All applicants must hold a primary degree in Nursing or Midwifery or equivalent and be engaged in relevant clinical practice with an appropriate client group
All applicants must be entered onto the appropriate division of the Nurses/Midwives Register maintained by the NMBI
Applicants not working in a general setting are required to complete 20% of the required clinical hours for the programme in general adult clinics either in their own hospial/parent hospital
Specific requirements

All applicants must have a minimum of one year's post-registration experience, including at least six months caring for people with diabetes
Candidates must be employed in the clinical environment caring for people with diabetes prior to commencing the course and for the duration of the course
Candidates who are not employed full time in a diabetes setting are advised to secure clinical exposure to general adult clinics in order to achieve all learning outcomes.
Other criteria to be used in the assessment of the application include number of years of experience, and evidence of ongoing professional development
For those applicants not working in a gereral adult setting, it is vital that the applicant ensures that they arrange access to general adult clinics, in their own hosptal or in a parent hospital


IELTS An average score of 6.5 over all components and a minimum of 6.0 in each band on the Academic Version.

Toefl A minimum score of 90 is required in the Internet based TOEFL (iBT) with no less than 21 in writing and at least 19 in every other section.