This course prepares graduates for leadership roles in their profession. The aim of the course is to: enable Registered Midwives (RMs) to develop innovative midwifery models of care; equip RMs to work to their full scope of practice; develop a RM workforce which will prevent the closure of maternity units in rural areas and reopen many that have closed; offer RMs living in rural and remote areas the opportunity to study at Master level by distance education; enhance the profile of midwifery; educationally prepare experienced RMs to be confident and competent in their teaching and mentorship of tertiary level preregistration midwives.