Meet our Team
The Institute’s key areas of expertise and course delivery are nursing, health and community services such as aged care, disability support and early childhood education and care. IHNA is fast-growing, dynamic, and quality-driven institution committed to continuous improvement; working hard to develop, implement and deliver courses and professional development programs. IHNA students benefit from fully equipped campuses, with modern facilities and amenities, including state-of-the-art nursing and computer laboratories, a student library, audio-visual equipped classrooms and student break out areas. All of this combines to ensure IHNA’s significant contribution to the training needs of the Australian workforce, particularly in the caring professions.
Expression of InterestIHNA Risk Management FrameworkOur members oversee academic governance and ensure that learning and teaching are promoted and conducted within legislative and ethical requirements. This is to maintain IHNA’s position as a registered training organisation.
We also encourage the development and maintenance of high standards of teaching, learning, and scholarship. Our advice to the Board of Directors includes:
The Committee is established by the Academic Board, as part of its governance framework, to provide reports and/or recommendations to the Academic Board and other Committees as required in matters related to IHNA’s course development and monitoring aspects.
The Institute of Health and Nursing Australia (IHNA) recognises that effective and informed course development and change management processes are an integral part of the strategic academic planning of the Institute and part of the continuous improvement and quality management.
The principal function of the Course Development and Monitoring Committee is to provide advice on relevance of courses to prospective students, specific industry and professional bodies, and the community and in doing so provide open and transparent processes for this.
Nursing Advisory Committee (TOR-NAC) is established by the Curriculum Development and Monitoring Committee (CDMC) as part of its course development and review framework as outlined in its terms of reference. Nursing Advisory Committee (NAC) will be Nursing discipline-based and established based on the Institute of Health & Nursing needs in the Nursing discipline.
Nursing Advisory Committee (NAC) is charged with engaging representatives of major stakeholders (Internal staff, employers, industry, relevant professional bodies and the wider community) in developing, proposing, reviewing and improving the course/s.
It will maintain and advance IHNA’s academic standards, maintaining the interests of students, the discipline/s and the associated industries and professions, including the relevant legislative and regulatory requirements.
The principal function of the Nursing Advisory Committee (NAC) is to provide advice on the relevance of courses to prospective students, specific industry and professional bodies, and the community.
The NAC may also facilitate networking with universities, businesses and the community to provide opportunities for research collaborations and/or provide practical experience for students where appropriate.
The Learning and Teaching Committee (LTC) is established as a subcommittee of the Academic Board as per the Academic Board Terms of Reference. The LTC reports to the Academic Board on matters related to Curriculum.
The LTC is a principal academic committee to support the Academic Board on learning and teaching matters, including:
Student Representative Councils (SRC) are an integral part of campus life at each IHNA campus and encourage students to become actively involved in the Institute and, IHNA Life.
The SRC provides a forum for Students to raise and discuss emerging views, suggestions and issues about learning, teaching, and student services. SRC is also an important opportunity for open communication between the student body and the Institute.
Student Representatives are sought from across the student community and IHNA has also extended participation to Alumni. SRC members are self-nominated from the student body and the Chair and Office-Bearers are appointed by the SRC.
As students represent the views of the entire student body, SRC provides an opportunity for students to develop their own soft skills and influencing skills as they participate in activities such as organising activities, leadership and representation and communication and mentoring of new students.
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Education and Support Committee is established as a standing committee of the Academic Board established under the Academic Board Terms of Reference.
Institute of Health and Nursing Australia (IHNA) is committed to self-determination by empowering, supporting and creating partnerships with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students, staff and their communities that ensure a culturally rich, relevant and engaged learning experience which embeds Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples heritage and culture. The Committee has been formed to institutionalise the practice through a formal committee set up where the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander education and support system will remain integral in IHNA’s core business on education and training.
IHNA Reconciliation Plan coming soon.
The Committee is established by the Board of Directors (the Board), as part of its governance framework, to provide reports and/or recommendations to the Board and other Committees as required.
The Audit and Risk Management Committee (ARMC) is a formally constituted committee by the Board of Directors to assist and advise the Board in fulfilling its corporate governance and independent oversight responsibilities in relation to IHNA’s risk management and compliance, internal policies, procedures, audit requirements and external reporting responsibilities.
The Student Misconduct and Appeals Committee (SMAC) is established as a standing committee of the Academic Board as per the Academic Board’s Terms of Reference.
The main objectives of the SMAC are as follows:
This is a Sub-committee reporting to the Executive Management Committee (EMC). It provides reports and/or recommendations to the Audit and Risk Management Committee and other Committees as required.
The rationale of the Committee is to assist the Audit and Risk Management Committee to report IHNA’s management of its assets, liabilities and risks to the Board of Directors.
Based on the Standards in the Standards for RTOs 2015 relating to assessment of financial viability risk and holding public liability insurance, the Committee is responsible to consider:
The Committee is established by the Board of Directors to provide reports and/or recommendations to the Board of Directors and to the CEO and other Committees as required.
The Committee will agree objectives annually that are specific and measurable and will regularly review its progress in meeting and delivering the objectives. The objectives of the committee include, but are not limited to: