THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Nursing Institute for Career Enhancement (NICE), the Centre of Excellence in Nursing is a first-of- its- kind initiative in India in collaboration with the Government of Maldives. It imparted a clinical nursing skill programme for nursing students from Maldives and had completed the training of 74 Maldives nurses. NICE was inaugurated on July 2, 2015 at the KINFRA International Apparel Park at Menamkulam here. The objective of NICE is to develop the skills of nurses for various cadres by conducting courses to suit the demand of both the national and international hospital industry.
Courses offered are Advanced Nursing Excellence Programme (ANEP) for GCC aspiring nurses, Nursing Excellence Programme (NEP) for up-skilling the nurses who have already completed licensing exams for GCC. Other than these, there are multiple short term programmes aimed at up- skilling viz BLS- ACLS, PALS, ITLS etc. NICE held the convocation ceremony of the Advanced Certificate in Nursing (Level 4) for students from Maldives and visa distribution for students from Kerala who have completed NEP. Labour minister T. P. Ramakrishnan held talks with the Maldives education minister Dr Aishath Shiham.
"On Friday, 74 Maldivians have successfully passed out as nurses. The second batch will join on December17. There will be collaboration between Kerala and Maldives where skill development, education and tourism-related sectors would be initiated," said Ramakrishnan. Maldives education minister Dr. Shiham informed that she would hold talks with the union Government soon. She invited Ramakrishnan to visit Maldives to which he agreed.
