The physical facilities must be adequate to deliver the theoretical and practical components of the training. For the theoretical training, facilities must include an online teaching and learning platform and suitable venues for lectures where applicable. For the practical training, facilities must include a skills laboratory adequate in size to accommodate the number of learners trained per session. The venue must be suitable to be able to practice and demonstrate competence in the education and counselling of vaccinees and caregivers. The skills laboratory must also provide adequate storeroom facilities for keeping equipment and consumables and must include an area(s) for practice simulations and an area(s) where practical assessments can be conducted.
The equipment in the skills laboratory to deliver practical training must include, but not limited to, adequate numbers of the following:
| (a) |
Intramuscular immunisation training pads |
| (b) |
Subcutaneous immunisation training pads |
| (c) |
Cold chain equipment and temperature monitoring devices (e.g. training refrigerator, cold boxes and conditioned ice packs) |
| (d) |
Injectate (e.g. water for injection) in vials and containers representative of the different vaccines to be administered. |
| (e) |
Thermometer to monitor continuous temperature in the cold box and inside the refrigerator |
| (f) |
Different needles and syringes suitable for vaccination |
| (g) |
Alcohol swabs, cotton wool balls, gauze swabs, plasters |
| (h) |
Biohazardous materials and sharps disposal containers |
| (i) |
Personal protective equipment i.e. masks and gloves |
| (j) |
Chlorine or alcohol-based disinfectant for cleaning vaccine spills |
Statistics Act, 1999
