Pacific Islands Immunisation Course

The Australian College of Nursing’s (ACN) Pacific Islands Immunisation Course is designed for nurses and other healthcare professionals practicing in the Pacific Island countries and territories. This course contains theoretical knowledge relating to vaccination and the delivery of vaccination programs.

ACN aims to continually offer self-directed courses that are contemporary and relevant to meet the needs of our students and industry which includes an interactive and engaging learning delivery system with opportunities to interact with other students while also having a dedicated course coordinators for support.

Intakes
Monthly, courses start on the 1st Monday of each month
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Duration
Flexible, self-paced
(over a maximum of 120 days)

Study Mode
Online with tutor support

CPD
Equivalent up to
80 hours

Why study this course

Health care providers are at the forefront in protecting the community’s health and wellbeing. Immunisation as a national public health strategy continues to be a cost-effective means in reducing the mortality and morbidity rates related to vaccine-preventable diseases. It is recognised that having appropriately trained health professionals is crucial in ensuring successful delivery of immunisation services to improve immunisation coverage rates nationally.

This course aims to equip health practitioners with the essential attributes to be immunisation advocates and promote immunisation uptake. Health practitioners who have successfully passed this course should refer to the Country’s legislation for information and conditions leading to the authorisation to immunise independent of a medical officer.

Collaborative partnership

The Pacific Community (SPC) is the principal scientific and technical regional organisation in the Pacific region, owned and governed by its 27 member countries and territories. Strengthening delivery of Nursing services and workforce capacity is a key element of SPC’s Public Health Division through its Business Plan 2022-2025.

The Australian College of Nursing (ACN), through a collaborative partnership with SPC has contextualised this course to meet the demands and needs of the Pacific nurses and healthcare workers in the region. The World Health Organisation (WHO) Pacific Technical Support (Fiji) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Pacific provided feedback to this contextualisation. This collaboration has been made possible with funding support from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Course overview

Course Assessments

Course Content	Recommended duration	Assessment Format	Grade to pass
Theme 1	15 hours	Assessment 1 Multiple choice x10 questions	75% within 3 attempts
Theme 2	15 hours	Assessment 2 Multiple choice x10 questions	75% within 3 attempts
Theme 3	15 hours	Assessment 3 Multiple choice x10 questions	75% within 3 attempts
Theme 4	35 hours	Assessment 4 Multiple choice x10 questions	75% within 3 attempts
		Assessment 5 Catch up tables using dropdown box	100% to pass within 3 attempts

All assessments are open book and do not have a time limit.
100% is required in the catch-up tables due to safety and the importance of accuracy with medication administration. Discussion with course tutors and attendance at online tutorial sessions is highly encouraged.

Academic Integrity
The Australian College of Nursing takes Academic Integrity and course quality very seriously. Therefore, we have systems in place to flag course progress and activity that is considered out of the ordinary for further review.

Collusion, working with fellow students or experienced colleagues to complete this course is not permitted. If there is reasonable suspicion that you may have breached ACN's academic integrity as per our academic integrity matrix and expectations. A review occurs for approximately 5% of all students and an alternate assessment is required for 1-2% of students.

Admission

This course is available to healthcare professionals practicing in or wanting to practice in the Pacific Islands countries and territories. Completion of this course does not determine a person’s scope of practice or competency in immunisation, this can only be determined by the country’s regulations and policies.

Technical Requirements

It is a requirement of this course that you have access to a computer or laptop and internet access using either Google Chrome or Firefox. Using a smart phone or tablet is not appropriate to complete this course. Any costs in relation to this requirement are additional and not part of the course fees.

All assessment items must be completed online with a stable internet connection, a drop in internet connection may cause any unsaved assessment data to be lost. ACN is not liable for any lost assessment data.

Support

ACN recognises that immunisation is a complex and fluid area of health care which requires critical thinking and analysis particularly when planning catch-up. This course focuses on real world scenarios and fosters a deep understanding of reviewing and interpreting immunisation resources rather than memorising facts.

Each monthly course intake will have course coordinators and tutors who oversees the course and provide online tutoring as required. You are encouraged to contact them as required for assistance with navigation, course progress, assessments and general immunisation-related questions. Regular online tutorial sessions will be provided.

Resources

All resources required will be provided and are online. It will be recommended you access your relevant policies and guidelines as directed during the course.

Award

People who have successfully passed this course will be awarded an electronic certificate of completion and 80 CPD hours. Certificates or letters stating completed CPD hours will not be awarded for partial completion of the course.

Course price

*2025 price:**
$500 AUD

Refunds are not applicable for this course and are not permitted unless requested within the first 10 business days from course application AND the course has not been accessed. If an applicant meets certain criteria with extenuating circumstances, a refund voucher may be requested within the first two months of the course IF the course has not been accessed in this time. This will permit the applicant to re-enrol into the course at a later date within 12 months.
*Fees are subject to change without notice.

Current intake

Title	Open Date	Close Date	Apply
Pacific Islands Immunisation Course 2025 February	1/12/2024 12:00:00 AM	31/01/2025 11:59:00 PM	Apply Now

Only the current intake month will be displayed and is available for enrolment, this will update automatically on the first Monday of each month. Applying now will add you to the course start on the first Monday of next month.

Contact us

Need more information? You can contact our dedicated administrative team to help you with all of your general enquiries or to send purchase orders through for employer paid applications by emailing immunisationadmin@acn.edu.au.

If you need more assistance with deciding if this course is right for you please email the course coordinators on immunisation@acn.edu.au.

For general enquiries:
Customer Services
t: +612 9745 7500 or 1800 265 534 (charges may apply)
e: immunisationadmin@acn.edu.au

For specific course assistance:
Rachel McCullough – Nurse Educator, Higher Education
Sally Byrne – Nurse Educator, Higher Education
Thuy-An Le (An) – Nurse Educator, Higher Education
Eva Liu- Nurse educator, Higher Education

e: immunisation@acn.edu.au

Pacific Islands Immunisation Course

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