Recertification and Registration Competence Programme for New Zealand Midwives and Overseas Midwives

About the programme

The Midwifery Council of New Zealand requires midwives registering in New Zealand from overseas to undertake a registration competence programme.

They provide individual midwives with details of the requirements they need to meet and the timeframe for completion of the programme. New Zealand registered midwives may also undertake any of these courses as part of their recertification programme.

We offer three courses approved by the Midwifery Council as part of the registration competence programme and recertification programme:

• Pharmacology and Prescribing for Midwives (maximum time to complete: 6 months)
• Cultural Competence for Midwives (maximum time to complete: 14 weeks)
• Examination of the Newborn for Midwives (maximum time to complete: 14 weeks)

These courses will help you gain a greater understanding of midwifery practice in New Zealand and some also focus on specific knowledge and skills that midwives educated outside of New Zealand may not have.

Each course costs $450 (including GST) apart from the Integrated short course - Complicated Childbirth, which costs $675 (including GST).

Successful completion of these courses will allow you to demonstrate that you meet specific competencies for entry to the register of midwives in New Zealand. These courses may also be suitable if you are undertaking a Return to Practice Programme or elective education within the Recertification Programme. In this latter case, the Midwifery Council has allocated elective education points to the courses (see specific course details).