“Then the opportunity came up to do a traineeship, so I jumped on it,” she said.
“I want to get back into emergency – I will finish my Enrolled Nurse next year, then start my registered nurse the year after, then go into emergency.
“I might change my mind on the way, something else might spark my interest, but at the moment, that’s my background.”
Ms Woodward said while there had been shifts in technology and course content, the staff had been supportive.
“They’re amazing here, they’re so supportive and they are always available to help you, which for me, as a mature-age student, is awesome because technology is changing all the time,” she said.
Trainees are paid five days a week; they study on-campus three days a week and work two days at their chosen hospitals across Grampians, West Wimmera and East Grampians health services.
Miss Woodward, who finished secondary school last year, said she followed her mother’s footsteps into healthcare.
“The traineeship came up at school and I thought it would be a great opportunity to start, get some experience and go through that way into being a paramedic instead of studying a registered nurse and paramedicine,” she said.
“I’m really enjoying the traineeship because you get hands-on experience, it’s not just full-time study.
“You know what it’s going to be like when you’re qualified because you’ve already had the experience.”
Ararat’s information session is at Pyrenees House on September 8 from 5.30pm to 6.30pm, while Horsham’s is at the same time on September 15 in Federation’s Building M, room 20.
People can register their attendance via email tafe.health@federation.
edu.au.
Campus co-ordinator Robyn Dunn said the Horsham campus offered a variety of information sessions for careers in building construction, health, hairdressing, engineering, early childhood studies, community services, fabrication and automotive.
“We also have tasters for year-nine and 10 students; they can come onto campus for one day a week over four or five weeks and try the courses to see if they’re interested in anything,” she said.
“If they are interested, then they can come one day a week into VET, and then onto the pathway for them to follow on and do the diploma of nursing or electrotechnology or building or whatever they’re interested in.
“We also host schools who would like tours, people can call in any time and get information, or people can visit our website to find out more.”
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