Course Fees
The Certificate II component of the qualification, is a VET in School (VETiS) funded program so there is no cost to eligible students. A fee applies to the Certificate III level units only. Payment plans are available. Please contact us to discuss.
What is VET in School (VETiS) funding?
The VET investment budget provides funding for students to complete one VETiS qualification listed on the Priority Skills List while attending secondary school (in Years 10, 11 and 12). Qualifications are primarily at certificate I and II level and are those that have been identified by industry as leading to employment.
Prior to enrolment, TAFE Queensland Gold Coast checks all student eligibility for VETiS funding. If it is deemed that a student has previously used their VETiS funding they will be contacted and offered a position with the full fee for service price.
Resources Required
Students require the following:
1. Stationery such as pens, pencils, notebook and eraser (general stationery).
2. Students are required to wear long black pants and black enclosed shoes.
3. Students are required to purchase a black and purple polo shirt (with TAFE logo) for vocational placement. (Information and order forms will be handed out at orientation)*.
Uniforms are mandatory for practical days and vocational placement.
Recommended: that you have access to a reliable internet connection to access TAFE Queensland's online learning system Connect, and a computer with up-to-date software, including Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat Reader and Adobe Flash Player.
Note: This equipment and software is available for use at all TAFE Queensland locations if you do not have access to it.
Vocational Placement
Students will be required to attend Vocational Placement to demonstrate the application of knowledge and skills in the workplace. The vocational placement component for this program is 80 hours.
TAFE Queensland will arrange a placement for you in a health care facility. You’ll be required to work shifts determined by your placement provider. You may also be required to cover the cost of travel and/or accommodation necessary to complete your placement.
Students are responsible for:
Organising their own transport to and from study and vocational placement.
Planning financially for their unpaid placement.
Completing and providing mandatory documents required to be eligible for vocational placement within the required time frame to TAFE Queensland.
Any associated expenses associated with mandatory documentation including vaccinations, AFP and Blue Card.
In addition to mandatory requirements you are also responsible to ensure that you are fit to practise in the clinical environment. If you have any physical or mental health conditions that might affect the safety of you or any other person in the classroom or clinical environment, please contact the Vocational Placement Coordinator to discuss this further as a matter of importance. Failure to disclose a pre-existing medical condition may result in lack of insurance coverage for your attendance at vocational placement or impact on your ability to complete the mandatory vocational placement requirements.
COVID-19
Queensland Health has directed that students who are undertaking courses that include Vocational Placements in a high risk workplace, must declare your COVID-19 Vaccination status and evidence to either TAFE Queensland or the placement provider.
This may require you providing us or the placement provider information on:
Your vaccination status
Last date of vaccination
Evidence of vaccine status
Where this information will be collected as part of your application and / or enrolment process. Any data collected will be managed under the TAFE Queensland Privacy Policy.
Those students who have a medical contraindication may be unable to complete the vocational placement component of their course. This means you may not be able to meet all of the requirements of your course and may not be able to graduate or receive your qualification.
If you have any questions or concerns with this requirement, please contact our COVID hotline on 07 3307 4789.
Mandatory Documents
All students must complete the following requirements to be eligible to attend vocational placement. The requirements are dictated by the Health Industry and a strict timeframe for students is required to ensure progression within the Diploma of Nursing. All documents are to be handed in to Customer Service on the Ground Floor at TAFE Southport Campus within the Customer Service hours or scan in pdf format to CSHN.placements@tafeqld.edu.au
1. Australian Federal Police Check (AFP)
All students are required to provide a National Police Check through the Australian Federal Police website: www.afp.gov.au/what-we-do/police-checks/national-police-checks All other Police checks will not be accepted. The AFP certificate must not be older than 3 months from the beginning of the course start date. It is important that students choose - Code 37 Purpose of Check for the application. Vocational Placement may be declined or refused by a health facility as a result of information disclosed in your criminal history check (AFP), which includes all recorded offences and court results. Students must contact the Vocational Placement Coordinator prior to enrolment to discuss their AFP regarding any recorded offences for further investigation of your criminal history may be made in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia Criminal History registration standard
2. Working With Children Check: Queensland Students – The Working with Children Check (Blue Card Application) must be completed in person for Queensland Students who live less than 50 km from the enrolling Campus Information can be viewed at https://www.bluecard.qld.gov.au/applications/applications.html All original identification documents will need to be sighted and please bring these documents with you for submission of your application
If you live more than 50 km from a TAFE Queensland campus, the ‘Confirmation of Identity’ form must be submitted with the Blue Card application, this application can be submitted by email. Interstate students – please refer to the website in your State or Territory for further information on how to apply for a Working with Children.
3. Current First Aid including CPR:
If you have a current Australian First Aid Certificate HLTAID011 (including current CPR) forward a JP certified copy of your Statement of Attainment with your enrolment application. The CPR component will need to be updated annually and it is your responsibility to ensure you provide evidence of this currency throughout your course. If you do not have a current First Aid certificate, it is delivered as part of your Stage 1 studies.
