Home Based Personal Care Assistant

NQF LEVEL 2SAQA ID 104779QCTO CERTIFICATE

Home Based Personal Care Assistant

Provide compassionate care in home settings, helping clients maintain comfort, function, wellbeing and dignity. Your training covers therapeutic, rehabilitative, long-term maintenance and palliative care.

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DURATION6 months full-time
9 months part-time (Saturdays)
ENTRYMinimum Grade 9 report, ABET Level 4
INTAKESFebruary (EISA September)
September (EISA April)
CERTIFICATEOccupational Certificate (QCTO)
Learners practising care skills on a training manikin

Role & Focus Areas

  • Therapeutic work, to improve health
  • Rehabilitative work, to restore health
  • Long-term maintenance and ongoing care
  • Palliative care for life-limiting conditions

These tasks need time, commitment and often longer-term relationships with clients and patients.

Career Opportunities

  • Home Carer
  • Live-in Caregiver
  • Personal Support Worker
  • Palliative / End-of-life Assistant Carer

Examinations & Certification

National exams are written in June/July and October/November. Successful learners are awarded the Occupational Certificate: Home Based Personal Care Assistant by the QCTO.

2027 Fees

ZARFull-time
6 months		Part-time
9 months
RegistrationR2,000R2,000
MonthlyR1,000R1,000
Course accessoriesR2,600R2,600
TotalR10,600R13,600

Begin A Caring Career

Apply for the 2027 intake today.

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