Models of initial training and pathways to registration: a selective review of policy in professional regulation.

Aim: To provide a synthesis of literature on international policy concerning professional regulation in nursing and midwifery, with reference to routes of entry into training and pathways to licensure.

Background: Internationally, there is evidence of multiple points of entry into initial training, multiple divisions of the professional register and multiple pathways to licensure.

Evaluation: Policy documents and commentary articles concerned with models of initial training and pathways to licensure were reviewed.