Courses that turn nurses into specialists
Excell Healthcare's training division up-skills nurses and carers with focused, practical short courses — open to agency staff and to client facilities for in-house delivery.
Seven short courses, one standard of excellence
Each course combines theory with practical simulation, and is delivered by nurses who have practiced the specialty themselves.
ICU High Care
Registered & Enrolled Nurses
Skill-upgrade short course that empowers nurses with the clinical reasoning and practical competence required for high-care and intensive units.
- Confidently nurse high-care and ICU patients
- Interpret arterial blood gases
- Manage inotropic support & haemodynamic monitoring
- Recognise and respond to clinical deterioration
Ventilator Competency
ICU & High-Care Nurses
A focused short course on the mechanical ventilator. Nurses leave able to confidently nurse ventilated patients, troubleshoot alarms and partner with the team.
- Set up and adjust ventilator modes safely
- Troubleshoot common ventilator alarms
- Prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia
- Communicate ventilation goals with the team
Medication Competency Workshop
All Nursing Staff
Empowers and educates nurses on safe medication administration to prevent adverse events. Covers the full medication cycle — prescription to monitoring.
- Apply the 10 rights of medication administration
- Calculate dosages accurately under pressure
- Recognise and manage adverse drug reactions
- Document medications to legal standards
Basic Life Support
All Healthcare Workers
A foundational BLS course offered to all agency staff as per hospital requirement. Equips nurses with the skills to apply life-saving interventions.
- Perform high-quality CPR on adults, children & infants
- Use an AED confidently
- Manage choking and airway obstruction
- Coordinate the first 5 minutes of a cardiac arrest
CPR & First Aid
Healthcare Workers & Public
A basic short course that improves the knowledge and skills of healthcare workers and community members in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and everyday first aid.
- Recognise the signs of a cardiac event early
- Deliver CPR to current Resus Council guidelines
- Manage wounds, burns, fractures and shock
- Build a basic first-aid response plan
Wound Care Course
Nurses & Carers
Teaches nurses how to identify the different structures of the skin and understand the physiology of wound healing. Ideal for staff in hospitals, retirement homes and clinics.
- Assess and stage wounds accurately
- Select appropriate dressings by wound type
- Prevent and manage pressure injuries
- Educate patients and families on wound care
Careworker & Palliative Care Training
Careworkers & Family Carers
Theory and practicals for care workers to nurse and rehabilitate patients under their care, with a strong palliative care component for end-of-life dignity at home.
- Safely lift, transfer and mobilise patients
- Deliver personal care with dignity
- Support rehabilitation goals at home
- Provide compassionate palliative care
Your career pathway — from carer to clinical facilitator
We don't just send you on shifts. Every Excell nurse has a visible career pathway with the courses that unlock each level. No other nursing agency in South Africa publishes this.
Carer / Auxiliary
Start here as an Enrolled Nursing Auxiliary or Careworker. Build core competency in personal care, mobility and observation.
Enrolled Nurse
Take on medication administration, wound care and basic life support. Build the foundation for high-acuity placements.
Registered Nurse — ICU
Specialise in high-care and ICU. Confidently nurse ventilated patients and respond to clinical deterioration.
Clinical Facilitator
The top of the pathway. Facilitators train and mentor other nurses, sign off clinical assessments and lead quality reviews.
Next available course dates
See exactly when each course is next running — and how many seats are left. Book before the seats fill up.
ICU High Care
Ventilator Competency
Medication Competency
Basic Life Support
Wound Care Course
CPR & First Aid
Careworker & Palliative
ICU High Care
Bring the trainer to your facility
Every course in the catalogue can be delivered on-site at your hospital, retirement village or clinic — for groups of six or more. In-house delivery means your team learns together, scenarios are tailored to your unit, and you save on travel and downtime.
- Group sizes from 6 to 30 nurses per session
- Scenarios tailored to your unit's case mix
- Printed course booklets and certificates included
- Clinical facilitator travel arranged within KZN and Western Cape
- Discounted rates for multiple-course bookings
7
Short courses
41k+
Nurses trained & placed
100%
Certificated completion
1–5
Days per course