Short Courses

Course Title: HIV/AIDS Workplace Policy - May 2015

Objectives

• Interpret the UN, ILO and SADC guidelines on HIV/AIDS at the workplace
• Develop HIV/AIDS workplace policy
• Incorporate gender concerns in the HIV/AIDS workplace policy
• Develop programs addressing prevention, advocacy, care and support

Contents
Human Resources

• UN, ILO and SADC guidelines on HIV/AIDS at the workplace
• HR policy formulation incorporating HIV/AIDS
• HR Budgeting

HIV/AIDS

• Counseling techniques
• Behavior change communication
• Education, information and communication at the workplace

Gender and Advocacy

• Gender concepts
• Gender and HIV/AIDS
• Principles of advocacy
• Advocacy approaches
• Prevention, advocacy and care & support

Methodology:
The program has been designed for both skills and knowledge acquisition. Thus it will be highly interactive and participative. A mixed and well-balanced adult learning based approach will be used to deliver the course. These include lectures, case studies, exercises, role plays, presentations and plenary discussions.

Target Group
HIV/AIDS prevention, advocacy and care & support incorporated in policy at the workplace

Course No:  2015-05-04-3-15-47

Course Title: Monitoring and Evaluation - Strengthening Supply Chain in Health - May 2014

Objectives

• Increase knowledge and understanding of how monitoring and evaluation processes can strengthen logistics system performance through the use of evidence based decision making and ultimately contribute to commodity security.
• Strengthen participants' ability to determine appropriate M&E indicators for logistics management; choose and utilize different tools to collect and analyze both data collected through routine reports and data collected through periodic surveys;
• Develop and implement M&E plans; advocate for the use of M&E data and information to improve system performance.

Contents

• Relating basic monitoring and evaluation concepts to supply chain management
• Linking program goals to monitoring and evaluation activities and ongoing system improvement
• Selecting and developing appropriate indicators for various logistics functions, such as forecasting, distribution and product availability * Monitoring and evaluation methods and tools for periodic and data collection
• Developing a strategy and plan for monitoring and evaluating logistics activities
• Using M&E results to advocate for system improvements

Target Group

The course would be helpful to those who:

• Plan, conduct and assist with monitoring and evaluation studies of logistics systems
• Develop or assist with the development of M&E study protocols and instruments
• Participate in or oversee the collection of data to monitor logistics activities
• Analyze and interpret logistics data
• Provide and/or use information for planning and managing programs.

Course No:  2014-05-19-3-15-50

Course Title: Overview of Supply Chain Management

Objectives

The availability of drugs and other essential supplies determine the success of any health program. Without a reliable supply of contraceptives, a family planning program cannot serve its customers; without appropriate drugs, a tuberculosis program cannot offer treatment. An effective AIDS treatment program requires an uninterrupted supply of antiretroviral drugs. To forecast, quantify, and procure any commodity requires the ability to effectively and efficiently allocate existing and future resources as well as manage the procurement process. The efficient management of health commodities is imperative in the current environment of increasing demand and limited resources. Therefore effective inventory management of health commodities determines to a greater extent the effective delivery of any health system. It has an impact on all functions of any health system including finance. To be effective health systems need to manage health commodities in a logical and consistent manner.
ESAMI in partnership with the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT will be offering its introductory course in Supply Chain Management.
At the end of the course, participants will be able to assesss stock status, improve storage and warehousing conditions, serve as an advocate for logistics and implement change in their own systems.

Contents

• Logistics Management Information Systems
• Inventory Control Systems
• Storage & Quality Assurance
• Logistics System Assessment, Monitoring & Evaluation
• Interrelationship of Policy and Supply Chain
• Basic forecasting
• Basic quantification and procurement planning

The exact content of the course will be adapted to address the needs of participants specific to the health programs with which they work.

