Lacor School of Nursing Intake 2023-2024

Lacor School of Nursing Intake – Apply:

The Management of Lacor School of Nursing has provided the entry requirement of all programs offered within the institution (diploma, certificate and artisan courses) for the 2023-2024 academic year. Students will be admitted into the institution considering their qualifications come into terms with the admission requirements.

NURSING & MIDWIFERY PROGRAM:

The Nursing School was started in 1973 offering a certificate course with 10 students. Registration in Nursing was later started in 1992. Thereafter in 2012, the Enrolled Midwifery course was started while the Diploma in Midwifery in 2016.

Currently the school has four courses, Diploma Nursing, Diploma in Midwifery, Certificate in Enrolled Nursing and Certificate in Enrolled Midwifery. Most of the trainees are from within the country but some few come from other countries, like Kenya and South Sudan. From 1973 to date, student enrollment has been on the increase. Specifically, yearly for the last 3 years), the demand for our services continues to remain high. Lacor School of Nursing Intake

Course Duration and Requirement:

Program	Duration	Requirement	Award
Certificate Nursing	2 ½ Years	Uganda Certificate of Education with Passes in science subjects, English & Mathematics	Certificate
Certificate Midwifery	2 ½ Years	Uganda Certificate of Education with Passes in science subjects, English & Mathematics	Certificate
Diploma Nursing	1 ½ Years	Certificate in Nursing	Diploma
Diploma Midwifery	1 ½ Years	Certificate in Midwifery	Diploma

The minimum age limit for the training is 18 years and above. The training is broken into two semesters per year.

Recruitment: Advertisement is usually run at the beginning of the January, Interviews and Selections in March with Enrollment in July for the above program.

LABORATORY PROGRAM:

The School started in 1979 with authorization from Ministry of Health. This was in response to the high demand for the laboratory services in the region. The capacity for certificate program is 120 students and 150 diploma.

Course Duration and Requirement:

Program	Duration	Requirement	Award
Certificate Medical Laboratory Techniques	2 Years	Uganda Certificate of Education with Passes in science subjects, English & Mathematics	Certificate
Diploma Medical Laboratory Technology	3 Years	Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education with principle passes in Biology & subsidiary in physics or chemistry OR Certificate in Medical Laboratory techniques (or the equivalent)	Diploma

The training is broken into two semesters annually.

Recruitment:

Advertisement are usually run at the beginning of the January, Interviews and Selections in March and Enrollment in July for the above program.

THEATRE ASSISTANTS: Lacor School of Nursing Intake

The program started at Lacor Hospital in 2015 with authorization from the Ministry of Health as a requirement for the Millennium Development Goal number four 4. The training started with 15 students and has seen increase in enrollment since then. This FY 2019/2020, we have up to 25 students enrolled. The demand for health personnel with this specialty is still high on the market.

Course Duration and Requirement:

Program	Duration	Requirement	Award
Certificate Theater Techniques	2 Years	Uganda Certificate of Education with Passes in science subjects, English & Mathematics	Certificate

The training is broken into two semesters per year.

Recruitment:

Advertisement are usually run at the beginning of the January, Interviews and Selections in March and Enrollment in July for the above program.

ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN ANAESTHESIA:

The school of Anaesthesia Lacor campus is a branch of Mulago School of Anaesthesia, Mulago. It was established under the Universities and other Tertiary Institutions Act, 2001. Its mandate is to train Allied Health Professionals that include Anaesthetic Officers for both private and public health sectors in Uganda. The training is conducted under the mandate of the Ministry of Education and Sports.

St Mary’s Hospital Lacor under the Archdiocese of Gulu, Gulu District had been involved in training Nurse Anaesthetists since 1994, following approval from Ministry of Health, and in collaboration with Mulago Department of Anaesthesia. The training was established and programmed by Mulago Department of Anaesthesia, with a training duration of one year, and qualifying with a certificate in Anaesthesia.

The training was Post Basic with Enrolled Nurses and Midwives working in both private and public heath institutions in Uganda eligible for admissions. The school was stopped and was re-opened in 2002/2004 under Ministry Of Education And Sports, with funding from the World Bank. This time the school started awarding Ordinary Diploma in Anaesthesia. To date the school has upgraded and now offers Post Basic Advanced Diploma in Anaesthesia.

Course Duration and Requirement:

Program	Duration	Requirement	Award
Post Graduate Diploma Anaesthesia	2 Years	– Diploma Clinical Medicine & Community Health – Diploma Midwifery / Nursing	Advanced Diploma

The training is broken into two semesters per year.

Recruitment: Advertisement are usually run at the beginning of the January, Interviews and Selections in March and EnrolLment in July for the above program.

For more information and enquiries contact Arua School Of Comprehensive Nursing via the following:

Contact Info of Arua School Of Comprehensive Nursing

Address: 530 kilometers from Kampala in North Western Region (Nile) of Uganda, in Arua District within Arua Municipality Eastern side and adjacent to Arua Regional Referral Hospital.

Location: Arua, Uganda

Telephone Number: (+256) 0392 080 916

Website: https://www.aruaschoolofnursing.ac.ug/