Special News Item 3/2012 Nomination Process

Special News Item 3/2012

Nomination of members to serve on the 15th Council

This information was originally published on the Home Page of the SANC website.

 

Nomination and appointment of members to serve on the Council

A notice calling for nomination of persons to serve as members of the Nursing Council for the period June 2013 to 2018 has been published by the Minister of Health.



    Click here to see a copy of the notice published in the Sunday Times of 7 October 2012.
 

In terms of the arrangements in the notice, the following documents can be downloaded and printed from the Nursing Council website:-
 
    Nursing Act, 2005 (Act No. 33 of 2005)

    Regulations relating to the Nomination and Appointment of Members of the Council (Government Notice No. R.20 of 16 January 2008)

   Prescribed Nomination Form

   Charter of Good Practice for Councillors
 
  Covenant for Councillors

  Application for Certificate of Good Standing

 

NB: This process is now complete.

 

Circular 5/2012 Revised fees payable to SANC for accreditation of Nursing Education Institutions (latest – amends Circular 4/2012)

Circular 5/2012 Revised fees payable to SANC for accreditation of Nursing Education Institutions (latest – amends Circular 4/2012)

 
  
TO ALL:Nursing Education Institutions
 Provincial Departments of Health
 Stakeholders

Implementation of Revised Fees Payable to the South African Nursing Council for Accreditation of Nursing Education Institutions

 

PURPOSE

The purpose of this circular is to inform providers of Nursing Education and Training, Provincial Departments of Health and stakeholders about the implementation of revised fees payable to the South African Nursing Council (SANC) for accreditation of nursing education institutions (NEI’s).  This circular amends South African Nursing Council Circular 4/2012.

 

IMPLEMENTATION

The Council, at its meeting of 28-29 March 2012, approved the fees stated below.  The revised fees are in accordance with the cost of processing applications, conducting accreditation visits and service to the nursing education institutions.

1.    Motivation for fees payable for the accreditation of nursing education institution

1.1    The SANC, as an accredited Education and Training Quality Assurance body (ETQA), is required to promote the quality of education and training amongst the nursing education and training providers.

1.2    These quality promotion activities have impact on the administrative and resources requirements, with considerable financial implications.

1.3    With the implementation of these fees for accreditation, the South African Nursing Council will be in position to improve on the quality and quantity of resources required for the accreditation process.

2.    Accreditation fees

2.1    Fees are determined in the following manner:

INSTITUTION:RATE NO. 1RATE NO. 2RATE NO. 3
Number of programmes1-2 = R10 000-003-6 = R15 000-007-10 = R20 000-00
Learner enrolment25-50 = R5 000-0051-75 = R10 000-0076-100 = R15 000-00
Accreditation: additional learning facilities1 = R10 000-002-4 = R15 000-005-10 = R20 000-00
Accreditation: additional clinical facilities1-5 = R5 000-006-10 = R10 000-0011-20 = R15 000-00
Re-accreditation of a nursing education institutionR5 000-00  
Accreditation of a new nursing education institutionR20 000-00  
ACCREDITATION OF ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMES:
One-yearR1 000-00  
Two-yearR2 000-00  
Four-yearR5 000-00  
Post registration/
Post basic
R7 500-00  

 

N.B.:    Please note that these fees are subject to 14% VAT.  The above fee structure is applicable with effect from 1 June 2012.

 

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Nursing education institutions are assessed in the following manner:

Accreditation of a new nursing education institution (programme/s offered; number of intakes per programmes).
Routine accreditation of existing nursing education institution (programme/s offered, number of intake of students per intake).
Application of additional learning facilities or relocation.
Application of additional clinical facilities or relocation.
Application for additional programme/s to be offered.

 

Signed
Mr T Mabuda
Registrar and CEO
South African Nursing Council

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