HomeEducationEducation of Registered Midwives Recognised courses permitting access to a facilitated process when applying for registration as a midwife Section 10(1)(g) of the Nurses and Midwives Act 1991 provides for the Board to "grant recognition" to (i) the education institution, (ii) the curriculum and (iii) the qualification awarded.  The purpose of recognition is to facilitate processing of applications for registration. The following courses have been submitted for assessment by the Nurses and Midwives Board. The courses are approved by the Board and students who complete one of the courses are able to have their applications for registration dealt with through a facilitated process.  Whereas other applicants are required to provide documents of their education so that the Board may assess if the education satisfies the Board's requirements, students completing a recognised course know in advance that their education is at the required standard.  Charles Sturt University PO Box 588, Wagga Wagga NSW 2678 www.csu.edu.au Postgraduate Diploma of Midwifery course approved until December 2010 Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery approved for students who commenced between 2003 and 2005 University of Newcastle Callaghan NSW 2308 also offered at Ourimbah and Port Macquarie campuses www.newcastle.edu.au Graduate Diploma in Midwifery course approved until December 2009 University of Sydney Sydney NSW 2006 www.usyd.edu.au Graduate Diploma in Midwifery course approved until December 2009 University of Technology, Sydney PO Box 123, Broadway NSW 2007 www.uts.edu.au Bachelor of Midwifery approved until December 2011 Graduate Diploma in Midwifery approved until October 2011 University of Western Sydney Locked Bag 1797, Penrith South NSW 1797 www.uws.edu.au Graduate Diploma in Midwifery approved until December 2009 University of Wollongong Wollongong NSW 2522 www.uow.edu.au Master of Science (Midwifery) course approved until December 2009 Caution Not all midwifery courses conducted by education institutions lead to registration as a midwife. Students, who wish to have access to the facilitated process for assessment of applications for registration, are advised to check that they enrol in courses which are recognised by the Nurses and Midwives Board.