On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

1. Critique the role of clinical teaching and workplace learning and the role that this has for building workforce capacity.
2. Apply educational theory to construct meaningful clinical workplace learning experiences.
3. Critically analyse the impact of clinical teaching and learning on patient outcomes.
4. Compare and contrast the principles and challenges associated with competency assessment in nursing and midwifery.
5.Appraise the principles of performance development and apply when creating a performance development plan.
6. Critically reflect on and evaluate their own performance as an assessor during and after conducting competency assessments.

Building workforce capacity and the impact of this for better patient outcomes
Teaching in the clinical setting/ opportunities for learning
Education and workplace learning theories (psychological, sociological and postmodern)
Workplaces as learning environments /learning through the demands of practice
Interprofessional education: Learning about, from and with others
The clinical learning curriculum
Patient and family/carer education
The roles of the clinical educator, legislative frameworks and standards/ scope of practice
Principles of competency assessment and attainment
Performance development strategies and evaluation