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Accreditation
National Accreditation Framework
As required under the National Law the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) has approved the ANMAC Standards and Criteria for the Accreditation of Nursing and Midwifery Courses leading to Registration, Enrolment, Endorsement and Authorisation in Australia with ‘Evidence Guide’ for the Enrolled Nurse, Registered Nurse, Midwife and Nurse Practitioner. These are published on the NMBA website as per s47(7)(a) & (b) of the Health Practitioners Regulation National Law Bill (2009).
The NMBA has also endorsed the Standards and Criteria for Accreditation of Nursing and Midwifery Courses leading to Re-entry to the Register for Enrolled Nurses, Registered Nurses, and Midwives.
ANMAC has developed a policy framework for the accreditation of nursing and midwifery programs leading to registration, enrolment, endorsement and authorisation in Australia, referred to as the National Accreditation Framework
The National Accreditation Framework comprises the:
National Framework for the Accreditation of Nursing and Midwifery Courses Leading to Registration, Enrolment, Endorsement and Authorisation in Australia (Framework Statement)
Standards and Criteria for Accreditation
- Standards and Criteria for the Accreditation of Nursing and Midwifery Courses Leading to Registration, Enrolment, Endorsement and Authorisation in Australia - with Evidence Guide 2009
- Standards and Criteria for Re-Entry
- Standards and Criteria for the Accreditation of Nursing and Midwifery Courses: Re-Entry to the Register Standards - Registered Nurses (PDF 408 KB)
- Standards and Criteria for the Accreditation of Nursing and Midwifery Courses: Re-Entry to the Register Standards - Enrolled Nurses (PDF 411 KB)
- Standards and Criteria for the Accreditation of Nursing and Midwifery Courses: Re-Entry to the Register Standards - Midwives (PDF 482 KB)
- Interim Standards for Eligible Midwives
- Interim Standards for Accreditaion of Professional Practice Review Programs
National Accreditation Guidelines
Accredited Courses
The official list of all nationally accredited courses for Nursing and Midwifery is included on the NMBA website: http://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Accreditation.aspx
All currently approved programs will continue to be approved by the Board under section 283 of the National Law. There will be a two-year lead-time for implementation of the accreditation standards for approved education programs leading to qualifications in nursing and midwifery. The Board determined that in order to do this, any education program in nursing or midwifery requiring regulatory approval currently being offered, whose approval expires between 1 July 2010 and 1 July 2012, will have its approval rolled over until July 1 2012, unless major concerns about the program necessitate an earlier intervention (NMBA Feb 2010).
