KZN Dept Of Health Paramedic Training

GUIDELINES ON SELECTION CRITERIA

1.COEC will send notification for application to study in the next academic year.

2.Closing date for applications will be 30 June annually for the following academic year,

3.Application forms can be accessed on the intranet, from the EMRS district manager’s Officer and District Trainers.

4.Successful applications (those with all certified relevant documentation as per rule of the application)will proceed to the 2nd stage of processing.

5.Stage 2 will consist of the selection of candidates to be invited to the pre‐course as per the set out criteria

‐The criteria will include the following;

∙District needs;

∙Demographics

∙Years of service in EMRS

∙Year of last relevant qualification

∙Age of candidate

∙CPD compliance/participation

6.Stage 3 – the successful candidates will be invited to undertake a pre‐course assessment.

7.Stage 4 – successful candidates are allocated into various scheduled training

8.Stage 5 – 2 months prior to the commencement of the course candidates will be enrolled on a mentorship programme aimed to prepare them for the mainstream course (Relevant to specified course)

Footnote; ‐ should there be an excess of candidate they will be placed on a waiting list for the following academic

year. Should there be less candidates another pre‐course assessment will be conducted.