OVERVIEW
This qualification will provide a career path for nurses and nurse educators who would like to specialize within the field of Nursing Education. Students learning towards this qualification will become advanced nurse practitioners within the area of Nursing Education as determined by the South African Nursing Council. With the transformations in nursing education resulting from the move of education and training of nurses and midwives away from the Department of Health to Higher Education, the dynamic healthcare system that is characterized by clients with multiple and complex conditions, the need for nurse educators with in-depth knowledge of the higher education systems in South Africa, management of education and training as it has been managed by the Department of Health in the past, quality promotion and assurance systems in higher education and innovative ways of teaching and assessing students that will develop field of specialization as well as the transferrable core skills which are regarded as critical cross-field outcomes in the country.