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Midwifery First Year of Practice (MFYP) Programme

The MFYP programme is for first year midwives and provides a mix of mentoring and education to support graduate midwives in their first year in the workplace.

For more information on MFYP contact the New Zealand College of Midwives (note: you may need to refresh this link when opened) which provides the MFYP programme for the Ministry of Health.

 

Midwifery Complex Care Clinical training programme

Ministry of Health funding is available for this postgraduate training for a limited number of experienced midwives working in DHB secondary and tertiary settings. Its aim is to provide midwives with the academic education and clinical training they require in order to develop their clinical skills and experience in caring for women and babies with complex care needs.

For more information on the Midwifery Complex Care Clinical Training programme refer to:

 

Health Workforce New Zealand (Ministry of Health) funding for Midwifery Postgraduate Education

Health Workforce New Zealand funding is available for midwifery postgraduate education (additional to the complex care clinical training). The funding will subsidise the cost of the student fees.

Further information about this funding is available here (PDF, 163.3KB) and on the New Zealand College of Midwives website, along with the application form (note: you may need to refresh the NZCOM website link when opened).

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