A Home Based Personal Care Assistant provides supervised care and support to patients and household members in the home, in order to promote, restore and maintain a person’s comfort, function, spiritual wellbeing and physical health including care towards a dignified death. The work of a Home Based Personal Care Assistant focusses on:
. therapeutic work (to make better)
. rehabilitative work (to restore to health)
. long-term maintenance (to care for over a long time)
. palliative care (for those with life-limiting conditions).
N Q F Level : 2
S AQA I D : 104779
Duration : 12 months
• Grade 10 (NQF 2) or equivalent
• Certified Grade 10 Report
• Certified ID copy
• Proof of address
• Proof of payment
• Completed application forms
Learners write national exams upon completion of the course, Exams are written in March and October / November every year.
FEES AND EXPENSES
| Description | Cost(R) | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Course Fee Total | 21 500 | |
| Reg Fees | R600 | R600 |
| Admission Fee | R3 500 | R3 500 |
| Month Installments | R1 500 | R1 500 |
| Description | Amount(R) |
|---|---|
| Total Course Fee | R25,100 |
| Exam Fee | R 600 |
| Portfolio of Evidence | R400 |
| Assessment Fee | R2 000 |