Continuing professional development (CPD) is how nurses and midwives maintain, improve and broaden their knowledge, expertise and competence, and develop the personal and professional qualities required throughout their professional lives.
Registration standard
The revised Registration standard: Continuing professional development came into effect on 1 June 2016.
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Date of effect |
Registration standard: Continuing professional development |
PDF
(206KB) |
Word version
(391KB,DOCX) |
1 June 2016 |
Additional documents
The following additional documents have been developed to supplement the Registration standard: Continuing professional development by providing further information to nurses and midwives regarding the NMBA’s expectations and requirements.
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Date of effect |
Guidelines: Continuing professional development |
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(211KB) |
Web page |
1 June 2016 |
Fact sheet: Continuing professional development |
PDF
(319KB) |
Web page |
1 June 2016 |
Policy: Exemptions from continuing professional development |
PDF
(114KB) |
Web page |
1 June 2016 |
Consultation process
The revised Registration standard: Continuing professional development was developed after a review of the existing standard, which included public consultation. The consultation report provides an overview of the consultation process, rationale for any changes and sets out the proposed way forward, including areas where further work is planned.
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Consultation report: Continuing professional development |
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(107KB) |
Word version
(79.2KB,DOCX) |
30 October 2015 |
Retired version
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PDF |
Date of effect |
Retired version: Continuing professional development registration standard |
PDF
(300KB) |
To 31 May 2016 |