Build the shared foundation behind every health career in South Africa: the health system and team, medical terminology, therapeutic communication and handovers, patients' rights, consent, confidentiality and ethics, wellness and disease, workplace and patient safety, infection prevention and blood-borne diseases, emergency response, healthcare maths including dosage and infusion calculations, and employability. You finish with a complete Health Care Practice Readiness Workbook.
6
Modules
23
Lessons
6 weeks
Duration
Foundation
Level
Course outcomes
Describe the South African health system and use basic medical terminology accurately
Communicate therapeutically with patients across life stages and cultures, and hand over care using SBAR
Apply patients' rights, informed consent, confidentiality and ethical principles to real situations
Explain wellness, disease and prevention, and identify workplace and patient safety risks
Apply standard precautions and explain the prevention and management of exposure to blood-borne diseases and TB
Describe the first response to common emergencies and the basics of life support
Perform healthcare calculations, including conversions, dosages and infusion rates, with checking
Create a Health Care Practice Readiness Workbook with an employability pack
Join a structured pathway with lessons, assessments, and practical learning. Earn a certificate plus 900 VowRewards on completion.
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