Application, Selection and Admission Information for 2025 Intakes

January 2024

Netcare Education (Pty) Ltd is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a Private Higher Education and Training Institution under
Faculty of Nursing and Ancillary Healthcare the Higher Education Act 1997, Registration Certificate number 2014/HE07/010

Thank you for considering Netcare Education Faculty of to high quality education and training in the private nursing Netcare Education FNAH offers the Higher Certificate in
Nursing and Ancillary Healthcare (FNAH) as your Private education and healthcare environment. Nursing (R169) (HC) and the Diploma in Nursing (R171) (DN)
Higher Education Institution for nursing studies! programmes at the following campuses:
The selection criteria aim to admit candidates for registration
Netcare Education FNAH’s admission and selection criteria as full time nursing students for nursing programmes in the • Gauteng South West – Auckland Park (HC 70 spaces
have been established on the premise of alignment to various accredited and registered programmes, who will be and DN 60 spaces)
regulatory requirements, the Netcare and Netcare able to learn, develop and grow into healthcare professionals • Gauteng North East – Centurion (HC 30 spaces and
Education’s strategic objectives as well as the South African that can deliver high quality patient care, with the necessary DN 50 spaces)
National strategies and directives on nursing and education. support, supervision, and guidance. • Western Cape – Bellville (HC 40 spaces and DN 40
spaces)
Set in the context of South Africa where education is seen as Netcare Education’s efforts will be on the provision of • Eastern Cape – Gqeberha (HC 30 spaces and DN 40
one of the foundational mechanisms to support and drive academic and clinically competent, caring, compassionate, spaces)
transformation in our society, Netcare Education’s professional general and auxiliary nurses who can maintain a • Kwa Zulu Natal - Umhlanga (Accreditation in progress)
admission and selection criteria provide various high standard and quality of nursing practice and who will • Please note that due to limited capacity in terms of
opportunities to individual applicants that simplifies access function effectively and ethically as an important stakeholder student numbers per intake, applicants meeting
in the greater healthcare community of South Africa and the entry and selection assessment requirements for
world at large. one of the nursing programmes, will be awarded a
space at the next available intake. This may not
Netcare Education FNAH has 5 campuses in South Africa. They necessarily be in the 2025 intakes.
are registered as Higher Education Institutions with the • Placements are awarded based on merit and a first
Department of Higher Education and Training, and the come first serve principle and regulatory
undergraduate programmes have been fully accredited with specifications.
all legislative bodies as indicated below. Programme • All undergraduate Nursing programmes are offered
commencement dates will be in January of every year (KZN as full time programmes.
accreditation is still in progress).

Capacity is restricted in line with the determinations of Minimum Requirements for Entrance are:
the South African Nursing Council as indicated below.
A National Senior Certificate that grants admission to a
higher certificate/diploma programme as certified by the
Council for General and Further Education and Training
(Umalusi) or an equivalent qualification at a National

NETED COM 001 NetEd Applicant Information Brochure V7 Jan 2024

Executive Director: RH Friedland, KN Gibson

Company Secretary: C Vikisi Reg. No.: 1992/002177/07
 Application, Selection and Admission Information for 2025 Intakes
January 2024

Netcare Education (Pty) Ltd is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a Private Higher Education and Training Institution under
Faculty of Nursing and Ancillary Healthcare the Higher Education Act 1997, Registration Certificate number 2014/HE07/010

