Circular 11/2002 Year end closing of Council
13 November 2002
To all Nursing Education Institutions and Stakeholders
Notice is hereby given that the South African Nursing Council offices will be closing during the following period:
Closing: 20 December 2002 at 15:00
Opening: 2 January 2003 at 08:00
Signed
Ms H Subedar
Registrar and Chief Executive Officer
Circular 9/2002 Examination dates for 2003
22 August 2002
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To all Nursing Schools and Invigilators Examinations to be held during the year 2003
The proposed Schedule of examinations for the calendar year 2003 is published for your information. |
Circular 10/2002 Revised fees for verifications, transcripts and confirmation letters
19 August 2002
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To all Training Institutions, Nursing Colleges, Technikons, Universities, Hospitals and Labour Organizations
Council has approved at its meeting of 13 and 14 August 2002 to revise the following fees as stated below. The revised fees are in accordance with the cost of processing these applications.
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Verification fees will increase from R114,00 to R500,00. |
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Transcript fees will increase from R 100,00 to R500,00. |
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Confirmation letters will be charged for at a fee of R50,00 per letter. |
(The above fees include VAT at 14%)
The implementation of this circular is with effect from 27 September 2002.
Kind regards
Signed
Ms H Subedar
Registrar and Chief Executive Officer
Circular 8/2002 Instructions regarding registration of students/pupils for all examinations conducted by SANC
19 August 2002
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To All Nursing Schools Registration of Students / Pupils for all Examinations Conducted by South African Nursing Council
All Nursing Education Institutions are hereby reminded to adhere to the following provisions for the writing of examinations as stipulated in Government Notice No. R.7 of 8 January 1993 as amended.
1. PROCESS: 1.1 The submission of the original examination application form must be accompanied by a covering letter. (Faxed applications will not be accepted.) 1.2 The application forms and fees must be submitted by the head of the Nursing Education Institution and not by the individual students (except for direct entries). 1.3 Payment must be made by cheque or postal order. You are kindly requested not to use the South African Nursing Council’s bank account for examination fees.
2. REQUIREMENTS: You are expected to: 2.1 Adhere to the closing date for the submission of examination entry forms; 2.2 Remember that no submissions beyond the late entry closing date will be accepted; and 2.3 Submit the oral / practical sheet on or before the last day of the month in which the written examination takes place.
It has been noted that some nursing education institutions do not comply with the abovementioned requirements.
Your co-operation will be appreciated.
Yours faithfully Signed |
Circular 7/2002 Nurses who have been removed but paid the old Annual Fee before 31 March 2002
23 July 2002
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The Executive Committee of the South African Nursing Council on 18 July 2002 resolved to exempt the payment of restoration fees for nurses that:
The above exemption only applies if the outstanding balance of fees is paid before 31 October 2002.
Please note that nurses to whom the above exemption applies, and who have already paid the restoration fee for 2002, will have the amount automatically credited towards the 2003 annual fee.
Kindly communicate the above resolution to the affected members of your organisation.
Signed |
Circular 6/2002 Withdrawn – see Circular 12/2003
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To all Nursing Education Institutions Credits for Each Examination Paper Passed in the following Programmes:
The Council’s Executive Meeting of 24-25 April 2002 has resolved that:
Your co-operation in implementing this resolution and advising the candidates accordingly is highly appreciated.
Signed |
Circular 5/2002 Assessment in learning outcomes – a Paradigm Shift
7 May 2002
To all Training Institutions, Nursing Colleges, Technikons, Universities and Stakeholders
Much is changing in the area of assessment in South Africa. The development in education around outcomes based education, a radical shift from the previous knowledge and input based systems is an indication that assessment and the role of the assessor has to change as well.
The following statement describes the desired change from the assessment practice in the past to the present ethos of assessment.
Learning is no longer something that is “done to” the learner, but something that the learner is actively involved in. As such the role of the ASSESSOR has changed from being a “gatekeeper” who uses assessment to prevent learners from developing further, to a SUPPORTIVE GUIDE who has the success of the learner at heart – so that the learner can gain access to further learning
(SAQA 2001 Criteria and guidelines for the Registration of Assessors – Page 7)
The South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) requires consistency of practice in relation to the assessment of National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Standards and Qualifications. For this reason generic assessment standards cutting across all the NQF fields have been developed. These generic assessor standards constitute the basic minimum requirement for all assessment leading to credits for standards or qualifications registered on the NQF. This therefore means that:
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all assessors must meet the requirements of the generic assessor standards; and |
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subject specific assessors should meet criteria determined by the Education and Training Quality Assurance body (ETQA) registering the assessors. |
For SAQA all practitioners who will be responsible for the assessment of the achievement of learning outcomes leading to qualifications and standards registered on the NQF should within a period of 3 years (i.e. by May 2004) become certified assessors and registered constituent assessors for specified qualifications and/or standards.
