A total of 669 students have graduated from Guyana’s Professional Nursing Hybrid Programme, marking the largest cohort of professional nurses produced in the country’s history.

The three-year Government scholarship programme, offered through the Ministry of Health, was launched in 2023 to expand access to nursing education and address the growing demand for qualified healthcare workers across all 10 Administrative Regions.

The hybrid programme combines online theoretical instruction, simulation-based skills training, and supervised clinical rotations. Graduates completed 1535 hours of online theory through Coursera, 230 hours of clinical skills training at 12 simulation labs established across the country, and 1995 hours of supervised clinical practice at hospitals and health centres.