Education

Education and training aims to provide a sustainable and responsive health workforce committed to high quality and safe health outcomes. The Pyrenees House Education Centre offers an extensive range of education and training programs linking directly to the efficiency and effectiveness of the health workforce. These programs are supported by the Executive and Management team, allowing for their successful implementation and the ongoing growth in our value of a “Learning Culture”.

Programs include:

Mandatory training which is delivered either face to face or via e-learning
Training targeted to various workgroups, departments and disciplines
- Inservice education
- Grampians Health Learning Hub (on-line learning)
- SIMVAN
- Clinical Skills Prac Lab
- Highway Model of Education
Career Progression pathways (clinical and non-clinical)
Graduate Nurse program
- Registered Nurses
- Enrolled Nurses

Clinical placement for undergraduate students
- Medicine
- Nursing/midwifery
- Allied Health – Therapy
- Allied Health – Science
- Dental
- Health Information Management
Diploma of Nursing delivered in partnership with FedUni TAFE

East Grampians Health Service offers the Diploma of Nursing in partnership with Federation TAFE.

If you would like to talk to the helpful staff at FedUni TAFE about studying the fee-free Diploma of Nursing course, please register your interest or contact them on 1800 FED UNI (1800 333 864).

For further information about the Free TAFE for Priority Courses initiative, you can contact the TAFE and Training line on 13 18 23 or visit the TAFE Victoria website.

To discuss this with a representative from East Grampians Health Service in Ararat, please contact the Training & Development Manager on (03) 5352 9404.

Graduate Nurse Program

Providing learning experiences to develop clinical knowledge, skills and confidence in the role of a Registered or Enrolled Nurse.

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Undergraduate Clinical Placement Experience

Providing relevant ‘real-life’ professional experience to help further develop your clinical skills and transfer theory into practice.

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Work Experience / VCAL SWL / Traineeship

Offering opportunities for Work Experience, Structured Workplace Learning, and Traineeships across both clinical and non-clinical settings.

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Health Service Assistant (HSA)

Assisting registered nurses, enrolled nurses and health care workers to provide delegated aspects of consumer care.

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VRG Program – Grampians

A training program which provides opportunities for aspiring Rural Generalists to train, work and live in the Grampians Region.

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