Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled/Division 2 nursing)

Where this course may lead

When you have graduated and are registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), you can work as an Enrolled/Division 2 nurse in acute care hospitals, aged-care facilities, adult day centres, and community health services. You can also complete further study in areas such as acute nursing, perioperative nursing, diabetes management, and rehabilitation.

What you learn

You learn to work collaboratively, as an Enrolled/Division 2 nurse, with other health care professionals. The course recognises the emerging nature of healthcare delivery across the five fields of nursing - acute care, aged care, rehabilitation, mental health, and community nursing - in light of rapidly-changing medical and information technologies, consumer demands, and government policies. Medication administration is incorporated into the course.

The course is based on the principles of lifelong learning and encourages the development of the knowledge, skills, and professional attitudes of the enrolled nurse.

Delivery method and course duration

This course is delivered full-time over three semesters on campus, and part-time over five semesters on campus.

Entry requirements

You must:

• attend a compulsory information session
• undertake a VETASSESS exam
• participate in an interview if you successfully pass the VETASSESS exam
• undergo a national police records check
• undergo a working with children check (Victoria).

VETASSESS

To register and pay for VETASSESS, apply online at www.vetassess.com.au  

You can attend training in nursing numeracy at Wodonga TAFE to prepare for the VETASSESS exam. Please contact Learner Services on 02 6055 6685 to arrange attendance at and payment for this training.

Interview

You need to attend a group interview at Wodonga TAFE after you pass the VETASSESS exam and have been selected as a preferred candidate. You will receive information before the date of the interview.

Assessment

A range of assessment strategies to meet the needs of different learners will be implemented. These may be group-based, work-based, project-based, self-paced, or based on action learning. You must attend face-to-face classes and successfully complete 400 hours of clinical placement.

Outcomes and accreditations

When you have successfully completed this course, you receive an AQF qualification and a statement which lists all units that you have successfully completed. You can then use these results to register with the AHPRA as an Enrolled/Division 2 nurse. You graduate with the ability to administer medications.

Related courses

Division 1 nursing at university level is a related course. An articulation program is available at La Trobe University, Albury Wodonga.

The units you study for this qualification may vary according to industry and workplace requirements. Please contact the department for a full list of units available to you.

This qualification may have prerequisites, co-requisite or bridging units from lower or higher level qualifications. For further clarification contact the department.

Where applicants can show evidence of prior qualification or experience in a related field, there may be an opportunity to apply for recognition to be given for previous study, knowledge, and/or skills resulting from work or life experience relevant to this qualification. Please contact the department for further information about Skills Recognition.

Information session

You must attend one of the information sessions to be considered for this course.

Please contact the department for details of the next information session.

Fees and charges

Information about course fees is available from our website at www.wodongatafe.edu.au/feesandcharges, or refer to our Fees, Charges and Refunds brochure.

How to apply

Details regarding how to apply are provided at the compulsory information sessions in November.

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