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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY

REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE:

Post-basic Diploma: Midwifery

SAQA QUAL ID	QUALIFICATION TITLE
21234	Post-basic Diploma: Midwifery
ORIGINATOR
MANGUZI SUB-CAMPUS (KZN COLL)
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY			NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
-			HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework
QUALIFICATION TYPE	FIELD		SUBFIELD
Advanced Certificate	Field 09 - Health Sciences and Social Services		Preventive Health
ABET BAND	MINIMUM CREDITS	PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL	NQF LEVEL	QUAL CLASS
Undefined	240	Level 5	NQF Level 06	Regular-Provider-ELOAC
REGISTRATION STATUS		SAQA DECISION NUMBER	REGISTRATION START DATE	REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date - Status was "Reregistered"		SAQA 10105/14	2015-07-01	2018-06-30
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT		LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2019-06-30		2023-06-30

In all of the tables in this document, both the pre-2009 NQF Level and the NQF Level is shown. In the text (purpose statements, qualification rules, etc), any references to NQF Levels are to the pre-2009 levels unless specifically stated otherwise.

This qualification does not replace any other qualification and is not replaced by any other qualification.

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION

The primary purpose of the qualification is to provide/equip the learners with the necessary skills, knowledge and acceptable attitudes to render a quality care to women form preconception and during:

pregnancy

labour and

puerperium.

To care for women from conception and throughout the child bearing age.

To care for the neonate, sick or well.

To equip the learners to be able to function or practice effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

To be able to meet the needs of the diverse multicultural societies.

To be able to meet the transformation challenges economically, socially and politically.

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING

Learner must have Diploma in General Nursing.

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING?

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES

Specific Outcomes:

1. Recognise basic needs of women from preconception & throughout the childbearing period.

2. Developed skills in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating actions in dealing with problems of women during antenatal, intranatal & postnatal periods.

3. Developed skills in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating actions in dealing with problems of the neonate until 5 years of age.

Critical Cross-Field Outcomes:

1. Developed skills in identifying, analysing, formulating and solving convergent and divergent problems of living of women as individuals, and their families, as well as the community in which they live, creatively and innovatively.

2. Demonstrates willingness to co-operate with other health team members and intersectorally.

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Assessment criteria associated with Specific Outcomes:

1. Relate learning gained from the learner's experience, to knowledge acquired from learning.

2. Use of the nursing process approach in solving patient's problems.

3. Use of the nursing process and process based learning approaches.

Assessment criteria associated with Critical Cross-Field Outcomes:

1. Problem solving through analysis, planning, intervention and evaluation abstract and specific individual situations.

Effective communication within and outside institutions, in dealing with communities.

2. Observation of the lines of authority.

Integrated assessment to ensure that the purpose of the qualification is achieved:

1. Continuous assessment:

This falls within the responsibility of the unit personnel and the teaching staff using the assessment tool.

On the spot evaluation can also be employed by the unit and teaching personnel.

2. Formative and summative assessment are integrated by using tests and assignments.

Formative:
This includes objective tests, projects, clinical evaluation, clinical workshops, role plays and clinical accompaniment.

Summative:
This includes trial tests as well as internal and external examination.

ARTICULATION OPTIONS

After completion of the course, the qualified nurse can advance to other additional qualifications for specialities e.g. diploma in advanced midwifery, diploma in paediatric nursing, diploma in intensive care nursing and others.

MODERATION OPTIONS

This lies within the SANC responsibility.

CRITERIA FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ASSESSORS

Teaching staff with diploma in general nursing and midwifery, diploma in nursing education is used as assessors in oral/practica tests & examinations.

For external written portion examination SANC is responsible for testing questions, assessing and marking papers.

REREGISTRATION HISTORY

As per the SAQA Board decision/s at that time, this qualification was Reregistered in 2006; 2009; 2012; 2015.

NOTES

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LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION:

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PROVIDERS CURRENTLY ACCREDITED TO OFFER THIS QUALIFICATION:

This information shows the current accreditations (i.e. those not past their accreditation end dates), and is the most complete record available to SAQA as of today. Some Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionaries have a lag in their recording systems for provider accreditation, in turn leading to a lag in notifying SAQA of all the providers that they have accredited to offer qualifications and unit standards, as well as any extensions to accreditation end dates. The relevant Primary or Delegated Quality Assurance Functionary should be notified if a record appears to be missing from here.

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