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CLOSE OUT CONFERENCE - Dissemination of Gains on the NICHE/GHA/261 Project


Start Date & Time

Thursday, 8 Apr, 2021 @10:0 am

Ending Date & Time

Thursday, 8 Apr, 2021 @3:0 pm

Virtual

Youtube

In-Person

N&MC Head Office

Theme

Sustaining the Innovations

Summary

BEFORE NICHE GHA 261 PROJECT

Prior to the introduction of the online licensing examination ( NICHE GHA 261), the Nursing and Midwifery Council had been conducting paper­based licensing examinations since its establishment in 1971. Examination papers had to be transported in huge bags to and from the examination centres to the Council. After the conduct of the examinations,

Assessors had to converge at one location to mark the scripts thus prolonging the time for the release of results. The conduct of the examinations was so laborious and tedious.

 

NICHE GHA 261 PROJECT

The Council together with a consortium composed by CINOP Global and Advisory Services (The Netherlands) and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) initiated a four­year project to strengthen the capacity of the Council to conduct a licensing examination through the use of advanced ICT solutions. In support of the project, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands through the Capacity Building programme, NICHE of NUFFIC had since 2014 awarded a total grant of €1,067,250. 00 as funding for two separate projects as follows:

  • Capacity building of Senior Staff on Strategic Management and Leadership Skills.
  • Strengthening the capacity of the Council to conduct online Licensing Examinations for Nurses and Midwives.


The first project was implemented in 2014 and 2015, while the second was launched on November 1, 2016. With the implementation of the online licensing examination for nursing and midwifery trainees, Ghana became the first in Africa to conduct licensing examinations online.

 

 

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Speakers & Presenters

Felix Nyante

FWACN, FGCNM - Registrar

Annie F. Oddoye

Senior Operations Officer & Project Director

Margot Leegwater

The Netherlands Government NUFFIC

H.E. Ron Strikker

Ambassador, Kingdom of The Netherlands

Target Audience

Nurses and Midwives, And Nursing assistants

Organisers

Sponsors & Partners

The Netherlands Government

NUFFIC, The Netherlands

The Netherlands Embassy in Ghana

CINOP, The Netherlands

KNUST Consultants

Times End C Ghana

COHHETI

GRNMA

GRMA

NEG

Nursing & Midwifery Practitioners

GNMTA

Internet Service Providers

Media

ECG

N&MC Governing Boards

N&MC Management & Staff

Significant Others