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Course Details
This qualification is designed to provide the students with the both theoretical and practical experience offered in a simulated environment or in the real workplace.
It is a SAQA-registered qualification and it’s offered over a period of 3 years at levels 2, 3, and 4 of the National Qualification Framework (NQF).
A student is issued with a certificate, the National Certificate (Vocational): Primary Health at each level which can be used to pursue other health-related programs.
Fundamental Compulsory Subjects:
- First additional language – which must be the language of teaching and learning
- Mathematics
- Life Orientation
Vocational Subjects
| Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 |
|---|---|---|
| The South African Health Care SystemPublic HealthHuman Body and MindOPTIONALCommunity OrientedPrimary Care | The South African Health Care SystemPublic HealthHuman Body and MindOPTIONALCommunity OrientedPrimary Care | The South African Health Care SystemPublic HealthHuman Body and MindOPTIONALCommunity OrientedPrimary Care |
Career Paths
- Nursing
- Community Care Workers
- Social Worker
- Physiotherapy
- Counseling
- Occupational health and safety
- Occupational Therapy
- Practicing in clinics and health support services
- Supporting the Department of Health community health programs
Career opportunity
- A generic, academic educational platform for entry into higher education
- Opportunities to enter a career path on level5 midlevel and other professional programs in nursing, medicine, physiotherapy, forensic and radiology
- Matriculants with inadequate results in life science and Physical Science get an opportunity to enter into a health program.
- Access to other health support careers.