title: Recent developments in the ENB framework and higher award.
abstract: The ENB Higher Award is designed to be flexible and clinically relevant, allowing practitioners to study to first degree and to masters if desired, or simply to follow individual units of learning in the programme to meet identified professional development needs. The structure of the ENB Higher Award is based on the 10 key characteristics of the ENB Framework; these encapsulate all the qualities that should make a good nurse and act as a reference point for practitioners. The aim of the Higher Award is to produce Quality Education for Quality Care, promoting higher standards of nursing care by the application of relevant skills and knowledge. The CAT (Credit Accumulation and Transfer) scheme has been introduced to give credit to existing qualifications and prevent replication of learning for all applicants. APEL (Assessment of Prior Experiential Learning) gives the practitioner the opportunity to claim further exemption from study based on relevant experience declared in a professional portfolio. Because this new scheme is deemed extremely cost-effective, no additional funds will be provided by regional health authorities or the ENB to fund this excellent continuing education initiative.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Bysshe
mesh_terms: D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011787:Quality of Health Care