Health & Community Care
Cares for women and babies during pregnancy, birth and the period after birth, recognising when additional medical care is needed.
Supports a woman through pregnancy and labour, monitors mother and baby, and provides care after delivery. The work includes explaining choices, supporting families and recognising complications that require referral or help.
Carry out antenatal checks, monitor labour, support births, assess newborn wellbeing, help with feeding and recovery, and document and hand over care.
You enjoy work that feels helping, people, detail-focused 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 maternal health, antenatal care, labour support, postnatal care, newborn care, clinical judgement, and supervised midwifery practice.
Typical provider: SANC-approved nursing education institution with approved clinical placement
Check current SANC-approved programme, learner registration, clinical placement, and midwifery registration requirements.
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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The main national public funding route for many students at public universities and TVET colleges.
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Official DHET portal for scholarships, exchanges, and study opportunities outside South Africa.
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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Funding support for qualifying students at public universities and TVET colleges.
Coverage: Tuition and selected living costs for eligible learners.
Best for: Public study pathways with household income limits.
Availability depends on the institution and eligibility rules.
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Academic or portfolio-based funding from institutions and private organisations.
Coverage: Partial or full fee support depending on performance.
Best for: Degree, diploma, and design-oriented pathways with strong results.
More realistic for students with strong marks or standout portfolios.
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Companies sometimes sponsor scarce-skill study or internship entry routes.
Coverage: Varies by employer and can include fees, mentorship, or practical exposure.
Best for: Business, finance, tech, and industrial pathways.
Competition is high and openings are uneven across sectors.
We do not yet have a clear South African demand source for this path, so for now we are using official occupation records to show that it is still a recognised kind of work.
That means we can still show you this path, but we are leaning more on official occupation records than on a direct South African demand source for now.
Completes supervised maternity, labour ward, community, and clinical requirements needed for recognised midwifery practice.
Typical provider: Approved maternity clinical site, health facility, and South African Nursing Council registration path
Usually follows an approved nursing or midwifery education path and current SANC requirements.
Develops a focus such as high-risk maternity, primary maternity care, community midwifery, neonatal support, or reproductive health services.
Typical provider: Health facility, maternity unit, university, CPD provider, or public health service
Best after registration and supervised maternity care experience.
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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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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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Many public and private institutions run their own bursaries, merit awards, hardship funds, and payment support offices.