IMPORTANT UPDATES Registered Training Organisations without the Diploma of Nursing qualification on scope should apply to ANMAC for accreditation of the program prior to applying to ASQA. ANMAC accreditation will be conditional on the qualification being added to the RTO’s scope of delivery. Correspondence notifying all Registered Training Organisations about ANMAC and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) stipulating: all Diploma of Nursing programs must be accredited and approved for graduates of the program to be eligible for registration under the approved qualification pathway. all students of accredited and approved programs must be registered with the NMBA prior to undertaking any clinical training, through notification to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra). Accreditation standards detail requirements to be met by education providers when: seeking program accreditation. making program changes. responding to program monitoring. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia approved programs are entered on the Approved program of study list. Graduates of such programs are eligible to apply for NMBA registration. CURRENT STANDARDS Enrolled Nurse Accreditation Standards 2017 (1.2 MB) Re-entry to Practice Enrolled Nurse Accreditation Standards 2020 SUPERSEDED STANDARDS Enrolled Nurse Accreditation Standards 2009 (1.4 MB) Re-entry Enrolled Nurse Accreditation Standards 2010 (568 KB) POLICIES AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Policies and explanatory notes provide information about ANMAC processes and content in the accreditation standards. Please read in conjunction with the accreditation standards. OTHER RESOURCES Glossary for operational definitions of key words in Accreditation Standards Communications for important updates relating to Accreditation Standards’ content Frequently asked questions. Archived consultations These documents are from the most recent standard review cycle and are for reference only. Enrolled Nurse Accreditation Standards 2017 Consultation Paper 1 (805 KB) Consultation Paper 2 (1.1 MB) Re-entry to the Register Enrolled Nurse Accreditation Standards 2020 Consultation Paper 1 Review date: Thursday, 17 February 2022
