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Victorian Clinical Placements Council

Clinical placements play an important role in preparing health students for their part in the future health workforce. The Victorian Clinical Placements Council (VCPC) has recently been established to lead clinical placement initiatives in Victoria, and is supported by the work of 11 local Clinical Placement Networks (CPNs).

News about Victorian clinical education and training initiatives is provided below and is regularly updated. For queries, please email vcpc@health.vic.gov.au.

What's new

Announcement of funding outomes: strategic projects
In late 2011, the Department of Health, in partnership with HWA, conducted a Request for Proposals process across four funding streams:

  • Simulated Learning Environment (SLE) Program
  • Clinical Supervision Support Program
  • Expanded Settings Program
  • Small Capital and Equipment Program

The outcomes of the Request for Proposals have now been announced and lists of funded projects are available on the Request for Proposals page.
Update: clinical placement planning activities in 2012
Evaluation outcomes from the 2011 clinical placement planning ('multilateral negotiations') trial are now available:


The department is currently working with stakeholders to further develop the process, based on the feedback received.

For more information, and updates, please see the cross-CPN projects page.
Members' views on Clinical Placement Networks
In late 2011, CPN members contributed their experiences and views on communication processes and engagement activities in their CPN(s). This is what the 556 respondents said:

  • 75% felt at least 'somewhat well informed' about activities in their CPNs.
  • Of all cross-CPN activities in 2011, the recent request for proposals process and the trialled clinical placement planning ('mulitlateral negotiations') process had the highest levels of awareness and participation.
  • Over 50% wanted to receive more information about: clinical supervision, funding opportunities, capacity building, innovation, and simulated learning environments.

A full report of the results is also available:


The findings of this survey will be used to improve communication processes and inform the design and content of CPN activities into the future.

To find out more about news and events in your CPN, please visit your Clinical Placement Network webpage.
New VCPC members and March communiqué
The VCPC had its first 2012 meeting on 23 March. A communiqué of outcomes is now available:


The VCPC welcomes 3 new members in 2012:

  • Nicole Kondogiannis (Central Metropolitan CPN Chair)
  • Di Welch (Eastern Metropolitan CPN Chair)
  • Jenny Gordon (representative of the Senior Council of VET Providers [Community Services and Health])

We thank the outgoing VCPC members (Meg Morris, Central CPN, and Gillian Leach, Eastern CPN) for their contributions throughout 2011.

A full list of VCPC members, and previous communiqués, are available on the 'About VCPC' page.
Strategic plans for clinical education and training in Victoria
The VCPC has led the development of a new strategic plan for clinical placements in Victoria:

 Well placed. Well prepared. Victoria's strategic plan for clinical placements 2012-15

This strategy establishes a roadmap to enhance Victoria's clinical placement system. It is complemented by the Victorian Strategy for the Development of Simulation-based Education and Training (2012-2015):

 Victorian Strategy for the Development of Simulation-based Education and Training (2012-2015) - October 2011

Both strategies were developed with input from CPN members and will guide the development of clinical education opportunities and initiatives in Victoria over the coming years.

For more information, about the Simulation-based Education and Training strategy, please visit the cross-CPN projects page.
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