These are people who come to upgrade form certificate level to Diploma. This program takes 1¹/₂ years with normal progress for one to be admitted, he/she must have done either certificate in Nursing or compressive nursing registered with the council and with a valid practicing license.

Profession career progression After this, one will decide to go for a bachelor’s degree in Nursing then Masters and later PhD.

Description of Diploma Nurse qualification.

The aim of the academic program is to raise a health worker whose main responsibility is to perform nursing care as well as manage a health unit at the level of Health Centre I1, Clinical Tutors, department at Health Centre Il1 and institutional sickbays.

Program Structure

Top up diploma runs for three Semesters. During the study, the program covers basic sciences, and specialized courses in Nursing.