Occupational Certificate: Healthcare Cleaner
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About this qualification
The Occupational Certificate: Healthcare Cleaner is a 120-credit qualification at NQF Level 2 in the OQSF. It relates to cleaning work carried out in healthcare environments and may help learners develop a foundation for work connected with healthcare cleaning services.
Who might consider this qualification?
People interested in cleaning-related work in healthcare environments, or in exploring a qualification connected with healthcare cleaning and related health-service support roles, might consider this qualification. Suitability and admission depend on the provider’s stated requirements.
How this qualification may support career preparation
The qualification may support or relate directly to roles such as Healthcare Cleaner, Ancillary Health Care Worker, Environmental and Occupational Health Inspector and Public Health Occupational Medicine Specialist, according to the supplied career relationships. It may also relate to Primary Health Care Manager as a related qualification. These relationships do not guarantee employment, appointment, promotion or professional registration, and some listed roles may require additional qualifications, experience or registration.
Skills this qualification may help develop
- Healthcare cleaning-related skills
- Cleaning-service skills for healthcare environments
Official dataset information
- Qualification title
- Occupational Certificate: Healthcare Cleaner
- SAQA ID
- 118730
- NQF sub-framework
- OQSF
- NQF level
- 2
- Minimum credits
- 120
- Field
- 11
- Subfield
- Cleaning, Domestic, Hiring, Property and Rescue Services
- Originator
- DQP SERV
- Registration end in source dataset
- 2027-02-03
Before enrolling
- Verify the qualification’s current SAQA registration status and whether enrolment is presently available.
- Confirm that the provider is authorised or accredited to offer this qualification.
- Check the provider’s admission requirements before applying.
- Ask the provider about the assessment arrangements and whether workplace-based learning or practical requirements apply.
- Confirm the qualification’s current credit, delivery, scheduling and fee information directly with the provider.
- Check whether any career being considered has additional employer, qualification, experience or registration requirements.