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Graduate Certificate in Children and Young People's Nursing

  • Graduate Certificate

Nurses wishing to specialise in the care of children and young people can study this course to enable them to meet the educational needs required by a range of professional bodies. The course builds on the skills and knowledge a comprehensive nurse has attained at an undergraduate level.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
1 year part-time
Course Code
L84
Domestic Fees
$12,550 per year
International Fees
$19,800 per year

About this course

Nurses wishing to specialise in the care of children and young people can study this course to enable them to meet the educational needs required by a range of professional bodies.

The course builds on the skills and knowledge a comprehensive nurse has attained at an undergraduate level.

Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) level

This course has been accredited by ECU as an AQF Level 8 Graduate Certificate Award.

Entry requirements

Admission requirements you'll need to meet for this course.

  • The following course-specific admission requirements are mandatory and must be satisfied by all applicants. These requirements are in addition to or supersede the minimum requirements outlined within the Academic admission requirements band section below.

    All applicants are required to provide proof of current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, and Applicants must be working with children and young people in order to complete the practice based assessments.

    Academic admission requirements (Band 6) may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

    • Bachelor degree; or
    • Equivalent prior learning including at least five years relevant professional experience.
  • English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

    • IELTS Academic with a minimum overall score of 7.0 and a minimum score of 7.0 in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking);
    • Occupational English Test (OET) with a minimum score of B in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking);
    • Pearson English Test (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);
    • 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;
    • Bachelor degree from an approved country;
    • Successfully completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at postgraduate level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent); or
    • Where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years relevant professional experience.

    Note: English tests must be completed within 2 years of the proposed course commencement date and additional requirements may apply in relation to acceptable number of test sittings.

What you will learn

  1. Articulate knowledge, skills and theoretical concepts contextualised to children and young people's nursing.
  2. Apply critical judgement when reviewing, analysing and evaluating complex situations to generate creative solutions.
  3. Demonstrate assessment and management skills in children and young people's nursing practice by planning, implementing and critically evaluating current nursing practice.
  1. Articulate knowledge, skills and theoretical concepts contextualised to children and young people's nursing.
  2. Apply critical judgement when reviewing, analysing and evaluating complex situations to generate creative solutions.
  3. Demonstrate assessment and management skills in children and young people's nursing practice by planning, implementing and critically evaluating current nursing practice.

Career pathways

This course prepares graduates to work in primary care, acute care, child health surveillance and child care.

Possible future job titles

Clinical Nurse, Staff Development Nurse, Clinical Nurse Educator

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Nursing courses at Test Edith Cowan University (ECU).
87.1%
Overall satisfaction
88.1%
Skill scale
76.2%
Teaching scale
90.9%
Employed full-time
$87.2k
Average salary