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Continuing Education for Recertification

The Midwifery Council's Recertification Programme requires registered midwives to complete certain compulsory and elective education courses and engage in professional activities in each three year period in order to maintain their Midwifery Annual Practising Certificate. The full programme is available by clicking here: Recertification Programme ,or by navigating to the Competence pages.

Information for Education Providers

Council's document setting out the requirements for approval as Education Providers and of education programmes for various purposes, including Recertification is on the main Education page.

Continuing Education for Recertification

Information for Education Providers

For information about continuing education courses that are compulsory components of the Recertification Programme, click here

For information about elective continuing education courses click here

For information about the requirements for Professional Activities as part of the Recertification Programme, click here