Approving and monitoring programmes

There are 17 schools offering nursing programmes on 22 sites throughout New Zealand.  All are approved by the Council in collaboration with agencies such as CUAP, ITPQ, and NZQA.  Programmes are approved for a maximum of five years.  Schools that make significant changes to a curriculum, or establish a new delivery site, are required to have their programme reapproved.  The Nursing Council regularly assesses nursing curricula to ensure that the implementation continues to meet the standards for registration.

Click here for Policy guidelines for the accreditation of institutions seeking to establish a school of nursing.