Our education

The Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery offers novel and innovative continuous personal and professional development (CPD) programmes that are needs-based, focused on workforce and well-being, and integrate sustainable development goals (SDG) awareness.

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"I am proud to support a learning environment that is academically rigorous, learner-centred, and responsive to the changing needs of personal and professional practice."

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Overseas Aptitude Tests

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Overseas Aptitude Test

RCSI provides a competency test for overseas general nurses in order to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) and practice in Ireland.

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RCSI's Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery developed the RCSI FNM Aptitude Test for Overseas Psychiatric Nurses to examine the suitability for registration with the NMBI.

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Continuous professional development

We offer a diverse suite of CPD programmes, providing nurses and midwives with up-to-date, evidence-based knowledge to enhance their understanding across of range of clinical, managerial and research topics.

UPGRADE

The aim of the European Centre of Excellence for Research in Continuing Professional Development (UPGRADE) is to establish a pan-European network of researchers, clinicians, regulators and professional bodies to advance the science of continuing professional development (CPD).

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Bespoke programme development

Looking for a bespoke CPD programme for your organisation? The RCSI Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery can provide an individually tailored programme to meet your needs.

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