Health Promotion Officer
Health Promotion Officer: SAQA 94567 I NQF Level 3
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Occupational Qualification SAQA 94597: NQF Level 3 (Credits 163): QCTO-Accredited: Development Quality Partner: HWESETA
What Do Health Promotion Officers Do?
A health promotion officer is a healthcare assistant who identifies and treats minor ailments of patients.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provides an integrated approach to support treatment adherence.
- Provides basic support to patients who are unable to care for themselves.
- Promotes and provides support for maternal and women’s health.
- Promotes child care
- Promotes healthy lifestyles and mental wellbeing
- Provides HIV prevention including HIV testing, circumcision, reduction of infection and STI treatment.
- Carries out Health Promotion and Education
- Provides Public Community Health Support.
- Provides Family and Community Services Support.
Where Can I Work With a Health Promotion Officer Certificate?
- Part of the Government Primary Health Care Outreach team
- Be part of the Government District Health teams focusing on maternal and child care.
- Be part of the Schools Health Services.
- Be employed in various Government Departments (govt intends to employ about 70 000 such candidates).
- Work in companies as part of wellness practitioners and co-ordinators of the employee wellness teams.
- Work in NGOs as wellness practitioners and coordinators.
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What Are The Health Promotion Course Requirements?
Grade 11 or 12
What Is The Health Promotion Officer Course?
Practical Skills Modules:
- Mobilise the community to address community health issues.
- Identify the service needs and ease of access to health and social services.
- Promote healthy life styles and mental wellbeing.
- Promote HIV prevention including HIV testing, condom use, partner reduction, circumcision, STI treatment.
- Provide information on prevention of accidents and incidents in home.
- Record and report on information provided to individuals, households and communities.
- Promote and provide support for maternal and women’s health.
- Promote child health.
- Support community members with psychosocial problems.
- Provide an integrated approach to support treatment adherence.
- Identify and treat a select number of minor ailments.
- Provide basic support to people who are unable to care for themselves.
Total Credits for Practical Skills Modules: 63.
Work Experience Modules:
- Operation and dynamics of communities.
- Household registration and assessment processes.
- Health promotion processes.
- Formal health provision processes.
- Emotional and social wellness support processes.
- Household treatment processes of minor ailments.
Total Credits for Work Experience Modules: 60.
Assessment for Examinations
- Class tests
- Case studies
- Role plays
- Group discussions as well as end up topic summative assessment.
Final Exam Is Known as LEISA (Learner External Integrated Summative)
- Consist of paper 1 & paper 2 is written in March or October.
- The pass mark is 60% as is for all types of assessments.
Certificate
Occupational Certificate at NQF Level 3 Health Promotion Officer is issued on competently completing the programme.
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Intake
We have 3 intakes per year: January, June & September
Work Integrated Learning
You get attached at clinic’s, old age’s home, NGO’s Hospices, Home Base Care training
What Are The Health Promotion Officer Course Fees?
Total Fees: R22 000
Deposit: R5 000
Registration Fee: R500
Monthly Instalment R1, 700
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FAQs on Health Promotion Officer
1. What do health promotion officers do?
A health promotion officer is a healthcare assistant who identifies and treats minor ailments of patients.
2. Can a health promotion officer be a nurse?
No, a health promotion officer is not a nurse. Instead, they serve as healthcare assistants focusing on preventing diseases and promoting healthy lifestyles.
3. How much do health promotion officers earn?
Online salary data shows that a home promotion officer earns an average monthly salary of R32,184,135 in South Africa. Their yearly average income is R391,883 with a monthly range of R23,958,6-R40411,3.
4. How long is a health promotion officer course?
1 year, which is broken down into 6 months theory and 6 months practical assessments.
5. Where can I work with a health promotion officer certificate?
A health promotion officer can work in government health departments, NGOs, community health centers, clinics, and private organisations.
6. Where can I study HPO?
You can study HPO with Interactive Health Education and Training, which is located in Germiston at No. 236 Victoria Str, Georgetown.
7. Can a health promotion officer work as a caregiver?
Yes, you can serve as an assistant primary health care giver in private and public health institutions. You can also work as a community health promoter, care giver, HIV and AIDS counsellor and First Aid worker.
8. Is a health promotion officer a nurse?
No, you can’t work as a nurse because health promotion is more focused on public health. HPO isn’t registered with SANC but it’s registered with Quality Council For Trade and Occupation ( QCTO). It’s the accreditation body, meaning HPO is nationally recognised as a legal qualification.