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SOUTH AFRICAN QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY 
REGISTERED QUALIFICATION THAT HAS PASSED THE END DATE: 

Bachelor of Phytotherapy 
SAQA QUAL ID QUALIFICATION TITLE
22357  Bachelor of Phytotherapy 
ORIGINATOR
University of the Western Cape 
PRIMARY OR DELEGATED QUALITY ASSURANCE FUNCTIONARY NQF SUB-FRAMEWORK
CHE - Council on Higher Education  HEQSF - Higher Education Qualifications Sub-framework 
QUALIFICATION TYPE FIELD SUBFIELD
National First Degree(Min 480)  Field 09 - Health Sciences and Social Services  Promotive Health and Developmental Services 
ABET BAND MINIMUM CREDITS PRE-2009 NQF LEVEL NQF LEVEL QUAL CLASS
Undefined  240  Level 7  NQF Level 08  Regular-Provider-ELOAC 
REGISTRATION STATUS SAQA DECISION NUMBER REGISTRATION START DATE REGISTRATION END DATE
Passed the End Date -
Status was "Reregistered" 		 SAQA 091/21  2021-07-01  2023-06-30 
LAST DATE FOR ENROLMENT LAST DATE FOR ACHIEVEMENT
2024-06-30   2029-06-30  

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 is replaced by: 
Qual ID Qualification Title Pre-2009 NQF Level NQF Level Min Credits Replacement Status
97952  Bachelor of Complementary Medicine in Phytotherapy  Not Applicable  NQF Level 08  480  Complete 

PURPOSE AND RATIONALE OF THE QUALIFICATION 
Provide training for the Complementary Health profession of Phytotherapy comparable to international standards which will enable graduates to meet the requirements to register with the Allied Health Professions Council (AHP Council)

To equip graduates with the skills to meet primary health care needs in the communities and in private practice in South Africa and to interact with other health care practitioners in a responsible and professional manner

To provide a foundation for continuous life-long learning in the profession and the skills to pursue research within this discipline 

LEARNING ASSUMED TO BE IN PLACE AND RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING 
BSc degree in Traditional and Complementary Health Sciences or other BSc degrees with appropriate basic pre-clinical sciences e.g. MBChB 

RECOGNISE PREVIOUS LEARNING? 
N 

EXIT LEVEL OUTCOMES 
The qualifying learner will be competent to:

1. Examine, diagnose and treat the range of health problems presenting in this profession, using a variety of methods and solutions
2. Work with others as a member of a professional team, group, organisation or community
3. Make appropriate decisions regarding when to make referral to professional colleagues
4. Prescribe, prepare and dispense herbal medicines and natural plant remedies
5. Evaluate appropriate use of remedies given contra-indications and possible prescribed drug-remedy interactions
6. Counsel and advocate on indicated life-style changes
7. Communicate effectively, by using oral, written and electronic means, with other health care professionals and with the general public
8. Sustain personal development and learning through continuous professional development and/or research programmes 

ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 
Integrated assessment:

Continuous written assignments
Projects
Community-based team-work
Written final assessments
Clinical skills assessments 

ARTICULATION OPTIONS 
On completion of the Professional Degree Programme, candidates would have the option of pursuing other health-related postgraduate qualifications e.g. a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health or Master's in PH 

MODERATION OPTIONS 
External examiner to be appointed for the final-year 

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

NOTES 
N/A 

LEARNING PROGRAMMES RECORDED AGAINST THIS QUALIFICATION: 
When qualifications are replaced, some of their learning programmes are moved to being recorded against the replacement qualifications. If a learning programme appears to be missing from here, please check the replacement.
 
NONE 


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.
 
1. University of the Western Cape 


All qualifications and part qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework are public property. Thus the only payment that can be made for them is for service and reproduction. It is illegal to sell this material for profit. If the material is reproduced or quoted, the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) should be acknowledged as the source.