primary Health definition:
This qualification is designed to provide the students with 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 programmes.
Primary Health Level 2 Subjects:
Fundamentals: (compulsory subjects on Level 2, 3 and 4)
- English First Additional Language
- Mathematics
- Life Orientation
Core Subjects: (level 2)
- Public Health
- The South African Health Care System
- The Human Body and Mind
- Community Oriented Primary Care (optional)
WHAT VOCATIONAL ACTIVITIES WOULD THIS GIVE YOU ACCESS TO?
This programme enables a learner to do the following:
- Nursing
- Practicing in clinics and health support services
- Counseling
- Social Worker
- Supporting the Department of Health community health programmes
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
The National Certificate (Primary Health) provides an opportunity to access careers in any of the sectors listed below:
Access to other health support careers, Food and Beverage Management, Opportunities to enter a career path on level5 midlevel and other professional programmes in nursing, medicine, physiotherapy, forensic and radiology, A generic, academic educational platform for entry into higher education
DURATION
- 3 years full time (1 year per level)
- Enrollment in January
Course Offered at:
- Daveyton Campus
- Kwa-Thema Campus
