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PECTS — Official Training Arm of NAS

PECTS

Paramedic and Emergency Care Training School

📍 Nkenkaasu, Ashanti Region • Ghana's National Paramedic Training Institution
6,000+ Community Medical First Responders Trained
217 CMFR Trainees (Sept 2025 Cohort)
2013 Year Established
About PECTS

Training Ghana's Frontline Emergency Heroes

Established in 2013, PECTS is the official paramedic training institution of the National Ambulance Service (NAS). We produce highly skilled paramedics and emergency care practitioners who provide advanced prehospital, ambulance-based, and emergency response care across all 16 regions of Ghana.
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Training Programs

Professional Emergency Care Curriculum

Professional education aligned with international paramedic standards

1 Year Program

Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)

Prepares students to function as entry-level EMTs capable of providing essential emergency care.

  • Comprehensive patient assessment
  • Airway and oxygen therapy
  • Hemorrhage control and trauma management
  • Medical emergency care
  • Safe ambulance operations
  • Basic life support
2 Years Program

Advanced Emergency Medical Technology (AEMT)

Develops advanced practitioners with clinical leadership and decision-making skills.

  • Advanced airway management
  • Cardiac monitoring and defibrillation
  • Intravenous therapy and medication administration
  • Advanced trauma and medical interventions
  • Clinical leadership and emergency decision-making
Education Model

Competency-Based Training Phases

Ensuring graduates are practice-ready professionals, not just classroom-trained technicians

📚 6 Months

Classroom and simulation-based learning with high-fidelity medical equipment

🏥 3 Months

Hospital clinical rotations in emergency departments and intensive care units

🏥 3 Months

Supervised ambulance field internship responding to real emergencies

Field Training

Paramilitary & Field Training

Discipline, teamwork, and resilience training for emergency medical services

Our Galant Trained EMTs
Our Galant Trained EMTs
Governance

School Leadership

DG

Dr. George Owusu

Chief Executive Officer, NAS

Provides overall policy direction and institutional supervision

PS

Paramedic Specialist Mohammed-Najeeb Mahama

Head of Academic Department

Coordinates training programs, curriculum development, and maintains academic standards

DV

DCAEMT Vitus Agongo

Administrative Manager

Oversees day-to-day operations and administrative functions

🎓 Tertiary Accreditation & Academic Development

In 2026, PECTS commenced formal engagement with the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) and the University for Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS). Goal: Upgrade PECTS into a nationally accredited paramedic and emergency care institution, enabling diploma and degree-level paramedic education in Ghana.

The Professional Backbone of the National Ambulance Service

Every NAS ambulance, emergency response team, and dispatch center depends on PECTS-trained paramedics. By modernizing its curriculum, expanding simulation-based education, and pursuing tertiary accreditation, PECTS continues to strengthen Ghana's emergency medical system and save lives nationwide.

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