The Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Health is the official continuing education programme for the UCT Faculty of Health Sciences. The CEU offers short courses, seminars and workshops primarily for the Continuing Professional Development of healthcare professionals. Our aim is to continually introduce new courses that will cover relevant and topical issues in the medical and health sciences field.

Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Health Contact Details

Phone: +27 (0)21 650 5246 / 1469
Email: ce.administration@uct.ac.za

Short courses offered by Continuing Education Unit (CEU) Health.

Essential Steps in Managing Obstetric Emergencies

• Date: View course provider schedule
• Location: UCT Clinical Skills Lab
• Time: 08h00 to 16h30

This two day training in ESMOE for Midwives, aims to address that critical skills shortage in an effort to improve maternal and newborn outcomes.

View Course Details

Essentials of a Paediatric Clinical Assessment

• Date: 16 February to 3 May 2026
• Location: Online
• Time: 4 - 5 hours weekly

The course is run by The Harry Crossley Children's Nursing Development Unit in the Department of Paediatrics.

View Course Details

Essentials of Nursing Children with a Cancer or Blood Disorder

• Date: View course provider schedule
• Location: Online
• Time: 6 weeks

This 6-week course aims to equip nurses working with children with a cancer or blood disorder with the essential knowledge and skills to confidently provide appropriate nursing care to these children and their families, thus preventing unnecessary deterioration or avoidable harm, and improve outcomes.

View Course Details

Essentials of Nursing Children with a Tracheostomy

• Date: View course provider schedule
• Location: Online
• Time: 4 hours weekly

This course aims to introduce healthcare professionals caring for children with tracheostomy, to essential knowledge and skills.

View Course Details

Essentials of Nursing Critically Sick Children

• Date: 26 Jan 2026 to 24 May 2026
• Location: Online
• Time: 4 - 5 hours weekly

This course aims to introduce nurses working with critically sick children to essential knowledge and skills.

View Course Details

Essentials of Nursing Sick Children

• Date: 26 January to 24 May 2026
• Location: Online
• Time: 4 - 5 hours weekly

The aim of this course is to equip nurses, who work regularly or occasionally with sick children, with essential knowledge and skills to confidently provide the most appropriate nursing care to sick children and their families.

View Course Details

Essentials of Nursing Sick Newborns

• Date: 26 January - 24 May 2026
• Location: Online
• Time: 4 - 5 hours weekly

This course aims to introduce nurses working with sick newborns to essential knowledge and skills.

View Course Details

Essentials of Paediatric Burns Care Course

• Date: 8 Feb - 3 May 2026
• Location: Online
• Time: 11 weeks

A short course to equip health professionals with the essential knowledge and skills to confidently provide the most appropriate care to children who have sustained a burn injury, along with their families.

View Course Details

Excellence in Deceased Donation and End-of-Life Care Course

• Date: 24 February, 26 May and 13 October 2026
• Location: University of Cape Town (In person)
• Time: 08h00 to 17h00

Organ Donation in South Africa.

View Course Details

Forensic Photography

• Date: 29 Apr 2026
• Location: Hybrid online and in person
• Time: 08h00 - 17h00

This comprehensive course provides theory and practical training in forensic Photography.

View Course Details

Fundamentals of Behaviour Change

• Date: 25 March 2026
• Location: Online
• Time: 09h00 - 15h30

This short course introduces professionals to the foundational principles of behaviour change.

View Course Details

Fundamentals of Emergency Care

• Date: View course provider schedule
• Location: Groote Schuur Hospital
• Time: View course provider schedule

This course revises some of the important fundamental topics and principles required for anyone working in emergency centres or even dealing with occasional emergency presentations.

View Course Details