North West Department of Health Bursaries, South Africa 2023

The Department of Health North West is a department that aims at delivering great health care assistance to all citizens. A profession in the healthcare industry has many benefits and can be very satisfying.

Department of Health North West Bursary Application, How to Apply, Form, Requirements and application closing date.

A Bursary is a work-based learning programme. This means that classroom studies at a college or training center are combined with practical on-the-job experience. We learn much better when we can practice what we have been taught in the classroom in a workplace environment.

Department of Health North West Bursary Details

Below are the full application details on how to complete the Sanlam Bursary programme application form.

• Company: Department of Health North West
• Bursary: Numerous
• Closing Date: Not Specified
• Location: South Africa.

Department of Health North West Bursary Requirements

Below are the North West Department of Health Bursary minimum eligibility requirements. All applicants are expected to meet all the requirements:

Candidates that are ready to move forward and build a career within the nursing field may apply if they meet all requirements. Candidates must be between the ages of 18 and 35 and live within the area where they make their applications.

Candidates must adhere to the following stipulations:

• You must be a citizen of South African
• Must be in possession of a valid ID document
• Applicants must hold a valid Matric / Grade 12 certificate
• Must stay within the area they are applying in
• You must not be employed
• Must be proficient in English, read, write and speak
• Candidates with Life Science and Biology subjects will be beneficial
• Applicants must have completed a Senior Certificate or National Senior Certificate
• Senior Certificate Matriculants: Below are the minimum requirements;
  • A minimum C symbol (Standard Grade) or D symbol (Higher Grade) for English
  • Achieved a minimum C symbol (Standard Grade) or D symbol (Higher Grade) for Biology/ Physiology
  • Achieve a minimum APS score of 18 points (A symbol, Higher Grade 6, Standard Grade 5 / B symbol, Higher Grade 5, Standard Grade 4 / C symbol, Higher Grade 4, Standard Grade 3 / D symbol, Higher Grade 3, Standard Grade 2 / E symbol, Higher Grade 2, Standard Grade 1 / F symbol, Higher Grade 1, Standard Grade 0)
• National Senior Certificate Matriculants:
  • A minimum of level 4 for English
  • Minimum of level 4 for Life Sciences
  • A minimum of level 4 for any other 2 approved NSC subjects (except Life Orientation)
  • Minimum APS score of 23 points (7 (80 – 100%) NSC rating, APS score 7 / 6 (70 – 79%) NSC rating, APS score 6 / 5 (60 – 69%) NSC rating, APS score 5 / 4 (50 – 59%) NSC rating, APS score 4 / 3 (40 – 49%) NSC rating, APS score 3 / 2 (30 – 39%) NSC rating, APS score 2 / 1 (0 – 29%) NSC rating, APS score 1)
• Applicants intending on studying towards a 3-year Diploma in Nursing, at the North-West College of Nursing, in 2022
• You must meet the pre-entry assessments of the College
• Applicants with a strong academic record
• You must be financially disadvantaged
• You must be unemployed
• Not a beneficiary of a bursary from any government departments
• Candidates with disabilities are welcome to apply, as long as they can carry out nursing activities with the disability

Candidates must sign a Bursary agreement with the department. This will be for the time of their learning experience during the program. Successful candidates will have to work at Government hospitals and/or clinics for the period of their Bursary. They may also be asked to work shifts, over weekends or during holidays.

Department of Health North West Bursary Available

Interested individuals who want to apply for a Bursary with this department can look at the following fields:

• Psychiatry
• Nursing Assistant
• General Nursing
• Auxiliary Nursing
• Community Nursing
• Midwifery

How to Apply for Department of Health North West Bursary

To apply for the North West Department of Health Bursary, applicants are to download and fill out this form completely North-West-Department-of-Health-Bursary-Application-Form-2022.

After filling the form with your details, submit a clear copy of the required documents which will be stated below with your application form. Failure to attach all the required documents will make your application unsuccessful.

• ID document or smart card
• Matric National Senior Certificate or Senior Certificate
• Applicants proof of residence which can be a letter from the Tribal office or the local Municipality office (not water statement of account)
• Parents or guardians proof of income; latest payslips if employed, affidavit if unemployed, pension payslip if receiving a pension, death certificate if deceased)
• Medical Certificate if disabled

Department of Health North West Bursary Closing Date

Applicants who do not receive notice within two months after the closing of submissions may accept that their application was unsuccessful, Only those applicants who make it to the shortlist will be contacted.

Department of Health North West Bursary Portal