Diploma of Nursing

• Please note that the results can be combined from up to two (2) tests taken within a 12- month period. Conditions apply*.
  For more details, refer to the English language skills requirement on the Nursing and Midwifery Board Ahpra website.

Additional Requirements:

• Numeracy Skills - All students 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)
• This is a requirement of the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC)
• How will I do the test? As part of your application process, a TAFE NSW support officer will contact you to arrange to take the test. The test is online access to a computer and the internet is required.

Work placement builds on the knowledge and skills you gain in your course and helps prepare you for success in the work place.

Work placement is a valuable part of your course. It is important to note that work placement is unpaid.

TAFE NSW will arrange your work placement with a suitable industry employer.

Prior to your first clinical placement, you must show evidence that you:

• Are 18 years of age or older
  
• Hold a valid Australian Working with Children Check (WWCC)
• Hold a valid police check from your home country or a Statutory Declaration witnessed by a Justice of the Peace
• Hold an Australian National Police Record Check
• Hold an NDIS Worker Check (NDISWC)
• Meet vaccination requirements

You are required to meet the 10 Enrolled Nurse Standards for Practice which provide the core practice standards required by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia which must be observed and achieved during work placement.

To be prepared for this course, it is recommended that you have:

• Interpersonal skills
  
• The ability to work rotating shifts in your career as a nurse

Physical Ability

You must have a reasonable level of fitness and flexibility to carry out:

• Manual lifting
  
• First aid responses like performing CPR while kneeling on the floor
• Certain aspects of assessment rely on your physical ability to perform 2 minutes of uninterrupted CPR on adult and infant mannequins at floor level and respond to an emergency where there may be a risk of life
• If you are unable to meet these physical requirements you will not be able to complete this course

If you need help preparing for study, contact us about your options.

This program of study is accredited by ANMAC (Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council) and approved by the NMBA (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia).

A graduate from a Diploma of Nursing program approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) is able to apply for registration with the NMBA as an enrolled nurse. For more information on registration please visit the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia website.

• For English language requirements for registration as a Nurse in Australia please visit the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia website
• A graduate application must meet the registration standards for enrolled nurses as outlined by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

Please Note:

• TAFE will only grant credits for HLTENN units completed with a provider accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council (ANMAC), and recognised as an approved program of study by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) in accordance with the Enrolled Nurse Accreditation Standards. Please visit https://www.ahpra.gov.au/Accreditation/Approved-Programs-of-Study.aspx
• TAFE NSW registers all qualifying students with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). TAFE NSW must notify AHPRA if a student undertaking clinical training has an impairment that may place the public at substantial risk of harm.