Graduate Certificate in Nursing (Re-entry)
Career break? Re-enter nursing with confidence
The Graduate Certificate in Re-entry is designed to meet the requirements of the NMBA and the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) EPIQ and Re-Entry Registered Nurse Accreditation Standards (2014) through assessment. The Standards for Practice articulate the core competencies used to assess the performance of nurses wanting to retain registration to practice as a registered nurse in Australia. The Standards for Practice are also used by higher education providers when developing nursing curricula and assessing student performance. The course is designed to facilitate the registered nurse to build upon previously acquired knowledge and skills from the bachelor of nursing degree completed.
To meet the industry needs of the Australian healthcare system, nurses are referred by the (NMBA). Under section 53(b) of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (the National Law) an individual must hold a qualification the National Board established for the health profession considers to be substantially equivalent, or based on similar competencies, to an approved qualification. Where the NMBA have assessed the qualification of a nurse that does not meet this criterion, the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) may under Section 53(c) require the individual to successfully complete an examination or other assessment required by the NMBA for the purpose of general registration.
The Graduate Certificate in Re-Entry is designed to meet the requirements of the NMBA and the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) Re-Entry Registered Nurse Accreditation Standards (2014) through assessment.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
- Critically evaluate nursing practice against the NMBA Registered Nurse Standards for Practice
- Demonstrate capability for practice within an evidence-based framework
- Evaluate delivery of care across the lifespan in the context of the contemporary Australian healthcare system
- Analyse effective communication within a multicultural and multidisciplinary approach to safe practice
- Critically reflects upon legal and ethical standards that underpin professional nursing practice
- Examine leadership behaviour that contributes to effective team culture
Course structure
This course is a comprehensive, contemporary, and clinically relevant Graduate Certificate in Nursing and runs for a total of 12 weeks full-time study. Delivery of the course consists of face-to-face, simulation, and self-directed learning, online activities, and clinical placement components.
Entry requirements
- hold a Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent
- be referred to this course by the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency (AHPRA)
- meet the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia English language skills registration standard (nursing and midwifery) – please refer to the AHPRA website to download the standard.
- fulfill the required immunity status as per NSW health guidelines
- provide a Unique Student Identifier
*People who have not practised as a nurse and are not registered but wish to return to practice must lodge an application with the Nurses and Midwives Board of Australia (the NMBA). The assessment of the application will determine whether the applicant will be required to complete an NMBA-approved re-entry to practice program. Please visit the NMBA website for full details.
Document requirements
Participants must provide originals or certified copies of the following documents:
- AHPRA referral letter (must be valid at course commencement)
- Valid visa (if applicable)
- Valid Australian police/criminal record check, please refer to these links for more information: AFP website, national crime check website or the AMICI Tech website
- Students who are not Australian citizens nor holding permanent resident status also need to provide a criminal record check from their country of origin and any other country they have resided in since the age of 16 or older in addition to their Australian criminal record check. This can be the same criminal record check as used for AHPRA (i.e. fit2work).
- Record of immunisation as per your residential state or territory
- All documented evidence of immunisations and original serology must be provided with the application:
- Diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus (DTPa, not ADT) within the last 10 years
- Varicella, either positive serology OR 1x vaccination if administered prior to age 14 OR 2x vaccinations at least 28 days apart if administered from 14 years old
- Mumps, measles and rubella, either positive serology OR 2x vaccinations at least 28 days apart OR a birth date prior to 1966
- Hepatitis B, positive serology AND evidence of age-appropriate vaccinations OR signed a statutory declaration upon course commencement
- The current year’s/season’s flu vaccine obtained in Australia ONLY
- COVID-19 vaccine (2 doses, NSW)
Please note: You may be asked to undertake Tuberculosis screening after commencement of the course.
Clinical placements
Anyone applying for an ACN course that includes a clinical placement must provide evidence of compliance documents at the time of application.
Applications for enrolment will not be progressed until all relevant documentation has been received by ACN.
Individual placement providers may need additional documentation. If you are required to provide this then you will be contacted by the ACN Clinical Placement Officer following enrolment.
ACN negotiates with health care facilities to secure clinical placements. ACN will make every effort to ensure clinical placements are within the timeframe indicated in the course outline, however, applicants are advised that provision and location of clinical placements is dependent on the availability of placements within the health facility. Please note you may need to travel for placements.
Once placements are confirmed these cannot be negotiated unless there are unforeseen extenuating circumstances. Applicants are not to arrange their own clinical placements with a clinical facility under any circumstances.
ACN reserves the right to change clinical placements. Shifts may include morning, afternoon, and night duty.
Fees
2024 price: $16,400.00*
2025 price: $17,072.50*
*The ACN Member discount cannot be applied for the Graduate Certificate in Nursing (Re-entry).
Fees are subject to change without notice.
ACN offers a flexible payment option allowing students to pay their fees on a term-by-term basis. Each term’s fees are due upfront, prior to term commencement.
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