test.
For IELTS preparation materials, you could go to; http://
www.ieltsbuddy.com/

STEP 3
Undertake Skills assessment by the Australian Institute of
Medical Scientists (AIMS). This is the rate limiting step for
skilled migration to Australia as a Medical Laboratory
Scientist http://www.aims.org.au/documents/item/88
Usually done in two stages:

A) Paper based assessment; you will submit your certificates
and job references to AIMS for evaluation. At the end of this
stage you will be classified as an MLT and invited to write
the AIMS professional exams.

B) The AIMS professional exam takes place in March/
September each year in several cities around the world. If
are successful in this exams, then you are ready for STEP 4
For more info about this exam, course contents, sample
questions or venues, please view this link: http://
www.aims.org.au/services/aims-assessments/medical-
laboratory-scientist

STEP 4
Submit an Expression of Interest on SKILLSELECT and
receive an INVITE usually within 30 days

STEP 5
Apply for Visa, Do Medical & Police checks

STEP 6
Receive your Visa & Migrate
Depending on when you start, this process takes 12 - 18
months to conclude. See you in Australia
www.immi.gov.au
SkillSelect
www.immi.gov.au

this is the full thread here https://www.nairaland.com/4478747/diy-guide-australian-permanent-resident

Migration Steps for Medical Laboratory Scientists

STEP 1
To see if you qualify for this program, you need at least 60
points, goto:
http://www.immi.gov.au/Visas/Pages/189.aspx click on
‘Points Test’
http://www.immi.gov.au/Visas/Pages/190.aspx click on
‘Points Test’
http://www.immi.gov.au/Visas/Pages/489.aspx click on
‘Points Test’

STEP 2
Undertake IELTS test (International English Language Testing
System). IELTS is conducted every month by the British
Council across several towns in Nigeria http://
takeielts.britishcouncil.org/ you will need an Overall Band
score of 7.0 or better in either the Academic or General
Training module of the test.
For IELTS preparation materials, you could go to; http://
www.ieltsbuddy.com/

STEP 3
Undertake Skills assessment by the Australian Institute of
Medical Scientists (AIMS). This is the rate limiting step for
skilled migration to Australia as a Medical Laboratory
Scientist http://www.aims.org.au/documents/item/88
Usually done in two stages:

A) Paper based assessment; you will submit your certificates
and job references to AIMS for evaluation. At the end of this
stage you will be classified as an MLT and invited to write
the AIMS professional exams.

B) The AIMS professional exam takes place in March/
September each year in several cities around the world. If
are successful in this exams, then you are ready for STEP 4
For more info about this exam, course contents, sample
questions or venues, please view this link: http://
www.aims.org.au/services/aims-assessments/medical-
laboratory-scientist

STEP 4
Submit an Expression of Interest on SKILLSELECT and
receive an INVITE usually within 30 days

STEP 5
Apply for Visa, Do Medical & Police checks

STEP 6
Receive your Visa & Migrate
Depending on when you start, this process takes 12 - 18
months to conclude. See you in Australia
www.immi.gov.au
SkillSelect
www.immi.gov.au

Let her go through the Australian DIY thread for permanent resident. With 8years experience as a medlab scientist she will get very good assessment from AIMS, write English test, write the qualifying exam for medlab scientist in UK or South Africa and enter submit her Expression of interest. Chances of her getting it are very high

Our fellow MLS that have migrated and are practicing, please you guys can give us hints. Ease of getting job with your naija experience, if you had to do some training or schooling first, pay in comparison to other health workers there and cost of living, major difference on how labs there are run and here. I think I can only remember those in Australia, please we need your input, we know you have given general life experience on the various migration thread but just snippets into professional career. Cc Experience4U, Bellong, Oknee, Mamabigboy, those that just got grant and not yet on the other side apologies you can give update later. Thank you

Experience4u:
Your years of experience prior to internship will be considered

You will have to aim for 20 points in English to boost your points as you have minimal years of experience.

Thanks I will start preparation for that early to hit maximum point before then

Soleye24:
Good afternoon everyone. I am a biochemist, please how do I get filled in to this mls stuff? I have found that mls has more prospects than biochemistry in Nigeria. My aim is to migrate out of Nigeria as a professional worker and I believe mls can grant me the chance. Do I need to write a professional course?

In Nigeria your only option is to go back to school through a DE program and start from 200level. In my set we had many people with first degree in BCH, MCB etc it is never too late.

TallNigerian:
Hello Nairalanders,

I will be 30 years in a few months and I have never felt so much unease as I do right now. I work with one of the federal parastatals and I am currently on level 10 going to 12 next year. I have a Master degree athough it is not exactly relevant to my current job.

The problem is that my organisation uses the Ministry salary structure and my monthly net is below 80k even as a level 10 staff.

I am not married and I am academically inclined. Asides having a Master degree, I have over 8 professional certifications.

I have been trying to clinch a transfer of service to a better parastatal where the remuneration is better and where my knowledge/experiences as a science graduate will be better appreciated but it has been a bit difficult.

However, just before the COVID-19 episode in Nigeria, I got the right link for a transfer of service to a better parastatal but the process got stalled with the COVID-19 palaver.

I have 4 siblings who are Canadian citizens and they have been on my neck to migrate. I never took the calls seriously until this lockdown period. My siblings are arguing about the uncertainty of the Nigerian economy post-covid and advising me to seize this opportunity to migrate and start a new career over there?

