Post-Admission Requirements

Some courses have special requirements for integral clinical placements, professional experience, and cross-institutional study. It will help if you begin your preparations now for meeting these requirements.

info Students enrolling in units or courses requiring practical or work experience must comply with public health orders and other government and industry requirements. These may include mandatory vaccinations, such as for the coronavirus (COVID-19), and police and working with children checks. We will notify you about any applicable orders or requirements. Failure to comply may mean you cannot complete the unit or course.

Counselling & Psychology


Working with Children Check (WWCC)

Students enrolled in Counselling and Psychology courses must comply with the working with children legislation requirements for New South Wales and the State/Country in which their placement occurs.

You will apply for a Working With Children Check (WWCC) online through the Office of the Children's Guardian. After you apply, email your application number to the course convenor - [email protected].

APPLY FOR A WWCC

Cross-institutional Study

As part of your course pattern of study, you will take cross-institutional study through the University of New England (UNE). You will need to complete a Home Provider Endorsement Form and return it via email to [email protected] as soon as possible.

HOME PROVIDER ENDORSEMENT FORM

To assist you with you completing the form, refer to the following information:
  • Home Provider Name: Avondale University
  • Title of the current program towards which credit will apply: the course title (the course you are enrolling in at Avondale)
  • The UNE unit/s to count towards your current program: i.e. Semester 1: PSYC101 – Introduction to Psychology 1

The office of the Avondale Academic Registrar will complete your form, giving you approval for study with UNE, and send it back to you, ready to upload with your UNE online application.

To complete your application for cross-institutional study:
  • Go to the UNE Online Application Portal
  • Click on the ‘Create Account’ button
  • Complete the UNE Account Registration Form
  • Select a residency type
  • Select the type of course you want to study - i.e. Cross-Institutional
  • Select the commencement period you would like to apply for
  • Click on ‘Apply Now’
  • Click on ‘Unit Choices’
  • Select the level of study: Undergraduate
  • Select how you would like to study: Part-time
  • Select an attendance mode: Online
  • Select your preferred fee option: Full fee
  • Enter in the unit ID of the course you wish to enrol in at UNE - e.g. PSYC101
  • Add to the relevant Trimester
  • Upload documents - this is where you will need to upload your completed and signed Home Provider Form. You will also be required to upload your most recent academic record/transcript.
  • In the ‘Additional Notes' section, state that you are applying from Avondale University.
  • Click on ‘Save’

info If you require help completing your application, please contact UNE on 1800 818 865.

UNE ONLINE APPLICANT PORTAL

info Upon completion of the unit/s at UNE, it is the student's responsibility to obtain an official transcript with the grade(s) for the cross-institutional study. Student's must provide Student Administration Services with the transcript no later than the published deadline for grade upload - i.e., before your graduation and earlier if possible to record advanced standing.

Nursing


Clinical Placements

Clinical placements commence in Semester two (2) for first-year Bachelor of Nursing students, provided students complete pre-requisite Level 1 units. Clinical placements are mandatory, with 100% attendance required.

We expect students to attend clinical placements on rotating shifts (morning, afternoon and night) and travel to and from placement sites. Although most clinical placement sites are within the Sydney basin and Hunter New England Local Health District, we may utilise rural and remote placements.

Student Clearances for Clinical Placements

NSW Health requires that all students enrolled in clinical placements in NSW Public Health Facilities comply with NSW Health policies.

CLINICAL PLACEMENTS POLICY

GUIDELINES FOR CLINICAL PLACEMENTS

info Any fees relating to the completion of these requirements are met by students.

Now is the time to prepare for clinical placement. Several requirements will need to be satisfied before commencing the course with some vaccinations taking months to complete. It is your responsibility to read, understand, and action the requirements well before commencing your studies.

If you are studying part-time, please contact the Clinical Placement Officer to discuss your individual requirements.

E: [email protected]
P: +61 2 9480 3625

National Criminal Record Check (NCRC)

Students must obtain a National Police Check Certificate specifically recognised by NSW Health (i.e., through the Australian Police Force or a CrimTrac Accredited Broker Agency). There are additional requirements for overseas students and students with a criminal disclosure.

NATIONAL POLICE CHECK

NCC NATIONAL CRIME CHECK

For CrimTrac Accredited Broker Agencies list, visit the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission.

ACCREDITED BODIES

Immunisation

Students must demonstrate acceptable evidence of protection against specified infectious diseases. You will provide evidence on an NSW Health Vaccination Record Card for Health Care Workers and Students, as stated in the NSW Health Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases policy.

NSW HEALTH POLICY DIRECTIVE

Students must have an annual flu vaccination (during the flu season) and provide evidence of immunisation to reduce the risk to vulnerable patients.

Students are required to meet the mandatory NSW Health COVID-19 vaccination requirements to attend clinical placements.

PUBLIC HEALTH ORDERS

STUDENT COMPLIANCE

Students must co-operate with the requirements of NSW Health. Non-participation in the vaccination and screening program may increase a student's risk of contracting a disease through exposure to affected patients in the clinical area. It will also lead to NSW Health and private health placement sites refusing students for clinical placement. Avondale University is not responsible for the student not being able to meet or complete course requirements in the usual manner resulting from non-participation in assessment, screening and vaccination.

If you refuse to participate, you must discuss the matter with the Faculty Dean before enrolment. Current advice indicates there are no clinical opportunities for non-compliant students, and employment as a Registered Nurse after your course may be restricted if allowed at all.

To make an appointment with the Dean and/or the Nursing Head of School, phone Nursing Reception on +61 2 9480 3630. Alternatively, phone the Clinical Office on +61 2 9480 3620 to speak with the Clinical Coordinator.

