Dunkwa-on-Offin Nursing and Midwifery Training College 2022/2023 Programmes and Requirements

Dunkwa-on-Offin Nursing and Midwifery Training College 2022/2023 Programmes and Requirements

Dunkwa-on-Offin Nursing and Midwifery Training College 2022/2023 Programmes and Requirements, the following are all the list of courses and programmes offered

A. BASIC PROGRAMMES

1. Registered General nurse (RGN) Diploma
2. Registered Mental Nurse (RMN) Diploma
3. Registered Midwifery (RM) Diploma (females only)
4. Registered Community Health Nurse (RCHN) Diploma
5. Technical Officer Community Health, (Nutrition option) Diploma
6. Technical Officer Community Health, (Disease control) Diploma
7. Technical Officer Health Information, Diploma
8. Technical Officer Medical Laboratory Technology, Diploma
9. Technical Officer Environmental Health, Diploma
10. Technical Officer Oral Health, Diploma
11. Diploma in Community Medicine (Medical Assistants ) Diploma
12. Certificate in Community Health Nursing, (CHN)
13. Certificate in Environmental Health (Environmental Health Assistants)
14. Certificate in Community Health ( Field Technicians)
15. Certificate in Clinical Health Care (Health Assistants Clinical)
16. Certificate in Clinical Health Care (Reproductive Health Option) females only
17. Physiotherapy (Certificate)
18. Certificate in Medical Laboratory

B. POST – BASIC PROGRAMMES

1. Diploma in Community Medicine (Medical Assistants)
2. Ophthalmic Nursing
3. Peri-Operative Nursing
4. ENT Nursing
5. Public Health Nursing
6. Critical care Nursing
7. Nurse Anesthesiology
8. Community Oral Health

B CERTIFICATE PROGRAMMES

I. Certificate in Community Health Nursing (CHN)
II. Certificate in Environmental Health (Environmental Health Assistants)
III. Certificate in Community Health (Field Technicians)
IV. Certificate in Clinical Health Care (Health Assistants)

Pantang Nurses Training College 2022/2023 Entry Requirements

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR NURSING PROGRAMMES

Auxiliary Programmes

1. Community Health Nursing (CHN)
2. Health Assistant Clinical (HAC)

REQUIREMENTS FOR AUXILIARY PROGRAMMES (CERTIFICATE COURSES)

	ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
	WASSCE	SSSCE
Age	18 – 35 years
Overall Aggregate	A cutoff aggregate score of Forty Eight	A cutoff aggregate score of Thirty
	(48) or better in six subjects, comprising	(30) or better in six subjects,
	3 core and 3 elective	comprising  3 core and 3 elective
Core Subjects and Minimum	AT LEAST credits(A1-E8) in three core	AT LEAST Passes (A-E) in three core
Grades	subjects	subjects
	i.e. English, Mathematics and	i.e English, Mathematics and
	Integrated Science.	Integrated Science.
Elective Subjects and Minimum	AT LEAST passes (A1-E8) in three	AT LEAST passes (A-E) in three
Grades	Elective subjects	Elective subjects

1. BASIC (DIPLOMAOR PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMMES)

Diploma Nursing programmes offered in Health Training Institutions are as follows:

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

REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC NURSING PROGRAMMES (DIPLOMA)
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

		WASSCE		SSCE
	Age	18 – 35 years
	Overall Aggregate	An aggregate score of thirty (30) or better		An aggregate score of Twenty-Four
		in six subjects, comprising 3 cores and 3 electives		(24) or better in six subjects,
				comprising 3 cores and 3 electives
	Core Subjects and Minimum	Credits (A1 – C6) in three Core Subjects i.e.		Credits (A– D) in three Core Subjects
	Grades	English, Mathematics and Integrated		i.e. English, Mathematics and
		Science.		Integrated Science.
	Elective Subjects and Minimum	Credits (A1 – C6) in three Elective Subjects.		Credits (A – D) in three Electives
	Grades			Subjects.

Post Basic Programmes (BSc)
Requirements for qualification to post basic nursing and midwifery programmes vary according to the programme of study.
Programme specific requirements are given in Table 7 below.
Age: Not more than 50 years, Subject to medical fitness
Programme Specific Requirements for Post Basic programmes

PROGRAMME			SERVICE REQUIREMENT			QUALIFICATION REQ
Peri-Operative Nursing	a.	Mandatory one year		RGN
Critical Care Nursing		rotation/internship/national service		RMN
ENT Nursing	b.   Three years’ experience in a relevant		RM
Ophthalmic		Basic area OR two years’ work		RCN
		experience upon a request from a
(BSc)		facility after internship.
Public Health Nursing	a.	Mandatory one year		RGN
		rotation/internship/national service		RMN
	b.   Three years’ experience in a relevant		RM
(BSc)		Basic area OR two years’ work		RCN
		experience upon a request from a
		facility after internship.
Post Basic Midwifery	a.   At least three (3) years’ experience in a		Community Health Nurse
		relevant Auxiliary area.		Health Assistant Clinical
Anesthesiology (BSc)	a.   At least one year		General Nurse
			rotation/internship/national service		Mental Nurse
	b.   Two years’ experience in a relevant		Midwife
			Basic area OR one-year work		Registered Community Health Nurse
			experience upon a request from a facility after internship.
BSc Environmental Health			a.   Products from Accra School of		d.	Possess Diploma in
			Hygiene.			Environmental Health from
			b.   Foreigners with HND Diploma			KNUST, Kumasi
			c.   WASSCE students with Pure		e.	Possess WAHEB/GHAHEB
			Science (Physics, Chemistry,			Pure Science WASSCE
			Biology)

ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMMES
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
 Certificate Programmes

1. Environmental Health (HO AND TAMALE SCHOOL OF HYGIENE)

 Requirements for Certificate Programmes

	ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
	WASSCE	SSSCE
Age	18 – 35 years
Overall Aggregate	A cut off aggregate score of Forty-Eight	A cutoff aggregate score of Thirty-Six
	(48) or better in six subjects, comprising	(36) or better in six subjects,
	3 cores and 3 electives	comprising 3 cores and 3 electives
Core Subjects and Minimum	AT LEAST credits(A1-E8) in three cores	AT LEAST Passes (A-E) in three cores
Grades	subjects	subjects
	i.e. English, Mathematics and	i.e English, Mathematics and
	Integrated Science.	Integrated Science.
Elective Subjects and Minimum	AT LEAST passes (A1-E8) in three	AT LEAST passes (A-E) in three
Grades	Elective subjects	Elective subjects

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

Requirements for Diploma Programmes

	ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
	WASSCE	SSCE
Age	18 – 35	years
Overall Aggregate	An aggregate score of thirty-Six (36)	An aggregate score of Twenty-Four
	or better in six subjects, comprising 3	(24) or better in six subjects,
	core and 3 electives	comprising 3 cores and 3 electives
Core Subjects and Minimum Grades	Credits (A1 – C6) in three Core	Credits (A– D) in three Core Subjects
	Subjects i.e. English, Mathematics	i.e. English, Mathematics and

	and Integrated Science.	Integrated Science.
Elective Subjects and Minimum Grades	Credits (A1 – C6) in three Elective	Credits (A – D) in three Electives
	Subjects.	Subjects.