Skills Labs key to making Competency-Based Curriculum meaningful - Nursing Educators
The Nursing and Midwifery Council introduced the revised competency-based curriculum to training institutions across the country in February 2026. It shifts training from theory alone to ensuring students can demonstrate clinical skills.
Ghana's new competency-based nursing and midwifery curriculum, introduced in February 2026, emphasizes practical clinical skills over theoretical knowledge. However, nursing educators warn that without adequate resources for skills laboratories, the curriculum will not be effective. The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission's Deputy Director-General, Professor Augustine Ocloo, emphasized the need for improved facilities to build students' confidence and ensure they can demonstrate professional competence.
Simulation-based learning is seen as crucial in bridging the gap between theory and practice, allowing students to develop critical judgment, improve communication, and enhance patient safety without risking patients. Stakeholders, including the National Chairman of the Nurse and Midwife Educators Society, Aloysius Ali Angliengmene, stressed the importance of investing in skills laboratories to ensure the curriculum is translated into meaningful hands-on learning experiences for students.
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