Area of work	What the work involves	NIPEC SPO
Quality Assure (QA) non-NMC approved education programmes using the NIPEC Quality Assurance Framework (2023)	The CNO endorses a number of education programmes which were provided during 2023-2024 for Quality Assurance (QA) monitoring following proposals from the Nursing and Midwifery Education Commissioning Group. NIPEC quality assure these identified programmes using the agreed seven monitoring criteria, as outlined in the Quality Assurance Framework (NIPEC, 2023) to monitor compliance with the criteria across the identified programmes.	Geraldine McKendry
Review current practice education arrangements in place for pre and post registration level nurses and midwives.	A scoping exercise will review current practice education support arrangements in place for pre and post registration level nurses and midwives. Best practice will be explored and recommendations made to enable the most effective practice education role across all settings.	Eunice Robinson
Midwifery Mandatory Education and Training Matrix	Undertake a regional review of mandatory education and training requirements for midwives across HSC Trusts in NI and develop a Matrix to ensure regional consistency and compliance against statutory, regulatory, professional and service standards.	Fiona Bradley