Charles Sturt University (CSU) has been successful in securing vital funding support from the Commonwealth government for a project to improve the higher education experience of students in the region and across Australia.
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Parkes MP Mark Coulton met with head of CSU's Dubbo campus Professor Jeannie Herbert and senior lecturer in health science for the School of Biomedical Science Doctor Patricia Logan at the Dubbo campus.
Mr Coulton welcomed the news the university received a grant of $40,000 under the second round of the Commonwealth government's 2015 Office of Learning and Teaching (OLT) grants program.
"I congratulate CSU on securing funding for their enrolled nurse transition project that will see the development of a university preparation program assisting enrolled nurses with direct entry to second-year registered nursing studies," Mr Coulton said.
Mr Coulton understood the project would aim to produce a preparatory website of resources and a navigation tool that enabled personalisation of the use of the resources, to support and meet the needs of enrolled nurses undertaking transition to pre-registration nursing degrees.
"Dr Logan showed me the website today and explained that it is on a platform that allows cross-institutional usage and student access off-line," he said.
Mr Coulton believed this project was an excellent example of the government's commitment to Australia's universities remaining globally competitive and offering students the best learning experience to ensure they were job-ready.
"I congratulate CSU for winning an OLT grant. Innovative ideas like these will build a strong and sustainable higher education system into the future," he said.