Make the course fit your next step
The live page data lists 2027 Bendigo cohorts. Confirm dates, availability and course approval/registration suitability directly.
- Course or unit code
- HLT54121
- Where you study
- Bendigo City Campus; placements may be in regional Victoria or metropolitan Melbourne.
- Delivery
- Blended learning at Bendigo City Campus with clinical placements.
- Study commitment
- 2 years full-time (3 days/week) or 2.5 years part-time (2 days/week)
Costs and funding
Listed by Bendigo TAFE as a Free TAFE course. Eligible students may have tuition waived; materials, consumables, student services and placement travel can still cost extra. Provider must confirm eligibility and a funded place.
Free TAFE removes eligible tuition fees. Materials, services and other costs may remain. Ask for your personal fee assessment and a written total.
Before you book
- Age 18 near course commencement; Year 12/equivalent or Certificate III or above, with a mature-age assessment route described.
- Meet the provider’s literacy/numeracy assessment and current NMBA English-language requirements.
- At least 400 clinical placement hours; the provider states placements are full-time even on the part-time course.
- Confirm required screening, immunisations, placement rostering and any travel/accommodation costs with the provider.
- Completing the course and gaining professional registration are separate processes.
What you can take away
Compare the actual units and any professional registration requirements with your target job before enrolling.
Sources and further reading
Independent research · checked 21 October 2026. Dates, fees and places are confirmed by the provider.