Health Care

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD
This unit standard requires of learners to demonstrate the ability to implement and maintain health, safety and environmental legislation in a workplace.
Learners credited with this unit standard are capable of:
* Explaining the legislative framework of health, safety and environmental legislation at the workplace.
* Demonstrating knowledge pertaining to the requirements regarding a company’s health, safety and environmental policies, procedures and codes.
* Explaining the implementation and maintenance of health, safety and environmental legislation in a workplace.
UNIT STANDARD RANGE
The following scope and context applies to the whole unit standard at any working place.
Specific range statements are provided in the body of the unit standard where they apply to particular specific outcomes or assessment criteria.
Specified requirements include legal and site-specific requirements and are contained in one or more of the following documents:

Legal and Specified Requirements:
Include and are contained in one or more, but not limited to the following documents:
* Mine Health and Safety Act, 1996 (Act No: 29 of 1996)
* Occupational Health and Safety Act, 1993 (Act No: 85 of 1993)
* National Environmental Management Act, 1998(Act No: 107 of 1998)
* Environmental Conservation Act 1989 (Act No:73 of 1989)
* Water Act 1956 (Act No: 54 of 1956)
* National Water Act 1998 (Act No: 36 of 1998)
* Water Services Act 1997 (Act No: 108 of 1997)
* Forestry Act 1998 (Act No: 84 of 1998)

*Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Act 1965(Act No: 45 of 1965)
* Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act (Act no: 103 of 1993)
* Occupational Diseases in Mines and Works Act 1973 (Act No:78 of 1973)
* Explosives Act 1956 (Act No: 26 of 1956)
* Municipal Bylaws
* Health, safety and environment agreements
* Managerial instructions
* Codes of Practice
* Standards
* Standard Task Procedures
* Risk Assessment Procedures

Duration :                   1 Months

APPLICATION PROCEDURE
1. Submit the application for admission
2. Pay the non-refundable enrolment fee
3. Complete the required placement exams
4. Submit official transcripts from all institutions
Attend (these include institutions where the student may have attended and withdrawn without receiving credit)

THE FOLLOWING MUST BE SUBMITTED
1. A completed registration form
2. Copies of your matric certificate or high school examination certificate
3. Two copies of your ID or passport
4. ID or passport of guardian
5. ID or passport sized photographs
6. Registration fees R600 non refundable

FEES AND EXPENSES

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD
This unit standard is for persons required to render care and manage clients and significant others at home and to provide relevant information to clients and significant others. The learner will have a fundamental knowledge of the diseases common to the learners’ working environment.
The qualifying learner will be capable of :
* Providing information relating to disease and disability to individuals and groups.
* Assessing the health status of the client.
* Assisting in the management of the client’s daily living activities.
* Assisting in the maintenance of the client’s health status.
•Providing psycho-social support to the client and significant others.
* Assessing and taking responsibility for personal wellbeing.

Duration :                   3 Months

APPLICATION PROCEDURE
1. Submit the application for admission
2. Pay the non-refundable enrolment fee
3. Complete the required placement exams
4. Submit official transcripts from all institutions
Attend (these include institutions where the student may have attended and withdrawn without receiving credit)

THE FOLLOWING MUST BE SUBMITTED
1. A completed registration form
2. Copies of your matric certificate or high school examination certificate
3. Two copies of your ID or passport
4. ID or passport of guardian
5. ID or passport sized photographs
6. Registration fees R600 non refundable

FEES AND EXPENSES

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD
This Unit Standard is for any learner who needs to demonstrate an understanding of sexuality and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDS, and the impact of these infections on oneself, as well as in the workplace and society.
It is also aimed at encouraging a healthy lifestyle.

This unit standard is for persons who are required to provide basic information about Anti-Retroviral Treatment (ART) to community members of similar cultural background and mother tongue, and to facilitate treatment compliance for the person who is receiving the treatment

A learner credited with this unit standard is able to:
* Demonstrate an understanding of sexuality.
* Demonstrate an understanding of the nature, transmission and prevention of sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDS.
* Describe means to cope and deal with sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDS.
* Describe human rights of individuals living with
HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections.
* Explain the psychosocial and cultural factors tha t have an effect on the person who receives ART, the family and the community.
* Explain the factors that promote the success of ART.
* Facilitate local support systems for the people who are receiving ART

Duration :                   2 Weeks

APPLICATION PROCEDURE
1. Submit the application for admission
2. Pay the non-refundable enrolment fee
3. Complete the required placement exams
4. Submit official transcripts from all institutions
Attend (these include institutions where the student may have attended and withdrawn without receiving credit)

THE FOLLOWING MUST BE SUBMITTED
1. A completed registration form
2. Copies of your matric certificate or high school examination certificate
3. Two copies of your ID or passport
4. ID or passport of guardian
5. ID or passport sized photographs
6. Registration fees R600 non refundable

FEES AND EXPENSES

Course Overview

A Child and Youth Care Worker contributes to the provision of holistic therapeutic care, and supports the development of children and youth in order to ensure the appropriate development of individuals through the application of professional life space interventions.

