Full Time
Combination
1 year 6 months
Next intake
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20 hours
10 hours
$4,970
This course may be fee free, or available at a reduced cost.
This course is approved for a Commonwealth VET Student Loan (VSL).
This course is currently scheduled on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday with day classes. This timetable may change and will be confirmed by your teacher.
Assessments give you the opportunity to demonstrate what you have learnt and to identify the knowledge or skills that may need further development.
Knowledge assessments: quizzes, short answer questions, case studies, written tasks, research projects
Practical assessments: manual handling, medication administration, wound care and activities of daily living
Workplace assessments: written tasks, reflective journals, verbal or written questioning, practical demonstrations, workplace portfolio
Work placement provides you with opportunities to respond to situations and circumstances that cannot be replicated in a learning or simulated environment. Work placement strengthens your training and supports continued learning and assessment in the workplace.
This course requires you to successfully complete a minimum of 400 hours of work placement, which meets the minimum number of hours required by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC). TAFE NSW will arrange your work placement.
To complete this course, the following materials are required:
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
You will need to provide for yourself the following resources which you will keep when you complete your study:
To make sure this delivery option is the right fit for you, we will need you to demonstrate that you can meet the additional requirements below.
There are no additional requirements for this qualification.
Courses are made up of a combination of both core and specialty units. In the Diploma of Nursing qualification, you’ll need to successfully complete 25 units of competency, including 20 core and 5 speciality units.
Core units are central to the job outcomes of a particular industry or occupation. These are the units industry has agreed are essential to be capable and qualified at a particular study level.
Learn through a combination of classroom based, online and/or workplace activity. For example, you may participate in scheduled classroom activity, have an element of self-directed learning with online content, and/or receive supervised training while on the job, doing work experience, or on placement.
Classroom activity will be scheduled, but online learning can provide more flexibility. Teacher support will be provided for all study. Access to a computer with an internet connection is required.
TAFE NSW The Hills - Castle Hill is in the beautiful Hills District of north-western Sydney The multi-million dollar facilities offer a broad range of services that cater to the needs of approximately 4,500 students, focusing on business and financial services, hospitality, general education, community services, health, nursing, carpentry, building and retail.
2 Green Rd, Castle Hill 2154
Parking on campus grounds is available.
Refer to your local bus timetables, visit transportnsw.info
Hills Showground Station is 1700 metres from campus.
TAFE NSW campuses work closely with the community and industry to ensure you have access to the industry standard technologies, equipment and facilities.
Library service
Simulated health and nursing clinic rooms and training facility
Student lounge and quiet zone
Student reflection room
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