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Graduate Diploma in Nursing
Graduate Diploma in Nursing

Graduate Diploma in Nursing

  • ID:AIC640125
  • Level:Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma
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Admission Requirements

Entry requirements

  • This qualification is open to New Zealand Registered Nurses holding a current Practising Certificate issued by the New Zealand Nursing Council or internationally qualified nurses who have been assessed by the Nursing Council as meeting their language and academic requirements to undertake a Competence Assessment for NZ registration.

English requirements

  • IELTS: Academic score of 6.5 with no band score lower than 6.5

Other requirements

Alternative requirements

  • Still want to study but don't meet the Academic Requirements?

    If you show that you have equivalent skills for tertiary study gained through study, work and/or life experience, you may be able to gain alternative entry.

Course Information

Align your overseas nursing qualification to New Zealand standards and pave the way to greater opportunities in the health sector.

If you're an overseas educated Registered nurse, this programme is designed to equip you with the confidence and skills to plan and co-ordinate complex patient care.

You can choose to complete the full time one year programme, or selected courses within it.

Courses include: Academic writing, health assessment, management of diabetes, mental health, Māori health, pharmacology, infant and child health, communication skills and pathophysiology of ageing

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

With this qualification you can extend your knowledge in the practice area in which you're already working, or prepare to shift focus to a different area. It also recognises your ongoing professional development with a formal qualification.

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

Medical insurance: NZD $600 per year

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