Students entering the course must meet the required entry criteria, educational standards and administrative requirements as per Mayfield Education’s Student Entry and Administration Policy and Procedure.

Applicants must:

• Be 18 years of age or over.
• Have declared any pre-existing medical or other conditions which may impact on their ability to undertake the course and obtain gainful employment in the vocational area of choice as an enrolled nurse.
• Have a current email address and mobile phone number for contact and communication.
• People studying this program will need an access to a personal computer device and basic computer skills, including the ability to:
  • Create, save and edit Microsoft office documents (including Word, Excel)
  • Access and search the Internet.
  • Download and save documents from a variety of websites.
  • Record, save and upload a video using a smart device such as mobile, laptop, iPad.
  • Upload files and images onto the Learning Management System
  • Access Dropbox links.
•  Have COVID 19 vaccination history.
• Be able to provide the below checks at least 8 weeks prior to the first clinical placement:
  • A current and clear National Police Check.
  • A current and clear Working with Children Check.
  • Healthcare category A immunisation record including flu vaccination.
• Watch the course information online that informs the nature of the course and the work related to the vocational course including its physical and psychological rigor.
• Submit a course application form through our website or via email, post or in person.
• Attend and complete a pre course assessment via Language, Literacy & Numeracy (LNN) robot on site at Mayfield Education.
• Provide evidence of meeting at least one of the three Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) English language skills registration requirements. Click here for the English language requirements form.
• Attend a 1:1 pre course interview to confirm an adequate command of English comprehension and verbal articulation

Total number of units = 25

20 core units

5 elective units

Core units

• HLTAAP002      Confirm Physical Health Status
• HLTINF006       Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures.
• HLTWHS002     Follow safe work practices for direct client care.
• HLTENN035      Practice nursing within the Australian health care system
• HLTENN036      Apply communication skills in nursing practice.
• HLTENN037      Perform clinical assessment and contribute to planning nursing care.
• HLTENN038      Implement, monitor and evaluate nursing care plans.
• HLTENN041      Apply legal and ethical parameters to nursing practice.
• HLTENN045      Implement and monitor care of the older person.
• CHCDIV001      Work with diverse people.
• CHCDIV002      Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety.
• CHCPRP003     Reflect on and improve own professional practice.
• HLTAAP003      Analyse and respond to client health information.
• HLTENN040      Administer and monitor medicines and intravenous therapy.
• HLTENN042      Implement and monitor care for a person with mental health conditions.
• HLTENN044      Implement and monitor care for a person with chronic health conditions.
• HLTENN047      Apply nursing practice in the primary health care setting.
• HLTENN039      Apply principles of wound management.
• HLTENN043      Implement and monitor care for a person with acute health conditions.
• HLTENN068      Provide end of life care and a palliative approach in nursing practice.

Elective units

• HLTAID011      Provide First Aid
• BSBPEF402      Develop personal work priorities.
• HLTENN057     Contribute to the nursing care of a person with diabetes
• CHCPOL003     Research and apply evidence to practice
• HLTWHS006    Manage personal stressors in the work environment

• This is delivered 2 days a week onsite at Mayfield Education Campus 2-10 Camberwell Road, Hawthorn East from 9.30am to 3:30pm.
• Study load 20-25hrs per week.
• It takes approximately 20 months to complete the qualification.
• The delivery mode is comprised of blended learning (face to face, online learning, self-directed learning) and mandatory four hundred (400) hours of professional experience placement across a variety of health care settings in Victoria.
• To participate in clinical placement students will be required to provide current clear police check, clear Working with Children’s Check and immunisation records (students will need to fulfill any additional requirements requested by the placement host).

2-10 Camberwell Road, Hawthorn East VIC 3123

Australia