IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL REGISTERED OTA’s AND

THEIR SUPERVISORS

TOP-UP TRAINING FOR OCCUPATIONAL

THERAPY ASSISTANTS

The Occupational Therapy department at the University of KwaZulu Natal is happy to announce that it is planning to offer Top-Up training for OTA’s to enable them to do the HPCSA examination and then register as an Occupational Therapy Technician.

  • The training will be offered in 1 week blocks (one module per block period) over a 9 month period, it will be offered at this department and in clinical facilities, the training will prepare students to do the HPCSA examination in September 2010
  • The costs will be R10 000 per student
  • Student will receive a University certificate at the end of training
  • Any registered OTA’s who are interested in the training must please complete the attached form and send it to Shan at the Occupational Therapy department on fax number (0310 2607227 or email address
  • A maximum of 30 students will be accepted for training

Please note that this training is planned to start in January 2010 and is only for persons who have already been trained as OTA’s. A registeredOTAcan apply to do the trainingas long as the employing body gives permission and supervision is guaranteed. All interested persons must therefore discuss this matter with their supervising occupational therapists and their employers.

We will inform all interested OTA’s of the final details by the end of September 2009. Please note we will not be able to offer the course if we have less than 15 staff applying.

The Department of Health has indicated that it is prepared to sponsor its own staff. Persons employed by other bodies/organization may also apply, but will have to find their own sponsorship.

We look forward to hearing from interested OTA’s and their supervisors.

Interested occupational therapy assistants should please complete attached form for other information. Please contact Mrs dain van der Reyden on 031-2608218 or email address .

PLEASE NOTIFY AS MANY OTA’S AS POSSIBLE

TOP-UP TRAINING – OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT TO OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY TECHNICIAN LEVEL

Please complete this form if you are interested in receiving further information about the planned training Please note that this is not an application form, your employing body will make a final decision about which OTA’s may do the course.

  1. NAME ……………………………………………… HPCSA NUMBER …………………….
  2. PLACE OF WORK …………………………………………………………………………….
  3. ADDRESS ……………………………………………………………………………………..

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  1. TELEPHONE NUMBER …………………………. FAX NUMBER ……………………….
  2. EMAIL ADDRESS …………………………………………………………………………….
  3. SUPERVISORS NAME AND CONTACT DETAILS ……………………………………….

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ANY QUERIES YOU MAY HAVE

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Please return to Shan on fax number (031) 2607227 or email address

PLEASE RESPOND URGENTLY BEFORE 8 SEPTEMBER 2009

Thank you for your interest.