My question therefore, "is it wise to stay back since I have gone quite far in my public service career and just wait for the opportunity to transfer my service to a better paying federal parastatal OR do I migrate to Canada and start a new career?

Your honest inputs will be highly appreciated. Thanks!

@CrazyMan @1forall Please I need your help in pushing this forward for a wider view. Thank you.

Imagine you even have siblings that will accomdate you and make transition to Canada smooth as against those that enter without any direction and you are contemplating over salary that you can make in a week over there. No let your village people hold your destiny

lasunakin:
For UK i disagree. It's not as lengthy or capital intensive as that of USA and Canada. For Canada after all the paperworks that lasts months you will still have to go there to write exams that has a terrible pass rate.
UK hcpc reg quite straight forward I believe.

UK HCPC is not difficult but it does not give you any Visa approval to stay in the country like the Australia, Canada skilled workers pathway. Even if you are registered with HCPC as long as you are not resident in UK getting a Job is very slim and you Hardly have employers that will be willing to sponsor someone offshore like they do for nurses

Finally here after reading from page one
@Experience4U, Bellong and other MLS please I need some clarification. I intend to start the process fully after hitting 3 years work experience which will be by Feb 2022, I have been working in a hospital as an MLS since Feb 2019 but still a pre_intern( still hustling for placement) my statement of result was issued NOv last year even though I graduated Oct, 2018( naija factor). I can provide tax clearance and other supporting documents for the work experience but will the years of experience prior internship be accepted by AIMS since my statement of result was issued Nov last year.

So far Australia seems to have the only straightforward path to practice as a medical Lab scientist. US and UK do not have straight path except maybe you go there for postgraduate studies and pursue your residency from there.

Amachebry:
I want to go throgh this process.
I need help cum direction
Am a practicing MLS

Check the Australian permanent resident thread on travel section and read from page 1 to understand how it works first. Then follow the process outlined there, it is self explanatory, there are some medical lab scientist that have done it and gotten to Australia already like Bellong, Expereince4u, Oknee etc

You have made alot of mistakes and correcting it now is an expensive process, every one above 18 should know his or her Genotype and even discuss it while dating before it gets to marriage stage. See a gynaecologist to direct you on how to get a CVS test done and if the child is SS, better have a still birth done, you will regret ever giving birth to an SS child. You can take a trip to a sickle cell center and see for yourself, you will become a permanent visitor to the hospital with your child and all your salary will go into medical bills. Before she takes in again prepare to get the CVS/amioncentesis done by 2-3months of pregnancy and a safe abortion done in the hospital if foetus is SS until you have AS or AA pregnancy. Alternatively IVF can be done to only conceive an AA child which is very expensive and you may not be able to afford it.

This is from Australia migration thread and as you can see, you can't be licensed to practice in medical lab there with BSC in Biochemistry or microbiology. Is Australia a developing country?

Johnblakii:
In Nigeria and other under developed countries, MLS is a better career FOR NOW..
But go outside this country, you can never see a degree in med lab sci in most schools..
That is because it's a broad course and no one can specialise in pathology, micro, biochem, haemo etc all at once..
That's becoming a jack of all trade..
MLS in Nigeria is the reason we will never progress, because no matter what they say, they will always provide mediocre service to health.
And in the future, Nigeria will definitely cut off MLS because it's too broad.
The reason why microbiogists are not treated well in Nigeria is because they don't further into special fields..
You can't graduate a microbiologist and think you are done..
So my advice is take the MLS career and remain a local champion in hospital that will probably burn out in the nearest future, or take MCB and further into either med micro, research or MPH..
I am a microbiologist and I study Medical Microbiology for master's degree.. I'm currently working at NCDC as a virologist and I previously worked at UNICEF as an intern public health scientist, and I can tell you i have not seen any MLS in the 2 places I have worked..
If you are a committed person, go for MCB and further your degree, during your masters, volunteer for different health programs, I promise you, there are plenty places you can work..
And if you want to a certificate in MLS to work in a medical lab, just apply for a scholarship abroad, it'll take you only 2yrs and a better training.. compared to the joke of a BMLS in Nigeria.. after the 2 years, you'll have a knowledge of many fields in Microbiology and also MLS
Meanwhile a MLS graduate can never use 2 yrs to learn all the fields of MCB.. he/she needs to starr a 4yr program again..
That's 8yrs.. compared to 6yrs you'll use..
Argue with your ignorant brains

you sound really pained my dear, MLS is not the cause of your problem. Lying unprovoked won't change anything, The highest number of healthcare workers in NCDC are medlab scientist, the DG of NCDC said that himself when he was clarifying status of life insurance for health care workers. The president of Association of MLS works at WHO, you can google him Dr Bassey E. Bassey. As a medlab scientist I only need to write licensing exam to practice in UK as a biomedical scientist or US, Australia. you can check the various threads in travel sections. We have Medical lab scientist in various spheres of life. Don't hate on what you can't beat, you have seen the reality you can't practice fully without a license and coming online to type rubbish. Even the PCR labs are been set up my medlab scientist who went into biomedical engineering, you can google the new PCR Lab Edo state govt commissioned few days back and check the profile of the owner of the company that set it up from scratch, he is even a young medlab scientist with less than 10years post licensing experience.