A framework for articulation between the emergency care technician certificate and the emergency medical care professional degree

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dc.contributor.advisorBezuidenhout, J.
dc.contributor.advisorJansen van Vuuren, M. V.
dc.contributor.authorVincent-Lambert, Craig
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-06T09:44:23Z
dc.date.available2016-01-06T09:44:23Z
dc.date.copyright2011-11-15
dc.date.issued2011-11-15
dc.date.submitted2011-11-15
dc.description.abstractEnglish: The need to comply with the requirements of the SAQA Act necessitated a review of emergency care education and training in South Africa. The review and restructuring led to the creation of a formal two-year, 240-credit NQF level 5 Emergency Medical Care Technician (ECT) Qualification. The NDoH views the ECT programme as the “Mid-Level Worker” equivalent for the Emergency Care Profession. At the Higher Education level, the existing three-year National Diploma and one-year B Tech Programmes were collapsed to form a single four-year, 480-credit, NQF level 8 Professional Bachelor of Health Sciences Degree in Emergency Medical Care (B EMC). After the establishment of the two-year ECT and four-year B EMC programmes, the next challenge faced by the HPCSA, educators and educational providers within the emergency care field became that of facilitating articulation between the two qualifications. This study aimed to critically analyse and compare the two-year ECT qualification with the four-year professional B EMC degree in order to design a framework and bridging programme that may support and guide articulation between the two qualifications. An expository, retrospective analysis of existing documentation was followed by a focus group discussion with educators in the field in order to identify and explore potential obstacles and challenges with regard to articulation between the ECT and the B EMC qualifications. Finally, a detailed Delphi Questionnaire was sent to selected expert panel members. The study highlights a strong desire for articulation and academic progression within the emergency care profession. Similarities and substantial differences were identified in the scope, level and depth of knowledge of the ECT and B EMC qualifications. A framework was designed that includes a bridging programme to provide ECT graduates with the necessary knowledge, skills and insights required to enter directly into the third year of the Emergency Medical Care Degree.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAfrikaans: Die noodsaak om aan die vereistes van SAKO-wetgewing te voldoen, het ʼn hersiening van nooddiensonderrig en -opleiding in Suid-Afrika teweeggebring. Die hersiening en herstrukturering het tot die daarstelling van ʼn formele twee jaar, 240-krediet, NKR vlak 5 Noodgeneeskunde Tegnikus (Emergency Medical Care Technician (ECT)) kwalifikasie gelei. Die NDvG beskou die ECT-program as die “Middelvlakwerker” ekwivalent vir die Noodgeneeskundeprofessie. Op Hoër Onderwysvlak is die bestaande drie jaar Nasionale Diploma en die een jaar B Tech-programme saamgevoeg om die enkele vier jaar 480-krediet, NKR vlak 8, Professionele Baccalaureus in Gesondheidswetenskappe Graad in Noodgeneeskunde (Professional Bachelor of Health Sciences Degree in Emergency Medical Care) (B EMC)) te skep. Nadat die twee jaar ECT- en die vier jaar B EMC-programme tot stand gebring is, was die volgende uitdaging vir die GBRSA, onderwyskundiges en onderwysverskaffers op die noodgeneeskundeterrein om artikulasie tussen die twee kwalifikasies te fasiliteer. Hierdie studie stel dit ten doel om die twee jaar ECT-kwalifikasie en die vier jaar professionele B EMC-graad krities te analiseer en te vergelyk om sodoende ʼn raamwerk en oorbruggingsprogram te ontwerp wat artikulasie tussen die twee kwalifikasies kan rig en steun. ʼn Verklarende, retrospektiewe analise van bestaande dokumentasie is opgevolg met ʼn fokusgroepbespreking wat onderwyskundiges in die veld betrek het om potensiële struikelblokke en uitdagings ten opsigte van artikulasie tussen die ECT- en B EMC-kwalifikasies te identifiseer en te ondersoek. Laastens is ʼn uitvoerige Delphi-vraelys aan gekose deskundige paneellede gestuur. Die studie beklemtoon ʼn sterk begeerte na artikulasie en akademiese vooruitgang in die nooddiensprofessie. Ooreenkomste en wesenlike verskille is identifiseer ten opsigte van die omvang, vlak en kennis van die ECT- en B EMC-kwalifikasies. ʼn Raamwerk is ontwerp wat ʼn oorbruggingsprogram insluit om ECT-gegradueerdes van die nodige kennis, vaardighede en insigte te voorsien om hulle in staat te stel om onmiddellik die derde jaar van die Gesondheidswetenskappe Graad in Noodgeneeskunde (Emergency Medical Care Degree) te betree.af
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11660/1988
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherUniversity of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Free Stateen_ZA
dc.subjectThesis Ph.D. (Health Professions Education))--University of the Free State, 2011en_ZA
dc.subjectEmergency medical technicians -- Study and teachingen_ZA
dc.subjectEmergency medical techniciansen_ZA
dc.subjectEmergency medicineen_ZA
dc.subjectCareer-pathingen_ZA
dc.subjectArticulationen_ZA
dc.subjectRecognition of prior learningen_ZA
dc.subjectMid-level-workeren_ZA
dc.subjectAcademic-architectureen_ZA
dc.titleA framework for articulation between the emergency care technician certificate and the emergency medical care professional degreeen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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