Regional News of Wednesday, 23 November 2011

Source: GNA

Ho CHNTC/NTC to conduct survey into poor performance in licensure examinations

Ho, Nov. 23, GNA-The Ho Community Health and Registered General Nurses' Training College is to institute an assessment of the causes of poor performance of students in their licensure examinations lately.

The College would also, beginning from the current academic semester, conduct what was termed, end of semester course and tutor evaluation, to help improve teaching and learning at the College.

Mrs Josephine Ansu-Gyeabour, Principal of the College announced this at the matriculation of 424 students into the College on Tuesday.

She noted that licensure examination results of Registered General Nurse students in the College dropped from 71 per cent in 2009 to 55 per cent in 2010 and further dropped to 41 per cent in 2011, while that of the Community Health improved from 59 per cent in 2009 to 80 per cent in 2010.