The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has announced a suspension on the accreditation of new General Nursing programmes at both diploma and bachelor’s degree levels. Acting under its regulatory and accreditation mandate as outlined in the Education Regulatory Bodies Act, 2020 (Act 1023), and in line with national human resource development priorities, GTEC has directed that no new applications for General Nursing programmes will be received, processed, or considered until further notice.
This directive, issued on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, was signed by the Director-General of GTEC, Professor Ahmed Jinapor, and formally communicated to all tertiary education institutions. The statement, addressed to heads of tertiary education institutions, was copied to the Minister of Education, the Minister of Health, the Registrar, Nursing and Midwifery Council, Director of Accreditation, GTEC, Head of traditional public universities, GTEC, Head of technical universities and colleges, GTEC and Head, Compliance, GTEC.
The statement, however, advised institutions intending to expand their health-related programme offerings to explore and develop proposals in specialised and undersubscribed areas of nursing. It listed the specialised and underscribed areas to include Critical Care and Emergency Nursing; Paediatric Nursing; Oncology Nursing; Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing; Geriatric Nursing; Nephrology Nursing and Anaesthesia Nursing. “These specialised fields align with national workforce gaps and are therefore more likely to receive favourable regulatory consideration,” the statement added.
Source: Graphic Online
