Professional Certificate in Nursing Leadership and Management (PCNLM)
The Award & Mode of Study
This is a 4-month part-time programme leading to the award of a Professional Certificate in Nursing Leadership and Management from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK).
Programme Description
This is an intensive programme specially designed to prepare senior registered nurses with a bachelor’s degree to become nurse leaders or managers, capable of dealing with the challenges of population ageing and the increasingly complex healthcare environment. The programme emphasises advancing students’ knowledge and skills in nursing leadership and management, and enriching their exposure to international healthcare management.
Flexible
Learning Experiences
Students will benefit from a variety of learning approaches, both online and on-site, in Shenzhen or Hong Kong, providing a versatile and student-friendly learning environment
Overseas
Expert Sharing
Strengthen the leadership and management competencies of students through inviting local and overseas experts for experience sharing
Pragmatic Leadership
and Management Strategies
Secure valuable practical leadership and management skills that students can implement in their local clinical contexts
1st Nursing Programme Targeting Greater Bay Area
The programme is our first educational initiative to cater for the escalating needs for nurse leaders and managers in the Greater Bay Area
- The programme is recognised under the Qualifications Framework (QF).
- QF Level: L6
- QR Registration No.: 18/000889/L6
- Registration Validity Period: 05/12/2018 to On-going
- 4-month part-time programme
- Taught in English, supplemented with Putonghua/ Cantonese
General Requirements
Tuition Fee
HK$29,800 (For non-local applicants)
Application Fee
HK$300 (Non-refundable)
Graduates of the programme are capable of:
- Advancing nursing excellence in a specialty area of practice; and
- Assuming leadership and management roles in wards, hospitals or other healthcare settings; and
- Pursuing postgraduate studies in nursing or other health-related disciplines.
Students are assessed in every course through a combination of written assignment, project management, oral presentation and discussion, etc.
For graduation, students are required to have an overall attendance of at least 80% in each course and pass all the courses with an overall GPA not lower than 2.0.
