BCCDC's STI Certified Practice Education Program is approved by the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) as a certifying education program for registered nurses practicing STI care. 

Applicant Requirements

All applicants must meet the following prerequisites or they will not be considered.

• Registered Nurse in British Columbia
• Approval from employer, i.e. Program Manager or Nursing Supervisor with a Health Authority or affiliate to complete the course
• Upon completion of the course, they must be performing STI assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up as part of their ongoing work
  

BCCDC's STI Certified Practice Education Program is approved by the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) as a certifying education program for registered nurses practicing STI care. 

BCCDC will provide BCCNM with the names and registration numbers of those nurses who have successfully completed the STI Certified Practice Education Program. To complete the certification process you must apply through BCCNM. Once BCCNM has received record of your successful completion from BCCDC you will receive communication from BCCNM that you have been entered into their Certified Practice registry.

There is no charge for the STI Certified Practice Education Program. Participants are responsible for their own travel, accommodation and expenses for the clinical practice component.

Seat Allocation

There are 13 seats available in each STI course session.

Health Authorities will have two seats in each course session (12). The majority of seats will require pre-arranged, Health Authority preceptorships but there will be five BCCDC STI Clinic preceptorships available in each course session. BCCDC preceptored seats are allocated through Health Authorities based on the number of requests in a particular course session, nurse applicants accepted into that session and the ability of the Health Authority to provide preceptors and clinical locations.

There will also be one seat in each course session for non-Health Authority applicants that will require a pre-arranged community preceptorship.