Preceptorship of Nurses in Practice

Take the next step in your nursing career. Registered nurses who undertake this course will develop new skills in providing clinical practice instructions to, and evaluation of, students and newcomers to the nursing workplace, strengthening their broad portfolio of nursing skills, as well as boosting their thinking about nursing.

Course Description As a registered nurse, this course develops both your medical knowledge and skills, and gives you the skills needed to practice ongoing evaluation of students’ progress towards the Nursing Council of New Zealand‘s Registered Nurse Scope of Practice.

It is an achievement-based course – meaning you’ll undertake two written pieces of work. This is not expected to present a difficulty for the calibre of candidates undertaking it.

Based in Hamilton, the Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec), is one of the country’s largest institutes of technology. We deliver high-quality education across vocational (technical) and professional fields of study to approximately 13,000 students, across over 130 different courses.

At Wintec students are educated in a way that builds their confidence and gets them work-ready. We differ from other types of tertiary providers in the way students get the chance to put their theoretical learning into practice from the very start. You will get to work on real-life projects based on relevant topics and themes as if you were in the workplace. You will also get involved in work placements. This means that by the time you graduate, you will be confident in your skills and knowledge, and know-how to apply your learnings. Our academic staff have years of industry experience between them, which means they can guide you on your journey.

Wintec maintains collaborative relationships with local industry and iwi to identify the needs of the region and community. Fostering strong networks that our students and graduates benefit from is a high priority for us.  Understanding the needs of local industry, what type of graduates they need now, and what they will need in the future is critical to assisting industry and our graduates.