Training schools also emerged in the early years of missionary together with education and health. The training institutions established then have trained over a thousands midwives, community health workers and nursing officers who serve in various capacity within the countries health systems. These schools have stood through history and continue to operate under the banner of the catholic values. 

CCHS coordinates 4 Catholic Health Worker (CHW) Training Schools and funding for these schools is earmarked separately and disbursed directly to the schools. Typically in the past,  these schools received their operational grants quarterly from the National Department of Health. Despite the challenges involved in running the schools, they carefully balanced out whatever funding receive to cater for various expenditure that is critical for ongoing operations.

Four community health workers training schools are under National Department of Health and offering certificate and diploma course:

• Southern Highlands Province,  Kumin Community Health Worker Training School.
• West Sepik Province, Aitape Raihu Community Health Worker Training School 
• New Ireland Province, Sacred Heart Lemakot School of Nursing & Community Health Worker
• Central Province, Kairuku District, Bereina Veifa St Gerard’s Community Health Worker Training School

Saint Mary’s Vunapope School of Nursing College is accredited to higher level which is under DHERST and offering degree programmed through Divine Word University.