In 2022, The Harry Crossley Children’s Nursing Development Unit introduced a suite of online short courses for nurses and healthcare professionals working with children.
The aim of these courses is to introduce participants to the essential knowledge and skills to confidently provide the most appropriate care to children and their families, and to improve hospital and home-based care outcomes and prevent unnecessary deterioration or avoidable harm. Offered online, it is anticipated that these courses increase both the physical and financial accessibility of training in children’s nursing to nurses across the continent.
The ‘Essentials of Nursing’ suite of courses consists of the following short courses:
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16 weeks in length |
All offered twice a year, in approx February and August |
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10 weeks in length |
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| • Essentials of Nursing Children with a Cancer or Blood Disorder | 6 weeks in length | Offered at least once a year. |
Key information:
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The courses are all offered FULLY ONLINE asynchronously using Vula or Amathuba (UCT’s electronic learning platform). Courses offered in English
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A new lesson is released each week, on Monday at 08h00.
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A UCT Certificate of Completion will be awarded to those that have completed all learning activities and completed and submitted the assignment for feedback to a adequate standard. |
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All courses are registered with the Continuing Education Unit (CEU) at UCT. As soon as is viable, they will be registered for South African Nursing Council Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points. The courses do not carry any academic credit but are designed at a National Qualifications Framework (NQF) level 7. |
For more information about the individual courses, click on the course names in the table above.