The 2024-25 cycle of the Peer and Practice Assessment Program of the Quality Assurance Program is complete.
Peer and practice assessments are a key component of the College’s Quality Assurance Program, providing a supportive way for midwives to demonstrate their professional knowledge, skills, and judgment with a peer assessor. They are grounded in the assumption that midwives are practising competently while recognizing that the changing dynamics of practice environments and best practices create the need for continued learning and development.
This year, ten per cent of midwives registered in the general class were randomly selected to participate in the peer assessment process. Seventy-four midwives were included in the program this year, and all midwives successfully met the requirements for peer assessment. No midwives advanced to the practice assessment phase of the program (which is required should a midwife fail to achieve a satisfactory result in the first phase). Congratulations to all midwives who participated!
This year, the College required selected midwives to complete a post-assessment survey. We have reviewed the post-assessment survey results and will use this data to improve the program to reflect our regulatory aims.