The head of one of Victoria’s biggest university nursing programs says a state government plan to pay students’ course fees will not increase enrolments until a shortage of work placements is fixed.
The head of one of Victoria’s biggest university programs for nurses in training says a state government plan to pay students’ course fees will not increase enrolments, due to a lack of work placement opportunities.
All new domestic students enrolling in a professional-entry nursing or midwifery course in 2023 and 2024 will receive a scholarship of up to $16,500 to cover course costs. The Australian Catholic University enrolled 545 undergraduates at its Melbourne and Ballarat campuses this year, but Jacob said many universities had struggled to provide 800 hours of placement during the pandemic as some hospitals stopped taking on students.
“[With] revenue reducing, it’s a burden to have to pay health services, understandably, for them to take placements of students,” Ogloff said. Australian College of Nursing chief executive Kylie Ward says the fees initiative should also benefit the private sector.
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