MRS E.Z.GUMEDE(UKZN) MRS N. C. SHANGASE(UKZN)
To share information about the Decentralised programmes and to highlight challenges faced by academic coordinators in this programme.
Programmes that are held away from the university Cater for working students who are unable to attend residence universities like full time students Concentrate mainly in the rural areas There is a facilitator on site Regulated by SANC
Students are independent learners who are studying on their own, supported by reading material. Consultation with the lecturer is by , telephone or video conferencing UNISA is the only distance institution in South Africa
South Africa is faced with shortage of nurses Highly skilled nurses have left the country seeking greener pastures The numbers are far less than what the country needs to meet with the changes in the disease profile In 1990, the SANC allowed private organizations to train nurses in their communities to meet the demand The current rate of nurse production (training) is still not meeting the demand This was also done to increase the number of highly skilled nurses.
Nursing Management Bridging Programme Community Nursing Mental Health Primary Care Midwifery All these programmes are 120 credits modules They can be stand alone modules or be part of BNAP-Bachelor of Nursing ( Advanced Practice)
Durban Pietermaritzburg Eshowe Empangeni East London Port Shepstone Ulundi Newcastle East London Queenstown Mbazwana Middleburg Cape town Umtata Kokstad
Academic coordinator Programme manager and facilitator on site Admin Officer per programme Central control and monitoring by UKZN Support form Open Learning-UKZN
Nursing Management : 360 Bridging Programme : 210 Community Nursing : 330 Mental Health : 87 Primary Care : 265 Midwifery : 55 For the past ten years the programme has produced more that 1000 nurses annually
Case base method Critical thinkers Prior preparation Small group discussion
University system Infrastructure Type of students Teaching method
Semester modules ( Feb -November ) Year course vs 18 month course Registration dates Issuing exam results SANC prescriptions ◦ number of hours to be covered ◦ shortage of accredited clinical sites ◦ Number of learners per site
Top down approach style of management University policies and procedures that are rigid and not accommodative of decentralized students Access to remote deep rural areas,sometimes the road and the car used are not well congruent Part time staff having problems with the employer mainly after 2010 with RWOPS policies
Mature ( years ) Out of academia Technologically challenged Many responsibilities ◦ mother ◦ wife ◦ employee ◦ extended families
Competition with other colleges Postal delays No computers Venues Rural areas- difficult to reach
The coordinators have gained experience in managing decentralized programs Learned how to do quality control of the academic program(QPU) Communication skills improved Problem solving skills Critical thinking Budgeting and financial management of the program Development of case studies
Able to train and develop individuals in their places of work, no need to resign and move to cities to attend tertiary institutions Managed to meet the self actualization needs of our professionals by offering them the opportunity to study further at a minimal cost Education knows no boundaries, yes, indeed this has been our motto, until end of 2010,where the university decided to stop offering our courses in other provinces like E/C and concentrate within KZN
Buy in from local communities Partnership with local libraries & schools Training of facilitators and preceptors according to UKZN policies If possible offer our facilitators some university benefits so as to retain them in the system Set up offices in sites which are well equipped with computers and books Introduce computer literacy to all so as to facilitate on line registration and e-learning
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