Upon approval by the governmental authorities in October 1992, Penang Adventist Hospital established the Adventist College of Nursing and commenced offering a Three-year Diploma Nursing program in September 1993. In September 1994, offered the 15-month conversion program to convert the existing nursing aides to assistant nurses. A total of 3 batches of assistant nurses were trained. Thereafter the conversion program was stopped and replaced by the 24-month Assistant Nurse Certificate Course which started in January 1998.