National Emergency Care Education and Training Policy
Ministry of Health, South Africa
This policy applies to all current and prospective public and private emergency care personnel and EMS education and training providers. This policy aims to ensure the alignment of emergency care education and training with current education legislation, national education and training needs and imperatives of the national Department of Health to ensure the rendering of quality healthcare services to the population of South Africa. Its objectives are to develop an NQF-aligned framework for emergency care education and training; to facilitate access to, and mobility and progression within emergency care education, training and career paths; and to rationalize, enhance and maintain the quality of emergency care education and training programmes.
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National Emergency Care Education and Training Policy Current Version
January 2022
This policy applies to all current and prospective public and private emergency care personnel and EMS education and training providers. This policy aims to ensure the alignment of emergency care education and training with current education legislation, national education and training needs and imperatives of the national Department of Health to ensure the rendering of quality healthcare services to the population of South Africa. Its objectives are to develop an NQF-aligned framework for emergency care education and training; to facilitate access to, and mobility and progression within emergency care education, training and career paths; and to rationalize, enhance and maintain the quality of emergency care education and training programmes.
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