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Nursing Training and Education

A range of education options from basic certification to post-graduate studies is available when you choose nursing as your career.

In order to equip you with the latest knowledge and evidence-based practice, the nursing training that you undergo is reviewed regularly to ensure that it keeps pace with evolving technology, a rapidly aging population and rising public expectations.

Scholarships and training awards are also available.

Education Options at a Glance

To become	You need to acquire	At	Minimum entry requirement
Enrolled Nurse	Nitec in Nursing	Institute of Technical Education	'N' Levels
Registered Nurse	Diploma in Nursing/Diploma in Health Sciences (Nursing)	School of Health Sciences, Nanyang Polytechnic	'O' Levels
		School of Health Sciences, Ngee AnnPolytechnic
		Parkway College of Nursing and Allied Health
	Accelerated Diploma in Nursing	School of Health Sciences Nanyang Polytechnic	Diploma/Degree graduates (with working experience)
	Degree in Nursing	National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies	'A' Levels
	Degree in Nursing	Overseas full-time Degree courses	'A' Levels

Further Education for Registered Nurses

Advanced Diploma / Specialist Diploma	School of Health Sciences, Nanyang Polytechnic School of Health Sciences Ngee Ann Polytechnic	Registered Nurse
Degree in Nursing (Post Registration)	Local part-time degree courses	Registered Nurse
	Overseas full-time degree courses
Master of Nursing	National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies	Registered Nurse with Advanced Diploma and Degree
	Other overseas universities

Degree in Nursing (Post Registration)

You can also study for a Bachelor of Nursing (Post-registration) degree awarded by an overseas university without leaving Singapore. The list of Bachelor of Nursing (Post-registration) courses accredited by the Singapore Nursing Board can be found here.

The most recent addition is the Bachelor of Science (Honours) Nursing offered by the University of Glasgow, United Kingdom with the Singapore Institute of Technology.

Scholarships

There are a number of scholarships for both Registered Nurses and Enrolled Nurses offered by MOHH, AIC and the healthcare clusters. Click on the links below for details: