Health & Community Care
Supports health education, home visits, and community-level care access.
Supports health education, home visits, and community-level care access.
Visiting households, sharing health information, helping with referrals, and following up on care needs.
You enjoy work that feels community, service, helping and you can handle the trade-offs that come with it.
A simple picture of what this path tends to feel like in the market: how earnings usually grow, how reachable the path is, and how steady it may feel over time.
We are still building and updating this section. Some paths may be incomplete or need correction, especially while the platform is still early. Use this as a starting point, then check current entry requirements, registration rules, providers, and funding options yourself before making a decision.
Builds basic health promotion, household support, referral awareness, and community outreach skills.
Typical provider: HWSETA/QCTO-aligned provider, NGO programme, public health programme, or college
Communication, reliability, local-language ability, and comfort working in communities are important.
These are general places of study to check, split into online or distance options and campus or in-person routes. They may not offer this exact qualification yet; use these directories as a starting point while we build programme-by-programme data.
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A public distance-learning university. It is often a lower-cost option than many private routes, but it is not free.
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Some registered private higher education institutions offer online, blended, or distance qualifications.
These are official places to start checking for funding. Some are broad, some may be more relevant to this field, and most depend on current application cycles and eligibility rules.
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National public skills funding that often supports large training and employment-linked programmes.
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Free national platform for young South Africans looking for learning, skilling, and work opportunities.
These are extra options to investigate beyond formal funding. Ask employers, training providers, and industry bodies whether they offer bursaries, internships, learnerships, sponsored training, or entry programmes.
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Public and non-profit initiatives that help young people access first work exposure.
Coverage: Short-term support, stipends, placement assistance, or training.
Best for: Shorter pathways and first-step job access.
Useful for momentum, but not a full funding solution on its own.
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Health-sector bursaries that may support nursing and allied health training.
Coverage: Often tuition-focused, sometimes with service obligations.
Best for: Nursing and selected healthcare pathways.
Many programmes require working in the public system after graduation.
This path is linked to South Africa’s 2024 occupations-in-high-demand list, sometimes through a broader occupation group. It is dated demand evidence, not a measure of current vacancies or a guarantee of work.
A recognised certificate path for health promotion, household support, basic screening, referrals, and community-care work.
Typical provider: Accredited skills provider, TVET college, NGO, or public health programme
Check provider accreditation, workplace placement expectations, and whether the programme matches the CHW role you want.
Builds from frontline CHW experience into team coordination, referrals, data capture, health promotion, and programme support.
Typical provider: Employer, public health programme, NGO, college, or university of technology
Usually best after community health work experience and basic health-system knowledge.
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DHET open-learning resources and pathways for flexible study across the post-school system.
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Official DHET directory of public universities and universities of technology across South Africa.
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Official register of private institutions that are allowed to offer higher education qualifications.
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Official DHET list of public TVET colleges and campuses across the country.
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Official DHET resource showing which TVET colleges currently offer occupational and trade-focused programmes.
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Official DHET list of CET colleges and community learning centres around South Africa.
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Official register of private colleges for non-university qualifications and college-level study.
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Official QCTO provider guidance for accredited occupational qualifications, trades, and skills pathways.
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A registered private higher education institution offering accredited higher education programmes through brands and campuses including Emeris and IIE Rosebank International.
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A registered private higher education institution offering contact, distance, and blended qualifications across several academic schools.
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Directory of provincial health bursary contacts and state health-study support routes.
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Official DHET portal for scholarships, exchanges, and study opportunities outside South Africa.