Diploma
If you enjoy working with people of all ages and find fulfilment in caring and assisting others... a career in Nursing awaits!
Opportunities in the health sector continue to grow right across the country, with high employment outcomes for nursing graduates... so it's a great time to start your career in this area!
This course is the essential minimum requirement to work as an Enrolled Nurse in Australia and will give you the opportunity to develop advanced skills in performing clinical assessments, contributing to the care of people with complex needs, administering and monitoring medications and IV therapy, effectively communicating with patients and colleagues, plus a host of other duties. You'll also learn to implement and monitor care for people with mental health conditions, and acute and chronic health conditions, as well as how to care for older people.
On successful completion of the theoretical and practical simulation training components in each phase of the course, you will have the opportunity to undertake a work placement in a health care facility or hospital where you will get to use your new skills in the real world. You will be required to work shifts include morning or evening shifts, Monday to Friday, and you will be expected to manage family and work commitments in order to complete your shifts.
To satisfy Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency requirements for your registration and qualification, you will need to successfully undertake a minimum of 400 hours of work placement. But you won't have to do it alone! Our highly experienced teaching team of industry professionals will be there to support your learning every step of the way - both in-class and out on placement.
To maintain our accreditation with the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation council (ANMAC), all applicants must meet a number of standards to enter into the HLT54121 - Diploma of Nursing. To understand these requirements, including English proficiency, please attend or watch one of our information sessions prior to applying for this course.
Successful completion of this course can lead to eligibility to apply for Enrolled Nurse registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA).
Note - TasTAFE does not issue the NMBA registration and it is your responsibility to meet any additional requirements. These may include being 18 years of age, having a certain level of English proficiency.
Read more about how the TasTAFE Diploma is designed, by viewing the Conceptual Framework (PDF) or Conceptual Framework (Word).
Read moreAll applicants will need to complete a Basic Key Skills Builder (bksb) assessment and achieve a competency of at least Exit Level 3 in the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) in both language and numeracy.
Applicants will need to provide evidence of a National Police Check.
If English is your primary language, and your previous education was completed in one of the following countries:
* Australia
* Canada
* New Zealand
* Republic of Ireland
* South Africa
* United Kingdom
* United States of America
you will need to submit a TasTAFE Statutory Declaration (PDF) upon application.
All other applicants will need to provide evidence of an in-date formal English language test demonstrating they have achieved the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) specified level of English language skills. The required results for relevant test are listed below:
* International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - minimum overall score of 7 and a minimum score of 7 in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking).
* Occupational English Test (OET) - minimum score of B in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking).
* Pearson's Test of English (PTE) - minimum overall score of 65 and a minimum score of 65 in each of the four communicative skills (listening, reading, writing and speaking).
* Test of English as a Foreign Language / Internet-based test (TOELF-iBT) - minimum total score of 94 and the following minimum score in each section of the test:
- 24 for listening,
- 24 for reading,
- 27 for writing, and
- 23 for speaking.
All pieces of submitted evidence must be certified by a Commissioner of Declaration.
It makes sense that you should be recognised for the things you already know how to do.
TasTAFE can assess your skills and knowledge based on your previous education, work history or life experience - which may help you to gain your qualification a whole lot faster!
More information on the recognition process is available on our recognition of prior learning and skills page.