Study at Asiri Academy of Health Sciences

The Nursing Diploma offered by AAHS is a comprehensive three-year programme where students follow the NVQ level 6 Nursing curriculum approved by the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission (TVEC) and National Apprentice and Industrial Training Authority (NAITA).

The three-year course, which is conducted in English, comprises structured learning modules coupled with mandatory practical training to provide students with the skills, behaviours and attitudes needed to be a fully-fledged general nurse.

In the first year, students learn about the Main Principles of Nursing along with mandatory practical training on the fundamentals of nursing. The 2nd and 3rd years of the programme focus on more advanced nursing procedures through clinical and practical training on certain key disciplines such as surgical and EMT, psychiatric nursing, palliative care, obstetrics and gynaecology and paediatric nursing. AAHS being part of the largest private healthcare provider in the Country, nursing students benefit from practical exposure at one or more of the Asiri Health hospitals.

Program Details

As per the NVQ Operation Manual, the minimum number of credits required for NVQ level 06 is 120. One credit is equal to 25 notional hours.
The curriculum can be shared on request.

At AAHS, we offer nationally accredited modules in the Caregiver program to ensure that students are given adequate knowledge and skills to be a qualified and competent caregiver. The theory and practical hours are delivered by skillful and qualified tutors and delivered at the AAHS lecture halls and skill labs.

• Maintain the relationship with the client
• Attend domestic affairs of the client
• Prepare living area of the client
• Maintain personal hygiene and appearance of the client
• Maintain nutrition of the client
• Provide drug treatment
• Check and record vital signs
• Care of an elderly person

The NVQ 3 Phlebotomy program offered by AAHS is a 3 month certificate course which ill give students skills and knowledge to work in the health care setting as a competent phlebotomist. At AAHS, we provide our phlebotomy students with the necessary hands-on experience to ensure that students achieve the desired learning outcome.

The BSc Honour’s in Nursing (Top Up degree) is a comprehensive one-year program where students successfully complete the degree which Awarding University is London Metropolitan University, United Kingdom, which classes are located at Asiri Academy of Health Sciences, Sri Lanka

The course aims to develop competent professional nursing graduates with broad knowledge, skills and favorable attitudes to provide quality care in every aspect of nursing practice. It is designed to contribute to the development of a graduate who will demonstrate a sense of commitment, social and personal responsibility, and sensitivity and responsiveness to the needs of others.

The course gives students opportunities to share experiences, encourages reflection on individual values and understand their response to the World, preparing them for the dynamic healthcare environment in Sri Lanka.

Students are prepared for the evolving nursing and wider healthcare landscape. Students are encouraged as critical thinkers, gaining core clinical skills and proficiencies in the person-centered care of people of all ages in local primary, community, and social care settings, as well as in-hospital nursing care. The course allows students to develop skills in communication and interpersonal skills when working with people in distress, in teams and across professions. Students will develop a reasoned comprehension of professional values and reflect on continuous professional growth as a graduate nurse to become leaders of the future in this profession.

This curriculum is designed to equip learners with both foundational and applied competencies in the field of psychological counselling. It provides a structured learning pathway that balances theoretical knowledge with hands-on practical experience, preparing learners to respond effectively to the diverse emotional, psychological, and behavioral needs of individuals and communities.

Dental Surgery Nurse Assistants focus improving their knowledge, skills and attitudes on working at a dental surgery unit. Dental surgery units are quite different from other health care facilities and settings. Procedures, techniques and even the equipment are varied from a usual health care facility which emphasizes its employee to have a special training to handle such environment.

Further skills of handling such exceptional facility improve Dental Surgery Nurse Assistants’ potential to actively support dental team and to improve the quality of oral health service delivery immensely.

The demand caregivers is skyrocketing globally due to aging populations, longer lifespans, and more individuals preferring to age in place at home, creating massive job growth in home health aides and personal care, but also leading to workforce shortages, especially for trained professionals who offer personalized, complex care beyond basic tasks, making it a resilient and expanding career field with high need for skilled workers.