Midwives Qualifying Overseas

Kia ora. We welcome your interest in practising midwifery in New Zealand.  The application form which has full explanatory notes with it can be downloaded by clicking on the icon below, however we have summarised some information on this page.

Registration pack for overseas qualified midwives Adobe Acrobat Document: 332 KB, 49 seconds @ 56kbps

Please include your self-assessment against the Competencies for Entry to the Register of Midwives with your application. A template to use for your self-assessment can be downloaded below. As well as being part of the information required to assess an application, completing a self-assessment is an educative process and will encourage you to reflect on what it means to practise midwifery in New Zealand. You may submit the self-assessment either by email or by soft copy.  Only short paragraphs about each criteria are expected. Please contact us at info@midwiferycouncil.org.nz if you have any questions about this aspect of your application. 

Self assessment against the Competencies template Microsoft Word Document: 815 KB, 119 seconds @ 56kbps

Midwives qualified overseas must satisfy Council that their pre-registration education together with post-registration experience and any further training equips them with clinical and theoretical skills and knowledge which is at least equivalent to the competencies of a New Zealand graduate at point of entry to the Register. Applicants are not expected to have the competencies which are unique to midwifery in New Zealand.  Please see the relevant section of the Notes accompanying the application form for information about post-registration education requirements and also for what might happen if you do not meet the requirements or if there is insufficient evidence to determine equivalence.  

What you need to send us. 

(Please see the second page of the application form for full details of what is required) 

• the completed application form

• the fee

• evidence of past or current registration in the country in which you qualified. 

• evidence of registration and good standing from any registration authority under which you are currently registered as any kind of health practitioner

• a transcript of your pre-registration midwifery programme 

• your portfolio and cv

• a certified copy of your birth certificate or passport  and any change of name instrument

• police report

• details of your medical practitioner referee

• details of your two character referees

• disclosure of any convictions

• disclosure of any mental or physical condition which could adversely affect your practise 

• evidence of a pass in an IELTS test (if applicable)

Midwifery in New Zealand

Click here for more information about practising midwifery in New Zealand and hear two overseas qualified midwives talking about their experiences.   

New Zealand training

Midwives registering in New Zealand who did not complete their training here are likely to have conditions placed on their Scope of Practice. These conditions are likely to require midwives to complete a Registration Competence Programme within 18 months. Click here for details of these education courses.

Immigration

We cannot give you advice on immigration requirements however we have summarised the immigration options in the document below. This document also contains useful website links to New Zealand's Department of Immigration. The information was correct as at July 2008.

Information about Immigration Adobe Acrobat Document: 20.7 KB, 3 seconds @ 56kbps

   

IELTS

A listing of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) centres in New Zealand can be found in the Word document below.

IELTS test centres Adobe Acrobat Document: 66.7 KB, 10 seconds @ 56kbps

We welcome your enquiries - but please read the Notes accompanying the application form first as you may there find the answer to your question!