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Nurses are free to travel and seek work between all EU countries.

A number of European directives mean your nursing qualification can be recognised in other European countries, enabling you to practise there. These European directives offer opportunities to gain valuable experience in other countries.

Recognition of the Registered General Nurse qualification by other Member States is governed by EEC

Directives 77/452/EEC and 77/453/EEC, which were implemented on 29 June 1979. Recognition of the Midwife qualification is governed by EEC Directives 80/154./EEC and 80/155/EEC which were implemented on 1st January 1983.

These Directives apply to Registered General Nurses and Midwives who are nationals of a Member State and trained and qualified in a Member State. It is for the Council to decide whether a particular applicant meets the requirements that these Directives impose.

General Nurses who qualified before, or whose training was in progress on, 29 June 1979, will be eligible for recognition under the terms of EEC Directive 77/452/EEC. Those whose training commenced on or after that date should be eligible under the terms of EEC Directive 77/453/EEC by virtue of the training syllabus that was introduced at that time. The training programme, is considered to satisfy all the training requirements of the syllabus defined in Directive 77/453/EEC

Directives 77/452/EEC and 80/154/EEC permit the competent authorities of Member States to impose certain requirements in addition to those referred to above (ie proof of good character and good repute, certificates of physical and mental health) but these vary from country to country.
Information in respect of the designated competent authorities in some Member States is available in the next pages

Key outputs

IENE 1, 2008-2010

  • Research report EN
  • PTT/IENE Model EN
  • Report of the survey EN
  • Good Practice Manual EN

IENE 2, 2010-2012

  • Transnational Report  EN
  • ToT methodology  EN  RO  FR  NL
  • Strategic Guide  EN
  • Final conference  EN
  • Brochure with project results  EN

IENE 3, 2013-2015

IENE 4, 2014-2016

  • Report on integrative literature reviews EN
  • Needs assessment report EN
  • An European model for the development of role models to promote and support culturally competent and compassionate care EN
  • Curriculum EN
  • Report of the Tools EN

IENE 5, 2015-2017

  • Needs assessment Report EN
  • Training Model EN RO IT EL DK
  • Curriculum EN
  • Handbook for MOOC facilitators EN
  • MOOC Best Practice Guide EN

IENE 6, 2016-2018

IENE 7, 2017-2019

IENE 8, 2018-2021

IENE 9, 2019-2021

IENE 10, 2020-2022

  • Download the project Outputs here.

IENE 11, 2021-2023

  • Download the project Outputs here.
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