CareerFit CourseFinderNursing - Midwifery
- Course code
- 1HMW1
- QQI level
- Level 8
- NFQ type
- Level 8 NFQ
- Duration
- 80 weeks, full-time.
- Attendance
- Full time
- CAO points
- —
Higher Diploma (Level 8 NFQ)
Galway
NFQ Level 8
Course summary
The Higher Diploma in Midwifery is for registered general nurses who wish to pursue a career in midwifery. The programme builds on students’ prior professional, academic and personal experiences. Following successful completion of the programme, students are competent to fulfil the role of the midwife as outlined by the International Confederation of Midwives and are eligible to apply to register as a midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI