9 October: participants will be required to complete course work online
10 October: participants will be required to attend in-person
Date: 9 to 10 October 2025
Venue: Day 1: Online, Day 2: Dumo Baqwa (Medical School)
Time: 09h00 to 15h30
Course fee is R 2,100 per person
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This Comprehensive HIV Testing course is designed to train health professionals and allied health professionals to safely provide HIV testing services to the public.
The course has two components:
Day 1: The first part of the course will cover the theory around HIV, HIV testing and ethical considerations when conducting the test. This will be in the form of pre-recorded sessions that will take place online. Thereafter a quiz/assessment will be completed prior to the second day.
Day 2: The second part of the course will take place in person where attendees will have a practical demonstration and the final practical assessment as a summative assessment.
At the end of the course participants will be able to:
- Identify and explain key concepts associated with HIV testing
- Clarify the importance of HIV rapid testing
- Clarify the importance of HIV testing in a broader public health setting with relevant examples
- Explain the different HIV testing Modalities in South Africa
- Describe the preparation of HIV testing environment according to safety and procedural guidelines.
- Demonstrate capacity in performing quality assurance and HIV rapid testing
A digital certificate of completion will be issued to participants on successful completion of the course.