OSCE Midwifery
Preparing for your Midwifery test
The Test of Competence is blueprinted against the current UK pre-registration standards which are available on the NMC’s website.
The Test of Competence for Midwives consists of 10 stations:
- 4 skills
- 4 assessing the patient’s care journey (Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation)
- 2 assessing the candidate’s values and behaviours and evidence-based practice.
It is essential that candidates prepare for the Test of Competence. We recommend at least 14 days preparation time from the booking of your test date to the actual test to sufficiently prepare yourself.
Please see below for essential reading and preparation materials that will aid and support your OSCE preparation.
- Preparing for your OSCE TOC (Midwifery)
- RM OSCE Candidate Information Booklet – general information about the OSCE day, what to wear and guidance with appeals /mitigating circumstances etc
- OSCE timings
- OSCE equipment
- NMC TOC Supporting Documents
- NMC Standards of Proficiency for Midwives
- Glossary of Technical Terms
- RM TOC Blueprint
- RM Marking Criteria TOC – become familiar with the marking criteria so you know what your Assessor will be looking for
- RM Mock OSCE TOC – the NMC have developed this scenario to provide an outline of the performance they expect and the criteria that the Test of Competence will assess. Please note that this is for educational purposes only and serves as a guide. This is not one of the actual scenarios used on the test day.
- RM Reading List TOC
