Program Overview
Comprehensive reform across every layer of nursing education.
Punjab is undertaking comprehensive reforms to strengthen nursing education and health workforce governance—improving the quality of nursing education, increasing the availability of qualified nursing faculty, establishing three state-of-the-art Centers of Excellence, promoting digital transformation, strengthening HRH planning, and building sustainable institutional governance.
Objectives
What the Program sets out to do
Modern Education
Modernize nursing education and enhance research, innovation and evidence-based practice.
Centers of Excellence
Establish three internationally benchmarked Centers of Excellence across Punjab.
Faculty Strength
Strengthen nursing faculty through higher education and professional development.
Governance
Improve governance, institutional management and gender-inclusive learning environments.
Digital Systems
Develop modern digital systems for nursing education across all Centers.
HRH Planning
Strengthen Human Resources for Health planning and management province-wide.
Program Components
Three Components, One Reform Agenda
Quality of Nursing Professionals Improved
Faculty development, postgraduate scholarships, curriculum modernization, specialty nursing education, competency-based learning and continuing professional development.
Centers of Excellence
Three climate-resilient, gender-sensitive Centers of Excellence in Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi serving as provincial hubs for education, research, simulation-based learning and innovation.
Governance & Workforce Strengthening
Establishing the Board of Governors, Governance Frameworks, HRH Management Unit and strengthened workforce planning and quality assurance.
Faculty Development
Investing in the people who teach nursing
Through national and international partnerships, the Program supports nursing educators in pursuing postgraduate qualifications, specialized certifications and professional development including competency-based education, simulation methodologies, research supervision, digital learning technologies and academic leadership.
International Partnerships
Building on global expertise
The Program collaborates with national and international universities, healthcare institutions, professional organizations, accreditation bodies and development partners to strengthen nursing education through research, faculty exchange and innovation.