Nursing Training Colleges Admission Requirements 2024/2025

Ghana Nursing Training Colleges admission requirements for the 2024/2025 academic year have been released… Are you a prospective student of the Nursing Training School? Do you want to know the admission requirements and courses offered at the Nursing Training Colleges?

LIST OF NURSING PROGRAMMES IN GHANA

AUXILIARY PROGRAMMES (Certificate Courses)

1. Nurse Assistant Preventive (NAP) formerly Community Health Nursing (CHN)
2. Health Assistant Clinical (NAC)

Table (1): Requirements for Auxiliary Programmes

Diploma Programmes

1. Registered General Nursing (RGN)
2. Registered Mental Nursing (RMN)
3. Registered Midwifery (RM) Females only
4. Registered Community Health Nursing (RCN)

Table 2: Requirements for Basic Nursing Programmes

POST BASIC PROGRAMMES

Requirements for qualification to Basic Nursing and Midwifery Programmes vary according to the programme of study. Programme-specific requirements are given in Table 3 below.

Age: Not more than 50 years, Subject to medical fitness.

Table 3: Specific Requirements for Post-Basic Programmes

ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMMES

Certificate Programmes

• Environmental Health (HO AND TAMALE SCHOOLS OF HYGIENE)

Table 4: Requirements for Auxiliary Programmes

DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES

1. Environmental Health (Diploma)
2. Technical Officer (Dental Technology)
3. Occupational Therapy
4. Physiotherapy
5. Community Nutrition
6. Health Informatics
7. Prosthesis and Orthotic Technology
8. Optical Technology

Table 5: Requirements for Diploma Programmes

 COLLEGE OF HEALTH, KINTAMPO (CoHK)

The College of Health and Wellbeing, Kintampo, formerly known as the Rural Health Training School runs over fourteen (14) different programmes. These programmes range from Certificate (Auxiliary) through to the Bachelors level and cover both preventive and curative health care. Some of the programmes are direct entry programmes (for SSSCE graduates) whilst others are Post Basic Entry Programmes (for serving officers).

Auxiliary Programmes (Certificate)

1. Field Technician (Community Health)
2. Health Records Management
3. Certificate Medical Laboratory Technician (Sandwich)

Table 6: Requirements for Certificate Programmes

DIPLOMA PROGRAMMES

Requirements for entry into these programmes vary according to the programme offered.

• Direct Entry (using SSSCE or WASSCE) Programmes requiring General Science as an elective
• Direct Entry (using SSSCE or WASSCE) Programs which do not require General Science as an elective
• Post Basic Entry (for serving officers)

Direct Entry Diploma Programmes

1. Programmes Requiring General Science as an Elective
   1. Diploma (Medical Laboratory Technology)
   2. Diploma (Radiography)

Table 7: Requirements for Programmes which require General Science as an Elective

 Programmes which do NOT Require General Science as an Elective

1. Diploma (Health Information Option)
2. Diploma (Community Health – Disease Control & Surveillance Option)
3. Diploma (Community Health- Nutrition Option)
4. Diploma (Health Promotion and Social Marketing Option) – Direct Entry
5. Diploma (Dental Surgery) Same as Diploma Registered Dental Surgery Assistant

Table 8: Requirements for Programmes which do NOT require General Science as an Elective

POST BASIC ENTRY PROGRAMMES

1. Technical Officer (Health Information Option)
2. Technical Officer (Community Health – Disease Control & Surveillance Option)
3. Technical Officer (Community Health- Nutrition Option)
4. Technical Officer (Health Promotion and Social Marketing Option)
5. Community Mental Health

Age: Not more than 50 years, Subject to medical fitness

Table 9: Requirements for Diploma Community Mental Health

NB: Foreign students may be considered for admission if they hold qualifications equivalent to those stated above, proven they are proficient in English, Equivalent qualifications include; A-levels and a high School Certificate. Applicants will be required to pass an entrance examination before gaining admission to the programme.

Direct Entry BSc. Community Medicine and Health – (Four) 4 years

Table 10: Requirements for Direct Entry BSc. Community Medicine and Health

NB: Graduate Nurses from the Universities can also apply for the Post Basic Programmes. (Previously Direct Medical Assistant)

Post Basic BSc. Community Medicine and Health – Two (2) years

(Previously Post Basic Medical Assistant).

Post Basic BSc. Physician Assistant- Two (2) years

Age: Not more than 50 years, Subject to medical fitness

Direct Entry BSc. Community Mental Health – Four (4) Years

Table 11: Requirement for Direct Entry BSc. Community Mental Health

NB: Foreign students may be considered for admission if they hold qualifications equivalent to those stated above and prove that they are proficient in English. Equivalent qualifications include; A-levels, High School Certificate, Bachelor’s Degree in Science (BSc.)

HEALTH TRAINING INSTITUTIONS IN GHANA

INSTITUTIONS OFFERING NURSING PROGRAMMES AUXILLIARY PROGRAMMES

 BASIC PROGRAMMES – DIPLOMA

POST NAC/NAP MIDWIFERY PROGRAMMES

NURSING INSTITUTIONS OFFERING ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMMES IN GHANA

AUXILIARY (CERTIFICATE) PROGRAMMES

DIPLOMA PROGRAMME

BACHELOR (DEGREE) PROGRAMME