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Foundation for Professional Development (FPD)

Contact Details

Telephone:
087 821 1109
Email:
liviav@foundation.co.za
Address:
FPD Knowledge Park, 173 Mary Road, The Willows, Pretoria
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Overview

The Foundation for Professional Development (Pty) Ltd. (FPD) was established in 1997 as a department in the South African Medical Association NPC (SAMA). FPD has been registered with the South African Department of Education as a Private Institution of Higher Education since 2002, and meets the international criterial of a research university embracing the three scholarships of higher education namely teaching and learning, research and community engagement.

FPDs mission is to catalyse social change through developing people, strengthening systems and providing innovative solutions.

FPD strives to provide health sector professionals and managers access to affordable, accessible quality education through management and clinical skills development courses customized to the needs of healthcare managers, practitioners and organizations.

Campuses

Location Province
Pretoria Gauteng
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Qualifications and Courses

Masters Degree

  • Higher Certificate in Practice Management|Online

Postgraduate Diploma

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Distance Higher Education|Online
  • Postgraduate Diploma in General Practice|Online
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Health Professions Education and Leadership|Online

Advanced Certificate

  • Advanced Certificate in Health Management|Online
  • Advanced Certificate in Management|Online
  • Advanced Certificate in Monitoring and Evaluation|Online
  • Advanced Diploma in Aesthetic Medicine|Blended

Higher Certificate

  • Higher Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Education|Online
  • Higher Certificate in Practice Management|Online

Pre-Vocational

  • Short Course in CPD/CME Package in Global Health|Online

Short Course

  • Short Course Financial Management|Online
  • Short Course in Advanced Clinical Care for Professional Nurses|Online
  • Short Course in Adverse Events Training|On-Campus
  • Short Course in Basic Airborne Infection Prevention and Control|Online
  • Short Course in Basic Obstetrics and Gynaecology Ultrasound Level 1|Blended
  • Short Course in Batho Pele Principles short course|Online
  • Short Course in Clinical Communication Skills|Online
  • Short Course in Clinical Management of Cardio and Common Vascular Disease|Online
  • Short Course in Clinical Management of HIV/AIDS|Online
  • Short Course in Clinical Management of Mental Health|Online
  • Short Course in Clinical Management of Paediatric HIV and AIDS|Online
  • Short Course in Clinical Management of Sexually Transmitted Infections|Online
  • Short Course in Continuous Quality Improvement Training|On-Campus
  • Short Course in Contraception and Fertility Planning|On-Campus
  • Short Course in Contraception and Fertility Planning|Online
  • Short Course in CPD/CME Package in International Ethics, Professionalism and Human Rights|Online
  • Short Course in CPD/CME Package in International Public Health|Online
  • Short Course in Demand Generation Training|On-Campus
  • Short Course in Demystifying Mental Health and Eradicating Stigmas Training|On-Campus
  • Short Course in Diabetes: Optimising Patient Outcomes|Online
  • Short Course in Disaster Management|Online
  • Short Course in Ethics in the SA Healthcare Environment|Online
  • Short Course in Evaluation of Permanent Medical Impairment Rating (Based on AMA-6th Edition)|On-Campus
  • Short Course in General Practitioner (GP) Focused Ultrasound Short Course|Blended
  • Short Course in Health Economics|Online
  • Short Course in HIV in the Workplace|Online
  • Short Course in HIV Testing and Rapid Test Quality Improvement Initiative (RTQII)|On-Campus
  • Short Course in HIV Testing Services|Online
  • Short Course in How to Manage Mental Health Emergencies|Online
  • Short Course in ICD - 10 Coding for Healthcare Professionals|Online
  • Short Course in Infection Prevention Control in Healthcare Facilities|Online
  • Short Course in Integrated Adherence Counselling in the Healthcare Setting|Online
  • Short Course in Integrated Case Management and ICD10 Coding|On-Campus
  • Short Course in Introduction to Biostatistics|Online
  • Short Course in Introduction to Palliative Care|Online
  • Short Course in Knowledge Bytes: Structured Problem Solving|Online
  • Short Course in Law & Ethics for Nurses|Online
  • Short Course in Lecturing Methods MasterClass|On-Campus
  • Short Course in Management of Type 2 Diabetes for Nurses|Online
  • Short Course in MasterClass on Critical Thinking|On-Campus
  • Short Course in Mastering Telemedicine Support: Essential Training for Support Teams|Online
  • Short Course in Medical Ethics|Online
  • Short Course in Mental Health: A Self-Help Course for Healthcare Professionals|Online
  • Short Course in Metabolic Syndrome|Online
  • Short Course in Nurse Initiated Management of Anti-Retroviral Therapy (NIMART)|On-Campus
  • Short Course in Nurse Initiated Management of Nurse Initiated Art (NIMART)|Online
  • Short Course in Nurse Mentorship|Online
  • Short Course in Pharmacy Practice Management: Statutory requirements, ethics and law for pharmacists|Online
  • Short Course in POCUS eFAST|On-Campus
  • Short Course in Preparing Abstracts, Presentations, and Journal Writing|On-Campus
  • Short Course in Project Management|On-Campus
  • Short Course in Rational Use of Antibiotics|Online
  • Short Course in Recording and Reporting Training|On-Campus
  • Short Course in Research Methodology|Online
  • Short Course in Risk Communication and Community Engagement|Online
  • Short Course in Scientific Peer Review|Online
  • Short Course in Telemedicine for Healthcare Professionals|Online
  • Short Course in The Evaluation of Permanent Medical Impairment Rating (Based on AMA - 6th Edition)|Online
  • Short Course in VMMC Dorsal Slit Surgical Training Course - Additional Modules|Online
  • Short Course in Waste Management for Healthcare Facilities|Online
  • Short Course in Wellness in the Workplace|Online
  • Short Course in Wound care|On-Campus
  • Short Course in Wound Care for the Diabetic Patient|Online
  • Short Course in Wound Care in Malignant and Palliative Wounds|Online
Qualifications last updated: 15 Apr 2025.

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