title: Workplace learning in midwifery education in Flanders (Belgium).
abstract: Workplace learning plays a crucial role in midwifery education. Twelve midwifery schools in Flanders (Belgium) implemented a new competency framework and aimed at implementing a more standardized and evidence-based method to learn and assess competencies, as well as to guide continuous competency development in practice. This paper describes the introduction of 'Embo's continuous workplace learning model', a holistic and competency-based method that integrates all workplace learning components. Available research evidence helps concluding the learning model is a feasible approach to organize workplace learning in such a way that continuous professional competency development is achieved.
authors.affiliation: Midwifery Department, University College Arteveldehogeschool Ghent, Voetweg 66, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. Electronic address: mieke.embo@arteveldehs.be.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Embo
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational Studies, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, H. Dunantlaan 2, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. Electronic address: martin.valcke@UGent.bes.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valcke
mesh_terms: D001530:Belgium; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003162:Competency-Based Education / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing / Q000193:education; D006694:Holistic Health / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D008880:Midwifery / Q000193:education*; D017145:Models, Educational
keywords: Assessment; Competency-based education; Continuous professional development; Supervision; Workplace learning