{"id":237114,"date":"2021-10-12T10:50:30","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T09:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/?p=237114"},"modified":"2021-10-12T10:50:33","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T09:50:33","slug":"6-months-nursing-course-the-colleges-and-institutions-that-offer-them-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/6-months-nursing-course-the-colleges-and-institutions-that-offer-them-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Months Nursing Course, The Colleges and Institutions That Offer Them In South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nursing is undoubtedly a fulfilling and rewarding<\/a> profession. With nurses ensuring that individuals, families, and communities attain optimal health thereby improving the quality of life, they have proved to be essential to all health care systems around the globe. In South Africa, one can enroll in a six-month nursing course, otherwise known as six months caregiving program. There are a number of institutions that offer such nursing courses as they have been accredited by the South African Nursing Council to offer such training. However, the nursing council has grouped nurses into three categories – registered nurses or nursing sisters, enrolled nurses and enrolled nursing auxiliaries.<\/p>\n

Consequently, those with 6 months nursing certificates are grouped under the enrolled nursing auxiliaries alongside those that have achieved a one-year higher certificate in auxiliary nursing. This is because both need to work under the supervision of a registered nurse with a degree or diploma. Over the years, there has been a high demand for nurses with six months of training, also known as caregivers in the country. They have been needed to provide quality healthcare service to patients; mostly the elderly, injured, sick, and handicapped in the community. The job is quite lucrative as they earn tens of thousands of rands in salary.<\/p>\n

Institutions That Offer Six Months Nursing Courses in South Africa<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In South Africa, there are many institutions and colleges<\/a> where one can study nursing for four years and achieve a Bachelor of Nursing Science, Education & Administration and equally, a diploma after a three-year program. However, the South African Nursing Council has given accreditation to some institutions to train caregivers for six months. While some of the institutions are located in Johannesburg, others are situated in other regions in the country. They are listed as follows;<\/p>\n

1. Medclinic International<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The international private hospital group was founded in 1983 and is situated in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Besides having operations in Mzansi, the group also has a presence in Namibia, United Arab Emirates, and Switzerland. The six months nursing courses offered by the international private hospital in collaboration with South African tertiary institutions include:<\/p>\n