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30/03/2009       QNC brochures updated

QNC's public information brochure Setting the standards for nursing and midwifery and student information brochure So you want to be a nurse or midwife? were recently updated to ensure their content and format were accurate and relevant. Copies of the public information brochure were recently sent to both public and private hospitals across the state, with the student information brochure sent to all accredited education providers.


01/07/2009        New English language proficiency requirements implemented

From today all international nurses and midwives applying for registration in Queensland must sit a QNC approved English language test, despite the applicant's country of origin. For more information about these new English language proficiency requirements, please visit the Overseas Applicant FAQ page or read QNC's information sheet English language proficiency requirements.

01/08/2009        New midwifery competency requirements implemented

From today Council now requires nurses seeking renewal or restoration of, or application for, midwifery endorsement to demonstrate their competence to practise as midwives.  For more information about the new midwifery competency requirements, download QNC's guideline Continuing competence requirements for midwifery endorsement.

06/08/2009        QNC annual awards function for grant, scholarship and Sally Goold Book Bursary recipients

Held this year at the Emporium Hotel in Brisbane's Fortitude Valley, the annual awards function allows QNC to acknowledge the recipients of the latest round of our research grants, scholarships and book bursaries funding projects. For more information on QNC's research grants, scholarships and Sally Goold Book Bursaries, click here.