This course is aimed at Registered Nurses (General & Speciality), Primary Care Nurse Specialists, Medical Officers, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Assistants, Programme Coordinators (Facility & Community Based Services), Programme Managers, WCGHW Trainers, WCCN Lecturers, Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Health Professionals in primary care facilities. 

It is designed to equip all health professionals with the essential knowledge and skills to accurately identify, manage, and appropriately refer children with seizures and epilepsy at the primary care level. This aims to strengthen service delivery and improve health outcomes for affected children.

About the course

  • Course Design: Self-directed

  • Duration: It will take about 2.5 - 3 hours to complete.

  • Eligibility for this course: Registered Nurses (General & Speciality), Primary Care Nurse Specialists, Medical Officers, Pharmacists, Pharmacy Assistants, Programme Coordinators (Facility & Community Based Services), Programme Managers, WCGHW Trainers, WCCN Lecturers, Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Health Professionals in Western Cape Government primary care facilities.

  • Accreditation: This course is accredited for 2 HPCSA and 1 SANC points.

  • Certification: Participants need 70% pass mark for final quiz.

  • Published: February 2026

If you meet the eligibility criteria, apply to start:

Your supervisor details are required

Apply to enroll

Course outline

This course covers the following content:

Seizures and epilepsy in children including:
  • Seizure mimics
  • Definition & classification of epilepsies
  • Approach to febrile seizures
  • Approach to status epilepticus
  • Electroencephalogram (EEG)
  • Treatment options for epilepsies
  • Behavioural & cognitive co-morbidities of the epilepsies


Western Cape Government Department of Health and Wellness
People Development Centre

Acknowledgements:

  • University of Cape Town’s Knowledge & Instructional Development (KIDS) Training Hub
  • Knowledge Translation Unit