This course offers the unique satisfaction of a career caring for the health of the mother, baby and her family, our excellent midwifery course, accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), will prepare you to become a confident and compassionate midwife. Throughout this course you experience a mixture of teaching, self-directed learning and practice-based clinical placements, through which you are expected to, participate in the care of child-bearing women and their babies. Placements are an essential part of this Midwifery course. You do not need to have previously worked in healthcare, although it would help your studies if you have carried out some voluntary experience in a role. You start your clinical placement within a few weeks of commencing your course, fully supported by a midwifery mentor and your personal tutor, so you will be gaining practical experience right from the start of this course. Our midwifery lecturers are all registered midwives, who will be here to support and guide you every step of the way. You will attend a variety of teaching and learning opportunities such as seminars, lectures, small group work, skills workshops, as well as carry out case study analysis, simulation and reflections on your practice. Employers at our NHS partners consistently cite the strength of our graduates at interview and their suitability to be immediately fit for practice as a midwife.