All applicants will need to complete a Basic Key Skills Builder (bksb) assessment and achieve a competency of at least Exit Level 3 in the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) in both language and numeracy.
Applicants will need to provide evidence of a National Police Check.
If English is your primary language, and your previous education was completed in one of the following countries:
* Australia
* Canada
* New Zealand
* Republic of Ireland
* South Africa
* United Kingdom
* United States of America
you will need to submit a TasTAFE Statutory Declaration (PDF) upon application.
All other applicants will need to provide evidence of an in-date formal English language test demonstrating they have achieved the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) specified level of English language skills. The required results for relevant test are listed below:
* International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - minimum overall score of 7 and a minimum score of 7 in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking).
* Occupational English Test (OET) - minimum score of B in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking).
* Pearson's Test of English (PTE) - minimum overall score of 65 and a minimum score of 65 in each of the four communicative skills (listening, reading, writing and speaking).
* Test of English as a Foreign Language / Internet-based test (TOELF-iBT) - minimum total score of 94 and the following minimum score in each section of the test:
- 24 for listening,
- 24 for reading,
- 27 for writing, and
- 23 for speaking.
All pieces of submitted evidence must be certified by a Commissioner of Declaration.
