Full Time
Combination
1 year 6 months
4th Mar 2024
4th Jul 2025
21 hours
10 hours
Course fees are released each semester.
We'll confirm your fee before enrolment.
This course is currently scheduled on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 9.00am to 5.00pm. This timetable may change and will be confirmed by your teacher.
Assessments give you the opportunity to demonstrate what you have learnt and to identify the knowledge or skills that may need further development.
Knowledge assessments: quizzes, short answer questions, case studies, written tasks, research projects
Practical assessments: manual handling, medication administration, wound care and activities of daily living
Workplace assessments: written tasks, reflective journals, verbal or written questioning, practical demonstrations, workplace portfolio
Work placement provides you with opportunities to respond to situations and circumstances that cannot be replicated in a learning or simulated environment. Work placement strengthens your training and supports continued learning and assessment in the workplace.
You will undertake a mandatory 400 hours of work placement with a suitable industry employer. TAFE NSW will arrange your work placement with a suitable industry employer.
To complete this course, the following materials are required:
National Police check at an estimated cost of $50
Access to a computer with a reliable internet connection
To make sure this delivery option is the right fit for you, we will need you to demonstrate that you can meet the additional requirements below.
There are no additional requirements for this qualification.
Courses are made up of a combination of both core and specialty units. In the Diploma of Nursing qualification, you’ll need to successfully complete 25 units of competency, including 20 core and 5 speciality units.
Core units are central to the job outcomes of a particular industry or occupation. These are the units industry has agreed are essential to be capable and qualified at a particular study level.
Learn through a combination of classroom based, online and/or workplace activity. For example, you may participate in scheduled classroom activity, have an element of self-directed learning with online content, and/or receive supervised training while on the job, doing work experience, or on placement.
Classroom activity will be scheduled, but online learning can provide more flexibility. Teacher support will be provided for all study. Access to a computer with an internet connection is required.
TAFE NSW Orange operates out of three sites, with the main March Street campus housing the majority of courses. The Anson Street Annexe offers courses in carpentry and joinery, painting and decorating, shop fitting and sign writing, while the Rural Skills Centre on Forest Road offers a range of primary industries and natural resources courses including agriculture, animal studies, conservation earthworks, horticulture and electrical trades. As a major regional centre, TAFE tailors its programs to reflect the diversity of job opportunities in the region. The specialties include Aboriginal health, accounting, animal studies, automotive, business administration and carpentry.
109 March Street Orange 2800
Parking on campus grounds is available.
Refer to your local bus timetables, visit transportnsw.info
Orange Station is 1300 metres from campus.
TAFE NSW campuses work closely with the community and industry to ensure you have access to the industry standard technologies, equipment and facilities.
Computer labs
Conference rooms
Library
Various specialist classrooms
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