NCAS is the Nursing Community Assessment Service, an independent program within the BC College of Nurses and Midwives. We operate in British Columbia and Maritime Canada to deliver a competency assessment for internationally educated health practitioners (IEPs) seeking licensure in British Columbia, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. What is NCAS NCAS is one critical tool that our community partners use to determine whether IEPs are ready to practice safely, ethically, and competently in their provincial workforce. It's made up of multiple assessments: a Computer-based Assessment and a Simulation Lab Assessment, which may include an Oral Assessment that would take place at the same time as the SLA. Both the CBA and SLA are necessary to complete the assessment process. NCAS offers a consistent approach for evaluating the extent to which an IEP's competencies are substantially equivalent to those of a Canadian health professional entering practice. NCAS also provides an opportunity for internationally educated and re-entry nurses to demonstrate their current competence to practice, competence that may not have been evidenced by a paper assessment. The NCAS assessment process is a mandatory registration requirement for some regulatory organizations. Who We Assess: In British Columbia, we offer competency assessments for four healthcare professions seeking licensure in the province: Healthcare Assistants (HCA) Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) Registered Nurses (RN) Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPN) We also assess health care professionals returning to practice, and health care assistants trained in other jurisdictions . In Maritime Canada, we offer competency assessments for two nursing professions: Registered nurses (RN) seeking licensure in the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, or Prince Edward Island Licensed practical nurses (LPN) seeking licensure in Nova Scotia only