Frequently Asked Questions

No, formal courses are contact based programmes located at specific learning centres across the country. Check the programme prospectus to confirm available locations. Emergency Medical Care programmes are only available at the learning centre in Bellville, Cape Town.

Not for the clinical programmes, all of our clinical programmes are full-time programmes, no part-time options are available at the moment.

You can apply to do the Advanced Diploma in Health Services Management & Leadership which is considered a part time programme over two years.

Not at Mediclinic.

The fees include tuition, a uniform, and textbooks. Candidates are responsible for their own transport and accommodation

Yes, over and above travel to and from the campus students are required to travel to the various clinical learning sites and may be required to travel at odd hours when public transport is not always readily available.

The programmes are not all learnership programmes.

Candidates may apply for access via RPL but should note that only 10% of the intake can consist of RPL candidates. This limits the opportunities for candidates seeking access via RPL. Candidates are advised to consider re-completing their Matric subjects in order to meet the entrance requirements, at their own cost.

No, Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) as it pertains to credit accumulation and transfer only applies to candidates that have a qualification aligned to the National Qualifications Framework.

Not for the clinical programmes, these are fulltime programmes and students are required to do clinical training when not at the learning centre.

Limited bursaries are made available each year and are offered to successful candidates during the selection process.

The programmes include the “internship” portion of the qualification. Candidates who fund their own studies are not required to engage in a work-back period upon completion of the programme. Students awarded a bursary are required to work back based on the terms of their bursary agreement.

Yes, students engage in both classroom based learning and work-integrated learning at various clinical facilities. The work integrated learning can only be arranged at designated clinical sites and students cannot be accommodated at alternative sites.

Follow this link to our applications portal.

Should you encounter any difficulty, kindly contact our support staff on +27 21 809 6698.

You need to log in to your profile and select 'Jobs applied'. A list of your applications will appear.

Feedback will be provided three weeks after the registration closing date. 

No.

Please apply for only one location and one programme.

No, only if you obtained your Grade 12 certificate or senior certificate outside of South Africa.

If you were not born in South Africa, this means that you are a regarded as a foreigner.  You will have to apply for citizenship at the Department of Home Affairs to receive a South African identity number.

Ensure that all required fields have been completed and are in the correct format.

Banking details and the amount required will only be sent to qualifying applicants after the applications have been processed. Payment needs to be made and uploaded to the candidate profile before the closing date once instructions have been received.

No, you will only be invited via e-mail. Please regularly review your status and go through your emails.

The courses are based on the principles of outcome based self-study with contact sessions and demands self-study with limited contact. Students must have suitable mentors for the clinical component of the courses which have specific clinical outcomes.

No, short courses are only available to students that are able to work a 36 hour work week. Students must be working in a relevant clinical placement area for the duration of the course.

The fees include tuition and textbooks.

The fees are revised annually and are available on our website under the Programmes/Courses information. Full payment for short courses must be done before the course starts.

Yes, one of the requirements of the course if for students to work at least a 36 hour week.

No bursaries are provided to applicants for short courses that are not employed by Mediclinic.

Follow this link to our applications portal. Should you encounter any difficulty kindly contact our support staff on +27 21 809 6698.

Learning opportunities for short courses are open to students not employed by Mediclinic as long as they are registered at the South African Nursing Council.

You need to log in to your profile and select 'Jobs applied'. A list of your applications will appear.

Feedback will be provided three weeks after the registration closing date. 

No.

No, please apply for only one course at a time.

No, only if you obtained your Grade 12 certificate or senior certificate outside of South Africa.

If you were not born in South Africa, this means that you are a regarded as a foreigner.  You will have to apply for citizenship at the Department of Home Affairs to receive a South African identity number.

Ensure that all required fields have been completed and are in the correct format.

Banking details and the amount required will only be sent to qualifying applicants after the applications have been processed. Payment needs to be made and uploaded to the candidate profile before the closing date once instructions have been received.