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Recognition of Nursing Qualifications Presentation by Eugene Donoghue Chief Executive Officer

Recognition of Nursing Qualifications Presentation by Eugene Donoghue Chief Executive Officer An Bord Altranais At NQAI Conference on Qualifications Recognition in Ireland 25 th April 2006. History of Regulation of Health Professionals

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Recognition of Nursing Qualifications Presentation by Eugene Donoghue Chief Executive Officer

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  1. Recognition of Nursing Qualifications Presentation by Eugene Donoghue Chief Executive Officer An Bord Altranais At NQAI Conference on Qualifications Recognition in Ireland 25th April 2006

  2. History of Regulation of Health Professionals Medical Act, 1885; Medical Act, 1886; Medical Act, 1927; Medical Practitioners Act, 1978; Pharmacy Act (Ireland) 1875; Pharmacy Act, 1951; Pharmacy Act, 1962; Dentist’s Act, 1878; Dentists Act, 1921; Dentists Act, 1928, Dentists Act, 1985. Nurses Act, 1917; Midwives Act, 1952; Nurses Act, 1985; Health & Social Care Professionals Act, 2006

  3. An Bord Altranais • Nurses Act, 1985 • 29 Board members • 5 year term of office • 17 elected • 12 appointed

  4. Mission Statement To protect the Public Interest through the promotion of high standards of professional education and training and professional conduct among nurses

  5. Functions of the Board • Setting and Maintaining Standards in Education, Training and Conduct of Nurses • To maintain a Register of Nurses • Fitness to Practise • Guidance to the Profession • Promotion of Nursing as a Career

  6. Who do we Register? • Nurses and midwives trained in Ireland, other EU countries, and non-EU countries • Students on Candidate Register

  7. Divisions of the Register • General Intellectual Disability • Midwifery Psychiatry • Children’s Nurse Tutor’s • Public Health

  8. Number of Newly Registered Qualifications

  9. Registration Statistics

  10. Registration Statistics Nationality (top 10) Country No. of Active Members Ireland 52,123 Philippines 3,831 India 3,215 United Kingdom 2,154 United States of America 256 Nigeria 233 South Africa 212 Australia 209 Germany 154 New Zealand 71

  11. Recognition of Qualifications Ireland is obliged by virtue of membership of the European Union and Directives enacted by the Union to put in place systems for the mutual recognition of diplomas, certificates, and other evidence of formal qualifications of nurses and midwives, doctors, pharmacists and dentists.

  12. Recognition of Qualifications Member States (25) are obliged to apply Directives • Sectoral Directives (No. 80/154/EEC and No.77/452/EEC) which stipulate for particular professions the duration and content of programmes leading to Registration throughout member states; • General Systems Directives which provide member states with legal requirements which must be satisfied in processing applications of professionals from other member countries in accordance with their own national standards; • New Directive (36/2005/EC) signed into law 7th September 2005. • Effective Date: February 2007

  13. Registration New E.U. Directive • Common platforms where possible • Member states set standards • Adaptation systems • Language requirement • Security emphasised • Sharing of Information • Certificate of Professional Status

  14. Application Assessment • EU Sectoral Directives for General Nursing and Midwifery • EU General Systems Directive for all other Divisions of the Register • Registration Appeals Committee

  15. Application Process Documents to be submitted to An Bord Altranais; 1. Application Form 2. Birth Certificate 3. Name Change Documentation 4. Current Registration Licence 5. Copies of Post Registration Certificates 6. €150 Application Fee (50% refund on ineligible or cancelled applications)

  16. Application Process Documents to be sent directly to An Bord Altranais (EU General Systems & Non EU) 1. Official Original Transcript of Education and Training direct from Educational Institution • Hours of Theory / Clinical Practice • Grades • Title of Award • Dates of Attendance

  17. Application Process Documents to be sent directly to An Bord Altranais (EU General Systems & Non EU) 2. Professional Employment Reference Direct from Employer • Current or Most Recent Employer • Employment Record Since Qualification

  18. Application Process Documents to be sent directly to An Bord Altranais (All Applicants) 3. Verification of Registration / Good Standing Status Direct from Competent Authority • Current Registration • Multiple Registrations (each required)

  19. Application Process Documents to be sent directly to An Bord Altranais (Non EU) 4.English Language Competency Direct from Language Test Centre • Average 6.5 score on International English Language Testing System (IELTS), or; • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) plus; • Test of Written English (TWE), plus; • Test of Spoken English (TSE) (Detailed Score requirements on these tests are indicated on the Instructions Booklet)

  20. Evaluation of Application EU / Sectoral Directive Applicants (Include Irish Applicants) • Evidence from Competent Authority

  21. Evaluation of Application EU General Systems and Non-EU Applications • Evaluation of Documentation involves benchmarking against equivalent course in Ireland (EU Requirements)

  22. Routes to Registration • Satisfies Sectoral / General Systems Directives - Direct Registration • Shortfalls in Theoretical / Clinical Requirement - Refusal - Adaptation

  23. Adaptation (6-12 Weeks) A period of adaptation is a period of supervised practice possibly being accompanied by further education and training. This period of supervised practice shall be the subject of assessment. The supervised practice is under the responsibility of a registered Nurse/Midwife. The assessment of the adaptation period shall represent, in the case of a nurse, achievement of An Bord Altranais ‘Competencies for Entry to the Register’. N.B. The Applicant undergoing a period of adaptation will be registered on the Candidate Register of An Bord Altranais

  24. Registration Appeals Process • On Educational Grounds • Unsuccessful Completion of Adaptation • Other (21 days from date on letter)

  25. Refusals An Bord Altranais has power to refuse Registration on Grounds of Fitness to Practise. Court of Appeal is the High Court

  26. Purpose of Professional Regulation The general purpose of professional regulation is to protect the public through the promotion of high standards of professional education and training and professional conduct

  27. Thank you for your attention

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