Qualifications Framework (NQF) exit level 4 (four) with the How to apply? SAP Certified copies of the:
following subjects:
Higher Certificate (HC) in Nursing (Regulation 169): Netcare Education utilises the logistic services of KR • National Senior Certificate (Grade 12 certificate),
One Year of Study – Full-time programme Education to manage the application and pre- selection • Identity document (ID)/passport/study permit or asylum
process on our behalf. seeker permit, and
• English minimum 40% (forty percent), • South African Nursing Council (SANC) registration
• Mathematics or Mathematic literacy minimum 40% Step 1 certificate/s where applicable.
(forty percent), and o
• Life Sciences minimum 40% (forty percent). As well as:
NB: The above minimum selection criteria must first be met in
full for an applicant to be considered further where the
Diploma in Nursing (DN) – General (Regulation 171) • Current SANC annual licensing certificate where
institutional selection criteria will be applied.
Three Years of Study – Full-time programme applicable,
• Netcare employees will be expected to provide a hospital
• English minimum 40% (forty percent),
Step 2 permission letter.
• Mathematics or Mathematic literacy minimum 40% (forty • Completed application form for pre-selection.
percent), ONLY if your National Senior Certificate meets above
• Life Sciences minimum 40% (forty percent), requirements you may apply to participate in the pre-selection Enquiries regarding the application to participate in the
• Computer Literacy at NQF level 3 (three), and assessment process. selection process can be addressed to the
• One other subject with a credit value of 20 (twenty) [email protected] .
minimum 40% (forty percent) from the designated Step 3 application
subject list as outlined in policy 751 of 2008 of the Should you require additional assistance, please contact
Department of Education. • Netcare Education FNAH applicants can go to the KR Education team on 064 508 3892 via WhatsApp or
• Candidates who have successfully completed a relevant www.kreducationsa.com to complete their online application. call the business number 087 255 2250.
health-related qualification at NQF Level 3 (three) or 4 • KR Education is Netcare Education’s logistics partner who
(four), for example as an Auxiliary Nurse (Reg 2176) or manages the nursing application process on behalf of Netcare Step 4
NQF Level 4 (four) as an Enrolled Nurse (Reg 2175) and Education.
who have met the institutional selection criteria • • Once the online application has been completed and the
may be granted entry into the diploma programme. • An application fee of R 450.00 (four hundred and fifty rand) above documentation received, applicants who meet the
will be payable to KR Education. requirements will receive confirmation of the date and
• specific arrangements of the pre-selection assessment
• All applicants must provide the following documents during from KR Education.
the online application:

NETED COM 001 NetEd Applicant Information Brochure V7 Jan 2024

Executive Director: RH Friedland, KN Gibson

Company Secretary: C Vikisi Reg. No.: 1992/002177/07
 Application, Selection and Admission Information for 2025 Intakes
January 2024

Netcare Education (Pty) Ltd is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a Private Higher Education and Training Institution under
Faculty of Nursing and Ancillary Healthcare the Higher Education Act 1997, Registration Certificate number 2014/HE07/010

• There is an additional fee of R 350.00 (three hundred and Education to the applicant via email, following a formal English Studies, Basic Computing Skills, Human Anatomy
fifty rand) payable prior to the pre-selection assessment. selection and recruitment governance meeting, within 6 and Physiology, and Student Development.
• The applicant must submit the proof of payment to KR (six) weeks of completing the pre-selection assessment. • Successful completion of the NEAD programme may aid
Education before access will be granted to the pre- • From there on Netcare Education will inform successfully the applicant to gain access to the HC/DN programme,
selection assessment. selected candidates when registration takes place. only if all regulatory and institutional requirements are
• The pre-selection assessment will be conducted as • It is important to note that the final communication to fully met (e.g. NEAD does not provide automatic access
advised by KR Education throughout the year to be successful applicants who will be accommodated for to the DN programme. Applicants will only be allowed to
considered for the next available intake. the 2025 intakes will be confirmed by the respective access the programme as per the specifications detailed
• In order to qualify for direct entry to the HC nursing campuses towards end October / November 2024. on the applicants National Senior Certificate (Grade 12
programme, the applicant must obtain a minimum of • KR Education is not in a position to make final decisions certificate):
60% (sixty percent) average with a subminimum of 50% in this regard; hence we request that successfully o Applicants who participate on the institutional
(fifty percent) for each area assessed during the selection selected candidates communicate with the campuses academic development programme will be required
process. Minimum criteria may be subject to change directly once feedback has been received. to pass each module with a minimum of 60% (sixty
following formal review and governance processes. • Applicants may not rewrite pre-selection assessments if percent in order to meet the institutional
• In order to qualify for direct entry to the DN nursing the 1st (first) pre-selection assessment was failed. requirements fully).
programme, the applicant must obtain a minimum of • Should applicants undergo any challenges during the o NEAD will commence in the first (1st) quarter of every
70% (seventy percent) average with a subminimum of pre-selection assessment, KR Education must be year (NB: commencement dates may be adapted
60% (sixty percent) for each area during the selection contacted at once via WhatsApp on 064 508 3892 or an based on capacity).
process. Minimum criteria may be subject to change email needs to be sent to o On completion of the NEAD programme, Netcare
following formal review and governance processes. [email protected], and a consideration of Education FNAH will be contacted with results by KR
• Applicants who achieve between 50% (fifty) and 59% re-assessment can be made upon investigation of Education and a letter of offer will be sent to
(fifty-nine) average but do not have an overall average of concerns reported. This is at the discretion of KR successful candidates by the relevant Netcare
60% for the HC are eligible to enrol for the Netcare Education. Education FNAH campus.
Education Academic Development programme (NEAD). o Netcare Education will accommodate successful
• Applicants who achieve between 50% (fifty) and 69% applicants on a first come first serve basis, based on
Netcare Education Academic Development
(sixty-nine) average but do not have an overall average merit and the capacity of the institution.
Programme (NEAD)
of 70% (seventy percent) for the DN are eligible to enrol o In the event that one programme has already been
for the Netcare Education Academic Development filled and spaces are still available on another
programme (NEAD). • The institutional NEAD programme is specifically
programme, Netcare Education will offer successful
• Applicants who achieve an average of below 50% (fifty developed to strengthen the applicant’s academic ability
applicants an opportunity to register on the available
percent) for the pre-selection assessment will to transition to Higher Education studies. The
programme even if was not their first choice during
unfortunately not be considered. programme is a blended learning programme and
application. E.g., if you choose DN as your
• The assessment outcome will be provided by KR includes modules on Mathematical Thinking, Essential
application, there is a high possibility that an offer for
NETED COM 001 NetEd Applicant Information Brochure V7 Jan 2024

