Factors affecting quality of midwifery students learning in the workplace: Results of two ICM congress workshops

At the 2014 and 2017 International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) conferences, members of the Practice Placements section of the Education Standing Committee (ESC) facilitated 'Education in Clinical Practice' workshops, attended by over 150 participants, reflecting low, middle and high income countries. The participants critically explored how workplace learning might be organised in pre-service midwifery curricula, ensuring achievement of clinical competencies recommended by the ICM and addressed the key issues encountered in providing quality of learning, assessment and supervision in workplace settings. This article discusses the key issues participants identified affecting student learning in the workplace.