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CENTRAL STUDENT SELECTION

CENTRAL STUDENT SELECTION. PAMELA NEL GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 1 OCTOBER 2009. OVERVIEW. Prior to 1998 – decentralised student selection Since 1998 – centralised student selection Selection process Selection criteria – D4 Three phases of the process Current situation Achievements

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CENTRAL STUDENT SELECTION

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  1. CENTRAL STUDENT SELECTION PAMELA NEL GAUTENG DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 1 OCTOBER 2009

  2. OVERVIEW • Prior to 1998 – decentralised student selection • Since 1998 – centralised student selection • Selection process • Selection criteria – D4 • Three phases of the process • Current situation • Achievements • Challenges • Way forward

  3. PRIOR TO 1998 –DECENRALISED STUDENT SELECTION • 8 nursing colleges in Gauteng • - Pretoria region – 3 • - West Rand – 1 • - Johannesburg region - 5 • No standardised selection criteria • Each college received thousands of applications • Applicants applied to more than one college • No dedicated staff for student selection • No central database • Applicants interviewed individually • Costly and time consuming

  4. SINCE 1998 – CENTRALISED STUDENT SELECTION • Four colleges in the province – of which three offer the D4 programme • Gauteng Central Selection Centre • Standardised selection process • Standardised selection criteria • One database of all applications received • Centralised record keeping • Reduced number of applications • Cost effective • Efficient system

  5. SELECTION PROCESS • Gauteng Student Selection Policy – internal and external applicants • Gauteng Student Selection Committee • Standardised selection criteria • One advertisement • Standardised application form • Centralised processing and database - annual • Three phase selection process • Since 2004 – involvement of Gauteng Shared Services Centre

  6. SELECTION CRITERIA • D4 – External applicants - Senior Certificate (Old) - English HG D SG C - M Score – 13 - Maths, Biology, Physical Science - extra points allocated - NSC (New) - English 4 -Four 20 credit subjects with a rating of 3 per subject =12 and two subjects with a rating of 2 = 4 - M Score - 20 - Maths, Biology, Physical Science - extra points allocated - One year post-school study successfully completed – above criteria waived • D4 – Internal applicants - Registration as an Auxiliary or Enrolled Nurse - Short-listed according to years of service and when last study leave was granted

  7. THREE PHASES OF THE PROCESS • Phase 1: Short-listing - Paper selection - scoring according to criteria - Database captured - Short-listed for assessment - Notified via SMS and letter – to pay assessment fee • Phase 2 : Assessment - 300 per day over a six week period - HSRC assessment – GMA, English Proficiency, Personality Profile - Short-listed for interview according to ranking • Phase 3 : Interview - Applicants interviewed at the college they indicated as their first choice - Panel interviews conducted – 4 interviewers/ 6 applicants - Interviews conducted by college staff, hospital/clinic staff and a community member

  8. CURRENT SITUATION • 2009 - 48 700 external applications - 1300 internal applications • Approximately one third of the applicants met the selection criteria and were short- listed for the assessment • 1647 Applicants interviewed at the three colleges by end of September • 1330 External applicants to be selected for the D4 programme and 200 for the Enrolled Nurses programme • Applicants not recommended for the four year programme are considered and selected for the Enrolled Nurse programme • Unsuccessful applicants re-apply annually • Extensive marketing and recruitment drives at schools, Career Expo’s and Nursing College open days • Selection Centre coordinates and processes the applications from internal applicants for theEnrolled Nurse and Bridging programme and applications from CHW’s for the Enrolled Nurse programme

  9. ACHIEVEMENTS • Workload shifted from colleges to a Central Selection Centre – coordinated by Head Office • Colleges can focus on the core business of nursing education • Applications from individuals not duplicated • Central database - all applications captured – accurate statistics and weekly reports during the selection period • Call Centre – handles all enquiries and tracks status of applications as per database • Efficient system

  10. CHALLENGES • Ever increasing number of applications • Selection of the most suitable applicants that show potential to succeed • High failure rate in the first year requiring a repeat year of study – however the attrition rate from first year is low – less than 5% • Interviews are time consuming • Remains a costly process • Unsuccessful internal applicants – labour disputes • Selection Centre - work under pressure to meet deadlines

  11. WAY FORWARD • Review of the selection policy – internal applications • Review selection criteria – new NSC and internal applicants • Review the HSRC Assessment

  12. Thank you

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