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Nigeria strengthens engineering licensure and mobility

Posted In: Mobility, Regulation by Country,

Feb 11

The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has adopted a set of regulatory decisions intended to strengthen the oversight of...

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New Zealand: concern over draft nursing code and free expression

Posted In: Standards of Practice,

Feb 11

A spokesperson for ACT New Zealand has criticised the Nursing Council of New Zealand’s draft Code of Conduct 2026, saying the proposal risks...

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Ireland: calls for regulating interpretors in legal and medical settings

Posted In: Cultural Competence, Reg of New Professions,

Feb 11

Labour Party TD Conor Sheehan has urged the Irish Government to create a formal regulatory framework and national standards for professional...

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Alberta health care aide regulation in effect

Posted In: Reg of New Professions,

Feb 4

Alberta has introduced new regulation classifying health care aides (HCAs) as regulated health professionals under the province’s Health...

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Alabama: massage regulation moves under Department of Public Health

Posted In: Consolidation Proposals,

Feb 4

A bill passed by the Alabama Senate would transfer responsibility for licensing and regulating massage therapists and massage establishments from a...

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UK Immigration Advice Authority issues annual report

Posted In: Performance/Legislative,

Feb 4

The Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) in the United Kingdom has published its first Annual Report, covering the 2024/25 financial year, and...

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Pakistan to regulate allied health professionals

Posted In: Reg of New Professions, Regulation by Country,

Feb 4

Pakistan has announced that all allied health professionals must be formally registered with the Allied Health Professionals Council (AHPC) by June...

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Idaho may consider allowing former military chaplains to be licensed as counselors

Posted In: Alt Pathways to Licensure, Reducing Barriers to,

Feb 4

House Bill 545 in the Idaho Legislature would create an alternative licensure pathway for former U.S. military chaplains to become licensed...

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Idaho considers changes to Contractor Registration Act

Posted In: Compliance & Discipline, Unlicensed Practice,

Jan 28

A group of Idaho homebuilders, led by the Idaho Home Builders Association, is advocating for legislative changes to the state’s Contractor...

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Nigeria: ruling on lawyer CPD

Posted In: Continuing Competence, Court Cases, Regulation by Country,

Jan 28

A Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria has ruled that certain provisions in the Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC), 2023 and the Nigerian Bar...

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NMC report on Fitness to Practice process

Posted In: Compliance & Discipline,

Jan 28

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) outlined progress it has made over the past year toward becoming a “strong and independent...

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Mississippi: updates to Fresh Start Act

Posted In: Entry to Practice, Reducing Barriers to,

Jan 28

Senate Bill 2771 in the Mississippi Legislature proposes updates to the state’s Fresh Start Act to change how criminal history is considered...

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