Union warns private nursing college oversupply stalls jobs

The Namibia Nurses Union has warned the parliament that an oversupply of private college graduates is causing rising unemployment of nurses and compromising clinical training quality. Union secretary general Junias Shilunga raised this concern during a stakeholder consultative workshop convened by the parliamentary committee on education, youth, civic relations and community development last week. Addressing the committee, he said private nursing institutions have increased their student intake despite limited employment opportunities in the health sector.

“Many private nursing institutions admit a large number of students, with some conducting two intakes per year,” Shilunga said. He said this has created a situation where the number of graduates entering the job market continues to grow while employment opportunities remain limited.