Academics
A Commitment to Excellence
Namibia Istitute of Professional Inovation aims at offering all our students a broad and balanced curriculum that provides rewarding and stimulating activities to prepare them for the best social and cultural life
Short Courses
Nursing Assistant/Caregiver
This course prepares the student to
provide basic patient care under the supervision of a licensed nurse. This
program provides instruction utilizing a holistic approach to provide basic
care to people in a variety of health care settings. Students will understand
how health care systems operate and will learn the skills necessary to function
safely and efficiently in a health care setting. This program provides
instruction both in the classroom and clinical setting. Clinical instruction is
provided at long term care/rehab facilities and assisted living facilities.
Instruction includes topics related to the Nursing Assistant (NA) scope of
practice, basic patient care needs, infection control, basic medical
terminology, nutrition, comfort, safety measures, first aid, CPR, vital signs,
basic anatomy/physiology, record keeping, communication skills, interpersonal relationships,
and employability
Caregiver
training course will give you an understanding of the basics of caregiving,
including legal and ethical responsibilities and working as part of a team.
Caregivers are highly valued and in-demand professionals who make a big
difference to the health organizations they work for. This course will give you
a full run-through of these essential concepts so that you can give your
caregiving career a real boost today.
Pharmacy Assistant
This course will teach you the fundamentals of becoming a pharmacy assistant or technician.
This
course will provide you with the necessary knowledge and training to work as a
pharmacy assistant or technician. We'll teach you about the responsibilities of
a pharmacy assistant, such as handling prescriptions, stock and inventory
management and other pharmacy technician duties such as operating safe
medications optimisation systems. Learn about pharmacy standard operating
procedures and risk assessment methods.
Medical Office Administration
The
medical office is a diverse environment that requires essential skills in the
daily office administration including scheduling appointments, patient
reception and processing, record management, accounting, healthcare billing,
reports and requisitioning, medical transcription and medical office
terminology as well as key interpersonal communication skills when working with
patients and team members.
In this course you will learn how to perform a variety of administrative duties in
doctor’s offices, hospitals, wellness clinics and other medical settings.
Innovative Vocational Short Courses
Upholstery Fundamentals
Upholstery is the work of providing furniture, especially seats, with padding, springs, webbing, and fabric or leather covers. The purpose of this qualification is to develop the student’s upholstery and woodworking skills, and thereby to enable him/her to enter into a career in furniture production. All projects are industry-based and students are given the opportunity to job shadow and to do in-service training.
Carpentry and Joinery
This course teaches you how to build beautiful structures that can last for centuries.
Carpenters have one of the highest rates of job satisfaction in the
construction industry for those who like to work with their hands. The trade
offers numerous career opportunities, from constructing forms to creating fine
cabinetry.
Advanced Courses
Enrolled Nursing and Midwifery Science
General Nursing and Midwifery or GNM is a two-year diploma course designed for aspirants who want to pursue a career in clinical nursing. The programme teaches candidates how to care for individuals who are sick or have been injured in order to help them attain full recovery.
SHORT COURSES
The NQA does not accredit short courses because there is no level of qualification (NQF) for short courses.
We are offering short courses for students to get profound knowledge, gain skills, boost secondary results to those who are drop outs or did not do well and want to further their studies into the main career and enhance chances of employment.
The National certificate and diploma in Occupational health and safety and Counseling shall be regulated by the NTA, while Enrolled Nursing and Midwifery Science shall be regulated by Nursing Council and the process is in progress.