Hōtaka aromatawai tohungatanga
Competence assessment programmes
New Zealand registered and enrolled nurses who have been out of practice for five years or more are required under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 to complete a competence assessment programme before they can be issued with a practising certificate.
If you have been out of nursing for less than five years, please see Returning to Practice page for more information.
If you are an internationally qualified nurse who applied to the Nursing Council to become registered before 04 December 2023, and you are required to successfully complete a competence assessment programme, please read the CAP standards and programmes in the Downloads section.
These outline what standards are expected of the CAP programmes and where they are offered. The competency assessment programmes are offered by Council-accredited providers and include schools of nursing, district health boards, and other health service providers.
Competence assessment programmes
Approved by the Nursing Council of New Zealand
Apply directly to the Council-accredited CAP providers listed below. Download printable list
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Avatar Institute of Learning
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www.avatarlearning.ac.nz
(06) 755 0558
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Eastern Institute of Technology, Te Aho A Māui, Te Pūkenga
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www.eit.ac.nz
(06) 974 8000
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Elizabeth Knox Home and Hospital
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Competency Assessment Programme (CAP)
email: [email protected]
(09) 523 3119 ext. 7729
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Lonsdale Education Centre
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www.lec.ac.nz
[email protected]
(06) 399 2058
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Manukau Institute of Technology, Te Pūkenga
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www.manukau.ac.nz
(09) 968 8736
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Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, Te Whare Wānanga o Te Tauihu o Te Waka a Māui, Te Pūkenga
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www.nmit.ac.nz
(03) 546 2472
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Northland Polytechnic, Tai Tokerau Wānanga, Te Pūkenga
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www.northtec.ac.nz
(09) 470 3555
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Oceania Group
Wesley Institute of Nursing Education
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Wesley Institute of Nursing Education
(09) 630 5173
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Otago Polytechnic, Te Kura Matatini ki Otago, Te Pūkenga
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www.op.ac.nz
(03) 477 3014
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Enliven’s Competency Assessment Programme
email: [email protected]
0508 36 54 83
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Qestral Corporation Limited
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www.qestral.co.nz
email: [email protected]
(03) 983 1100
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Rosebank Lifecare
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www.rosebankhosp.co.nz
email: [email protected]
(03) 308 0111
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Royal New Zealand Plunket Trust (Only available for successful applicants for job vacancies)
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Our accreditations » Whānau Āwhina Plunket
email: [email protected]
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Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand Waitematā
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www.waitematadhb.govt.nz
(09) 486 8900
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Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology, Te Pūkenga
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www.toiohomai.ac.nz
(07) 346 8999
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UCOL, Te Pae Mātauranga ki te Ao, Universal College of Learning, Te Pūkenga
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www.ucol.ac.nz
(06) 952 7000
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UNITEC New Zealand, Te Pūkenga
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www.unitec.ac.nz
(09) 849 4180
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Wintec, Te Pūkenga
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www.wintec.ac.nz
(07) 834 8888
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Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki, Te Pūkenga
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www.witt.ac.nz
0800 948 869
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