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NMC part 1 competence exam is a Computer Based Test (CBT) intended for nurses trained outside the European Economic Area. From April 5th, 2019, NMC announced a change in overall passing score and exam retake. The decision as to whether a candidate passes or fails the CBT is governed by an overall pass mark now. This means that a candidate must achieve an overall pass mark to...

The NMC has recently proposed additional measures to provide routes for nurses to resume their career after an employment break. Additionally, the cost of the test for overseas applicants to register will be reduced to make it financially more feasible for them. From 1 April 2019 the cost of professional test undertaken by Overseas Nurses, Midwives and Nursing Associates, wi...

NMC to change the English language requirement for Overseas Nurses and Midwives NMC on 21.11.18 the declared change to IELTS requirement will be announcing the upcoming week. Under the proposal, the English language requirement for overseas nurses and midwives will be required to achieve a minimum overall level of 7 in the IELTS test, with a level 6.5 in writing would be acc...

Latest OSCE Pass Rate Published by NMC NMC has published the OSCE pass rate for July - September. According to the latest pass rate, the highest pass percentage is for Ulster University, Northern Ireland with 87% followed by the University of Northampton with 75%. Least pass rate is for Oxford Brookes University with 59%. The data revealed by the NMC says that the highest nu...

​Latest Update from the NMC UK for International Nurses Till recently, the overseas Nurses and Midwives applying to join the NMC UK register was required a mandatory 12 months experience after being qualified. But the NMC has now removed this requirement, which means that the applicants can apply to join the register immediately after qualifying. Only applicants who are usin...

This is one of the most remarkable changes from the UK NMC, ever since 2014. After receiving constant feedback from the applicants and the employers, on 06.07.2018 NMC officially declared the first of a series of the changes as part of their revision of the overseas process. NMC declared that “We’re changing the resit requirements for applicants sitting the Objective Structu...

As per the NMC updates; The number of nurses and midwives leaving profession has increased by 67 percent last year. Job opportunity in UK healthcare sector is booming day by day. As per the NMC reports nursing jobs in the UK is rising to ever time record. A large number of vacancy in UK healthcare sector is a headache for the government but is actually a good news for the nu...

01.11.17 Changes to The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) language testing requirements for nurses and midwives trained outside the UK have come into force today. The changes brought options for nurses and midwives to demonstrate their proficiency in the English language. As an English language competence proof for a nurse or midwife, NMC will now accept the Occupational E...

18.10.17 The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is making alternative options available for nurses and midwives, trained outside the UK, to demonstrate their English language capability. From 1 November 2017, we will accept the Occupational English Test (OET) in addition to the International English Language Test System (IELTS), as proof of a nurse or midwife’s English lang...

A frustrated nurse writes: "I recently took the OSCE and failed the skills section for absolutely bogus and arbitrary reasons. But before finding out that I had a "partial fail", I initially came out of that test feeling confident, like I had done well, and there is no way they would judge me to be an incompetent nurse. But despite my feeling that I performed well, I also em...