Diploma of Nursing – Expression of Interest

Expression Of Interest HLT54121 – Diploma of Nursing – EN2501TAS May intake

Enrolled Nurses are and always have been in high demand. So, if you are planning to take on a Nursing role, you have made a fulfilling career choice in more ways than one.

The Diploma of Nursing qualification requires a commitment to regular attendance to your learning, simulated practice, comprehensive assessment, preparation for the Nursing work environment and clinical work placements.

HERC/ANMEC aims to produce graduates that demonstrate a commitment to the promotion of the profession of Nursing. We ask questions to inquire about your interest and commitment in wanting to enter this career, as a process to check that applicants have made the right choice.

Please note: In selecting the applicants, HERC/ANMEC must consider our industries expectations of graduates (future employees). When completing the questionnaire, you need to consider how your responses to the questions below, make you stand out from the others that apply.

EOI HLT54121 - Diploma of Nursing - EN2501TAS May intake

About You

Your Name(Required)

First Last

Date of Birth(Required)

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Your Address(Required)

Street Address Suburb State Postcode

Email(Required)

Phone(Required)

Are you an Australian Citizen, a Permanent Australian Resident or have a Temporary Australian Residence Visa?(Required)

If you selected Temporary Australian Residence Visa, what type of Visa are you on?

E.g. 491 State Sponsored Visa

Have you previously enrolled in or completed any qualifications relating to health care?(Required)

e.g. Certificate III in Health Services Assistance, a previous enrolment in the Diploma of Nursing etc. Please include the name of the Registered Training Organisation you were enrolled with

Have you completed any other qualifications?(Required)

Please record the qualifications that you have completed such as Bachelor of Marketing, Certificate II in Community Services etc.

What is your work history? Record the last 3 jobs in the text box below.(Required)

e.g. 3 years in a warehouse, 2 years in aged care as a personal care worker or 1 year as a casual receptionist in a doctor’s surgery etc.

All applicants into this course will be required to attend our office and participate in an information session/group interview. Do you agree to attend our HERC office and complete the information session/group interview?(Required)

Yes

If no to the above, please explain

Acceptance into this course is dependent on your commitment to meet the clinical placement hours requirement for the course. There is a total of 12 weeks of full-time clinical work placement, broken into blocks over 18 months. This can include 2 weeks of Aged Care, 8 weeks of Acute Care and 2 weeks of Mental/Primary Health placement. Do you agree to the above requirements for placement in this qualification?(Required)

Yes

Provide insight into how you will manage your home or work life to undertake the 12 weeks of placement(Required)

Students are expected to work across 2 shift times. These are comprised of early shifts or late shifts over the 5-day week. Can you commit to working across this schedule? (as a guide, early shifts may start at 7am and finish at 3pm, late shifts may start at 1pm and finish at 11pm)(Required)

Yes

Can you commit to attendance at a clinical placement anywhere in the greater Hobart area?

Yes, I am willing to participate in Nursing placements, and can commit to the study and placement requirements

No, but I understand the completion of my course may be delayed by not agreeing to the placement as allocated and I accept responsibility for the costs relating to re-organisation of placement

The successful completion of this course requires students to commit to the training plan, assessment log and timetable which enable a student to progress and gain the qualification. The Diploma of Nursing course is delivered at HERC/ANMEC over 18 months fulltime. Leave is ONLY programmed at the end of the calendar year and covers the Christmas and New Year period. To be accepted into the course you will need to acknowledge and commit to the program time frames. Do you agree to these program timeframes?(Required)

Yes

Are you planning to take any other leave during the timetable of the 18 month course as specified from the start date advertised?(Required)

No, I DO NOT have leave planned and I can commit to 18 months of course work

Yes, I have leave planned and have provided details

Details of Leave

Why would you like to study the Diploma of Nursing course? (Record an answer of 50 words in the text box below)

NMBA English Language Skills

HERC are required to gather evidence of the applicant’s ability to demonstrate suitable levels of English proficiency. This is to satisfy the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) English language skills registration standard which is required for eligibility to commence in the program of study. All students entering this program must demonstrate they have achieved the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) specified level of English Language Skills prior to commencing the program.

Which English Language Pathway will you be demonstrating for your enrolment?(Required)

Primary Language Pathway (English is my primary language and I have attended and satisfactorily completed at least six (6) years of primary and secondary education taught and assessed in English in one of the recognised countries, including at least two (2) years between years 7 and 12)

English Language Test Pathway (I can provide a copy of my in date IELTS/OET/TOEFL/PTE academic test results)

I can not demonstrate the ELS requirements

Please note - If you do not fill in the ELS section, your application will NOT be progressed

Privacy Statement

The information on this form is collected for the primary purpose of processing your application, and, if your application is successful, delivering a program of study to you. If you choose not to complete all the questions on this form, it may not be possible for HERC to process your request. Personal information may also be disclosed to government bodies and/or departments if HERC is required or permitted to do so by law. You have a right to access personal information that HERC holds about you, subject to any exceptions in relevant legislation. If you wish to seek access to your personal information or enquire about the handling of your personal information, please contact the Senior Business Support Officer at info@herc.tas.edu.au

Course Fees Declaration(Required)

I have read and understood the information about fees

The course cost for a full fee paying student will be $18,000. This includes a $600 non-refundable enrolment fee due at commencement of your course.

There may be funding available for eligible students through the State Government which will reduce the cost of the fees. Information regarding this can be found on our website.

All full fee paying students accepted into the course will be required to set up a payment plan at the beginning of the course, which will direct debit the associated fees each week/fortnight/month.

Your course fees will cover the basic materials needed for your course, (including your uniform, SIM consumables, loaning of text books, online learning resources and personal protective clothing), but in order to undertake the course, you will need to pay for the following:
A National Police Certificate- $42.00 - $45.00
A working with vulnerable people card/registration - $115.50
Any additional vaccinations you may require, including serology to show previous immunisation history (costs will vary)

Applicant Declaration(Required)

I agree to all statements listed below.

I understand that by submitting this form, I agree that all information I have entered is true and correct, and I can and will provide evidence of my English Language Pathway if prompted.

I understand this information may be used as evidence to support the application entry requirements for the HLT54121 Diploma of Nursing at the Health Education and Research Centre

I have read HERC's statement on privacy and the purposes for which my personal information will be used

I agree that in the event that false, inaccurate or misleading information is provided, HERC reserves the right to cancel my enrolment.

How did you hear about us?

Social Media

Word of mouth

Friend/Family Member

Email from HERC/ANMF (Tasmanian Branch)

Employer

Newspaper

Application Fee(Required)

I acknowledge that a non-refundable $10 application fee is required to cover administrative processing and must be paid before submitting my Expression of Interest

Application Fee(Required)

Price:

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