(SAQA 2001 – Criteria and guidelines for the registration of assessors – Page 13)
The South African Nursing Council as an accredited ETQA has a responsibility of:
ensuring that existing assessors are registered as assessors for nursing qualifications and standards.
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In order to meet the above deadline, providers are urged to train existing assessors in generic assessment standards.
It is recommended that by the end of year 2002 each provider have at least two certified assessors.
For more information on the issue of assessment you are advised to acquaint yourselves with the content of the following SAQA document:
CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS
Documents are available on the internet at http://www.saqa.org.za
(N.B. : This document is no longer available)
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For providers who have no access to the internet, contact the South African Nursing Council’s Communication Section, for attention:
Ms L Jele
Tel: (012) 420-1066
Fax: (012) 343-5400
Copies of the above documents will be posted to you on request.
A list of accredited providers for training in generic assessor standards can be found on the internet for your information. These providers are accredited by the Education and Training Development Practices Sectoral Education and Training Authority (ETDP SETA) ( http://www.etdpseta.org.za )
By December 2002, all providers should submit names of certificated assessors in their employment.
From January 2003 assessment of candidates for Recognition of Prior Learning should be done by nurse educators who are certified assessors.
Kind regards
Signed
Grace Ramadi (Dr)
for Registrar and Chief Executive Officer
Circular 4/2002 Distinguishing devices: increase in postage and price of epaulettes
7 May 2002
To all Training Institutions, Nursing Colleges, Technikons, Universities and Non-training Institutions
A copy of the new application form for distinguishing devices with the increased price on postage and epaulettes, effective from 01 June 2002, may be downloaded from the Council web site or printed copies may be obtained from the Council.
Signed
M M Mulder
for Registrar and Chief Executive Officer
Circular 3/2002 SANC RPL implementation guidelines and quality assurance standards (a discussion document)
8 April 2002
To all Nursing Education Institutions, Non-Training Institutions and Stakeholders
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is one of the central pillars of the National Qualifications Framework and is seen as a mechanism for facilitating access to further learning as well as accelerated progression through qualifications for adults who may have creditable learning developed in contexts outside the formal education system.
These guidelines are intended to provide a framework for the implementation of RPL in the nursing profession.
Stakeholders are requested to comment and input into the document.
Inputs should be submitted to the Communication Section of Council on or before 6 June 2002, for attention:
Ms L Jele
Senior Communication Officer
Tel (012) 420-1066
Fax (012) 343-5400
Your co-operation in this regard will be highly appreciated.
Signed
Grace Ramadi (Dr)
for Registrar and Chief Executive Officer
Circular 2/2002 Education and Training of Nurses in HIV/Aids Management
28 March 2002
To all Training Institutions, Nursing Colleges, Technikons, Universities and Stakeholders
t has come to the attention of Council that although providers have been advised to include HIV/AIDS in the curriculi for both basic and post-basic programmes, there is no clarity regarding the content that should be taught. As a result most of the nurses in the country have very little knowledge about this disease. Providers are again requested to ensure that students and practising nurses are updated on issues of HIV/AIDS.
It is recommended that the subject content include the following topics:
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Awareness and basic knowledge about HIV/AIDS and the immune system |
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Pathophysiology and epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in South Africa |
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Diagnosis including voluntary counselling and testing |
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Prevention and control of HIV |
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Management of clinical manifestations of HIV/AIDS and opportunistic infections |
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Antiretroviral treatment |
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Psychosocial economic issues and support |
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Principles and strategies of behaviour change |
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Palliative and homebased care |
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Legal and ethical issues |
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HIV/AIDS in the workplace |
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Research based on clinical experiences of HIV/AIDS |
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Care of caregivers |
The following sources of information are recommended:
1.Fact sheet on HIV/AIDS a desktop reference
Compiled and edited for South Africa by:
The National Department of Health
The World Health Organisation
UNAIDS and
DENOSA (Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa)
This publication is available at the:
Department of Health, Pretoria
DENOSA – Head Office and all provincial offices
The South African Nursing Council
2. Nursing Curriculum
Developed in Sub-Saharan Africa in collaboration with the Baylor International Paediatric AIDS Initiative, Bayler College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Your co-operation in preparing nurses for this pandemic is appreciated.
Signed
Grace Ramadi
for Registrar and Chief Executive Officer
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