Value assigned for the recognition of equivalence in content and learning outcomes between different types of learning and/or qualifications. Credit reduces the amount of learning required to achieve a qualification and may be through credit transfer, articulation, recognition of prior learning or advanced standing.

Defined in the National Law as: 

• Every conviction of the person for an offence, in a participating jurisdiction or elsewhere, and whether before or after the commencement of this Law. 
• Every plea of guilty or finding of guilt by a court of the person for an offence, in a participating jurisdiction or elsewhere, and whether before or after the commencement of this Law and whether or not a conviction is recorded for the offence.
• Every charge made against the person for an offence, in a participating jurisdiction or elsewhere, and whether before or after the commencement of this Law. 

Under the National Law, spent convictions legislation does not apply to criminal history disclosure requirements.

For each domain, the criteria are the specific statements against which the program is to be evaluated, and which are designed to be addressed by an education provider when undergoing accreditation. For accreditation of a program (without conditions), it is necessary for compliance to be demonstrated against all criteria.

Cultural safety is determined by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals, families and communities. Culturally safe practise is the ongoing critical reflection of health practitioner knowledge, skills, attitudes, practising behaviours and power differentials in delivering safe, accessible and responsive healthcare free of racism.

Country where you currently hold registration as a nurse/midwife.

Registration number you were assigned when you first registered with a nursing/midwifery board.

Incorporates the nursing or midwifery program’s total planned learning experience including:

• educational and professional philosophies
• program structure and delivery modes
• subject outlines
• links between subject learning outcomes, their assessment and the national competencies or standards for practice
• teaching and learning strategies
• practice experience placement plan.

Contains the program philosophy, education and professional theoretical framework, program structure and sequencing, content, delivery strategies, assessment descriptors and evaluation processes.

The date a practitioner was first registered in a specific profession in Australia. This date remains the same throughout the practitioner’s lifetime. The date may be before the start of the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme, as it reflects when the person was first registered in the profession, whether under the National Law or previous legislation. This date does not apply to student registration. This date does not change.

Surface learning is when students accept information at face value and focus on merely memorising it as a set of unlinked facts. This leads to superficial, short-term retention of material, such as for examination purposes. In contrast, deep learning involves the critical analysis of new ideas, linking them to already known concepts and principles. This leads to understanding and long-term retention of concepts so they can be used to solve problems in unfamiliar contexts. Deep learning promotes understanding and application for life.