The Ministry of Health has issued an extraordinary gazette to recruit 3,000 student nurses, marking the first phase of a plan to add 13,600 personnel to the nursing service between 2025 and 2029.
The recruitment is open to students who passed the G.C.E. Advanced Level examination in the science or mathematics streams in 2021, 2022, 2023 or 2024.
Eligible applicants can submit applications through the official website of the Ministry of Health and Mass Media, www.health.gov.lk, from May 29 to June 30.
The ministry said qualified applicants will be selected after interviews. Training for the selected student nurses is expected to begin later this year.
According to current health sector data, 43,553 nursing officers are serving in Sri Lanka’s state health system. To help address the shortage of health workers, the ministry recruited 3,441 Grade III nursing staff during the past two years.
It also recently issued appointment letters to 515 B.Sc. Nursing graduates. Nearly 7,800 student nurses are currently undergoing professional training at nursing schools across the country.
The Ministry of Health said the planned recruitment of 13,600 nursing personnel from 2025 to 2029 is being carried out under the guidance of Minister of Health Nalinda Jayatissa. (Newswire)