This comprehensive course is designed to prepare learners to deliver essential health and social support services within community settings. It equips students with a solid foundation in public and community health, family and community services, and the basic principles of community health.

• Public and Community Health support
• Family and Community Services
• Basics of Community Health

• Health and Social Services
• Address community Health issues
• Promote HIV care and prevention
• Prevention of accidents and incidents in homes
• Record and report Patients’ Health information
• Maternal and Woman’s health
• Promote Child Health and care
• Dealing with Psychosocial matters
• Support treatment adherence
• Treatment of minor ailments
• Supporting those unable to care for themselves

Exposure to

• Assessment of the social, physical and economic dynamics in communities
• Household assessments: Identify health-related issues (including impairments in health status)
• Education and support for healthy behaviors and appropriate home care
• Provide appropriate psychosocial support
• Identify and manage minor health problems

The programme is offered over a 12 Month period (one Year) and includes tuition, Work-integrated-learning / Practical training and course assessment.

All classes are offered during the week on a full-time basis. Practical training and work integrated learning can be done at an accredited facility of your choice (SAWAS has the right to approve such facility at its own discretion) or you will be placed within one of our partner organisations.

Grade 12 Certificate / Matric or Equivalent Qualification in a relevant Social Services field.

All learning materials are provided by SAWAS. Students will receive printed versions of the study guides for the programmes.

Internal assessments: There will be ongoing assessments for Knowledge modules in the form of Internal assessments and formative assessments. This includes practical and work integrated learning experience. SAWAS will ensure that the learners are prepared well and made ready to sit for the QCTO Final External assessment.

External Assessment: Student will write a compulsory External Integrated Summative Assessment (EISA) approved by the QCTO at the end of the course.

Certification: On successful completion of the programme, the student will receive a Certificate in Health Promotion Officer, Level 3, from Quality Council for Trades & Occupations (QCTO).