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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED UNIT STANDARD THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Demonstrate knowledge of the provision and implementation of primary health care within the community

SAQA US ID	UNIT STANDARD TITLE
117498	Demonstrate knowledge of the provision and implementation of primary health care within the community
ORIGINATOR
SGB Ancillary Health Care
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY
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FIELD			SUBFIELD
Field 09 - Health Sciences and Social Services			Promotive Health and Developmental Services
ABET BAND	UNIT STANDARD TYPE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	CREDITS
Undefined	Regular	Level 4	NQF Level 04	10
REGISTRATION STATUS		REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE	SAQA DECISION NUMBER
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		2007-09-18	2009-02-18	SAQA 0160/05
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2010-02-18		2013-02-18

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.

This unit standard is replaced by:

US ID	Unit Standard Title	Pre-2009 NQF Level	NQF Level	Credits	Replacement Status
260406	Assist in facilitating and implementing primary health care projects within the community	Level 4	NQF Level 04	12

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD

This unit standard will enable a community health worker to facilitate and assist in the provision of Primary Health Care (PHC) based on the Primary Health Care Approach within the community.

People credited with this unit standard are able to:

Demonstrate an understanding of the Health Care System in South Africa

Demonstrate an understanding of the Primary Health Care approach

Implement measures to prevent and control prevailing health problems

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

The credit calculation for this unit standard is based on the assumption that learners are already competent in terms of being able to assess the interrelationship between the individual, the family and the community in terms of Primary Health Care Issues.

UNIT STANDARD RANGE

Primary Health Care includes but is not limited to:

Education about prevailing health problems and methods of preventing and controlling them

Promotion of food supply and proper nutrition

An adequate supply of safe water and basic sanitation

Maternal and child health care, family planning including basic understanding of treatment for HIV infection available in the community

Immunization against major infectious diseases

Prevention and control of locally endemic diseases

Appropriate treatment of common diseases and injuries

Access to essential drugs

Mental health

The Primary Health Care approach includes:

Universal accessibility and coverage in relation to need

Appropriate technology

Cost effectiveness

Community and individual participation and self reliance

Inter-sectoral action for health and development

Specific Outcomes and Assessment Criteria:

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 1

Demonstrate an understanding of the Health Care System in South Africa.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

The Health Care System is described in terms of National and Provincial Health Legislation.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

The structures and functions of provincial, district and local health care are explained in terms of current legislation.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

Access to health care is explained in terms of establishments, facilities and services.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 2

Demonstrate an understanding of the Primary Health Care approach.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

The concept of Primary Health Care approach is explained in terms of its principles as they apply to the community.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

The differences between Primary Health Care as a level of care and the Primary Health Care approach as the basis for all health care are explained.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

Structures for community involvement in health are explained in terms of their role and function.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION RANGE

Hospital boards, provincial consultative bodies, district health council, community health centres/clinic committees.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 4

The importance of inter-sectoral collaboration is explained in terms of improved health and the development of the community.

SPECIFIC OUTCOME 3

Implement measures to prevent and control prevailing health problems.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 1

Prevailing health problems in the community are identified through the involvement of the existing community health structures.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 2

Factors that contribute to prevailing health problems are identified and explained in terms of the community and environment.

ASSESSMENT CRITERION 3

Preventive measures to control health problems in the community are implemented and promoted in collaboration with the relevant sectors.

UNIT STANDARD ACCREDITATION AND MODERATION OPTIONS

Anyone assessing the learner against this unit standard must be registered as an assessor with the relevant ETQA.

Any institution offering learning that will enable achievement of this unit standard must be registered with the HWSETA.

The moderation of this standard will also be conducted by the HWSETA.

UNIT STANDARD ESSENTIAL EMBEDDED KNOWLEDGE

Learners should be able to understand and explain:

Attributes, descriptions, characteristics and properties

Communication skills needed to communicate effectively with the community

Attitudes needed to communicate effectively with the community

Sensory cues:

To identify needs and problems

Events, causes and effects, implications of:

Common diseases and priorities including danger signs

Categories:

Non communicable diseases

Communicable diseases

Procedures and techniques:

Health care procedures

Regulations, Legislation, agreements, policies, standards:

Local protocols

Theory, rules, principles, laws:

Cause and effect

Relationships, system:

Between individuals, families and community

Referrals and networking

Structure of district health team

UNIT STANDARD DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOME

Use mathematics to analyse, describe, and represent realistic situations and to solve problems relevant in the community.

UNIT STANDARD LINKAGES

N/A

Critical Cross-field Outcomes (CCFO):

UNIT STANDARD CCFO IDENTIFYING

Identify and solve problems using critical and creative thinking.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COLLECTING

Collect, analyse, organise, and critically evaluate information.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO COMMUNICATING

Communicate effectively with all relevant stake holders.

UNIT STANDARD CCFO DEMONSTRATING

Demonstrate an understanding of the world as a set of related systems: in respect of South African Health Care System and Primary Health Care approach.

UNIT STANDARD ASSESSOR CRITERIA

Assessors should keep the following general principles in mind when designing and conducting assessment against this unit standard:

Focus the assessment activities on gathering evidence in terms of the main outcome expressed in the title to ensure assessment is integrated rather than fragmented. Remember we want to declare the person competent in terms of the title. Where assessment at title level is unmanageable, then focus assessment around each specific outcome, or groups of specific outcomes.

Make sure evidence is gathered across the entire range, wherever it applies. Assessment activities should be as close to the real performance as possible, and where simulations or role-plays are used, there should be supporting evidence to show the candidate is able to perform in the real situations.

Do not focus the assessment activities on each assessment criterion. Rather make sure the assessment activities focus on outcomes and are sufficient to enable evidence to be gathered around all the assessment criteria.

The assessment criteria provide the specifications against which assessment judgement should be made. In most cases, knowledge can be inferred from the quality of the performances, but in other cases, knowledge and understanding will have to be tested through questioning techniques. Where this is required, there will be assessment criteria to specify the standard required.

The task of the assessor is to gather sufficient evidence, of the prescribed type and quality, as specified in this unit standard, that the candidate can achieve the outcomes again and again and again. This means assessors will have to judge how many repeat performances are required before they believe the performance is reproducible.

All assessment should be conducted in line with the following well documented principles of assessment: appropriateness, fairness, manageability, integration into work or learning, validity, direct, authentic, sufficient, systematic, open and consistent.

UNIT STANDARD NOTES

This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard 260406, which is "Assist in facilitating and implementing primary health care projects within the community", Level 4, 12 credits.

Supplementary Requirements

Total hours required by the learner to achieve the required outcomes:

Activity- Hours
Classroom Learning- 40
On-the-job Learning- 20
Self Directed Learning- 20
Coaching Required- 20
Total- 100

Credits Achieved: 10

QUALIFICATIONS UTILISING THIS UNIT STANDARD:

	ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	STATUS	END DATE	PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QA FUNCTIONARY
Core	49128	National Certificate: Community Health Work	Level 3	NQF Level 03	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2009-04-08	Was HW SETA until Last Date for Achievement
Core	49131	Further Education and Training Certificate: Community Health Work	Level 4	NQF Level 04	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2009-02-18	Was HW SETA until Last Date for Achievement
Elective	49836	Further Education and Training Certificate: Gender Practice	Level 4	NQF Level 04	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	HW SETA
Elective	80946	National Certificate: Community Development	Level 5	NQF Level 05	Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"	2023-06-30	As per Learning Programmes recorded against this Qual

PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS UNIT STANDARD:

This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here.

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