4. Immunisation Documentation:
Health facilities require students to provide evidence of the following immunisations. Please note that vaccination and serology evidence requirement may alter during your studies, in accordance with changes to industry requirements and/or Australian Immunisation Guidelines:
Maintenance of full COVID-19 Vaccination –evidence of vaccinations of a type approved by Therapeutic Goods Administration, Australia, or endorsed by the World Health Organisation (https://covid19.trackvaccines.org/agency/who/). Students are advised that a booster may be deemed an additional requirement by health providers.
Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR): Evidence of 2 vaccinations one month apart or positive serology for all 3 diseases
Hepatitis B: Commence a Hepatitis B course which is 3 injections (0, 1 and 6 months) with positive serology supplied 4-6 weeks following 3rd vaccination or supply evidence of an Ageappropriate Hep B course
Varicella (Chicken Pox): Evidence of 2 vaccinations one month apart or positive serology
dTpa (Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis) vaccination: Evidence of vaccinations for all 3 diseases within the last 10 years
Tuberculosis: Mantoux Test or evidence of a plain chest x-ray
Influenza Vaccination: Annual vaccination
Any other test / vaccination as directed by Australian health authorities.
National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS):
This course now requires you to obtain a NDIS Worker Screening Check to be eligible to attend the vocational placement assessment component of your studies. Students are to apply for this NDIS Worker Screening Check once enrolled as TAFE Queensland will need to verify your application as a student.
Please note: you will be responsible for any costs associated with meeting these requirements.
Mandatory Mask Use and Fit Testing
Students are advised that mask use is mandatory in health facilities and care delivery situations, in accordance with Australian Government and State Health guidelines. Health care providers require students to be fit-tested for the specific type of masks required in workplaces. TAFE Queensland will arrange for annual fit testing to be available at all campus locations, for students attending vocational placement in a health care setting.
There are several factors that impact on ensuring an effective seal when wearing the required type of mask. Students are advised of the following requirements for when being fit tested, and while wearing the mask on vocational placement:
Facial hair along the sealing surface prevents an effective seal so students are advised they must be clean / closely shaven.
Long hair that frames the face or falls forward may impact on an effective seal and students are advised to ensure hair is pulled back from the face.
Facial jewellery that interferes with an effective seal must be removed.
Facial creams or makeup may cause skin irritation at the site of where the mask sits on the skin surface, and soil or moisten the fabric reducing the seal’s effectiveness, and students are advised to minimise the use of such products
The wearing of industry-approved masks that require fit testing prior to use is mandatory for students attending vocational placement in the majority of health care settings.
Students who are unable to ensure the above requirements need to discuss their enrolment options with Customer Service in their region.
After enrolment, campuses will be scheduling fit testing and students will need to ensure they are available to attend these sessions.
Vocational Placement Allocation Process and Cancellation Fee
Students are allocated to Vocational Placement periods according to the vocational placement assessment requirements for each Stage of study and our ANMAC accreditation guidelines.
Planning placement availabilities and student allocations are a complex processes. TAFE Queensland negotiates directly with industry, and in accordance with contractual requirements. Industry has been clear in its direction that students are not to contact or approach health facilities or organisations to attempt to source their own placement.
Students are allocated on the basis of receipt of validated mandatory documents by a due date (this includes any facility-specific pre-placement requirements, such as eLearning), progressing soundly across theoretical units, and successful completion of the safe practice practical assessments.
TAFE Queensland is routinely required to financially reimburse placement providers for the opportunities to allocate our nursing students. As a reflection of industry’s professional conduct requirements, students are directed to provide sufficient notice should they not be able to attend, and where due to unexpected circumstances, medical/legal evidence is required to support their absenteeism.
Absenteeism and / or non submission of mandatory facility orientation and sufficient absence that impacts on the supervising staff’s ability to make a determination of knowledge and skills application may directly impact on the continuation and result of the placement assessment.
Where specific pre-placement mandatory documentation and evidence is not provided, or an absence is not medically or legally justified, a cancellation / re-allocation fee of $600 is applied to the student’s account. This is to contribute to the cost of the invoiced placement and the additional time required to recommence the process of sourcing, allocating, confirming, and communicating with industry to provide further opportunity for placement assessment. Each student’s situation is reviewed on an individual basis.
Campus Facilities
Our Southport campus offers vibrant spaces and advanced learning technologies. Facilities include a refreshed customer service centre with touch screens for enquiries and contemporary new study zones.
The campus' central location offers plenty of places to eat or relax between classes. The campus is regularly serviced by public transport including the light rail with a G:link station on its doorstep.
Facilities and Services
- Simulated Nursing Wards that replicate a real-life hospital.
- Library.
- Independent Learning Centre.
- Refreshment Stations with fridges and microwaves.
- A café.
Parking and Public Transport
- Parking available onsite (a small fee applies).
- Bus stops are located out the front of the campus on Scarborough Street and a light rail (G:link) station across the road.
Contact List
Enrolment and Course Enquiries
Email: Schools.GoldCoast@tafeqld.edu.au
Phone:
Important: (07) 5581 8428
Quote: Full Name, Contact Number and your course enquiry.
Attendance/ Absences
Email: SchoolAbsentees.GoldCoast@tafeqld.edu.au
Phone:
Important: 1300 308 233
Quote: Full Name, Student Number and your VET in School course – parent/guardian email
