Kent and Medway local maternity system offers a range of outstanding under-graduate and post-graduate study and learning opportunities for those currently or aspiring to work within Kent and Medway maternity and neonatal services. You will find links and directions to all our supporting education providers giving you the best opportunity to navigate your way into a career in midwifery.
T Levels are two-year technical programmes designed with employers that give students the skills that employers need.
The 'T' stands for technical and from 2020, T Levels have given 16 to 19-year-olds a technical alternative to A levels. One T Level is equivalent to three A Levels.
T Levels are delivered by selected schools and colleges. They are taught full time and include an industry placement for a minimum of 315 hours (approximately 45 days) which is delivered in an employment setting.
T Level programmes will provide students with:
- broad knowledge, skills and behaviours necessary for employment in an occupation or industry related to their field of study
- an opportunity to develop specialist technical skills relevant to at least one occupation
- relevant maths, English and digital skills.
T Levels will also provide a progression pathway to skilled employment, higher or degree-level apprenticeships and higher-level education.
Visit the government course finder to find a T Level school or college delivering the T Level programme that you want, in your area.
Or visit the academy T Level page to find out more.
Whether you are starting out or looking to advance your practice and career, there will be learning opportunities to meet your study needs.
You can find out more by browsing through the pages of our lead universities below which deliver Undergraduate BSc Midwifery:
Midwifery Degree Apprenticeship
Midwifery BSc (shortened programme) with Kingston University
Midwifery MSc (shortened programme) with University of Worcester
From March (2025), we will be working with the University of Worcester, shortened midwifery programme which is taught using a combination of distance learning and short designated on-site learning opportunities. This exciting programme has been developed to enable registered nurses (adult) with one year experience to complete a two-year course leading to accredited registration as a midwife.
Now is a great time to return to practice.
We can support you to renew your registration and re-enter practice with competence and confidence.
We know you already have the nursing skills and experience that can make a big difference to our patients and their families – we’re keen to get you back.
Find out more about return to practice midwifery
Nursing and midwifery:Kent & Medway ICS (kmhealthandcare.uk)
This two year course is for UK registered adult nurses who have already studied at degree level and wish to gain the knowledge and skills to register as a midwife with the NMC.
For 2024, this course is funded by the government with salary support worth equivalent to the mid-point of AFC band 5 and a tuition fee contribution of up to £9,250 per student per annum, pro rata for the length of the course.
Each year we are notified by Health Education England about the number of funded places available.
Midwifery degree apprenticeships provide another route into becoming a midwife and are available in Kent and Medway maternity trusts for staff already employed as maternity support workers (MSWs).
An apprenticeship is a work-based training programme. It combines on-the-job training with a national recognised qualification. Tuition fees are paid by the employer or government funded Apprenticeship Levies and apprentices are paid a salary for their employment.
By doing an apprenticeship you will be completing a degree level programme where you learn on the job; work and study at the same time.
The employer or government pays for your classes, and you get paid a salary while you learn.
Academic studies are completed through a university and practice placements take place in your own maternity clinical areas. Employers and universities have designed their programmes so that apprentices can fulfil both these obligations at the same time.
In this programme, you
- Work in a hospital, community or clinic
- Attend university classes
- Earn a degree in midwifery
When you finish, you'll have:
- Work experience
- A university degree
- The ability to register as a midwife
This way, you can become a midwife without having to leave your job to carry out full-time fee paying university education.
The University of Greenwich is a provider of this programme within the Kent and Medway System. Apprenticeships are currently offered at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust.
Please contact the following trusts to find out more.