Target Group

Individuals who are responsible for planning, managing, or monitoring family planning, AIDS prevention and treatment or other health commodity logistics systems at the national level, either in the public or private sector. Specific responsibilities may include:

• Plans, implements, and/or assists with activities designed to strengthen the supply chain
• Provides technical assistance on logistics
• Uses information for planning and managing programs
• Improves product availability
• Responsible for the completion and receipt of LMIS records/ reports
• Determines order quantities
• Responsible for the storage and distribution of health commodities
• Assesses stock status at local and/or national levels

Course No:  2014-06-02-3-15-52

Course Title: Quantification of Health Commodities - March 2015

The goal of this course is to increase participants' knowledge and skills in using a data driven process to:

• Improve accuracy of forecasts;
• Estimate funding requirements and identify funding sources to meet mid to long term needs;
• Develop a procurement plan;
• Understand the utility of software packages in quantification and procurement processes;
• Evaluate and respond to environmental or policy constraints to forecasting and procurement planning.

Contents

Participants will engage in a range of activities, including simulation, case study, field trip, demonstrations and exercises which will provide them with the opportunity to increase their knowledge and skills in the following topics:

• Utilization of data from an LMIS for quantification and forecasting;
• Forecasting methodologies;
• Quantification;
• Procurement;

This course includes a practical application of quantification and procurement planning software tools. It will be adapted to address the needs of participants specific to the health programs with which they work.

Target Group

Individuals, either in the public or private sector, who have completed a basic course in supply chain management. This course is particularly relevant for mid to senior level staff who are responsible for planning and implementing activities to strengthen the supply chain of family planning, AIDS prevention and treatment or other health commodity logistics systems at the national level, particularly in regard to forecasting, quantification, and procurement. These individuals can also play a role in influencing changes to the ways in which program commodities are managed.

Their specific responsibilities may include:

• Preparing quantification and procurement plans;
• Ensuring data quality;
• Monitoring product availability and taking action when supply imbalances exist;
• Assisting partners in identifying financial resources;
• Determining which products to obtain.

This course is also highly relevant for in-country managers from donor agencies that provide health commodities.

Course No:  2015-03-16-3-15-53

Course Title: Environmental Impact Assessment of Projects

Rationale

The implementation of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of projects has now become a legal requirement in every country in Africa. Development projects initiated by governments and investment projects initiated by the private sector have to undergo a comprehensive EIA if they are deemed to be potentially damaging to the environment. Environmental Impact Assessments guide project proponents on the selection of appropriate mitigation measures that can be integrated in project design in order to improve the environment. Currently, many EIA studies are not done properly due to lack of the required skills in Africa. As a consequence, decision makers often have no clear idea as to what type of information is needed to make rational and timely decisions when appraising projects. Furthermore, too much emphasis is often given to data collection, and not enough on their analysis, interpretation, and their overall environmental implications. Another major problem stems from the fact that monitoring and evaluation of the actual environmental impacts of projects are mostly inconspicuous. The absence of proper monitoring and evaluation is now a major handicap for rational environmental management.

Objectives

The purpose of this training programme is to create awareness and build capacity among the stakeholders to understand the importance of EIA in all development projects and as a tool to achieve sustainability. The main objectives of the training are to:

• Introduce participants to EIA and EIA procedures
• Enable participants acquire basic EIA knowledge
• Equip participants with skills to conduct scoping studies and EIA studies
• Equip participants with skills to prepare and evaluate EIA terms of reference (TOR)
• Equip participants with basic EIA procedures for identification of environmental impacts and how to minimize them
• Understand sources of impacts and the roles of stakeholders in addressing them
• Understand the role of public participation in EIA process
• Acquire skills for the preparation of environmental management plans (EMP)
• Acquire techniques for monitoring environmental impacts
• expose participants to the participatory methodologies of EIA
• Use EIA case studies to expose participants to hands-on exercises
• Create awareness among the planners to give due importance to environment related issues in their development plans

Contents

• Introduction and overview of EIA
• Law, policy and institutional arrangements for EIA systems
• Public involvement
• The purpose of screening
• Scoping in the EIA process
• Impact Analysis
• Mitigation and impact management
• EIA Reporting
• Review of EIA quality
• Decision-making
• Implementation and follow up
• EIA project management
• Social impact assessment

Target Group

This training has been designed to provide practical help to those involved in planning and development of new and existing projects and have to carry out environmental impact assessment (EIA). It is also suitable for decision makers who appraise, evaluate and finance projects. The workshop will benefit the staff of private, public and NGO sector organizations.

