HLT54121 Diploma of Nursing

Work placement/industry experience

400 hours of work placement is required in this course, organised by The Gordon. You will complete 11 weeks of full-time placement, in 2-3 full-week blocks with a combination of both morning and afternoon shifts rostered. Placement may occur during semester break. Placement is not paid work and students will not receive payment for undertaking practical placement. You must obtain a current police check and a Working with Children Check and NDIS workers screening prior to commencing your placement. The uniform is a Gordon Scrub top, Scrub pants and flat non-slip shoes. *Please note that you may be required to travel outside of your usual training location to attend placement. This may include other regional areas or suburbs of Melbourne. Travel and accommodation costs are the responsibility of the student. As per worker vaccination requirements all applicants for this course must be triple vaccinated (boosted) against COVID-19, Hepatitis B, Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP), Varicella, Measles mumps-rubella (MMR), Tuberculosis (TB) and current year influenza vaccination. Students are required to provide evidence of full vaccination status, including booster dose, as part of their placement documentation which is provided to placement facilities.

Possible career outcomes

• Enrolled nurse in a variety of settings
• Pathways to higher education

Wondering if this industry will suit you?

Find out more about our nursing and bridging programs and hear from teachers to see if a nursing career is for you.

We have created a very short course quiz to help you gain a little more understanding of what is required and whether you might enjoy a role in this industry. Take the quiz here.

Applications & attendance

Additional attendance information

Under National Law The Gordon must notify AHPRA of any student who, by undertaking clinical training with an impairment, are placing the public at a substantial risk of harm. The National Law defines ‘impairment’ as ‘a physical or mental impairment, disability, condition or disorder (including substance abuse or dependence) that detrimentally affects or is likely to detrimentally affect the student’s capacity to carry out clinical training (AHPRA & National Boards, 2020).

Course Delivery

The Diploma of Nursing is predominantly delivered face-to-face in the classroom, with some theoretical classes delivered online through the Zoom platform. The course is structured in this way due to the practical nature of nursing, with online classes to support the theoretically underpinning knowledge.

Entrance requirements

• Applicants must be 18 years and over at the time of course commencement.
• Applicants are expected to have literacy and numeracy skills at Year 11 or Year 12 or Australian Core Skills Framework Level 4.
• Up to date immunisation/vaccination record.
• The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) under Standard 6.1 require that applicants are informed of the following before accepting an offer of enrolment: students that would be required by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) to provide a formal English language skills test when applying for registration, must provide a formal English language test result demonstrating they have achieved the NMBA specified level of English language skills, prior to commencing the program. Find more information here.
• When responding to application questions, please be aware that your application is scored against a set of criteria to help determine if this program is a good match for your abilities, experience and goals. Therefore, it is important that you provide detailed and clear responses to each of the application questions.
• Note on credit transfer: for HLTENN units of competency, credit transfer can only be provided for units which were completed through an ANMAC accredited registered training provider.
• You must reside in Victoria to access Victorian Government Subsidised Fees and any incentive such as Free TAFE. Full fees apply to all non-Victorian residents.

Work placement requirements

• Students are required to hold a current Working with Children Check. 
• Students are required to provide a current Police check for the Year of Professional Experience Placement (PEP).
• All students must obtain (at their own expense) or hold a valid NDIS workers screening check to be eligible to attend placement. 
• Students are required to provide up-to-date vaccination records for PEP as per Industry requirements including Influenza and all boosters. 

Personal Learning Requirements

There are personal learning requirements for each qualification at The Gordon. These are essential personal capabilities and skills required to successfully complete the course and be ready to work in the industry.

Please review the requirements here and consider any challenges you may have in meeting them. When applying for your course, please let us know what support you may need.

Units & assessments

Assessment is based on:

• Individual and group presentations
• Written tasks
• Exams
• Demonstration of Practical Laboratory
• Professional workplace

Fees

$18,097

Further study options

• Bachelor of Nursing at Deakin University
• Bachelor of Occupational Therapy at Deakin University
• Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion at Deakin University
• Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science at Deakin University
• Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) at Deakin University