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Are you a nursing student or young qualified nurse and you’d like to test you nursing skills on a world stage? The international WorldSkills Competition will take place in Lyon, France, next year and you could be there.

The WorldSkills Competition sees thousands of young people from around the world compete in over 60 skills. One of the skill sets is Health and Social Care skill.

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We have a sponsorship opportunity currently open for people with matric and would like to do the Health Promotion Officer course, we are currently looking for 20 candidates and the selection process will start from Monday the 25th of March to the 28th of March 2024 for more information on how to apply please contact us.

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HEALTH PROMOTION OFFICER NQF Level 3, SAQA ID No: 94597
What is Health Promotion Officer (HPO) about?

Health Promotion Officer is a Community Health Worker whose main focus is on primary healthcare, with health promotion as a vital aspect. The HPO plays a pre-emptive role in the assessment and identification of health needs as well as to intervene in primary healthcare activities.

Duties of Health Promotion Officer

Provide basic nursing and palliative care
Treat simple diseases, injuries, wounds
Make referrals for various health problems to appropriate levels of health services.
Promote TB Infection control
Take temperature, BP, Pulse and respiration
Check Sexual Transmitted Infections, teach and refer for treatment
Identify pregnant mothers, mothers who have given birth and their babies and refer for treatment
HIV and AIDS testing and counselling
Identify drug and substance abusers and refer them to rehabilitation centres
Teach people about dangers of drug and substance abuse
Teach people about cleanliness of in-house, environment and water
Teach about women and men’s and children’s health

What are the entry requirements?

Ancillary Health Care NQF Level 1 or

ABET Level 4 with FLC or

Grade 9, 10, 11 or 12 (No specific subjects are required)

Duration of study

It can be done in twelve (12) months on full-time attendance (i.e. Mon to Fri) or eighteen (18) months on part-time attendance.

There are three (3) intakes per year: February, July and October.

Examinations

Learners will write national exams after completing the course. Exams are written in March and October/November every year.

Certification

Learners who have passed National Examination will be awarded Occupational Certificate: Health Promotion Officer by Quality Council for Trades & Occupations

What can one do after obtaining this qualification?

Find employment.
Major employer is Department of Health (Clinics, rehabilitation centres, testing and counselling centres) through its implementation of Primary Health Care Re-engineering under NHI.
Other employers include Schools, waste disposal plants, water purification plants, local municipalities, Mental Health Centres, Old age homes, mines, Health Research centers, Cancer foundation, heart foundation, diabetes foundation, social development, and NGOs/NPOs.
Enroll for higher level qualifications such as:
Further Education and Training Certificate: Community Health Work
Further Education and Training Certificate: Community Development: HIV/AIDS Support,
Higher Certificate in Social Auxiliary Work
Mid-level course is being developed to bridge to Degree in Health Promotion Officer

Late Registration is now open for the following courses starting in January 2024
Health Promotion Officer NQF level 3
Occupational Health Promotion Officer NQF level 5
Foundation learning competency NQF level 2
Sewing Machine Operator NQF level 2

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Online classes are now available!! Enquire now on how to enroll for January 2024...