Course Overview
The HLT54121 Diploma of Nursing is designed to build the skills and knowledge you will need in the workplace to ensure that upon graduation you are able to work safely and competently, to contribute effectively in a clinical environment.
Campus Locations
Job Outcomes
Potential career outcomes could include:
- Enrolled Nurse
Recognition
Study Method
- BlendedBlended delivery - both online course content and partial face to face requirements
- In-classIn class delivery - predominately face to face course content conducted at a specific location
- OnlineOnline delivery - online course content with the exception of assessments and work placement
- VirtualVirtual Delivery - Live and interactive classroom-style learning conducted completely online
Duration Study Load
- 18 Months
Delivery
Each week of training, students will complete:
- 2 days of face-to-face training and assessment (9am-4pm), broken into 1 day in the classroom, a half a day in the simulation lab and half day tutorial with your Trainer, which allows you time to investigate topics further and discuss areas you may need additional help with. It also provides time to complete assessments and undertake catch-up lab sessions
- 1 day of structured self-paced training and assessment online
Entry Requirements
VFA Learning will assess applicants to determine their suitability and ensure that this is the most appropriate training program to suit their existing knowledge, skills and experience, as well as their career goals and individual support needs. This is undertaken through an interview process where applicants will undergo a pre-training review which includes:
- Successful completion of the ACER online Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN)
- Learner needs and capabilities
- Prior vocational learning experiences
- Course commitment
- Course appropriateness
- Course and industry information
Where English is not the primary language of the applicant, they must meet the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) English language skills registration standards and will be required to provide evidence of a formal English language test result demonstrating they have achieved the NMBA specified level of English language skills, prior to commencing the Enrolled Nursing program.
Students who have undertaken an approved ELS test and meet the program entry criteria will only be required to undertake the numeracy component and display competence at Exit level 3 of the ACER LLN Assessment.
In accordance with best practice protocols all students who are accepted into this program will be required to undergo the following:
- Valid police check
- Valid Working with Children Check (WWCC)
- Applicable Immunisations
- NDIS Workers Screening Check
Due to requirements of placement providers, students must be at least 17, turning 18 while studying to be enrolled in the course.
This training is delivered with Victorian and Commonwealth Government funding for eligible applicants
Work Placement
This course contains Professional Placements, totalling 11 weeks (400 mandatory hours)
These placements are undertaken in a range of clinical settings: Aged Care, Sub-Acute, Acute, Primary Health and Mental Health.
- 3 weeks in an Aged Care Facility (120hrs)
- 4 weeks in a Hospital/Tertiary facility (Primary Health/ Acute/ Sub-Acute) (160hrs)
- 4 weeks in a Hospital/Tertiary Facility (Acute/ Mental Health) (160hrs)
VFA Learning will manage your professional placement with local industry partners and ensure that the required learning experiences are available. This is further supported by regular workplace visits by an appropriately qualified Nursing Trainer and Assessor.
Prior to placement, students must also have student registration with AHPRA (this will be facilitated by VFA Learning).
A police check or WWCC that has reportable outcomes or if required immunisations have not been obtained, may preclude a student from being accepted for student placement, and therefore prevent them from completing the full requirements of the HLT54121 Diploma of Nursing.
Students are encouraged to speak with their GP about the following clinical placement immunisation requirements and will be required to supply evidence of immunisation:
- Measles/Mumps/Rubella (2 documented doses)
- Hepatitis B (confirmation of serology)
- Tuberculous (interferon gamma release assay no more than 3 months before course commencement)
- Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis (within past 10 years)
- Influenza (within past 12 months)
- Varicella (medically verified evidence or two vaccinations)
- COVID-19
Assessment
- Written Questions
- Case Studies
- Assignment
- Project
- Report
- Logbook Lab
- Role Plays
- Reflective Journal
- Placement
- Tasks
- Oral Questioning
- Third Party Reports
- Quizzes
Subjects
About VFA Learning
VFA Learning has delivered quality, nationally recognised qualifications across nursing, aged care, fitness, massage and early childhood education for more than 25 years.
At VFA Learning, we believe that the hallmarks of an excellent education are knowledge, preparation and experience. We have strong completion rates, and most of our graduates seek job or university placements after completing a course with us. We believe education is one of the keys to a better life.
VFA Learning is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO #22360).
