HLT54115 – Diploma of Nursing + CHC43015 – Certificate IV in Ageing Support

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

There are no pre-requisites or any other training package entry requirements for this course.

ADMISSION CRITERIA

IHNA has in place admission criteria for courses in its scope as required by its ‘International Students Admission Policy and Procedure’ to ensure that candidates meet industry requirements.

• Applicants are required to be 18 years old and above.
• Applicants are required to have successfully completed an ACER test and demonstrate competence as working at Level 4 for all indicators to enrol for this qualification (issued within the last 12 months from the time of admission).
• From 1 July 2018 all students that would be required by the NMBA to provide a formal English language skills test when applying for registration, must provide a formal English language test result demonstrating achievement of the NMBA specified level of English language skills, prior to commencing the program as below:
  • Has attended and satisfactorily completed at least six years of primary and secondary education taught and assessed in English in either Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom or United States of America, including at least two years between years 7 and 12
    • [NB: At the time of applying for NMBA registration as a program graduate: the applicant will have completed an NMBA approved Enrolled Nurse program and will therefore have a qualification that has been taught and assessed solely in English.]

    OR

  • At the time of applying for NMBA registration as a program graduate, the applicant will be able to demonstrate having completed 5 years (full time equivalent) of studies taught and assessed in English – that includes a combination of secondary, vocational or tertiary studies (or tertiary education alone) and evidence of a minimum of one year fulltime equivalent pre-registration program of study approved by the recognised nursing and/or midwifery regulatory body  in either Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom or United States of America.
    OR
  • Has formal English language test score results showing:
    • an IELTS (academic module) with a minimum overall score of 7 and a minimum score of 7 in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking).
      NOTE:
      Only accepting test results:
      • from one test sitting, or
      • a maximum of two test sittings in a six month period only if:
        • achieved a minimum overall score of 7 in each sitting, and
        • achieved a minimum score of 7 in each component across the two sittings, and
        • no score in any component of the test is below 6.5.

      OR

    • an OET with a minimum score of B in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking).NOTE:
      Only accepting test results:
      • from one test sitting, or
      • a maximum of two test sittings in a six month period only if:
        • was tested in all four components in each sitting, and
        • achieved a minimum score of B in each component across the two sittings, and
        • no score in any component of the test is below C.

      OR

    • a PTE Academic with a minimum overall score of 65 and a minimum score of 65 in each of the four communicative skills (listening, reading, writing and speaking).NOTE:
      Only accepting test results:
      • from one test sitting, or
      • a maximum of two test sittings in a six month period only if:
        • a minimum overall score of 65 is achieved in each sitting, and
        • you achieve a minimum score of 65 in each of the communicative skills across the two sittings, and
        • no score in any of the communicative skills is below 58

      OR

    • a TOEFL iBT with a minimum total score of 94 and the following minimum score in each section of the test:
      • 24 for listening,
      • 24 for reading,
      • 27 for writing, and
      • 23 for speaking.

      NOTE:
      Only accepting test results:

      • from one test sitting, or
      • a maximum of two test sittings in a six month period only if:
        • a minimum total score of 94 is achieved in each sitting, and you achieve a minimum score of 24 for listening, 24 for reading, 27 for writing and 23 for speaking across the two sittings, and
        • no score in any of the sections is below:
          • 20 for listening
          • 19 for reading
          • 24 for writing, and
          • 20 for speaking

      OR

    • other English language test approved by the NMBA as published on the Board’s website with the required minimum scores

Additional Requirement for professional experience placement:

It is also essential for the student to possess basic computer skills.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

While IHNA will work with you to make “reasonable adjustments” in the campus lab and classroom, there are work place practice conditions that occur in the workplace environment that are beyond IHNA’s control.

The physical requirements below are necessary to function in the healthcare facility and/or community setting. Students must be able to perform and complete course objectives and requirements with or without reasonable adjustments. Our courses cater to a range of candidates. The candidates are required to be physically fit to manage tasks.

Skills and abilities that are needed to perform client care to pass the course objectives and requirements are:

If you have a disability or disorder or on any longer medications that will require reasonable adjustments to fulfil these requirements, then please declare in your course application.