Enrolment Information

Application criteria

Applicants seeking admission to continuing professional development courses are required to:
1. Be currently registered or enrolled with the appropriate registering authority in the state or territory of Australia in which they are employed, or from a country whose registration/enrolment is recognised by Australian registering authorities, and provide proof of this with their application form.
2. Be currently employed in an appropriate clinical setting.
3. Be an allied health professional with appropriate qualifications in a state/territory in Australia, in which they practice. The College reserves the right to offer admission to other health professionals on receipt of written application outlining learning needs and capacity to successfully complete the course.

• Telephone (02) 9745 7500
Email sas@nursing.edu.au

Send your application with the course fee (or authority to invoice your employer section completed) so that it reaches the College no later than four weeks prior to the course enrolment date. A letter confirming your enrolment will be posted to you on receipt of your application. Course materials will be posted to arrive prior to the course commencement date.

Course Fee
Note: Course fees will increase as as 1 July 2008.

Please click here to review specific course fees. Valid only until 30 June 2008.
The course fee covers assessment marking and the opportunity for regular contact with your allocated tutor, if applicable. Please see specific subject details for the fee details. Distance education subjects are not funded by NSW Health, however, they are tax deductible. Recommended or set texts are not included in the fee. The prices were correct at the time of printing and subject to change without notice.

Refund Policy

Please choose your course carefully. All courses are subject to a non-refundable application fee to cover administration costs.

In accordance with the College's Refund Policy:

• The College reserves the right to cancel or postpone a course or program for any reason determined by The College. In these circumstances a full refund will be made.
•  In some instances courses are subject to non-refundable fees.
•  Details of fees where applicable, are published in the relevant course information and are also available from the College’s Student Services Centre.
•  Intention of withdrawal from all courses and programs must be made to the College in writing within the indicated time frame for a refund to be made. Time frames are published in relevant course/program information and also are available from the College’s Student Services Centre.
•  Refunds will be processed within fourteen (14) days after receipt of a validated request by the Accounts Department and will be made only by cheque, posted to the recipient.

All distance education course materials consist of a study guide and resources to enable self paced study and encourage interaction. Learning activities are located throughout the text to enable you to check your progress and to apply course content to your area of practice.

All distance education subjects have a formal assessment component unless otherwise stated. Assessments are graded against set criteria (unless otherwise stated). Assessments may include essays, learning journals, learning contracts, case studies and research proposals. All distance education courses in this section are continuing professional development courses. To gain a Certificate of Completion you must achieve a satisfactory grade in all subject assessments within six months of enrolment unless otherwise indicated

Students enrolling outside Australia and New Zealand will be required to pay an additional $175 postage and handling fee.

The College is obliged to charge GST on all continuing professional development courses. The listed course price includes 10% GST.

If you elect to be included on the geographical roll, your name, address and contact numbers will be distributed to all students enrolled in your subject.

Distance education subjects are structured to facilitate credit transfer/advanced to universities and to the College’s graduate certificate courses.
The distance education subjects require approximately 150-hours of study over six months unless otherwise stated. This equates with a one-semester subject at university and facilitates credit/advanced standing to a range of programs offered by the College and universities.
Many of the subjects can be undertaken as electives (at no additional cost) within College graduate certificates courses.
The College of Nursing is registered as a higher education institution with the NSW Department of Education and Training and all graduate certificate courses are accredited in accordance with the NSW Higher Education Act 2001.

Please note the following points related to the College’s recognition of prior learning policy:
• Credit/advanced standing will only be granted for study completed within the last five years
• Credit/advanced standing will not be granted for more than 50% of a course
• If application is made at the time of enrolment into a College graduate certificate course, students will receive a discount on fee-paying places. Students are encouraged to negotiate with universities, many of whom give credit to students who have undertaken specific programs of study at the College. Each applicant is expected to seek exemptions individually on the basis of merit; there is no blanket exemption.