A Child & Youth Care Worker’s main job is the protection of young people. Child and Youth Care Workers counsel young children and teenagers who have been subjected to neglect and various forms of abuse (emotional, physical, sexual) and have/or come from dysfunctional families.

N Q F  Level :             5
S AQA  I D :                94597
Duration :                   12 months

Learners write national exams upon completion of the course, Exams are written in March and October / November every year.

FEES AND EXPENSES

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

Learners write national exams upon completion of the course, Exams are written in March and October / November every year.

FEES AND EXPENSES

Course Overview;

The purpose of this qualification is to prepare a learner to operate as a Social Auxiliary Worker. This occupation assists in the provisioning of social services and support to individuals, families, groups and communities with regards to a full range of social services and related social welfare matters.
These services include but are not limited to services and support relating to: Emotional trauma (Life Skills development/Emotional Stress); Financial stress; Recreational needs; Social needs and matters relating to housing. (Developmental approach)

N Q F  Level :             5
S AQA  I D :                98890
Duration :                   12 months

A social auxiliary worker works under the guidance and control of the social worker and as a supporting service to a social worker to achieve the aims of social work”.

FEES AND EXPENSES

Health Promotion is a new profession in the health sector that deals with prevention of diseases and improving health life styles.

Duties of Health Promotion Officer

1) Treat simple diseases, injuries, wounds and refer to the clinic

2) Provide basic nursing care

3) Provide palliative care

4) Take temperature, BP, pulse and respiration

5) Check outbreak of diseases in the community, teach and refer for treatment

N Q F  Level :              3
S AQA  I D :                  4 9 606
Duration :                   12 months

Health Promotion Officer is a profession that bridges the gap between communities and health institutions (Clinics, rehabilitation centres, testing and counselling centres etc) as such they form greater part of primary health care re-engineering teams which is currently being rolled out by Department of Health.

FEES AND EXPENSES

The South African Government is committed to combining the national human resource development strategy with the rapid upgrading of service delivery to all of the nation’s communities. Integral parts of this strategy are initiatives to strengthen the ability of communities to empower themselves to participate
in the political, economic, social and development spheres of South African life. Two key components in this empowerment process are the ability of communities to integrate with, and access, state services, and their ability to further the health and wellness of community members.

N Q F  Level :                2
S AQA  I D :                   4 9 606
To t a l  Credits :         134
Duration :                     1 2 M o n t h s

E N T R Y  R E Q U I R E M E N T S
• Communications at ABET Level 3
• Mathematical Literacy at ABET Level 2
#Ability to undertake independent learning

L E A R N I N G O U TCOMES
• Communicate in a variety of ways to achieve personal and organisational objectives
• Use mathematics and mathematical thinking to solve every day problems for him/herself, organisation and victims in the community
• Use Victim Empowerment knowledge, skills and attitudes to provide support services to victims of crime, violence and human rights abuses.
• Provide support to various categories of victims in relation to Victim Empowerment
• Use workplace knowledge, skills and attitudes to deliver Victim Empowerment Services

FEES AND EXPENSES

Community health workers hired by health care agencies often have a disease or population-based focus, such as promoting the health of pregnant women or children, improving nutrition, promoting immunization or providing
education around a specific health issue, such as diabetes or HIV/AIDS.

N Q F  Level :                4
S AQA  I D :                   64 697
To t a l  Credits :         156
Duration :                     1 2 M o n t h s

E N T R Y  R E Q U I R E M E N T S
• Mathematical literacy at NQF Level 1, ABET Level 4
•Communication at NQF Level 1, ABET Level 4

Learners without a matric will complete the bridging course consisting of the fundamentals

L E A R N I N G O U TCOMES
-Function in the clients home or a community care centre
-Communicate in a variety of ways by assisting in the provision and implementation of primary health care within a community
-Have a better self and social awareness and will possess a wider range of skills to better understand and function in the community
-Provide a service that will assist communities to better manage
their own health and wellness
-Create awareness on critical health care issues within a community Perform health care activities

FEES AND EXPENSES

Community health workers hired by health care agencies often have a disease or population-based focus, such as promoting the health of pregnant women or children, improving nutrition, promoting immunization or providing
education around a specific health issue, such as diabetes or HIV/AIDS.

N Q F  Level :                2
S AQA  I D :                   63 749
To t a l  Credits :         156
Duration :                     1 2 M o n t h s

E N T R Y  R E Q U I R E M E N T S
• Mathematical literacy at NQF Level 1, ABET Level 4
•Communication at NQF Level 1, ABET Level 4

L E A R N I N G O U TCOMES
-Function in the clients home or a community care centre
-Communicate in a variety of ways by assisting in the provision and implementation of primary health care within a community
-Have a better self and social awareness and will possess a wider range of skills to better understand and function in the community
-Provide a service that will assist communities to better manage
their own health and wellness
-Create awareness on critical health care issues within a community Perform health care activities

FEES AND EXPENSES