FETC Community Health Work

This qualification is for any individual who is or wishes to be, involved in ancillary health care services.  A learner who has achieved this qualification will practice the roles of health promoter, health provider, and health networker within a community development context.

His/her skills will be utilized by local NGOs dealing with home-based care, palliative care, and nursing of terminally patients and in clinical sites that are managed by the Department of Health in the implementation of the primary healthcare re-engineering program.

Learners who complete this qualification will have better self and social awareness and will possess a range of thinking and problem-solving skills.  In addition,  they will possess the competence required  to perform community health functions in a complex developing world context.

They will have the skills required for employment by a range of government and social sector employers, will be in possession of further education and training certificate, and will be eligible for certain credit recognition in various higher education health  qualifications