Executive Director: RH Friedland, KN Gibson

Company Secretary: C Vikisi Reg. No.: 1992/002177/07
 Application, Selection and Admission Information for 2025 Intakes
January 2024

Netcare Education (Pty) Ltd is registered with the Department of Higher Education and Training as a Private Higher Education and Training Institution under
Faculty of Nursing and Ancillary Healthcare the Higher Education Act 1997, Registration Certificate number 2014/HE07/010

HC will be made to you if there is a space available at than 6 (six) months after the projected completion date Beware of scam Netcare Education and Training
beginning of the academic year. The decision will be of the programme, or
advertisements!!!
yours to make though it is an excellent opportunity • A valid asylum seeker document expiring not earlier than
to commence your nursing career with Netcare 6 (six) months after the projected completion date of the Every year numerous scams are circulated on social
Education. programme, or media and What’s app promising fake opportunities to
Additional Admission Requirements for • Regulatory requirements as per the individual
prospective applicants.
International/Non-South African Citizens programme requirements.
Netcare Education FNAH would like to urge applicants to
All International/non-South African applicants are required to beware of these scam advertisements on social media,
submit the following list of original certified documents: NB: Please note that tuition fees per academic year is
websites, and emails as this is not the way we recruit
estimated at R 70 000.00 (seventy thousand rand) per annum
students or advertise learnerships and / or allowances for
• A South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) evaluation and excludes compulsory items such as uniforms, textbooks,
internships. If you are in doubt and want to verify whether
certificate of their highest school certificate and other laptops with software and data for purposes of studies.
a training opportunity is legitimate, contact the Netcare
qualifications, as well as copies of the qualifications
As a Private Higher Education Institution, we urge applicants to Education campus nearest to you or enquire on the
submitted to SAQA from the country of origin. Only
qualifications with a NQF 4 and above will be considered. ensure that arrangements for funding would be available, www.kreducationsa.com site or alternatively contact the
• International students who meet the selection and ensuring that successful applicants are able to commence Netcare Human Resources Shared Services Centre on 086
admission criteria will be required to provide a current and their studies. 022 5547.
valid study permit from the National Department of Home
Please note that the Health and Welfare Sector Education and NB. Netcare Education will not request payments to be
Affairs, and for the specific period of intended education
and training and specify Netcare Education FNAH as the Training Authority (HWSETA) bursaries and other financial made by applicants for training before the pre
education institution at registration in order to continue support will not be available for first (1st) year students at selection process has been commenced as described
with the registration process and to study at Netcare commencement of the programmes and, if and when made in this information brochure.
Education FNAH. available will be on merit only.
• A foreign workforce management letter of endorsement
to study from the Department of Health (DOH).
• The legal document/s in case of documents bearing
different names e.g., a marriage certificate or affidavits
to that effect.
• A valid passport expiring not earlier than 6 (six) months
after the projected completion date of the programme,
or
• A valid refugee status document, expiring not earlier
NETED COM 001 NetEd Applicant Information Brochure V7 Jan 2024

Executive Director: RH Friedland, KN Gibson

Company Secretary: C Vikisi Reg. No.: 1992/002177/07