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On the other hand, the input of nursing students to the university program witnessedsharp decline in 2008 compared with 2007 and 2006. The decline (about 30%) could beattributed to the decrease in the total number of male nursing students enrolled in 2008.This was due to the new mandate of the High Education Council, as mentioned before,which imposes ceiling on male admissions to nursing faculties in order to rectify thegender imbalances. In spite of this mandate, the number of female students admitted tothe BSc. program in 2008(937 students) was almost the same as in 2007(919students).Since Jordan has significant shortage in female nurses, policy makers shouldfind other ways and methods to encourage female students to join nursing trainingprograms like providing more scholarships and improving work conditions for femalenurses. 32The input of pharmacy students to universities and community colleges ranked secondwith a total input of 4808 and 965 students respectively. The next four health professionswith regard to the number of students admitted to university program were: medicine,laboratory sciences, dentistry and biomedical engineering in descended order.Regarding the total input to community colleges during the last three years; laboratorytechnicians, dentistry technicians, associate midwives and optometry techniciansfollowed associate nurses and pharmacy technicians in descended order.4.1.11 Annual output from Health Training InstitutionsThe total number of health professionals graduated from universities and communitycolleges (CC) in the different health training programs during the last three years was13063 and 6862 respectively(Tables 4.7 and 4.8). The annual average of graduatesduring the same period for all health professions was 4354 for universities and 2287 forcommunity colleges. Nursing graduates (registered and associate nurses) have thehighest percentage of total output during the last three years for both university andcommunity colleges programs (36% and 64% respectively), followed by pharmacy staff(pharmacists and pharmacy technicians) and physicians. Physicians accounted for 10%of all graduates from university health training programs. 32The output of the trained health professionals is partially based on the market demand.Other factors as the capacity of health training institutions, students’ preferences ,theprofitability of the program for the training institutions and the expected salary or incomefrom each profession are the main determinants of health professionals output. TheMinistry of Health does not have direct control over the production of the traininginstitutions.Jordan HRH Profile,Musa Ajlouni (Jan 2010) 48
Box 4.1: Functions of High Education Governance Bodies in JordanHigh Education Council:1- Formulating the general policy of high education in Jordan.2- Endorsing the establishment of new high education institutions.3- Oversight and finance of the high education sector.4- Monitoring the quality of high education.5- Determining the basic admission requirements at high education institutions.Ministry of High Education & Scientific Research:1- Implementing the general policy of High education in Jordan.2- Coordinating between high education institutions and public and private centersfor consultations and research.3- Signing cultural and scientific agreements in the field of High education andscientific research.4- Recognizing foreign institutions of high education and equating certificatesissued by them.5- Setting eligibility criteria for scholarships inside and outside Jordan.6- Following up the affairs of Jordanian students abroad through Jordanian culturalcounselors.High Education Accreditation Commission:1- Setting accreditation standards of high education institutions, amending anddeveloping them in light of the general policy of high education.2- Monitoring the performance of high education institutions and their commitmentto accreditation standards.3- Appointing the specialized committees needed to carry out the tasks of theAccreditation Commission.4- Ensuring that institutions of high education reach their pre-defined goalsthrough continuous evaluation of their programs.Source: Ahmad Abu El-Haija.High Education in Jordan. National Tempus Office, Amman, Jordanhttp://eacea.ec.europa.eu/tempus/participating_countries/High/jordan.pdf
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