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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY |
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: |
Certificate: Auxiliary Nursing |
SAQA QUAL ID | QUALIFICATION TITLE | |||
21240 | Certificate: Auxiliary Nursing | |||
ORIGINATOR | ||||
SAVF Susan Strijdomhuis | ||||
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 | 126 | 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 purpose of the qualification is to provide qualifying learners with the necessary knowledge and skills, professional thinking, behaviour and attitudes to be able to provide and facilitate general nursing care, primary health care and community health care, within their scope of practice.
To provide people with grade 10 or 12 certificates the opportunity to begin a career in Health care, especially those whose school subjects keep them from training as registered nurses. To provide these people the opportunity to commence with training in Health care as enrolled nurses and then onwards to registered nurses. |
LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING |
Grade 10 certificate.
Recognition of prior learning: Recognition of prior learning based on criterion referenced assessment for: Methods of assessment: |
RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? |
Y |
QUALIFICATION RULES |
Regulation 1571 of 21 July 1989. |
EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES |
1. Collect and analyse data;
2. Listening; 3. Within their body of knowledge: 4. Create/facilitate an enabling environment that is therapeutic and meets the client's need for privacy, confidentiality, well-being and dignity. 5. Monitor progress and outcome of interventions on the physical, psychological and psychosocial well-being of the client. 6. Use technology appropriately for needs of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of health care. |
ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA |
1. On the basis of scientific knowledge, do:
2. Communicate in an acceptable and effective way across the cultural spectrum; 3. Identify problems; 4. Within the scope of practice: * physical ill patients * mentally ill patients * vulnerable, risk groups (e.g. frail, elderly people). 5. Evaluate the process and outcome of care plans of individuals. 6. Use a wide range of processes, techniques, tools and materials to gather information, solve problems, evaluate products and communicate results; Integrated assessment appropriately incorporated to ensure that the purpose of qualification is achieved: Formative and summative assessment are integrated. Continuous assessment is done through: Quality assurance through: |
ARTICULATION OPTIONS |
Obtaining the certificate of auxiliary nurse may give the candidate access to the programme for the certificate of enrolled nurse, which is offered at various Nursing education institutions. |
MODERATION OPTIONS |
A system of second examiners within the institution will be used, together with a system of external examination at the exit level to the qualification - provided by the SANC. Where professional or statutory bodies are involved in determining the curriculum, they will also be involved in moderation. |
CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS |
Our own registered staff will be used as assessors in a manner accommodated within the quality management system of the institution. This would apply to outside assessors also, e.g. staff of 1 Military hospital, where we send the pupil auxiliary nurses for part of the practical learning. |
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. |