Alfred Hospital Training School for Nurses, Melbourne... : this is to certify that... has served a three years term of training as a pupil nurse in the wards of this hospital (including the nursing of sick children and gynaecological patients) also in the operation theatre and out-patients and casualty departments... qualifying her to act as a skilled medical & surgical nurse.

Certificate enabling (in this case) Elsa Agnes Curdie to work as a trained nurse following a period of 3 years' formal training at the Alfred Hospital Training School for Nurses in Melbourne. The certificate is in 2 parts and bound into a display binding with gilt trimming and title: "Nurse's certificate, Alfred Hospital". The certificates were printed up as blanks and names, signatures and date inserted by hand. There is a fine line engraving of the hospital in the upper half.