PDC159531 - Bachelor of Midwifery (graduate entry) Student Preceptor Training
Overview
Being a preceptor involves partnering to support midwifery students, a significant and potentially rewarding role. It requires guiding individuals who aspire to become midwives, adhering to high-quality clinical practice, orienting them to professional standards and expectations, and sharing time and expertise to aid their learning. Preceptorship can present challenges, such as providing constructive feedback, identifying at-risk students, marking assessment tasks, collaborating with university faculty, and upholding public safety. Therefore, understanding the role of preceptorship, the Bachelor of Midwifery (Graduate Entry) program, and the scope of practice for students who are also registered nurses is invaluable. This online micro-credential uses an interactive presentation style, including self-directed learning activities, reflective questions, and specific readings. It allows participants to build and consolidate their knowledge, enhancing their preceptorship skills.
This is a non-creditable micro-credential awarded a digital badge and Certificate of Completion which can be shared with your social networks and displayed in your professional portfolio.
Our micro-credentials are aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
What is a Digital Badge?
Career Opportunities
Undertaking this micro-credential enables registered midwives in Australia to meet their Continuing Professional Development obligations with Ahpra. Upon successful completion of the micro-credential, students will be awarded Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours, a non-creditable micro-credential, Digital Badge and a Certificate of Completion.
Structure & Availability
Micro-credential
Duration:4 hours
- Understand and apply principles of preceptorship and partnership with students to facilitate quality learning experiences, including direct and indirect supervision across the student's 18-month program.
- Apply constructive feedback on student performance and integrate strategies for identifying and supporting at-risk students, including raising concerns as needed.
- Comprehend and integrate midwifery students' scope of practice, including medication administration, intravenous cannulation guidance, and requirements for completing midwifery skills and clinical placement hours while also being registered nurses.
- Understand and describe the Sickness/Absence notification procedure, policy requirements, and the integration of the WIL policy into clinical preceptorship.
- Understand the overall course structure, clinical placement requirements, and the use of AMSATs and the SONIA platform for student assessments.
- Integrate strategies to maximise clinical learning opportunities for registered nurses who are midwifery students, ensuring alignment with the student scope of practice.
Assessment
Online Quiz
Award
Digital Badge via Credly
Students can also download a Certificate of Completion, share to social media or add to a professional portfolio.
Requirements
There are no specific entry requirements, however, the micro-credential is designed for registered midwives in Australia who provide preceptor support to CQUniversity midwifery students.
Our micro-credentials are available for anyone to access. You do not have to be a CQUniversity student.
How to Apply
- Once you have selected your desired micro-credential, you can now add it to your shopping cart to enable you to purchase more than one "course" in a single transaction.
- Once you have added all the micro-credentials you wish to purchase, you will be directed to the payment gateway and will be asked to "authenticate" your account on our Learning Management System Be Different.
- If you are an existing CPD student, please use sign in options used to access CPD micro-credential courses in Be Different.
- If you a new student to CPD, please select option “Don’t have an account?” Sign up now and follow the prompts to create a new account.
- After successful authentication, you will be redirected to the CQUniversity secure payment gateway. Please add your payment details to complete the transaction.
- Following a successful payment, you will automatically be redirected to the course in the Learning Management System Be Different where you will find your selection of micro-credentials on your Dashboard.
