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Nurse Training In Zimbabwe No Longer Requires O’ Level Mathematics

9 months agoMon, 08 Apr 2024 07:50:31 GMT
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Nurse Training In Zimbabwe No Longer Requires O’ Level Mathematics

The Ministry of Health and ChildCare has removed the prerequisite of passing O’ Level Mathematics for nurse training qualification.

In recent years, Zimbabweans pursuing the three-year Diploma in Registered General Nurse Training needed a minimum of five “O” Level subjects.

These subjects included English Language, Mathematics, a Science subject, and two additional subjects (excluding practical ones like Fashion and Fabrics, Metal Work, Graphic Art, Art, and Woodwork). The minimum grade required was a C or better, obtained from no more than two sittings.

Yet, an advertisement placed by the Ministry of Health in the Sunday papers on April 7, 2024, regarding the General Nurse Training May 2024 Intake, does not mention the Mathematics requirement.

As per the advertisement, applicants for the three-year Diploma Nurse Training must possess a minimum of five ‘0’ Level subjects.

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These subjects should include passes in English Language, a Science subject, and three additional subjects (excluding practical ones like Fashion and Fabrics, Metal Work, Graphic Art, Art, and Woodwork). The required grade is C or better, obtained from no more than two sittings.

Additionally, the Ministry specified that applicants must be between 17 and 30 years old by May 13, 2024.

Medical professionals who spoke to ZimLive expressed their apprehensions regarding the decision. A doctor who chose to remain anonymous said:

This lowering of standards appears to be a targeted move to get people who don’t qualify to join the nursing profession, God knows for what reason.

Nurse training involves a wide range of mathematical concepts and skills, including number sense, measurement, and data analysis. A nurse recruited on what appears to be a purely political formula will be a danger to patients

The advert says applicants must drop their application letters at their nearest general nurse training schools.

According to the Nurses Council of Zimbabwe (NCZ) website, nurse training institutions in the country are as follows:

  • Bindura Provincial Hospital
  • Bonda Mission Hospital
  • Chinhoyi Provincial Hospital
  • Chitungwiza General Hospital
  • Gwanda Provincial Hospital
  • Gutu Mission Hospital
  • Gweru General Hospital
  • Harare Central Hospital
  • Hwange Colliery Hospital
  • Imbizo Training School
  • Karanda Mission Hospital
  • Kwekwe General Hospital
  • Marondera General Hospital
  • Masvingo General Hospital
  • Mashoko Mission Hospital
  • Morgenster Memorial Hospital
  • Mpilo Central Hospital
  • Musiso Mission Hospital
  • Mutare General Hospital
  • Muvonde Mission Hospital
  • Parirenyatwa General Hospital
  • St Luke’s Mission Hospital
  • St Anne’s Mission Hospital
  • St Theresa Hospital
  • Tsholotsho District Hospital
  • United Bulawayo Hospitals

Midwifery Training Schools

  • Bindura Provincial Hospital
  • Bonda Mission
  • Chinhoyi Hospital
  • Chitungwiza General Hospital
  • Gwanda Provincial Hospital
  • Gweru General Hospital
  • Harare Central Hospital
  • Howard Hospital
  • Karanda Mission Hospital
  • Kwekwe General Hospital
  • Marondera General Hospital
  • Masvingo General Hospital
  • Mpilo Central Hospital
  • Murambinda Hospital
  • Mutambara Hospital
  • Mt Selinda Hospital
  • Nyadire Hospital
  • Parirenyatwa General Hospital
  • St Alberts Hospital
  • St Luke’s Mission Hospital
  • Kadoma Hospital

Primary Care Nurse Training Schools

  • Bonda Hospital
  • Gokwe Hospital
  • Howard Hospital
  • Maphisa Hospital
  • Mnene Hospital
  • Mt Darwin Hospital
  • Mt Selinda Hospital
  • Mt St Mary’s Hospital
  • Inyathi Hospital
  • Nkayi Hospital
  • Sanyati Hospital
  • Silveira Hospital
  • St Alberts Hospital
  • Tshelanyemba Hospital
  • Murambinda Hospital
  • Mutambara Hospital

