Primary Health NC(V) Level 2-4

This qualification is designed to provide the students with both theoretical and practical experience offered in a simulated environment or in the real workplace. It is a SAQA registered qualification and it’s offered over a period of 3 years at levels 2, 3 and 4 of the National Qualification Framework (NQF). A student is issued with a certificate, the National Certificate (Vocational): Primary Health at each level which can be used to pursue other health related programmes.

Fundamental Compulsory Subjects:

• First additional language – which must be the language of teaching and learning
• Mathematics
• Life Orientation

Vocational Subjects

Career Paths

• Nursing
• Community Care Workers
• Social Worker
• Physiotherapy
• Counselling
• Occupational health and safety
• Occupational Therapy
• Practising in clinics and health support services
• Supporting the Department of Health community health programmes

Career opportunity

• A generic, academic educational platform for entry into higher education
• Opportunities to enter a career path on level5 midlevel and other professional programmes in nursing, medicine, physiotherapy, forensic and radiology
• Matriculants with inadequate results in life science and Physical Science get an opportunity to enter into a health programme.
• Access to other health support careers