The course is appropriate for:

• Officers from Environmental Protection Agencies (EPA) and Ministries/Departments of Environment
• Planners, project managers, and environmental officers from all government ministries, e.g. Mining, Agriculture, Works, Roads, Telecommunications, Energy, Water, Transport, and Local Government
• Officers from Training Institutes
• Project managers and officers from NGOs
• Investment Officers from commercial and development banks
• Environmental consultants.

Course No:  2014-06-02-3-15-1029

Course Title: HIV/AIDS Workplace Policy

Objectives

• Interpret the UN, ILO and SADC guidelines on HIV/AIDS at the workplace
• Develop HIV/AIDS workplace policy
• Incorporate gender concerns in the HIV/AIDS workplace policy
• Develop programs addressing prevention, advocacy, care and support

Contents
Human Resources

• UN, ILO and SADC guidelines on HIV/AIDS at the workplace
• HR policy formulation incorporating HIV/AIDS
• HR Budgeting

HIV/AIDS

• Counseling techniques
• Behavior change communication
• Education, information and communication at the workplace

Gender and Advocacy

• Gender concepts
• Gender and HIV/AIDS
• Principles of advocacy
• Advocacy approaches
• Prevention, advocacy and care & support

Methodology:
The program has been designed for both skills and knowledge acquisition. Thus it will be highly interactive and participative. A mixed and well-balanced adult learning based approach will be used to deliver the course. These include lectures, case studies, exercises, role plays, presentations and plenary discussions.

Target Group
HIV/AIDS prevention, advocacy and care & support incorporated in policy at the workplace

Course No:  2015-09-07-3-15-1089

Course Title: Developing, Implementing and Evaluating HIV Workplace Programme

Objectives
At the end of the course, the participants will have increased knowledge and skills that will enable them to:

• Analyse the impact of HIV/AIDS on the labour force, both in the workplace and beyond the institution.
• Learn how to effectively respond to HIV/AIDS in the workplace  by developing, implementing and evaluating comprehensive prevention and care policies.
• Clearly understand the nature of HIV/AIDS including: how it is transmitted, how it is not transmitted and ways of preventing its transmission.
• Interpret the policy and legal environment for HIV/AIDS in the workplace. This knowledge will enable managers to develop effective HIV/AIDS workplace policies at the national, sectorial and enterprise levels.
• Initiate policies aimed at preventing the transmission of HIV/AIDS, both in the workplace and outside the premises.

Contents

• Overview of HIV/AIDS
• Prevention, Care and Advocacy
• HIV/AIDS program design
• Implementing HIV/AIDS workplace programs
• Developing Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators for HIV/AIDS workplace programs
• Developing HIV/AIDS workplace policy

Target Group

Middle and senior level human resource managers in health and related sectors. Health trainers and project managers.

Course No:  2015-08-17-3-15-1090

Course Title: ESAMI/RATN Management and Administration Course for HIV/AIDS Programme Managers

Introduction
The HIV/AIDS epidemic itself is evolving rapidly and new programme challenges include HIV vaccines, prevention of mother to child transmission, opportunistic infection prophylaxis, nutritional supplements, female controlled barrier methods and behaviour change communication. A good programme manager needs to understand these issues in order to support broad HIV/AIDs interventions.

Objectives

• Explain the general management and technical issues in HIV/AIDS programmes and equip participants with such skills;
• Develop programmes and projects to combat HIV/AIDS;
• Describe the role of Information Management in HIV/AIDS programmes;
• Provide an overview of change management;
• Appraise HIV/AIDs programmes and projects;
• Plan and implement HIV/AIDS programmes and projects;
• Share the national and participants’ experience in the management of  HIV/AIDs programmes and activities;
• Prepare action plans to resolve programmes/projects management problems and for integration of learnt principles back to work;
• Monitor and evaluate HIV/AIDS Programmes and projects.

Contents

• Introduction to the course;
• Programme/Project Formulation and  Planning;
• Programme/Project Appraisal;
• Programme/Project Implemetation and Management;
• Programme/Project Evaluation;
• Integration and Transfer  of Learning.

Target Group
Staff involved in administration or managing Primary Health Care Programmes.