State Certified Traumatology Nurse

  • Army Medical Training School

Psychiatric School

  • Ingutsheni Hospital
  • Parirenyatwa General Hospital

Post Graduate Schools of Nursing

  • Avenues Clinic
  • Parirenyatwa General Hospital
  • Harare General Hospital
  • United Bulawayo Hospitals

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19 Comments

Anonymous · 3 months ago
I want a place for nursing training
Linda · 9 months ago
What about international students can we also apply if yes please send a link
ministry update · 9 months ago
O-Level Mathematics Still Needed": Health Ministry clarifies nurse training requirements* PROSPECTIVE nurses require five Ordinary Level subjects, including English and Science, and these requirements have not changed since Statutory Instrument of 245 of 2000. There was speculation over the weekend that the Government had eased entry requirements following an advertisement in The Sunday Mail only indicating English and Science as mandatory subjects but not Mathematics. The absence of Mathematics on the requirements list was wrongly interpreted as an easing of requirements, but Health and Child Care Permanent Secretary Dr Aspect Maunganidze yesterday clarified the situation. He said the absence of Mathematics on the requirements list did not mean that the subject was not needed. Dr Maunganidze made reference to SI245 of 2000 which gives impetus to English and Science as obligatory for nurse training. “The advert is correct. It does not mean though that Mathematics is not needed per se. Those are the minimum requirements and as we shortlist, considerations will be put to other subjects that are an added advantage. “In terms of SI 245 of 2000, which is still valid and has not been changed, it is English and Science that are mandatory for the minimum five subjects that are required. Practical subjects are not considered,” he said. Dr Maunganidze said the Ministry would soon have a stakeholders meeting to revamp the recruitment policy so that it speaks to the current settings in terms of job qualifications and necessary requirements for recruitment. Depending on the numbers that apply, considerations would be made for additional passes in other subjects that were also important in nursing that would then be considered first in the shortlisting. “It is a default position we have taken because we are still going to do an all stakeholders meeting to look at how the recruitment policy for nursing can be revamped to speak to the current settings in terms of job qualifications and all the necessary requirements for recruitment. “We anticipate that between now and September we would have done the needful, and if necessary that SI will be changed. “You might also be aware that even in our tertiary institutions, adverts will just specify that the following subjects, but the actual issues like grading and other advantages will be looked at during the shortlisting process,” added Dr Maunganidze. ZimbabweanMail
Yadah Mufaro · 8 months ago
Do they need Mathematics in Primary Care Nursing???
Tatenda L Sithole · 3 months ago
I want a place for nursing training
Anonymous · 9 months ago
Hazvirevi kuti Maths havazive,shuwa shuwa kubva grade one munhu achiita Maths ozotadza kuverenga ma degrees e temperature kana iyo dosage yacho?Munhu maths agara anodzigona naturally saka zvitori izvo zvaveko izvi.
Anonymous · 9 months ago
Is olevel Maths a prerequisite in UK?
Anonymous · 9 months ago
Yes, because nurse have to be able to calculate dosages!
Ndini · 9 months ago
Nursing ibasa rema**** no subjects should be required just birth certificate only
Ndini · 9 months ago
Nursing ibasa rema**** no subjects should be required just birth certificate only
Ndini · 9 months ago
Nursing ibasa rema**** no subjects should be required just birth certificate only
Ndini · 9 months ago
we should encourage subjects like mtela work wood work leather work fashion and design which is are the most paying careers
kkkk · 9 months ago
wat is mtela work kkk
t · 9 months ago
ndoska usina maths zi****
fay · 9 months ago
zanu be Aids zvinofambirana
drink · 9 months ago
zvazvakanakira majuru anoruma chako chisina hunhu
🏃‍♀️Chi baby che Zanu 🌊 · 9 months ago
I am happy coz ndakutoenda ku nurse training ma subject ese ndinavo kusara kwe Mathematics saka ndakutoenda ndichikwi'ra varume vese vanenge auya kunorapwa
t · 9 months ago
madman

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