Higher Certificate in HIV/AIDS Counselling & Management at Boston City Campus (Pty) Ltd

Programme overview

Study the Higher Certificate in HIV and AIDS Counselling and Management with Boston City Campus. This Higher Certificate gives you a grounded understanding of how HIV affects individuals, families and workplaces in South Africa. You explore the social and economic factors that shape the HIV landscape and learn how counselling, support and management practices improve health outcomes.

Faculty: Social Science Health & Sports | Duration: 1 Year (min) - 3 Years (max) | Study mode: distance | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

Modules listed on the programme page include: Computer Literacy; Academic Literacy; Introduction to Counselling; HIV Counselling; Applied Psychology; Sexuality and HIV Education; HIV Care, Nutrition and Management; HIV Workplace Policy and Training; Introduction to Industrial Psychology; Work Integrated Learning.

Career pathways

Possible employment opportunities listed by the programme page include: Outreach Counsellor/Assistant School Counsellor; Support Group Facilitator; Programme and/or Project Support Officer; Primary Health Care Providers/Home Based Care Givers.

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

National Senior Certificate (NSC), with English passed with endorsement for admission to Higher Certificate study; or National Certificate (Vocational) (NC(V)), with English passed with endorsement for admission to Higher Certificate study; or prior to 2009, Senior Certificate with English as one of the modules passed. Alternatively, a post school qualification may also be considered, for example, an FET/National Certificate, NQF (OQSF) Level 4, minimum Credits 120.

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Two higher education intakes per year: January to February and June to July. Applications can be made at any time to start in the following cycle.

There is no fixed closing date; applications can be made at any time for the next intake cycle (January to February or June to July). Boston does not charge application fees.

Boston City Campus does not charge application fees.

Apply through the official page: https://www.boston.ac.za/apply/

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