Registration Fee: R1000

Total Course Fee: R1250 x 12 = TOTAL R15 000 (Excl Reg Fee)

Entry Requirements: NQF Level 4 qualification or equivalent

Duration: 12 months

Delivery Mode:

Hybrid - KM's online and PM's in person. Workplace - We support students to find appropriate workplaces. -  Should work with a qualified Social Worker in a DSD, NGO or alternative organisation or be able to sacrifice 9 months (voluntary) for PM's and WM's

Branch: In person training - 12 Rissik Street, Parow Valley, Cape Town.

Next class start date - 19 January 2026

NB - Students must register with SACSSP South African Council for Social Service Professions - Fees
to be paid to SACSSP directly
Students must apply for a Police Clearance Certificate immediately upon registration.

Accreditation: QCTO SAQA ID: 98890 | NQF Level - 5(129 Credits)

The purpose of this qualification is to prepare a learner to operate as a social auxiliary worker.

Auxiliary social workers assist in the provisioning of social services and support to individuals, families, groups, and communities with regard to a full range of social services and related social welfare matters. These services include but are not limited to services and support relating to emotional trauma (life skills development/emotional stress); financial stress; recreational needs; social needs; and matters relating to housing (developmental approach).

• 341203000-KM-01, Social Auxiliary Work and Social Welfare Services in the South African Context, at NQF Level 5, 28 Credits.
• 341203000-KM-02, Social Work—Methods and principles, at NQF Level 5, 9 Credits.
• 341203000-KM-03, Communication and Life Skills in Social Auxiliary Work, at NQF Level 5, 13 Credits.
• Total number of credits for knowledge modules: 50.

Practical Skill Modules:

• 341203000-PM-01 Render basic counselling and support. Support the counselling processes at NQF Level 5, 7 Credits.
• 341203000-PM-02, Support the processes to intervene with individuals and families, at NQF Level 5, 4 Credits.
• 341203000-PM-03, Facilitate educational, life skills, and support group programs at NQF Level 5, 7 Credits.
• 341203000-PM-04, Assist in implementation of community development process, at NQF Level 5, 8 Credits.
• 341203000-PM-05, Assist with obtaining and keeping data that inform social services intervention strategies, at NQF Level 4, 7 Credits.
  Total number of credits for practical skill modules: 33.

  This qualification also requires the following work experience modules:
  

• 341203000-WM-01, Exposure to the client counselling and referral processes, at NQF Level 5, 10 Credits.
• 341203000-WM-02, Exposure to the facilitation of non-therapeutic group processes, at NQF Level 5, 14 Credits.
• 341203000-WM-03, Exposure to community development processes, at NQF Level 5, 12 Credits.
• 341203000-WM-04, Exposure to the social work administration processes, at NQF Level 4, 10 Credits.
  Total number of credits for Work Experience Modules: 46.

Not sure if this course is for you? If you are passionate about caregiving, our Home-Based Care Course offers another way to serve communities.