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The HWSETA has also registered several learnerships with <strong>the</strong> Department of Labour (<strong>the</strong> registrations<br />

are now handled by <strong>the</strong> DHET) (Table 5-13).<br />

Table 5-13 HWSETA learnerships at FET level<br />

Learnership title<br />

NQF level<br />

GETC Ancillary Health Care 1<br />

Certificate Pharmacist Assistant (Basic) 3<br />

Community Health Worker 3<br />

Certificate <strong>in</strong> General Nurs<strong>in</strong>g (Auxiliary) 4<br />

Certificate <strong>in</strong> General Nurs<strong>in</strong>g (Enrolled) 4<br />

Certificate Pharmacist Assistant (Post Basic) 4<br />

FETC Phlebotomy Techniques 4<br />

Fur<strong>the</strong>r Education and Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Certificate: Counsell<strong>in</strong>g 4<br />

FETC Community Development – HIV and AIDS Support 4<br />

Source: HWSETA.<br />

5.7.2 LEARNERS WHO QUALIFIED ON LEARNERSHIPS<br />

S<strong>in</strong>ce <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>ception of <strong>the</strong> HWSETA a total of 25 221 learners have entered learnerships <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>sector</strong>.<br />

Accord<strong>in</strong>g to <strong>the</strong> HWSETA’s data system, <strong>the</strong> first learners on HWSETA learnerships completed <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> 2002. S<strong>in</strong>ce <strong>the</strong>n a total of 6 771 learners have completed learnerships and were recorded on<br />

<strong>the</strong> SETA’s system. Many of <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs enrolled on learnerships that are quality assured by <strong>the</strong><br />

professional councils <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>sector</strong> and <strong>the</strong>ir completions have not been recorded on <strong>the</strong> HWSETA’s<br />

system.<br />

The learnership completions that were recorded on <strong>the</strong> HWSETA system <strong>in</strong>creased from 8 <strong>in</strong> 2002 to<br />

1 414 <strong>in</strong> 2006. After that <strong>the</strong> annual figures dropped slightly (Table 5-14).<br />

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