North West Health on facelift for North West College of nursing

North West College of nursing receive a facelift of over R470m

The North West College of Nursing which comprises of two government nursing campuses based in Mahikeng and Klerksdorp is currently embarking on major construction projects in both campuses. Construction includes student residence which will accommodate a larger number of students, and staff residence as part of the college’s retention strategy.

At Mahikeng campus, phase one of the upgrades include the refurbishment of existing lecturers’ offices, construction of new blocks for residence with a capacity of 114 students, simulation ward for clinical skills practices, media centre, construction of security wall for safety, new classrooms, sick bay as well as the related civil work and electrical reticulation for the new buildings. The site handover to the contractor took place on 05 February 2016 and the anticipated practical completion date is September 2017.

Phase one of the project at Klerksdorp campus include construction of the new 300 seater lecture theatre, student accommodation which will accommodate at least 1 200 learners; alterations to the transformer room as well as alterations to ablutions. The anticipated practical completion of this project is June 2018 which means students will instantly benefit from these upgrades.

Speaking about the project the Acting Campus Head, Ms Maphoku Mokolobate said she is happy and feel humbled to be part of the process of restoring and refurbishing such a critical medical education institution.

“It’s a great pleasure to us that revitalisation project has kick started. We hope its completion will address our accommodation, teaching and learning space needs that have been with us for years,” said delighted Mokolobate.

In his 2015/16 budget speech, MEC for Health Dr Mgome Masike said there was a need to upgrade and refurbish these nursing campuses.

“We promised residents of Bokone Bophirima last year that we are going to upgrade these institutions. I am glad that the work has started, and I want to assure our communities that we are not only concentrating on improving the physical structure of these important institutions, but we are also focusing on improving the quality of education and training and the tools the students are using to facilitate easy learning.

“The upgrades at these two facilities gives our children the best possible opportunities to really dive into their educational growth and I believe it will have a lasting impact on students here today and those who follow in the decades to come,” concluded MEC Masike.

North West College of Nursing is the only government nursing college in the province with two campuses in Mahikeng and Klerksdorp tasked with training and producing nurses for the public health facilities. With these upgrades, the college will be able to recruit more number of legible candidates to programmes offered, to retain its experienced staff and create more employment opportunities.

Enquiries:
Department Spokesperson
Tebogo Lekgethwane
Cell: 082 929 9958
E-mail: tlekgethwane@nwpg.gov.za

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