Thuto Bophelo Nursing Academy (Pty) Ltd is a private nursing training provider based at 270 Struben Street, Pretoria CBD, South Africa. Multiple independent sources (including its own domain's downloadable documents) state it was established in 1982 and describe it as registered with the South African Nursing Council (SANC registration number S1074) and previously accredited with the Department of Higher Education and Training (FET registration number 2010/FE07/104, cited by one third-party source as valid until 31 December 2016). The current, present-day validity of that DHET registration could not be independently confirmed from a live, up-to-date official source, so it should be verified directly with DHET/SANC before being presented as current. The academy positions itself as serving disadvantaged and rural communities, training students for entry into nursing via auxiliary-level courses, with clinical placements at partner hospitals and health facilities. Its official website (www.nursingacademy.co.za) does load, but the homepage displays content dated to 2019 (e.g. an April 2019 SANC newsletter and 'course' listings) and throws a visible PHP fatal error on its enquiry form, indicating the site is poorly maintained and may not reflect current operations, fees, or intake information. Given the outdated and partially broken state of the official site, details here should be treated as historically reported rather than confirmed current status.
Qualifications & Programmes
- Higher Certificate in Auxiliary Nursing (entry-level, leads to SANC registration as an Auxiliary Nurse)
- Bridging Course (2 years, full time)