Ethelbert care staff get accredited
For years the South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP) have been motivating for child and youth care work to be recognised as a profession and in 2014/15 it was gazetted that child and youth care workers should have qualifications.
SEVEN staff members of Ethelbert Child and Youth Care Centre recently earned their Certificates in Child and Youth Care from Nazareth House.
The course is nationally recognised and accredited by the Health and Welfare Sector Education and Training Authority (HWSETA).
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For years the South African Council for Social Service Professions (SACSSP) have been motivating for child and youth care work to be recognised as a profession and in 2014/15 it was gazetted that child and youth care workers should have qualifications.
“Child and youth care workers who have been in the field for several years, without a qualification, were given three years to obtain the qualification. It took dedication and hard work from the Ethelbert child and youth care workers to complete the qualification. All of them are full-time employees, taking care of our vulnerable children and have families of their own,” Ethelbert director, Vanessa Theophilus said.
Senior child care worker, Themba Molefe, who has been in the field for more than 15 years said, “It was the greatest opportunity, because I could not afford to enter the course myself and Ethelbert helped me to achieve my goal. It was a one-year course and we attended classes once a week and had to complete many assignments, which meant going to bed late and waking up early and sometimes having to rely on co-workers and my wife to assist with internet research.”
Molefe said even though he had many years of experience in child care, the course helped him tremendously to gain up-to-date knowledge.
“The information was relevant, especially to raising modern day children and the addition of assisting children and parents with HIV/Aids was outstanding,” he said.
He added the course was challenging, empowering and developmental and a great opportunity to be exposed to.
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