Question about midwifery?!

Question about midwifery?

Hiya,
does anyone know what qualifications you need, to become a midwife? i have been an auxiliary nurse for 3 years in orthopedics lol, i dont know if that makes a difference or not.

thanks for any genuine replies

xx

2 weeks ago
sorry, not in the right section, but i couldn't put it in the education part.

2 weeks ago
i live in scotland

If you contact the Nursing and Midwifery council and also look on their website it should give details of general qualifications needed. With direct entry training to midwifery now available (ie you don't need to train as a nurse before hand) they usually request minimum 5 GCSE's at C+ (to include English and Maths). Individual universities will add further criteria (usually HND or A levels in relevant subjects) as shortlisting criteria, but you would need to check that with the university you want to apply to train through as it varies on an individual basis. Your work experience alone will not be a sufficient qualification, but it may give you an advantage over other applicants. Good luck with it. If it's anything like Northern Ireland, they usually advertise for training posts in January or February of each year.