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Engaging Indigenous people within Higher Ed

CQUniversity's Office of Indigenous Engagement recently hosted a visit from the Oodgeroo Unit of Queensland University of Technology (QUT), at Rockhampton Campus.

Professor Anita Lee Hong, Director of the Oodgeroo Unit, and Lone Pearce, Project Officer, met with Office of Indigenous Engagement staff to discuss employment issues and best practice models for engaging Indigenous people within the higher education sector, including governance matters.

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Fresh scholarships for former nurses keen to restart their career 

Published on 05 March, 2013 

Many nurses take a break to have families or to try new career options, however they need to refresh their skills before coming back into what is a fast-changing profession...

Former nurses who are keen to return can now apply for a Registered Nurse Re-Entry to Practice Course offered by distance education, with online study. Details are via the Centre for Professional Health Education website at www.cqu.edu.au/engage/cphe . Prospective students should contact the CPHE in the first instance.

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This CQUniversity course can arrange clinical placements in the applicant's home region. It's the only course of its type in Queensland and one of only a few in Australia available via distance education.

CQUniversity's course has been approved by the Australian Health Practitioners Registration Agency (AHPRA) and was also accredited via the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC).

A fresh round of scholarships (each valued at $6000) is now open to Re-Entry applicants who apply by April 19. Details are available via the Australian College of Nursing website www.rcna.org.au/WCM/ or direct via THIS LINK .