Enrolment in Nursing Programmes in ITE, Polytechnics and Universities in Past Five Years

Debated in Parliament on 4 Oct 2022.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Health for the number of students who enrolled in nursing programmes at ITE, polytechnics, and universities each year over the past five years, and the number and percentage of nursing graduates who went on to practise nursing.
Ong Ye Kung responded that nursing intake numbers across Institutes of Higher Learning remained relatively stable between 2017 and 2021, with about 2,100 students admitted annually into pre-registration nursing courses at ITE, Nanyang Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, and National University of Singapore.
He noted that employment outcomes for nursing graduates were strong, with 83% in full-time permanent employment within six months of graduation, and 90% of those employed working as nurses.
The response highlighted that nursing intake had grown by around 20% in the five years before 2017, but stabilized thereafter.
The data provided covers the past five years up to 2021, based on the annual Graduate Employment Survey conducted by the IHLs.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Health for each year over the past five years (a) what is the number of students who enrolled into nursing programmes in the ITE, polytechnics and universities respectively; and (b) what is the number and percentage of nursing students who go on to practise nursing after graduation from the ITE, polytechnics and universities respectively.

Ong Ye Kung

The nursing intake numbers in the Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs) have remained relatively stable between 2017 and 2021, after growing by around 20% in the five years before that. Each year, about 2,100 students are admitted into pre-registration nursing courses at the Institute of Technical Education (ITE), Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP), Ngee Ann Polytechnic and National University of Singapore (NUS) combined.

Employment outcomes for nursing graduates have also been strong over the same period. Based on the annual Graduate Employment Survey (GES) conducted by the IHLs, 83% were in full-time permanent (FTP) employment within six months after graduation. Of those in FTP employment, nine in 10 were working as nurses.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Health for the number of students who enrolled in nursing programmes at ITE, polytechnics, and universities each year over the past five years, and the number and percentage of nursing graduates who went on to practise nursing.
Ong Ye Kung responded that nursing intake numbers across Institutes of Higher Learning remained relatively stable between 2017 and 2021, with about 2,100 students admitted annually into pre-registration nursing courses at ITE, Nanyang Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, and National University of Singapore.
He noted that employment outcomes for nursing graduates were strong, with 83% in full-time permanent employment within six months of graduation, and 90% of those employed working as nurses.
The response highlighted that nursing intake had grown by around 20% in the five years before 2017, but stabilized thereafter.
The data provided covers the past five years up to 2021, based on the annual Graduate Employment Survey conducted by the IHLs.

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Enrolment in Nursing Programmes in ITE, Polytechnics and Universities in Past Five Years

Debated in Parliament on 4 Oct 2022.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Health for the number of students who enrolled in nursing programmes at ITE, polytechnics, and universities each year over the past five years, and the number and percentage of nursing graduates who went on to practise nursing.
Ong Ye Kung responded that nursing intake numbers across Institutes of Higher Learning remained relatively stable between 2017 and 2021, with about 2,100 students admitted annually into pre-registration nursing courses at ITE, Nanyang Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, and National University of Singapore.
He noted that employment outcomes for nursing graduates were strong, with 83% in full-time permanent employment within six months of graduation, and 90% of those employed working as nurses.
The response highlighted that nursing intake had grown by around 20% in the five years before 2017, but stabilized thereafter.
The data provided covers the past five years up to 2021, based on the annual Graduate Employment Survey conducted by the IHLs.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Health for the number of students who enrolled in nursing programmes at ITE, polytechnics, and universities each year over the past five years, and the number and percentage of nursing graduates who went on to practise nursing.
Ong Ye Kung responded that nursing intake numbers across Institutes of Higher Learning remained relatively stable between 2017 and 2021, with about 2,100 students admitted annually into pre-registration nursing courses at ITE, Nanyang Polytechnic, Ngee Ann Polytechnic, and National University of Singapore.
He noted that employment outcomes for nursing graduates were strong, with 83% in full-time permanent employment within six months of graduation, and 90% of those employed working as nurses.
The response highlighted that nursing intake had grown by around 20% in the five years before 2017, but stabilized thereafter.
The data provided covers the past five years up to 2021, based on the annual Graduate Employment Survey conducted by the IHLs.

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