Villa College Maldives is a tertiary education and training institute, established by the Chairman of Villa Group, Hon. Qasim Ibrahim, to provide high-quality education and training opportunities to the citizens of Maldives. Villa College is registered and established as the first Private College of the Maldives by the Department of Higher Education and leads as a top private college, one that is affordable to aspiring Maldivians.
Villa College offers Diploma in Nursing Programme for their students to become knowledgeable practitioners in general nursing, equipped with work experience and practical skills to work in the health sector in Maldives and across the world. Skills obtained in this programme enables students to work with healthcare professionals to deliver effective and high-quality services.
Villa College has partnered with Amrak Institute of Medical Sciences, affiliated with Durdans Hospital, to provide students with hands-on medical experience through observations of special clinical procedures that are not easily performed in Maldivian Hospitals.
Durdans Hospital, established in 1939, has been a trusted name in Sri Lankan healthcare for over seven decades and leads with compassion, passion and medical excellence for patients across the world. Durdans Hospital is the first healthcare institution in Sri Lanka to receive the JCI “Gold Standard” in Global Healthcare, later re-accredited with the “Gold Seal of Approval” by the JCI, the world’s leading accreditation organisation in the United States of America.
As one of the leading hospitals in the country, Durdans Hospital offers advanced medical care for patients with 260 beds, 60 of those in the critical care department with an ultramodern theatre comprising eight theatres with state-of-the-art intensive units (ICU). With the hospital, students will be able to gain practical experience with modern medical facilities and services.
The programme aligns with the National Competency Standards for Professional Nurses and Midwives to ensure safe practice and quality patient-centric care. Upon successful completion of the program, the candidates will meet the licensing requirements of the Maldives Nursing and Midwifery Council as a Registered Nurse.
