Education and Training International - Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled/Division 2 Nursing) - Western Australia

This qualification provides you with the education and training you need to achieve competency in the wide range of skills required for the role of an enrolled nurse. A large component of the qualification is supervised clinical practice in hospitals, nursing homes and healthcare agencies.

This qualification will also provide you with the academic knowledge you need to apply for entry into a Bachelor of Science (Nursing) at university with up to 1 year credit.

On completion of this qualification, you can register with the Australian Health Professionals Regulation Agency (AHPRA). You need an IELTS score of 7.0, with no band lower than 7.0 if you want to register with this agency.

To gain admission to this qualification you need to meet the minimum entry requirement equivalent to Australian Year 12 with passes in Science and Mathematics.

If you are enrolling in this qualification directly, you need an IELTS score of 6.5 with no band lower than 6.0 or equivalent.

If you are enrolling through either Certificate III in Aged Care or Certificate IV in Preparation for Entry into Nursing, you need an IELTS score of 6.0 on all bands (or equivalent).

• Implementing, monitoring and evaluating nursing care
• Medication administration and monitoring
• Communication and critical thinking
• Professional legal and ethical practice
• Anatomy and physiology
• Mental health care

• Lectures
• Workbased training
• Practical skills
• Onthejob practical placements at various hospitals and nursing homes (these placements might be arranged for any shift at a number of venues within the Perth metropolitan and regional areas)
• Online components in some subjects

Enrolled nurse (comprehensive) [subject to registration with AHPRA]

Prior to undertaking your first clinical placement, you must:

• Provide a medical clearance from a doctor in Australia, including multiresistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) screening, immunisation, tuberculosis (TB) screening and a declaration of any communicable diseases.
• Undertake a criminal record screening as a requirement of the Health Department of Western Australia and an Australian Police Clearance.
• Provide a police clearance from your home country before you attend your work placement. You need to get this clearance before you arrive in Australia.

Campus & Intakes

C.Y. O'Connor Institute, Northam and Narrogin – February and July
Durack Institute of Technology, Geraldton – February and July
Great Southern Institute of Technology, Albany – February
Pilbara Institute, South Hedland – February and July
South West Institute of Technology, Bunbury – February and July
West Coast Institute of Training, Joondalup – February and July

Tuition: $15,000 per year
Resource fee: may be up to$150 per semester
Additional costs:
Uniform: $300
Working with children check $10

N.B. Information on any additional costs will be provided at orientation.