Vaccination Record Card for Health Care Workers and Students

We will supply nursing students with an 'NSW Health Vaccination Record Card for Health Care Workers and Students' during orientation. Only when you meet your vaccination requirements will you be eligible to attend clinical placements.

A medical practitioner (i.e., doctor, nurse, or vaccination provider) must complete your vaccination record card, and each entry must be certified (i.e. clinic/practice stamp, full name and signature).

info We recommend that students print their Medicare vaccination history statement to use as evidence of vaccinations, if available.

First Aid Certificate

You will need to complete, or have, a First Aid or Senior First Aid Certificate by a recognised training body. Your certificate must be current and valid for the entirety of your enrolment in first-year units of study.

Working with Children Check (WWCC)

Working with Children Checks are a mandatory requirement for students at the request of clinical placement sites.

You will apply for a Working With Children Check (WWCC) online through the Office of the Children's Guardian. After you apply, email your application number to the Nursing Clinical Office - [email protected].

APPLY FOR A WWCC

Orientation

During orientation, you will be required to present the following documentation:
  • Australian National Police Check Certificate
  • First Aid or Senior First Aid Certificate
  • Working with Children Check
  • Other documents outlined in NSW Health policies will be supplied on the day

info Vaccination record cards and other evidence will be checked on compliance day. We will notify you about compliance day on Moodle, and we will send your appointment time to your Avondale student email.

NSW Health Compulsory Compliance Day

Staff from NSW Health will verify and record students' compliance in ClinConnect (a web-based application for managing clinical placements) before the commencement of their first clinical placement. We will include the NSW Health Compulsory Compliance Day in the semester timetables.

Students must complete the mandatory requirements:
  1. Criminal Record Checks
  2. Code of Conduct
  3. Immunisation

info For a breakdown of what is required, along with links to the forms you are required to complete and submit on the day, refer to the NSW Health checklist and policy directive.

CLINICAL PLACEMENT CHECKLIST

NSW HEALTH POLICY DIRECTIVE

Uniforms

At the commencement of the semester, we require students to purchase an Avondale University nursing uniform. You must wear your uniform during all laboratory sessions and clinical placement. The uniform consists of a chambray shirt with the Avondale University logo, blue trousers or skirt, and enclosed black leather shoes. Students are required to have their hair off their face and collar. Only wedding rings (without stones) and one set of stud earrings is acceptable. No false nails or nail polish is allowed within clinical areas; nails must be trimmed. We will inform students about purchasing their uniforms at the beginning of semester one (1).

Education


Working with Children Check(WWCC)

Students enrolled in education courses must comply with the working with children legislation requirements for New South Wales and the State/Country in which their placement occurs.

Students need to be aware of the following:
  1. Students enrolled in any four-year education degree and who will be completing their teaching course on-campus will need to have obtained an NSW WWCC no later than the end of their first year at Avondale University.
  2. Students enrolled in a Master of Teaching degree will need to obtain an NSW WWCC before starting their first semester of study.
  3. Students will need to individually obtain an NSW WWCC (or equivalent), as well as the equivalent working with children, check-in any state or territory in which they intend to complete a professional placement. Working with Children Checks need to be obtained before going on professional placement. Students are not permitted to commence a professional placement until cleared.

You will need to apply for a Working With Children Check (WWCC) online through the Office of the Children's Guardian. After you apply, email your application number to the Professional Experience Placement Officer - [email protected].

APPLY FOR A WWCC

Child Protection Awareness Training

We require students enrolled in education courses to complete Child Protection Awareness Training, a self-paced online e-learning course through the NSW Department of Education. Once finished, scan and email evidence of completion to the Professional Experience Placement Officer - [email protected].

CHILD PROTECTION AWARENESS TRAINING

ASCIA anaphylaxis e-training

The NSW Department of Education mandates that students receive anaphylaxis management training before professional experience. Students must comply, regardless of whether or not they plan to undertake placements in NSW schools.

Students enrolled in the:
  • Bachelor of Arts/ Bachelor of Teaching (Birth – 12 years) are required to do ASCIA anaphylaxis e-training for Australasian schools and ASCIA anaphylaxis e-training for Early Childhood Education/Care.
  • Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) and all other education courses are required to do ASCIA anaphylaxis e-training for Australasian schools.

Once completed, please print, scan and email your certificate(s) to the Professional Experience Placement Officer - [email protected].

ASCIA ANAPHYLAXIS TRAINING

info These requirements are subject to change. Students must keep abreast of Education and Care national law and regulations.

National Literacy and Numeracy Test (LANTITE)

Education students must successfully pass a national literacy and numeracy test. Students cannot participate in their final professional experience placement unless they successfully pass this test.

ACER LITERACY AND NUMERACY TEST

Fitness for Teaching

Teaching is a demanding career, and there are both legal, and Avondale University requirements that need to be met by every student enrolled in an education course. If asked, you must provide medical proof of fitness for teaching.

The requirements are:
  • Demonstrate sound cognitive, mental, emotional and physical health, and be able to cope with the varying demands of classroom situations;
  • Demonstrate the ability to cope with stressful situations calmly and rationally;
  • Demonstrate the ability to maintain a duty of care regarding students at the placement school, including relating to students in an age-appropriate and professional manner;
  • Demonstrate a willingness to interact positively with students of diverse cultural, socioeconomic and religious backgrounds;
  • Demonstrate the ability to model appropriate literacy and numeracy skills in the classroom.

If do not meet the above requirements, contact the Equity & Disability Officer on +61 2 4980 2118 before enrolling in an education course.

Ministry & Theology


AdSafe - Safe Churches Training

Students who enrol in ministry and theology courses may be required to obtain an AdSafe certificate of completion for Safer Churches Training to meet the requirements for church ministry units.