Oxford Brookes University offers the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) of the Nursing Midwifery Council’s (NMC) Test of Competence for nurses and midwives who want to register and work in the UK.
In order to book your OSCE, you must be in receipt of confirmation from the NMC you are eligible to sit the Test of Competence.
The NMC will notify you of your eligibility to take the OSCE and provide you with a candidate number.
Oxford Brookes Test Centre will be closing on 31 July 2026
- First-time and full OSCE examinations: new bookings for first-time OSCE examinations to be sat at Oxford Brookes University after 10 July 2026 will no longer be accepted. Oxford Brookes University will honour any first-time bookings already confirmed through to 27 July 2026.
- Resit examinations: If you intend to resit your OSCE before 24 July 2026, please contact ctc@brookes.ac.uk by 17 July 2026 to book your resit.
- If you do not intend to book your resit with Oxford Brookes by 17 July 2026, you will need to resit at another centre. You can choose the OSCE centre where you would prefer to complete your resit.
