Nursing, midwifery and paramedicine
Few careers are as rewarding as nursing, midwifery and paramedicine. Working in an evolving health sector, you’ll be helping improve lives in the most fundamental ways. To prepare you as much as possible for working out in the field, we take a hands-on approach. Combining real-world experience with online learning, we equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to provide the highest quality of care.
Course information videos
Determinants of Health - lecture
Bachelor of Nursing
Become a registered nurse.
Pathways to university - Nursing webinar
Nursing at Federation TAFE
Course information - PDF download
Domestic students
International students
Meet your lecturers
Dr Daniel Terry
With a background in community health nursing, Dr Terry's current research interests are nursing student grit and career trajectory, rural health employment and profession longevity.
Mark Browning
Mark's research interests are in nursing education, innovation and technology in nursing, and in nursing clinical placement supervision.
Scholarships
No matter who you are or what you’re studying, we can help you find the right scholarship.
Industry partnerships include:
Student testimonials
Zoe Hibbert - Nursing
Hear from Zoe about life-changing careers in health and community services.
Penny Schembri - Midwifery
Hear from Penny about life-changing careers in health and community services.
Bethany Pescod - Paramedicine
Hear from Bethany about life-changing careers in health and community services.
Student nursing placement
International placement opportunity in Nepal.
About the Institute of Health and Wellbeing
We teach, research, collaborate and engage with the health sector to ensure we deliver industry-relevant programs that meet the needs of the community. Many of our programs include clinical placements and workplace learning opportunities so that our students have the opportunity to apply their learning in real practice situations.
Our staff conduct significant research that contributes to knowledge locally, nationally and internationally, while also acknowledging and reflecting our rural/regional locations.
Our programs provide supportive, flexible options for you to study health programs at our campuses, or via blended delivery. We offer a range of pathways to enter or build on your health career from certificate level to degrees and postgraduate studies.
Our teaching and academic staff are committed to delivering student-centred high-quality learning and teaching experiences, that are closely linked to and reflect contemporary health needs and contexts. Most of our programs of study provide entry-to practice in our disciplines and are nationally accredited, which contributes to the continued high employment rate of our graduates.