How will you be Assessed?

The focus of the Midwifery Certificate Programme is on building your professional competence as a midwife using the PBL approach. This is why your assessment will test your ability to analyse situations, show problem solving skills, have a deep understanding of the concepts and know how they are applied in practice.

You will be involved in three types of assessment in the programme.

1. Portfolio Assessment Activities (9 tasks) – counting for 50% of the final, overall assessment.
2. A Personal Portfolio – counting for 10% of the final, overall assessment.
3. Integrated assessment task (3 tasks) – counting for 40% of the final, overall assessment.

As you can see from the above allocation of marks, you will be assessed on a continuous basis through the assessment activities that you include in your portfolio. The integrated assessment task enables you to apply what you have learned in a practical situation. The purpose of all assessment is to develop your midwifery competencies so that you are able to respond with confidence in any situation that you come across as a midwife.

The assessment activities provide opportunities for you to track your progress through the programme and your facilitator will give you regular feedback.