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NMC make changes to language requirements for applicants
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has made amendments to their English language requirements for nurses and midwives trained outside the UK.
The changes allow for nurses and midwives to provide alternative forms of evidence of their language competence, in addition to the International English Language test system (IELTS).
Applicants will, however, still be required to meet the NMC’s existing English language standards. The NMC has confirmed a review of their language testing and the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) processes as a longer-term piece of work.
The changes include: an Occupational English Test (OET), level B; those taught and examined in English; and those who have recognised and practised for a minimum of one year in a country where an English language is the first and native language.
The changes will come into force from 1 November 2017.
NHS Employers said it will continue to engage with NMC colleagues to help provide an objective review of the overall testing regime with the key aim of ensuring that any changes being considered both properly assure the NMC as to the safety of the public and meet the needs of the NHS.
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