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Higher Diploma in Nursing

2 years full-time

Programme Description

This is a two-year full-time Training Programme targeted to meet the manpower demand for Enrolled Nurse (EN) (General) in the welfare sector. It is organised and funded by the Social Welfare Department (the SWD), which has commissioned the Tung Wah College (TWC) to provide the training. For details, please refer to the following documents:

Guide to applications (English version)
Guide to applications (Chinese version)
Application form provided by the SWD (to be completed and submitted via the TWC Admission System as ‘Other supporting documents’.
Information Seminar (to be held on 19 January 2023): Please register HERE.

Offer will be issued to successful applicants from July 2023.

Programme Leaflet:

The programme aims to equip students with necessary knowledge, skills and attitude to meet the statutory requirements to enroll with the Nursing Council of Hong Kong (NCHK) as an Enrolled Nurse (EN). The objectives are:

(1) To develop student’s competence in health promotion, maintenance and restoration, and prevention of illness through the delivery of primary, secondary and tertiary health care in hospital and community settings;

(2) To equip student with effective communication skills for the delivery of individualised care as well as for facilitation of teamwork;

(3) To develop student’s understanding of psychosocial, cultural and environmental dimensions of health and illness;

(4) To equip student with critical, creative and analytical problem-solving skills; and

(5) To develop student’s generic attributes for all-roundness such as capabilities for life-long learning, independent and reflective learning, and values on professionalism

Mode of study

Medium of Instruction	English supplemented with Cantonese
Total no. of credits	86 credits

Programme Leader

Dr. Florence WONG

Doctor of Nursing (DN), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Master of Nursing (MNurs), The Hong Kong University, Hong Kong
Bachelor of Technology Program in Specialty Nursing (Critical Care Nursing), The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Registered Nurse (Hong Kong and Canada)

Email: [email protected]

Tuition Fee

The tuition fees for the first normative 2-year study period of the Programme will be fully subsidised by the SWD on the condition that the trainee has successfully completed the Programme and qualified to be registered as EN. For details, please refer to the guide to applications (English version | Chinese version).

Year	Tuition Fee (HK$)
Year 1	$98,940
Year 2	$98,940
Programme Total	$197,880

Tung Wah College will adjust the tuition fee of its programmes based on the Composite Consumer Price Index to be announced by the Government annually.
Tuition fees are normally charged by two instalments per annum and are payable before the commencement of each semester. New students are required to settle the balance of the tuition fee for the first semester (i.e. after deducting deposit) upon programme registration in August.
Students are required to pay additional fees for all retake/additional courses which would be charged at the rate of the normal cohort and be calculated by the number of credits to be taken. Please refer the details in the College’s Fees Regulation at https://www.twc.edu.hk/en/Administration_Units/fo/our_service/student-area.
All fees paid are non-refundable and non-transferable.
For more details about the College's tuition fee payment schedule and fees regulation, please refer to the "Tuition Fee Payment Schedule" and "Fees Regulation" at https://www.twc.edu.hk/en/Administration_Units/fo/our_service/student-area.

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