The education of a CORN will be of good quality at both pre-service and in-service levels with a system for supportive supervision. The education of a CORN will be based on a ''Competency Model''(18). The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) competency model is currently considered to be the international standard for provision of skilled, safe, professional care to childbearing women and their families. This model forms the conceptual framework upon which the core skills and abilities of a Skilled Birth Attendant is based reflecting essential knowledge, skills and behaviors expected during ante-partum, intra-partum, post-partum and neonatal care. Hence, the training of CORN will include critical components such as practical skills, problem solving, critical thinking and skills in decision making. These components will be thought using a large degree of student centered and facilitation approaches to teaching and learning.