TOP 10 CAREGIVER COURSES IN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

Home Based Care Course is Offered by St John South Africa.

A 3 month accredited skills course that will enable learners to provide home-based care to the elderly and other persons in need of care at home.

This course is for people wanting to become Carers, this is not your average carers course! You will leave this course empowered and will be able to actually care effectively for these types of patients and individuals needing care.

This course is one day a week, usually on a Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday, and runs for 9 weeks. This is followed by 168 hours community work at a care facility to enable each learner to gain work experience. 

A home based carer 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.

Robin Trust offers an excellent homebased care course for individuals interested in becoming carers. The course includes four weeks of theoretical training and 10 weeks of practical training at our sub-acute facility in Pinelands and other relevant facilities provided by Robin Trust.

The purpose of this qualification is to prepare a learner to operate as a Home Based Care Assistant.

Our course is accredited, recognized internationally and verified by South African Institute of Occupational Safety and Health CPD 5 points.

You can also gain the knowledge and skills required in proper dementia care, elderly care, first aid and caring for the disabled.