Programmes with approvals under the pre 2018 standards 2006 standards of proficiency for nurse and midwife prescribers will continue to meet our registration requirements and can be delivered until the end of august 2020. This book details the standards of education and training required for pre registration midwifery education programmes their status is mandatory and they gain their authority from legislation in this case the order and the nursing and midwifery council education registration and registration appeals rules 20042 the registration rules. Pre registration midwife education will be developed and offered as a four year degree programme from autumn 2006 it will be offered by six third level institutions in partnership with seven healthcare institutions an bord altranais o december 2005 3 requirements and standards for the midwife registration education programme o third edition. The international midwifery pre registration program impp is a 9 month bridging program it provides internationally educated midwives with the following deadlines program costs policies and admission requirements and processes before applying international midwifery pre registration program. Relation to approval and delivery of such programmes all pre registration midwife registration programmes commencing on or after january 2016 must adhere to the standards and requirements as set out in the midwife registration programme standards and requirements 4th edition nursing and midwifery board of ireland