Nurse Practitioner Training Programme 2022: Applications Now Open

National Nurse Practitioner Training Programme (NPTP) 2022 
University of Auckland – University of Otago – Victoria University of Wellington 
  
We are pleased to advise that applications for the 2022 NPTP are now open, and will close on Friday, 10 September 2021. 
 
Details of the NPTP can be found on the following link, along with the national application form and eligibility for the Programme: 
 
https://nurseworkforce.blogs.auckland.ac.nz/nptp/ 
Please distribute widely to your networks across the health sector. 

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The NPTP includes funding for: 

• 60 postgraduate credits in advanced clinical practice/prescribing practicum 
• 500 hours supervised practice (with an NP or senior doctor), including a minimum of 80 hours in a secondary placement 
• Release time for a minimum of 12 study days 
• All students will experience clinical supervision by an NP either in their main or secondary placement 
• Regular support and site visits from an NP academic mentor 
• Discretionary funding for additional cultural, academic, and professional support 
• Mentoring to complete NP portfolio, mock panel assessment, and registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand

Priority areas for this funding include: 

• Māori and Pacific NP students 
• Mental health and addiction 
• Rural and hard to reach communities 

Additional funding is available to support the participation of Māori and Pacific nurses in postgraduate study to become Nurse Practitioners. Please enquire. 
 
Virtual Information Sessions: 
 
There will be two NPTP information sessions, with Nurse Practitioners from each University in attendance, to answer any questions that potential applicants or their employers might have. 
 
July
Wednesday, 21 July: 12 – 1pm 
 
August
Wednesday, 4 August: 6 – 7pm  
 
Click here for a link to access the sessions  
  
If you have any queries about the programme, please contact the university of your choice, or for University of Auckland enquiries, email postgradnursing@auckland.ac.nz. 
  
 
Ngā mihi, ​

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