Course Overview

Learn the necessary knowledge, practical skills and attitudes to work safely, effectively and productively with clients in a healthcare setting and become a registered nurse.

Benefit from small classes, dedicated clinically experienced tutors and regular time in our modern clinical skills lab, Pokapu Whaihanga, where you put your new clinical skills into practice.

You will learn how to:

• Provide safe, caring and evidence-based nursing care.

• Access, comprehend and assess information from a range of sources.

• Apply clinical reasoning and judgement to the level of a beginning practitioner, informed by communication and social skills.

• Work collaboratively as part of team in learning and providing competent and safe nursing care in a variety of settings.

• Practice within the legal, ethical and cultural safety parameters of the nursing profession in different contexts.

• Demonstrate professional behaviour consistent and with and informed by a high ethical standard. • engage in self-directed learning and take responsibility for ongoing learning.

• Integrate Te Tiriti o Waitangi into your professional practice.

• Develop resilience and demonstrate intellectual independence, critical thinking skills and analytical rigour.

General Eligibility

New Zealand University Entrance NCEA Level 3 (60 credits at Level 3 and 20 credits at Level 2 or higher) which must include: 

• 14 credits at level 3 in:

• English or an approved literacy subject

• Biology or physical education or chemistry

• One other subject from the list of approved subjects

And Numeracy – 14 credits at Level 1 or above

(for 2020 NCEA learners this will be 12 credits in each of three NZQA approved subjects rather than the standard 14 credits. 

OR 

New Zealand Certificate in Study and Career Preparation (Level 4) at WITT (Health Pathway)

OR

If you have undertaken examinations other than NCEA (e.g. International Baccalaureate, Cambridge Examination), WITT will assess your qualification for academic entry equivalency.

Part Time Work Details

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Language Requirement

• IELTS 6.5 Academic (*no lower than 6.5 in all subtests)