HLT54121 Diploma of Nursing

• 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. 

Pre-training review

Each student must complete a pre-training review as part of their application. The outcome of your pre-training review assists our teachers and trainers to better understand your capabilities prior to training and enables you to be matched to the right program. Your literacy and numeracy skills will be evaluated and you may be required to undertake a separate assessment. Follow this link for more information about literacy and numeracy skills .

In order to prepare for your LLN, you may wish to attempt some practise tests in which you will find similar questions (with solutions too). These practice tests are not VSL approved but may be similar in question type and level of difficulty to what may be asked in the VSL approved LLN. Click here for practice tests. Please note, the VSL approved LLN cannot be resat within 3 months of undertaking it.

Please note that the listed electives are delivered by The Gordon but you may not need to complete all of these units to successfully complete this qualification. If you have previously completed any of the units of competency relevant to this course, you may be eligible for Credit Transfer (CT). Any previous relevant experience may qualify you for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). Find out more about CT or RPL here.

Assessment is based on:

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

VET Student Loan

To be eligible to apply for a VET Student Loan, applicants will be required to:

• undertake an independent assessment test to ensure they possess Level 3 in reading and numeracy, or
• provide their Year 12 certificate, or
• provide evidence of completion of a Certificate IV or above.