ILC110/III/(B) – Securing decent work for nursing personnel and domestic workers, key actors in the care economy Table of contents II. Establishing minimum educational and training requirements 103 1. Basic requirements for the education and training of nursing personnel 103 2. Placing nursing education within the general education framework 104 3. Setting educational standards 105 4. Supervising nursing education and training 105 5. Access to education: Admission requirements 107 6. Content and duration of the curriculum 107 7. Examinations and licensing 109 Ensuring access of nursing personnel to education and training appropriate to the exercise of their functions 110 1. Addressing potential barriers to nursing and midwifery education and training 110 2. Financial assistance and scholarships 110 3. Attracting and retaining nursing students (a) Raising awareness of opportunities (b) Improving the public image of the healthcare professions 111 111 112 IV. Access to lifelong learning 113 V. Career prospects and opportunities 114 1. Higher education opportunities 114 2. Leadership and management development opportunities 115 3. Guidance on career prospects and returning to nursing 116 4. Support for continuing education 116 Coordination of nursing education and training with that of other health workers and collaborative practices 118 1. Coordination between health and education systems 118 2. Inter-professional education and collaborative practice 118 III. VI. 5. Practice of the nursing profession I. II. Regulating the practice of the nursing profession 121 122 1. From legislation to regulation 124 2. The need for regular review 125 3. Defining the scope of nursing practice 126 4. Restrictive and permissive approaches to regulatory systems 128 5. Requirements for the practice of the nursing profession (a) Education standards (b) Registration and licensure requirements (c) Regional harmonization of education standards and licensure examinations 129 130 131 133 6. Codes of conduct and ethics 134 7. Regulatory bodies 135 8. Protecting the title of nurse 136 Issues arising from the exercise of nursing duties 137 1. The civil liability of nurses (a) Standards of care in the nursing profession (b) Standards of practice 137 138 138 5