Te Herenga Waka |Victoria University of Wellington
Workforce Development Funding for Comprehensive Primary and Community Care Teams
Information about new postgraduate funding to support nurses in primary and community care
About this funding
This funding covers one 30-point course per student, for Trimester Two, 2024 only and is intended to support those nurses considering a Nurse Practitioner or Registered Nurse Prescribing pathway.
Who can access this funding?
This primary and community care workforce development funding is only available to health workers employed in the primary and community care health workforce (i.e. employed by PHOs, GP practices, Hauora Māori and Pacific community providers, or aged care providers). Health New Zealand’s Hospital and Specialist Services employees are not eligible for this funding.
Enablement Funding
This funding does not cover travel, accommodation, textbooks, equipment, meals, or release time. Applicants can work with their employer to access workforce development enablement funding which has been provided at a regional level to support equity of access and to enable the primary and community care workforce to take up these opportunities. See Te Whatu Ora website for more details Workforce Development Programme for Primary and Community Care – Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
Which postgraduate courses are eligible?
HLTH502 Applied Pathophysiology
HLTH514 Advanced Assessment and Clinical Reasoning
HLTH518 Clinical Pharmacology
HLTH517 Diagnostics and Therapeutics
HLTH501 Research for Practice
HLTH524 Health Leadership and Management
NB You must have met all prerequisites to be eligible to enrol in your chosen course (check course links above for prerequisites).
Applications close on 28 June 2024.
Prior to application: Please contact nmh@vuw.ac.nz
For information about the RN Prescribing Pathway and NP Pathway please see our Nursing Science webpage.
Ngā mihi
Associate Professor Kathy Holloway RN DN FCNA(NZ) (she/her)
Manutaki |Director
Te Kura Tapuhi Hauora | School of Nursing, Midwifery, and Health Practice
Te Wāhanga Tātai Hauora | Wellington Faculty of Health
Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington
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