Accreditation standards detail requirements to be met by education providers when:Ìý
- Seeking program accreditation
- Making program changes
- Responding to program monitoring
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia approved programs are entered on the . Graduates of such programs are eligible to apply for NMBA registration.
Current Standards
- Midwife Accreditation Standards 2021 (175KB), in effect from 5 February 2021Ìý
- Midwife Accreditation Standards 2021 Essential Evidence (129 KB)Ìý
- 29 January 2021, Transition requirements for Midwife Accreditation Standards 2021 (187 KB)
- Programs Leading to Endorsement for Scheduled Medicines for Midwives Accreditation Standards 2015 (588 KB)Ìý
- Re-entry to the Register Midwife Accreditation Standard 2016 (483 KB)
Superseded Standards
- Midwife Accreditation Standards 2014 (760 KB)Ìý
- Midwife Accreditation Standards 2009 (2 MB)Ìý
- Guidelines for Education Requirements for Recognition as Eligible Midwives and Accreditation Standards for programs of study leading to endorsement for scheduled medicines for Eligible Midwives 2010 (355 KB)Ìý
- Re-entry Midwife Accreditation Standards 2010 (1 MB)
Policies and explanatory notes
- Policies and explanatory notes provide information about ÌÇÐĹÙÍø processes and content in the accreditation standards. Please read in conjunction with the accreditation standards.
Other resources
- Glossary for operational definitions of key words in Accreditation Standards
- Frequently Asked Questions
These documents are from the most recent standard review cycle and are for reference only.
Midwife Accreditation Standards 2021:
- Consultation paper 1 (464 KB)
- Consultation paper 1 feedback synthesis (330 KB)
- Consultation paper 2 (1000 KB)
- Consultation paper 2 feedback synthesis (220KB)
- Consultation paper 3 (597KB)
- Consultation paper 3 feedback synthesis (121KB)
Re-entry to the Register Midwife Accreditation Standards 2016:
- Consultation paper 1 (884KB)
- Consultation paper 2 (916KB)
Programs Leading to Endorsement for Scheduled Medicines for Midwives Accreditation Standards 2015:
- Consultation paper 1 (702KB)
- Consultation paper 2 (2.3MB)