Accreditation standards detail requirements to be met by education providers when:
- Seeking program accreditation.
- Making program changes.
- Responding to program monitoring.
Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia approved programs are entered on the Approved program of study list. Graduates of such programs are eligible to apply for NMBA registration.
Current Standards
- Midwife Accreditation Standards 2021 (175KB), in effect from 5 February 2021
- Midwife Accreditation Standards 2021 Essential Evidence (129 KB)
- 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)
- Re-entry to the Register Midwife Accreditation Standard 2016 (483 KB)
Superseded Standards
- Midwife Accreditation Standards 2014 (760 KB)
- Midwife Accreditation Standards 2009 (2 MB)
- 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)
- Re-entry Midwife Accreditation Standards 2010 (1 MB)
Policies and explanatory notes
- Policies and explanatory notes provide information about ANMAC 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)