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WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES BY DEPUTY S.Y. MZEC OF ST. HELIER
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 27TH NOVEMBER 2017
Question
Could the Minister indicate how many people are undertaking general nursing training in Jersey, including a breakdown of numbers in year group of study? Could he further indicate the cost of covering the tuition fees for these courses?
Answer
No. of students | Details |
6 | Graduated from the University of Chester (UoC) in September 2017 after completion of 3-year degree |
9 | UoC students started 3rd year in September 2017; due to complete the programme in September 2018 |
13 | UoC students starting 2nd year in March 2018; due to complete the programme in March 2020 |
12 | UoC students starting programme in March 2018; due to complete the programme by March 2021. |
The students detailed above have completed or are on their way to completing the adult nursing degree (Bachelor of Nursing – Hons) programme in Jersey. It is a three-year degree programme taught by local Senior Lecturers.
A competitive tender exercise was held to select a partner university for the adult nursing degree programme and the tuition fees attached to these courses were negotiated as part of a contract with the University of Chester. The fees are commercially confidential and cannot be disclosed. The fees reflect the fact that students access the degree programme in Jersey with both the taught element (classroom activity) and practice (clinical) experiences delivered locally, with the degrees conferred by the University of Chester. I can confirm that the cost of delivering these courses on-Island is less than if they had been delivered in the UK.