Entry to the Post Graduate Diploma / MSc in Nursing Extended ...

University of West London
Faculty of Health & Human Sciences
College of Nursing Midwifery and Healthcare
Entry to the
Post Graduate Diploma / MSc in Nursing
Extended Curriculum Vitae
Please indicate on CV Field of Nursing applying for
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Table of Contents
Page
1. Entry Requirements for the Post Grad Dip Nursing Page 1
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2. Guidelines for Completion Page 3
• Introduction
• Guidance on compiling the Extended CV
• Evidence of learning
3. Personal Information Page 3-4
4. Proforma for structuring your Extended CV Page 5
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Entry Requirements for Post Graduate Diploma/ MSc in Nursing
Entry requirements are as follows:-
Completion of an extended curriculum vitae (CV), according to the
Guidance Notes and Profoma (attached) .
The extended CV will be used by the Programme Leader to discuss the
entry of the students to the programme.
The PGDip/MSc in Nursing programme will prepare you to register with the NMC
as registered Adult, Mental health, Learning Disabilities or Child Nurse and to
complete a master’s qualification in 2 years. This programme will provide you
with opportunity to build and develop upon your previous learning experiences.
The programme recognises that as a graduate you will bring with you a range of
attributes, these include not only expertise in your subject, but also the ability to
manage your own learning, including making use of sources of evidence to make
judgments, which is central to 21st century nursing.
As a graduate you will have research activity proficiency and an ability to
communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to a range of audiences,
all these attributes make you ideally suited to undertaking an exciting but
challenging pre-registration nursing programme.
This programme has been designed to enable you to transfer your previous
leaning and integrate this will the specific knowledge and skills of nursing. This
extended CV will allow you the opportunity to evidence how the graduate skills
you have already developed are transferable to healthcare. Within the extended
CV you will need to demonstrate how your existing skills meet the following level
6 learning outcomes.
Please note that the numbering and lettering within the brackets refer to the
Nursing and Midwifery Councils Standards of Proficiency.
These are the learning outcomes against which you will need to demonstrate
relevant knowledge and understanding to allow you to Apel into the programme
1. Apply methods and techniques to review, consolidate, extend and apply
knowledge and understanding to initiate and implement projects
2. Demonstrate self awareness and ability to critically reflect upon own
strengths and weaknesses in the identification of learning needs. (NMC
SOP 1c, 1g, 16b)
3. Critically evaluate and reflect upon the development of ‘key skills’ and their
application to lifelong learning (NMC SOP 15, 15a, O, O1, O2, O3)
4. Demonstrate appropriate and effective interpersonal and communication
skills with a variety of people and to convey both orally and in writing
information, ideas, problems and solutions.. (NMC SOP 4a, 4b,4d, D1)
5. Contribute to creating a conducive learning environment and reflect
critically on their role within this environment. (NMC SOP Q1, Q2)
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6. Critically evaluate arguments, assumptions, abstract concepts and data
(that may be incomplete), to make judgments, and to frame appropriate
questions to achieve a solution or identify a range of solutions to a
problem
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Guidelines for compiling an extended CV to gain credit for
prior learning and prior experiential learning.
1. Introduction
These guidelines are designed to assist you in the actual process of
identifying your significant learning experiences,. Thought needs to be given
about all the experiences which may have contributed to your development
and as such will accredit you with acceptance onto the programme. Credit
will be given for learning and competence
An extended CV (within this context) is taken to mean the collection of
evidence you compile in order to identify the learning that you have acquired
from prior experiences and or formal courses.
Please submit your extended CV in electronic format to Ramona Minette
Admissions Tutor at : Ramona.minette@uwl.ac.uk
2. Guidance on Compiling the Extended CV
These guidelines are designed to assist you in the process of completing your
extended CV.
A template has been provided for you on page 5 which will enable you to
provide relevant quality evidence against the stated learning outcomes.
Against each of the learning outcomes you will be expected to reflect upon
your experiences and or prior learning in order to show how your skills and
knowledge meet each of the six learning outcomes. Use a maximum of 350
words for each learning outcome.
It is important to provide relevant quality evidence rather than quantity in
order for your prior learning to be accredited.
2.1 Personal Information
Please complete as requested.
2.2 Format
The printed page provides you with the learning outcomes against which you
are being credited for your prior learning
3 Signature
Please ensure you sign the CV {electronically} acknowledging the work as
your own
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Extended CV
4. Personal Information
SURNAME
FORENAME (S)
TITLE
DATE OF BIRTH
HOME ADDRESS
POSTCODE
CURRENT POST
PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT
WORK ADDRESS
TELEPHONE NUMBER
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Learning Outcomes
1. Apply methods and techniques to review, consolidate, extend and apply
knowledge and understanding to initiate and implement projects
2. Demonstrate self awareness and ability to critically reflect upon own strengths
and weaknesses in the identification of learning needs. (NMC SOP 1c, 1g,
16b)
3. Critically evaluate and reflect upon the development of ‘key skills’ and their
application to lifelong learning (NMC SOP 15, 15a, O, O1, O2, O3)
4. Demonstrate appropriate and effective interpersonal and communication skills
with a variety of people and to convey both orally and in writing information,
ideas, problems and solutions.. (NMC SOP 4a, 4b,4d, D1)
5. Contribute to creating a conducive learning environment and reflect critically
on their role within this environment. (NMC SOP Q1, Q2)
6. Critically evaluate arguments, assumptions, abstract concepts and data (that
may be incomplete), to make judgments, and to frame appropriate questions
to achieve a solution or identify a range of solutions to a problem
Evidence of achievement of the above (please extend each box as required)
1 Apply methods and techniques to review, consolidate, extend and apply
knowledge and understanding to initiate and implement projects
2 Demonstrate self awareness and ability to critically reflect upon own strengths
and weaknesses in the identification of learning needs. (NMC SOP 1c, 1g, 16b)
3 Critically evaluate and reflect upon the development of ‘key skills’ and their
application to lifelong learning (NMC SOP 15, 15a, O, O1, O2, O3)
4 Demonstrate appropriate and effective interpersonal and communication skills
with a variety of people and to convey both orally and in writing information,
ideas, problems and solutions.. (NMC SOP 4a, 4b,4d, D1)
5 Contribute to creating a conducive learning environment and reflect critically
on their role within this environment. (NMC SOP Q1, Q2)
6 Critically evaluate arguments, assumptions, abstract concepts and data (that
may be incomplete), to make judgments, and to frame appropriate questions to
achieve a solution or identify a range of solutions to a problem
I ………………………………… Acknowledge that the above work is mine.
Signature: …………………………………….
Please contact the programme leader by E mail at
yvonne.morris@uwl.ac.uk if you require help with completion of this
extended CV.
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