THE class of 2023 has been warned to be cautious about bogus institutions.
As many matriculants seek study opportunities at various institutions, the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (Denosa) has urged them to be extra vigilant and beware of possible bogus nursing colleges.
Denosa spokesman Sibongiseni Delihlazo said fly-by-night institutions tend to increase in numbers during this time of the year, taking advantage of the high desperation levels by the many school leavers who are looking for a space to pursue their post-matric studies at institutions of higher learning.
He said that those searching for nursing studies to become nurses encounter these bogus colleges, asking them to pay fees to secure and register for the offered courses.
“Denosa wishes to advise those who will be looking for nursing courses to be extra vigilant and look out for suspicious signs of bogus institutions which may be nowhere by the time they have to commence with their studies."
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Delihlazo said that many public nursing colleges might have already closed applications for the 2024 academic year.
“Secondly, every institution of higher learning that offers legitimate nursing studies must, by law, be registered and accredited by the South African Nursing Council (Sanc), which is the country's regulatory body for nursing. The Sanc has a list of all accredited public and private nursing schools, colleges and universities."
He said those who wish to study nursing must visit the Sanc website at www.sanc.co.za to check if the institution they want to study at appears on the Sanc website.
Delihlazo said that an institution may appear on the Sanc website as an accredited institution, but it's a matter of law that every nursing programme offered at such institution also be accredited by the Sanc.
He advised matriculants to double-check with Sanc first if such programmes are accredited by Sanc.
Matriculants can also contact Sanc on 012 420 1000 for further assistance.
