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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: 

Certificate: Auxiliary Nursing 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
17147  Certificate: Auxiliary Nursing 
ORIGINATOR
MOSVOLD SUB-CAMPUS (KZN COLL) 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
QCTO - Quality Council for Trades and Occupations  OQSF - Occupational Qualifications Sub-framework 
QUALIFICATION TYPE FIELD SUBFIELD
National Certificate  Field 09 - Health Sciences and Social Services  Preventive Health 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  120  Level 4  Level TBA: Pre-2009 was L4  Regular-Provider-ELOAC 
REGISTRATION STATUS SAQA DECISION NUMBER REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date -
Status was "Reregistered" 		 SAQA 06120/18  2018-07-01  2023-06-30 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2024-06-30   2027-06-30  

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 qualification does not replace any other qualification and is not replaced by any other qualification. 

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
The primary purpose of this qualification is to provide qualifying learners with knowledge, skills, professional thinking behaviour and attitude to function as a nurse both in hospital and community settings.

Secondary purpose:
To provide the South African community with nurses who will:
  • Fulfil the need of the service in rural community and hospital settings;
  • Identify basic needs in a community client and hospital based patient;
  • Provide health education to client according to identified needs related to activities of daily living. 
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    LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
    Learners who register for this qualification can:
  • Have grade 10;
  • Learn from written material, class attendance and community exposure.

    Recognition of prior learning:

    This qualification recognises prior learning based on criterion referenced assessment for:
  • Exposure to nursing as ward aids;
  • First aid course;
  • Community health worker;
  • Aids councillors;
  • Home care or any related course or activity to nursing. 
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    RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
    Y 

    EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
    Specific Outcomes:

    1. Recognise basic needs across lifespan for families, individual, communities.

    2. Develop skills in observation and assessment.

    3. Applies steps of nursing process/scientific process in relation to basic individual needs to all age groups.

    4. Demonstrate developed positive attitude, effective communication and listening skills across lifespan.

    5. Identify medico legal hazard in health.

    Critical Cross-Field Outcomes:

    1. Manage normal basic needs across the lifespan using interpersonal and psychomotor skills.

    2. Communicate effectively using visual or language skills in oral or written presentations in professional practice.

    3. Work effectively with others as member of a team, group, organisation and community. 

    ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
    Assessment criteria associated with Specific Outcomes:

    1. Relates learning joined from experience by providing appropriate nursing care as per individual need.

    2. Take history and interview patients.

    3. Attend to all basic needs of living of an individual e.g. hygiene, elimination, nutrition etc.

    4. Give health education.
  • Ability to listen to problems of individuals and act promptly according to her scope of practice or refer.

    5. Apply preventive measures of medico-legal hazards relevant in the setting where she or he is functioning.

    Assessment criteria associated with Critical Cross-Field Outcomes:

    1. Perform basic nursing skills effectively to meet different needs of individual.

    2. Give health education effectively.
  • Recognise own communication limitations and problems, and seek help appropriately.

    3. Show evidence of skills in group situations e.g. tolerance, empathy, listening.
  • Demonstrate respect for the opinion of others through written or oral reporting.

    Integrated assessment to ensure that the purpose of the qualification is achieved:

    1. Continuous assessment by unit personnel and teaching personnel using assessment tool.

    2. Formative and summative assessment are integrated by using tests and assignments.
    Formative - includes: Tests, Projects, Clinical evaluation, Clinical book, accompaniment.

    Summative - includes: Internal and external examination, curricula evaluation and tool to evaluate the course. 
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    ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
    The qualification is equivalent to the first year of the enrolled course.
    Upon completion of the course, an option to continue with the next level for enrolled nursing is possible. 

    MODERATION OPTIONS 
    A system of second examiners is used within the institution.
    The SANC provides its own system of moderation. 

    CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS 
  • Our own staff is used as assessor for the practica.
  • SANC provides the written external examination papers and assesses/marks the papers. 
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    REREGISTRATION HISTORY 
    As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006; 2009; 2012; 2015. 

    NOTES 
    N/A 

    LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: 
     
    NONE 


    PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION: 
    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.
     
    NONE 


    All qualifications and part qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework are public property. Thus the only payment that can be made for them is for service and reproduction. It is illegal to sell this material for profit. If the material is reproduced or quoted, the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) should be acknowledged as the source.