2023-05-09 18:01:43
In January, commissioner Me André Gariépy then had two hypotheses: either that the review has methodological flaws
either the training of the candidates, or some of them, did not prepare them adequately to pass the examination
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However, after a more exhaustive analysis, André Gariépy makes damning observations.
« The validity of the exam is affected, the reliability of the exam is low (the quality of the questions is at stake) and the pass mark has been raised without sufficient justification. »
In September 2022, the pass rate for all people taking the exam for the first time was 51.4%, one of the lowest ever. Since 2018, the success rate has generally been between 71% and 96%.
The reactions had been strong within the student community and the teaching network.
Mr. Gariépy recalls that more than 500 future nurses were technically failed in September 2022
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The latter had recommended in January to the OIIQ to postpone the next exam session, scheduled for March 2023, but the organization had maintained it, while applying an administrative tolerance and new relaxation measures
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The results of the March 2023 exam are expected by mid-June.
Called to react, the OIIQ said to itself fully aware that the filing of this report will raise questions from candidates awaiting their results for the March 27 exam as well as from those preparing for the September exam session.
He promises he won’t will soon respond to the report
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Political reactions
Political reactions were quick to come to the National Assembly, where work is continuing on the study of Bill 15 aimed at making the health network more efficient.
It is sure that we cannot afford to deprive ourselves of 500 nurses
commented the Minister of Health Christian Dubé.
For Parti Québécois spokesperson for health, Joël Arseneau, these conclusions are appalling […] in the midst of an unprecedented nursing shortage
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A 15% success rate among internationally trained nurses
According to OIIQ data, the number of permits issued annually has fluctuated between 3,000 and 4,200 over the past ten years. Last year, approximately 22% of them were issued to graduates outside Quebec, particularly from France.
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Quebec has been engaged for several years in a vast offensive to recruit nurses abroad.
Within two years, approximately 1,000 students recruited in Africa will have completed their upgrade to become nurses in Quebec. A $65 million program launched in February 2022 by ministers Jean Boulet and Christian Dubé.
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