Social Service Professions Act, 1978 (Act No. 110 of 1978)

Regulations

Fees payable by Social Workers, Child and Youth Care Workers, Social Auxiliary Workers, Auxiliary Child and Youth Care Workers, Student Social Workers, Student Child and Youth Care Workers, Student Social Auxiliary Workers and Student Auxiliary Child and Youth Care Workers 2021 Amendment Regulation

4. Application for registration

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(1) A student child and youth care worker referred to in regulation 3 must apply for registration as a student child and youth care worker on a form obtainable from the Registrar on or before 31 March of the year of study concerned.

 

(2) The application must be accompanied by —
(a) a certified copy of the applicant's identity document or passport if applicable, proof of residence and residence permit number if applicable;
(b) written proof by the accredited training provider confirming that the student is registered with the said training provider as a student child and youth care worker;

[Regulation 4(2)(b) substituted by regulation 2(a) of Notice No. 1164, GG 42697, dated 13 September 2019]

(c) a certified copy of the marriage certificate whether a civil union or customary union and proof of change of surname where applicable; and
(d) the prescribed registration fee.

 

(2A) The Registrar may as and when required request an applicant to submit a certified copy of the applicant’s original academic record at the accredited training provider, indicating the subjects, modules and number of years, courses passed in each subject as well as those for which the applicant is enrolled.

[Regulation 4(2A) inserted by regulation 2(b) of Notice No. 1164, GG 42697, dated 13 September 2019]

 

(3) A person who has abandoned his or her study in Child and Youth Care Work for a period of three years —
(a) must re-apply for registration as a student child and youth care worker and pay the prescribed registration fee;
(b) may not be registered as a child and youth care worker in terms of the Act; and
(c) who wishes to enrol for a qualification in Child and Youth Care Work, must register on or before 31 March of the first year of such study as a student child and youth care worker and pay the prescribed fee for such registration.

 

(4) An applicant must ensure that documents that are not written in English are translated into English by a translator and such translation must be certified by a commissioner of oaths before the applicant sends the documents to the Registrar.