Lanka Hospitals School of nursing graduation ceremony

Lanka Hospitals School of Nursing held the first graduation ceremony for the intake of 2018, said a press release. Lanka Hospitals School of Nursing is the first nursing school in Sri Lanka to offer the NVQ Level-6 Higher National Diploma in Nursing. The nursing students’ batch of 2020who celebrated their capping ceremony on the same day, will be the first students of Lanka Hospitals School of Nursing to sit for the NVQ Level-6 Higher National Diploma in Nursing. Each year the school trains around 60 nurses, with an English language curriculum and lectures fully conducted in English to expand the knowledge and skills of nursing students. A high standard is maintained in the training programme for students with real-life clinical settings designed for on-the-ground training at Lanka Hospitals.

“As a leading private hospital, I am proud of the significant role that we have had in producing highly trained nurses in Sri Lanka. We have been able to mold nursing students into healthcare professionals who are now able to seek employment in a healthcare facility locally or overseas, and are fully equipped to reach greater heights in their chosen career path as nurses,” Lanka Hospitals’Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Director Medical Services, Dr. Lasantha Karunasekara stated. The NVQ Level-6 Higher National Diploma in Nursing conducted by Lanka Hospitals School of Nursing is approved by National Apprentice and Industrial Training Authority (NAITA) and the Tertiary & Vocational Education Commission (TVEC). Therefore,by the end of the programme students will receive the internationally recognized NVQ Level-6 Higher National Diploma in Nursing from TVEC as well.