Tamale Community Health Nurses Training School 2019/2020 Admission Requirement

Tamale Community Health Nurses Training School 2019/2020 Admission Requirement

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR NURSING PROGRAMMESAuxiliary Programmes

1. Community Health Nursing (CHN)

1. 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

1. Registered Mental Nursing

1. Registered Midwifery (Females only)

1. 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 than50 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)

1. Occupational Therapy
2. Physiotherapy
3. Community Nutrition
4. Health Informatics
5. Prosthesis and Orthotic Technology
6. 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.

1. Purchase application code from any Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) or Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) branch at a cost of One Hundred Ghana Cedis (GH¢100.00). (This includes the cost of verification of results, SMS alerts and all other correspondence).

NB: No postage envelopes are required as all correspondence will be via SMS or E-mail. Applicant must, therefore, have a dedicated phone number and an e-mail address.
2. Upon payment, applicant will receive a voucher containing a unique PIN and a Serial number.
3. Access the application form online at https://healthtraining.gov.gh
4. Use your PIN code to log in to gain access to the application form to be filled.
5. Key in your Pin and serial number purchased from the Bank. Note that, the online registration form is accessible only by the PIN and the Serial number.
6. Follow the instructions carefully and fill the relevant stages of the admission process once the online application form is opened. Save the first page filled before continuing to the next page.
7. The applicant’s unique ID (reference number) will be shown on the printed form.
8. You will use this reference number to track the status of the admission process-whether qualified or not, invitation for interview, offer of admission, etc.
NB:
Any wrongful data entry (e.g. grades, etc. ) detected on the completed form automatically disqualifies the applicant. An applicant must, therefore, give the exact grade as seen on his/her examination results sheet obtained from WAEC as well as his /her personal data.
Only Applicants who meet admission requirements will be invited to attend a competitive interview at the school of choice.
Take your time to fill all the relevant portions of the form, including uploading of your photograph.
Print completed form and keep it (would be demanded during the interview)
The information provided here, could also be accessed on the Ministry of Health website www.moh.gov.gh