Nursing Internship in New Zealand: Get Real NZ Experience Before Your First Job
Passed your OSCE? Spend 6 weeks inside a New Zealand aged care facility working alongside NZ registered nurses, after 2 weeks of online learning. Leave with NZ experience on your CV and local references.
Online learning
NZ clinical placement
Auckland and Waikato
- NZ experience on your CV
- Local references from NZ nurses
- Interview-ready for your first NZ job
Check your eligibility
2 minutes. Our team calls you back.
What you walk away with
Everything NZ employers look for
NZ experience on your CV
List your current placement at a New Zealand facility while you apply.
Local references
From NZ preceptors and supervisors who have seen you work.
Interview confidence
Talk about NZ shifts, delegation and teamwork from real experience.
Get noticed by employers
Work inside NZ aged care, where employers meet future staff.
The programme
8 weeks that make you NZ job-ready
Learn how New Zealand healthcare works, then see it in action inside a real aged care facility.
- Weeks 1–2 online: self-paced learning, from anywhere
- Placement weeks 1–2: daily care alongside healthcare assistants
- Placement weeks 3–6: how an RN runs a shift: handover, delegation, medications, documentation
- Portfolio signed off by your preceptor
- Weekly catch-ups with a clinical tutor
Who can join
- You hold an APC with the Nursing Council of New Zealand
- Or you have passed the OSCE and are waiting for your APC
- OSCE done with another provider? You are welcome too
Batch 1 key dates
- By 14 Nov 2026 Secure your seat and organise visa and travel
- 23 Nov 2026 Online learning starts
- 6–7 Dec 2026 Arrive near your facility
- 9 Dec 2026 Clinical placement starts
- Around 20 Jan 2027 Placement completes
How to join
4 simple steps to your seat
1. Check eligibility
Answer a few questions in 2 minutes.
2. We call you
We talk you through your options.
3. Offer and visa support
Get your offer; our licensed adviser helps with your visa.
4. Start your journey
Complete online learning, then start your placement.
Fully supported
We guide you from visa to day one
Licensed immigration adviser
The right visa option for you, in New Zealand or overseas, including extensions.
Accommodation and transport
Guidance on where to stay and how to get to your facility.
Clinical tutor
Weekly catch-ups throughout your placement.
Seats are limited for Batch 1
Check your eligibility in 2 minutes. Can’t make these dates? Register anyway for priority in the next batch.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
An 8-week programme for internationally qualified nurses: 2 weeks of self-paced online learning, followed by a 6-week clinical placement in a New Zealand aged care facility.
It shows you how the New Zealand system actually works: how nurses run an aged care home, how RNs delegate and what HCAs do. You will be ready for interviews and for your first job.
Enrolment and the online learning are managed by New Zealand Skills Connect (NZSC). Clinical placements are hosted through our placement partner, Talent Grid.
It is a voluntary learning placement that gives you NZ exposure, local references and confidence. It also puts you in front of NZ employers while you apply for roles.
Yes. While on placement, you can list it on your CV as your current placement at that facility.
Nurses who hold an APC with the Nursing Council of New Zealand, and nurses who have passed the OSCE and are waiting for their APC.
Register your interest now and we will contact you about a future batch once you have passed. Start with our OSCE training in New Zealand.
Yes, as long as you meet the eligibility criteria. Want a refresher first? See our OSCE training.
Batch 1: online learning starts 23 November 2026 and placements start 9 December 2026. The next batch will be announced soon. Register now for priority.
For Batch 1, secure your seat and organise your visa, insurance, accommodation and travel by 14 November 2026. Seats are limited and offered in order of readiness.
Yes. The 2-week online learning is self-paced and can be done from anywhere in the world.
You work shifts with HCAs and RNs, as arranged with the facility. Plan to be available for the full 6 weeks.
Yes. You need a valid visa for the whole programme, until your placement finishes. Our licensed immigration adviser will confirm the right option for you.
Some nurses can travel on their existing occupational registration visitor visa. If you need a new visa, we can apply for a Student and Internship Visitor Visa, supported by an offer letter from the training provider and a letter from the placement provider.
In an aged care facility in the Auckland or Waikato region. We confirm your exact facility when you join.
Tell us your preference in the eligibility check and we will do our best to match it. Being open to either region gives you the best chance of a seat.
Yes, we guide you on accommodation and transport options near your placement.
Professional indemnity insurance, which most nurses get through New Zealand Nurses Organisation (NZNO) membership. We also recommend student or travel medical insurance during your stay.
The internship is a training course, so there is a course fee. We confirm the fee for your batch once your eligibility is checked.
WhatsApp +64 22 093 2915 or email info@nzsc.ac.nz.
