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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:
 
 
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
Ms. Alice CHAN
 
MSc in Management (HSM), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
BSc, University of Paisley, United Kingdom
Fellowship of the Hong Kong College of Health Service Executives (FHKCHSE)
Fellowship of Australasian College of Health Service Management (FACHSM)
Registered Nurse (Hong Kong)
 


Tuition Fee
The applicant selected for admission to the HD(N) Programme is required to sign an undertaking. The tuition fee is fully reimbursed by Social Welfare Department under the conditions below:
  • to complete that Training Programme to the satisfaction of the Social Welfare Department and Tung Wah College;
  • to be employed as Enrolled Nurse (General) in the welfare sector in Hong Kong for a continuous period of not less than three years after satisfactory completion of that Training Programme. 
 
Year
Tuition Fee (HK$)
Year 1
$103,440
Year 2
$103,440
Programme Total
$206,880
 
  • 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.
  • The tuition fee is fully reimbursed by Social Welfare Department (SWD) on the conditions that the students complete that training programme to the satisfaction of the SWD and Tung Wah College; and to be employed as Enrolled Nurse (General) in the welfare sector in Hong Kong for a continuous period of not less than three years after satisfactory completion of that training programme.
  • 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.


QF Information
QF level
4
QR registration no.
16/000348/L4
Registration validity period 01/09/2016 to 31/08/2024



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King’s Park Campus
Ma Kam Chan Memorial Building,
31 Wylie Road, Homantin, Hong Kong
Mongkok Campus
Cheung Kung Hai Memorial Building, 90A,
and Cheung Chin Lan Hong Building, 98,
Shantung Street, Mongkok, Hong Kong
Kwai Hing Campus
16/F, Tower 2,
Kowloon Commerce Centre,
51 Kwai Cheong Road,
Kwai Chung, Hong Kong
Telephone
(852) 3190 6678