Netcare Education Application 2026/2027
Intake for post-basic programmes
- 1-year diploma programmes: January
- 6-month in-service programmes: January and June
Intakes will be subject to campus capacity and the number of students registered for the programme. Note that not all post-basic programmes are offered at every campus. Contact the campus nearest to you for current intake details.
Post-basic specialist programmes
Registered nurses (RNs) and enrolled nurses (ENs) can further their careers by specialising in post-basic fields of healthcare by means of in-service certificate programmes or post-basic diploma programmes.
In-service certificate programmes provides the minimum skills for safe practise in a specialised unit. Post-basic diploma programmes are aimed at developing advanced intellectual and clinical competence in selected fields of interest, qualifying those who successfully complete a programme to work as a leader, consultant, educator or specialist practitioner in providing evidence-based care to patients, together with other team members, within the scope of practice.
Netcare Education’s holistic and integrated approach to education and training combines theory with workplace based experiential learning in hospitals. Integrated training is provided in applied anatomy and physiology, disease entities, applied pharmacology, nursing diagnosis, and treatment of patients, with additional components covering research, administration, teaching and applied nursing dynamics.
Post-basic programme directory and details
Post-basic programmes are offered in the following disciplines:
Child nursing
Neonatal ICU nursing
Maternity nursing
Paediatric cardio-thoracic nursing
Critical care nursing
Trauma and emergency nursing
Operating theatre nursing
Anaesthetic and recovery room nursing
Infection prevention and control nursing
Orthopaedic nursing
HIV clinical management
Contact us
National office – FNAH
76 Maude Street (Cnr West Street), Sandton 2196
Email: toy.vermaak@netcare.co.za
Faculty manager: Toy Vermaak
Enquiries and applications
For enquiries about our nursing programmes or information on applications, please contact either the Open Learning Group or the nearest Netcare Education Faculty of Nursing and Ancillary Healthcare (FNAH) campus.
Open Learning Group
Tel: 086 005 3276 (LEARN)
Fax: 086 649 6950
Email: netcareinfo@olg.co.za
Website: www.olg.co.za
Facebook: www.facebook.com/olgfb
Twitter: www.twitter.com/OpenLGroup
FNAH – Gauteng South West campus
2 Bunting Road, Auckland Park
Tel: 011 628 7600
Campus manager: Cindy Menino
Email: Cindy.Menino@netcare.co.za
FNAH – Gauteng North East campus
Building D, Crystal Park,
249 Basden Road, Lyttleton
Tel: 012 664 4903/2
Campus manager: Rene Schaefer
Email: Rene.Schaefer@netcare.co.za
FNAH – KwaZulu-Natal campus
95 uMhlanga Rocks Drive, Durban North
Tel: 031 581 8202
Campus manager: Mariann Theron
Email: Mariann.Theron@netcare.co.za
FNAH – Western Cape campus
Sunbel Building, 4th Floor,
2 Old Paarl Road, Bellville
Tel: 021 949 5271
Campus head: Ilse Crafford
Email: Ilse.Crafford@netcare.co.za
FNAH – Eastern Cape campus
Pamela Arcade, 1st Floor,
Cnr Second Avenue and Newton Road,
Newton Park, Port Elizabeth
Tel: 041 363 2138
Campus head: Ronell de Jager