Course Catalogue

On completion of the Diploma of Nursing you will be eligible to apply for registration as an Enrolled Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. 

Enrolled Nurses work in Hospitals in a range of clinical areas, Community Health settings, Residential Aged Care, General Practice Clinics, Day Surgery, Point of Care Testing centres, Educators for students studying Certificate III Health related courses, with women and babies, mental health rural and remote health care settings to name just a few.

Delivery at all locations is subject to sufficient demand and resources.

Locations: Alice Springs, Casuarina
Study Mode: both

Compulsory Student requirements:

• A Northern Territory Resident

And one of the following:

• Must hold a complete and up to date First Aid certificate to at least (HLTAID011) prior to entry.
• Successful completion of the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (or equivalent) or the awarding of an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of at least 60*.
• Successful completion of a national qualification at Certificate III level or higher.
• Successful completion of at least 0.5 years of full-time study (or equivalent) of a higher education degree/diploma.
• Overseas secondary or tertiary qualifications considered equivalent to the above Australian qualifications.

Nursing students must meet a specific level of English language proficiency before they start in a course.

You can show English language proficiency by:

• completing a declaration that English is your primary language, or
• sitting an English language proficiency test.

All applicants are required to meet the English Language Skills Registration Standard as outlined by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) at www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/.

Applicants will be required to submit the following via their CDU application to demonstrate they meet the above standard prior to being included in offer rounds in one of the following ways:

1. Primary Language Pathway:

A signed English Language Declaration indicating the following:

1. English is their primary language; and
2. They have attended and satisfactorily completed at least six years of primary and secondary education taught and assessed solely in English in a recognised country*, including at least two years between years 7 and 12.

*Recognised countries: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom, and USA.

OR

2. English Language Test Pathway

Applicants have achieved and can supply evidence of the required minimum scores in one of the following English language tests:

• IELTS (Academic) Minimum Scores
• Band score of 7.0 in all bands
• (IELTS Indicator test is not accepted)
• TOEFL Minimum Scores
• Internet-based: total score of 94 with a minimum of 27 in Writing, 23 in Speaking and 24 in Reading and Listening
• (TOEFL Home edition test is not accepted)
• Pearson Test of English (Academic) Minimum Scores
• Overall score of 65 AND Skills profile of 65 in Writing, Speaking, Reading and Listening
• Occupational English Test (OET)
• A minimum result of B/score of 350 in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking).

TOEFL Home edition and IELTS Indicator tests are not accepted for entry to Nursing and Midwifery courses