Hills International College Year 11 student Ava Parnell-Jones has been accepted into the highly competitive School-Based Assistant in Nursing (AIN) traineeship program with Metro South Health.
Established in 2015, this school-based AIN is one of the most successful “Grow Your Own” Health Workforce initiatives in Queensland and has successfully supported over 90 local school students to complete their Assistant in Nursing qualification.
This school-based AIN traineeship program provides students with real-life assistant nursing experience in a hospital environment.
It offers a high level of industry skills and opens the door to securing gainful employment in the hospital and health industry to support them through Diploma and Tertiary level nursing and/or health studies.
Ava will be completing the nursing traineeship at a local hospital.
With only a few placements offered at Brisbane hospitals each year, this is an outstanding achievement.
Ava applied for the program as the first step towards her dream of becoming a nurse.
She is looking forward to the knowledge that comes with the training and gaining relevant qualifications before she graduates high school.
Ava will be working in the hospital one day a week during the school term and will undertake practical training with the nursing staff.
Trainees will also have TAFE training blocks to complete the program during their school holidays to complete the Certificate III in Health Services.
“The practical aspect of the course is exciting,” Ava said.
“Waiting until after school to start working when I know what I want to do is frustrating, so I’m excited to start now.”
Hills International College works with students to explore diverse learning pathways, so students like Ava can achieve their dreams.
For more information, please contact 07 5546 0667 or visit www.hills.qld.edu.au.
