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ANCIENT ART: Horsham Lapidary Club’s Toby Decker explains the rare and ancient art of bone carving to curious Horsham youngsters Charlie and Jack Henry as part of a lead-up to the National Gem and Mineral Show at Longerenong this Easter. One of six major demonstrations at the event will involve bonecarving. Charlie, 8, and Jack, 6, were taking interest in a collection of Trevor Munn, of Charum near Edenhope, who creates delicate pieces of polished jewellery from beef bones. Story, page 6. Picture: MICK SHANNON
Uni: We back nursing
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Federation University spokesman has stressed that nursing students will continue to graduate from the university’s Wimmera campus despite course changes next year. Community engagement director Jamie McDonald said from Ballarat that the Wimmera campus remained a key part of the university and remained committed to providing ‘contemporary, sustainable programs that students want to study’. He confirmed there would be
no changes to nursing-course delivery in Horsham this year but the university was planning stages for the 2016 courses as part of a ‘normal five-year cycle of accreditation’. “This process involves regular consultation with stakeholders and students,” he said. “The university is responding to a need for flexibility for its students and health industry. Learning and teaching models implemented 12 years ago are not necessarily relevant with today’s technological advancements which has changed how students want to study.”
Mr McDonald was responding to questions based on Wimmera community leaders’ fears that the university might be scaling back nursing education in the region. Municipal, political and health representatives are spearheading a move to secure third-year face-to-face training in the region. Mr McDonald said it was important that Wimmera nursing courses met student needs. “Traditional face-to-face delivery that requires students to attend a campus daily is not what students from the Wimmera are seeking,” he said.
“Many live significant distances from Horsham or have family or work commitments. “Federation University students will continue to graduate from the Wimmera campus with a nursing qualification from a respected university with a reputation for excellence in teaching and graduate employment.”
Partnerships
Mr McDonald said the university was busy organising meetings with students and stakeholders and exploring partnerships for the use of
health centre sites for clinical skills teaching. “These discussions are positive and in the early stages,” he said. West Wimmera Health Service chief executive John Smith said the issue needed clarity. “We want to maintain the status quo,” he said. Horsham Rural City Council chief executive Peter Brown said representatives from various agencies were planning to meet with university officials in early March. Mr McDonald also confirmed
a Wimmera commitment to hair and beauty courses. “The Wimmera campus will continue to offer Hair and Beauty programs in 2015, although we are going through a period of transition,” he said. “The VET in Schools program will continue. We will not be offering any Certificate programs in Hair and Beauty at the Wimmera campus this year due to low enrolments. “The university has a commitment to Hair and Beauty in the Wimmera, as shown by our 20-year agreement.”
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