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13 November 2006 Nursing in schools a popular option
Over 145 year 11 and 12 students are choosing to study nursing as a school subject in western and south western Sydney next year, NSW Minister for Health John Hatzistergos said today. Announcing new enrolment figures Mr Hatzistergos said the expansion of the 'Nursing in Schools' program, from just 30 students in the pilot, showed the new direction in vocational education training at schools was proving a popular option. "In just 15 months the Iemma Government has expanded new and innovative ways of showing nursing as an attractive and fulfilling career for our young people. "The pilot program has proven so successful that 80 per cent of students have remained in the nursing workforce," he said. Hospitals with participating schools include:
The expansion follows successful pilot programs at hospitals in Gosford, Bankstown, Wollongong and Bowral and at St George Hospital. Mr Hatzistergos said the program was about giving young people a head start into a career in nursing and had grown from the initial 100 places offered for next year. "Students will be gaining employment skills with credit towards their HSC and the opportunity to experience what working as a nurse is really like," Mr Hatzistergos said. "Expanding 'Nursing in Schools' is part of the Iemma Government's successful strategy in recruiting and retaining nurses with a record number, over 40,700 nurses, now working in NSW public hospitals, an increase of 6,740 since 2002. "Students who complete the training will have nursing career pathways to the Certificate IV in Nursing (Enrolled Nurse) or the Bachelor of Nursing course." Two programs will be available in 2007:
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