The Tepa Nurses and Midwifery Training College has admitted 785 fresh students out of 3,018 applicants, to pursue General Nursing, Registered Midwifery and Nurse Assistant Clinical Nurses at the College.
Of the total number admitted, 376 will pursue Registered General Nursing while 204 opted for Registered midwifery programme with 203 registered for Registered Nurse assistance clinical programme.
Dr. Albert Opoku, Principal of the College who disclosed this at the 2024 Matriculation Ceremony stated all 785 are officially enrolled to pursue various programmes with the approval of the Ministry of Health and the Affiliate Institutions and have since pledged their allegiance to the authority of the college.
But for limited infrastructure the College could have admitted more students.
The Principal reminded the new students that their freedom at the Nursing and Midwifery Training College comes with some equivalent obligations and responsibilities in training students in academic and professional work.
He charged them to be ambassadors of the College and stated that ambassadorial disposition in all interactions, wherever they find themselves, while adopting a very good attitude.
He stated that the student population has increased from 82 in 2009 to 2,010 students and that the exponential increase in the student population is not corresponding to infrastructural development, especially classrooms, hostels, skills laboratory and  ICT facilities among others.
The Principal indicated that infrastructural development, upon his assumption of office in August 2022, became his number one priority following which his vision has given birth to the construction of a 350 capacity hostel, 200 capacity classroom block and to complete the Ampem SRC Block.
A multi-purpose sports court has also been constructed at Tepa Main Campus of the College where the first phase of a 3-storey 12-Unit classroom block has been completed and in use.
The Principal also announced that the construction of a dining hall facility also started this year at Anyinasuso campus of the College, which is about 90 percent complete, after which the construction of a 1,500 capacity Assembly Hall will commence.
He said all the projects are being funded from their Internally Generated Funds (IGF) with support from the Tepa Traditional Council, headed by the Tepamanhene, Nana Adusei Atwenewaa Ampem and some individuals.
The Tepa Nursing College, he said, has a strategic vision to offer the best in cutting edge research and service delivery in Nursing and Midwifery, as a result of which it has applied to Ghana Tertiary Education Commission to run BSc Nursing programme, as envisaged by Ministry of Health and the Government of Ghana, to upgrade all the Health Training Institutions to degree awarding institutions.
He expressed the hope to complete all the processes to start the BSc Nursing by the next academic year.
The Principal hinted of collaboration between the College and Tikvah Africa, an international organisation, which offers knowledge and skill acquisitions and plans building, a Solar Borehole and providing computers to support the College’s ICT Department.
He also revealed another collaboration with the University of Tsukuba of Japan for exchange Programmes for their staff and students with a local collaborations between the college and the Municipal Hospital at Tepa, where a skills laboratory has been created for their students in the hospital premises to expose them to real-world challenges and prepare them to be competitive and compassionate health professionals.
He said their partnership with the University of Cape Coast has allowed them to commence a process of introducing the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Programme right on campus and thus
creating opportunities for students to be trained in a field that is crucial to the health and well-being of the people.
Dr. Anthony Nsiah Asare, Presidential advisor on Health, on his part, reminded the students that getting admitted into the health Institutions was a privilege and tasked them to exhibit professionalism in their line of practice.
He disclosed that the Health ministry was determined to ensure that there are Health facilities across the country to help promote and prevent protracted ailments.
The Twafohene of the Tepa Traditional Area, Nana Bafour Appiah Frimpong, representing the Omanhene of Tepa Traditional Area, Nana Adusei Atwenewah Ampem I, appealed to the government to provide additional facilities for the school
The chief emphasised the need for critical amenities such as hostels and a school bus to enhance students’ academic experiences.
He highlighted the significant challenges students face due to the lack of adequate facilities and called on the government to prioritise their needs.
“Providing these resources will greatly enhance the quality of education and reduce the burden on parents and teachers,” he noted.
Nana Baffour Appiah Frimpong reaffirmed the Tepa Traditional Council’s unwavering commitment to supporting educational development in the area and assured the school of their continued assistance, which is part of their broader vision to improve upon education in the Traditional Area.
