The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health is proud of the departmental training institutions’ high-quality nurse training programs.

The following accredited nurse training programs are offered by 24 institutions:

Basic nurse training programs

• 4 year comprehensive
• 2 year enrolled
• 1 year enrolled auxiliary nurse
• 2-year bridging to professional nurse (in-service staff only)

Post Registration Programmes (in-service staff only)

• 1-year midwifery
• 1-year of psychiatric nursing
• various post-registration programs, including midwifery and neonatal nursing science, child nursing science, orthopedic nursing, critical care nursing, and operating room nursing science.

Selection of candidates for nurse training

District-based selection is used to select candidates.  Based on the nature of the training programs offered within each district, some districts have been grouped together.  The district selection committee in the applicant’s home district should receive applications.
The following six district selection committees have been identified:

• Ethekwini, Ilembe, Ugu (Ethekwini, DC 29 and DC21) – Ethekwini District Selection Committee
• uMgungundlovu, Sisonke (DC22 and DC43) – uMgungundlovu district selection committee
• Uthukela, Umzinyathi, Amajuba (DC23, DC24 and DC25) – Dundee district selection committee
• Uthungulu (DC28) – Uthungulu district selection committee
• Zululand (DC26) – Zululand district selection committee
• Umkhanyakude (DC27) – Umkhanyakude district selection committee

Guidelines to applicants

• In January of each year, an advertisement for nurse training positions is published in the local newspapers (Ilanga, Zululand Observer, Mercury, and Witness). The requirements of the training program will be outlined in the advertisement.
  Instructions in the advertisement that must be followed, such as what paperwork to include with the application letter and the catchment area.
  At this point, it is not necessary to fill out application forms (Z 83).
  On or before the closing date, an application letter and certified copies of certificates must reach the advertisement’s address.
  Applications delivered by hand will not be considered, so do not send them to a different address than the one listed in the advertisement.
  No applications should be sent to the KwaZulu-Natal College of Nursing, the head office (Natalia), or the training facilities or hospitals.
  Make sure that the advertisement is read completely, especially when it comes to applicants’ responses.
  Since there were so many applications, only those that were successful will be considered.
  Please be aware that there are no waiting lists.
  Any applicant who has previously been excluded from the four-year program will not be eligible for entry into the same program.

Contact the KwaZulu-Natal College of Nursing at the following phone numbers for additional information: