Apply by Mail:

1. To Apply for Registration of Environmental Health Assistants, the applicant must go to the Health Professions Council of South Africa’s (HPCSA) office Contact Link
2. The application form must be obtained from the authorities at the HPCSA office, else the application form can be downloaded from the official website linked here Application Form Link
3. Make sure that you have all the documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
4. The application form must be filled with all the necessary details, and along with the required documents, it must be sent via registered mail or through courier service to the HPCSA office.
5. The mail or the courier must address to the Registrar of the HPCSA.
6. The application will then be verified by the official at the HPCSA members.
7. If the details and the documents submitted by the applicant is valid and legitimate, then the Environmental Health Assistant registration will be approved by the officials at the HPCSA.
8. Then the applicant will be issued with the registration certificate as a physical copy as well as electronic copy of the registration certificate will be sent to the applicant email.
9. The registration fee must be paid along with the application which is R208.00, and the receipt must be attached along with the application.
10. The complete fee details are given in the “Fees” section of this page.
11. The processing time for the registration will be intimated to the applicant after submitting the application.
    

• Application Form Link
• Copies of all degree/diploma certificates or similar academic qualifications certified only by an attorney in his capacity as notary public and bearing the official stamp.
• A copy of a valid Passport or Identity Document as proof of current citizenship, duly certified by a notary public.
• An official documentary evidence of having completed full-time practical training and/or professional experience.
• Curriculum vitae (CV), service record.
• Employer/s’ testimonials.
• Copy of payment receipt.
  

HEALTH PROFESSIONS COUNCIL OF SOUTH AFRICA
Phone: (+27) 12 338 9300/01
Postal address: PO Box 205, Pretoria: 0001
Physical Address: 553 Madiba Street, Madiba Street, Arcadia: 0083.
Email ID: info@hpcsa.co.za
Address & Contact Link
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The eligibility requirements to apply for the Environmental Health Assistant includes:

• A practising environmental health assistant with less than 2 years’ experience would have to undergo a 3-month mentoring period under the guidance and supervision of a qualified and registered environmental health practitioner, to be followed by an assessment, upon successful completion of which such applicant would qualify for registration with Council.
• A practising environmental health assistant with more than 2 years’ experience as environmental health assistant would have to undergo an assessment upon successful completion of which they would qualify for registration with Council.
• A practising environmental health assistant who qualified for registration through the process above could be registered in a supplementary register if such applicant had not completed a formal qualification.
  

• Registration Fee – R208.00
• Annual Fee – R875.00
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The validity period of the Environmental Health Assistant details will be mentioned in the registration certificate issued to the applicant.

Application Form Link

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The processing time for the registration will be intimated to the applicant after submitting the application.

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APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANT

• Title: (Dr/Mr/Mrs/Miss)
• Surname
• Maiden Name
• First name(s)
• Date of birth
• Place of birth
• Postal address
• Postal code
• Tel. (Work)
• Home
• E-mail address
• Cell
• Present employer
• Current Position/appointment
• Qualifications
• Name of Degree/Diploma
• University/Training Institution where degree/qualification was obtained
• From - Month/Year
• To - Month/Year
• Practical Training (Completed concurrent with or after completion of professional training)
• Name of Institution
• Category in which training was completed
• From - Month/Year
• To - Month/Year
• Professional Experience (In chronological order)
• Name of institution
• Nature of appointment held
• Fulltime/ parttime
• From / To
• Total period in months
• Enclosed documentary evidence marked A, B, etc.,
• Any other relevant facts which the applicant wishes to bring to the attention of the Professional Board
• Signature
• Date
  

The registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) allows the individual to practice as an Environmental Health Assistant in all parts of South Africa officially.

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