Course No:  2014-08-04-3-15-1091

Course Title: Overview of Supply Chain Management

Objectives
The availability of drugs and other essential supplies determine the success of any health program. Without a reliable supply of contraceptives, a family planning program cannot serve its customers; without appropriate drugs, a tuberculosis program cannot offer treatment. An effective AIDS treatment program requires an uninterrupted supply of antiretroviral drugs. To forecast, quantify, and procure any commodity requires the ability to effectively and efficiently allocate existing and future resources as well as manage the procurement process.  The efficient management of health commodities is imperative in the current environment of increasing demand and limited resources. Therefore effective inventory management of health commodities determines to a greater extent the effective delivery of any health system. It has an impact on all functions of any health system including finance. To be effective health systems need to manage health commodities in a logical and consistent manner.

ESAMI offers the programme in partnership with the USAID | DELIVER PROJECT.   
At the end of the course, participants will be able to assess stock status, improve storage and warehousing conditions, serve as an advocate for logistics and implement change in their own systems.

Contents

• Participants will engage in a range of activities, including simulation, case study,  demonstrations, and exercises which will provide participants with the opportunity to increase their knowledge and skills in topics such as:
• Logistics Management Information Systems
• Inventory Control Systems
• Storage & Quality Assurance
• Logistics System Assessment, Monitoring  & Evaluation
• Interrelationship of Policy and Supply Chain
• Basic forecasting
• Basic quantification and procurement planning

The exact content of the course will be adapted to address the needs of participants specific to the health programs with which they work.

Target Group

Individuals who are responsible for planning, managing, or monitoring family planning, AIDS prevention and treatment or other health commodity logistics systems at the national level, either in the public or private sector.  Specific responsibilities may include:

• Plans, implements, and/or assists with activities designed to strengthen the supply chain
• Provides technical assistance on logistics
• Uses information for planning and managing programs
• Improves product availability
• Responsible for the completion and receipt of LMIS records/reports
• Determines order quantities
• Responsible for the storage and distribution of health commodities
•  Assesses stock status at local and/or national levels

This course is also highly relevant for in-country managers from donor agencies that provide health commodities.

Course No:  2014-06-02-3-15-1092

Course Title: Quantification of Health Commodities - March 2014

Objectives

The goal of this course is to increase participants’ knowledge and skills in using a data driven process to:

• Improve accuracy of forecasts
• Estimate funding requirements and identify funding sources to meet mid to long term needs
• Develop a procurement plan  
• Understand the utility of software packages in quantification and procurement processes
• Evaluate and respond to environmental or policy constraints to forecasting and procurement planning

Contents

Participants will engage in a range of activities, including simulation, case study, field trip, demonstrations and exercises which will provide participants with the opportunity to increase their knowledge and skills in the following topics:

• Utilization of data from an LMIS for quantification and forecasting
• Forecasting methodologies
• Quantification
• Procurement

This course includes a practical application of quantification and procurement planning software tools. It will be adapted to address the needs of participants specific to the health programs with which they work.

Target Group

Individuals, either in the public or private sector, who have completed a basic course in supply chain management.   This course is particularly relevant for mid to senior level staff  who are responsible for planning and implementing activities to strengthen the supply chain of family planning, AIDS prevention and treatment or other health commodity logistics systems at the national level, particularly in regard to forecasting, quantification, and procurement.  These individuals can also play a role in influencing changes to the ways in which program commodities are managed.  Their specific responsibilities may include:

• Preparing quantification and procurement plans
• Ensuring data quality
• Monitoring product availability and taking action when supply imbalances exist
• Assisting partners in identifying financial resources
• Determining which products to obtain

This course is also highly relevant for in-country managers from donor agencies that
provide health commodities.

Course No:  2014-03-20-3-15-1093

Course Title: Strategic Planning for Health Institutions

Objectives
Strategic plan is a document designed to assist management to achieve organizational goals. It helps in the analysis of external and internal environment, threat and opportunities. Finally the strategy is crafted and implemented with controls. In modern thinking whether the institutions are private, not for profit or social enterprise they all need Strategic Plans. This course is designed to take managers and heads of department to move to higher level in preparing strategic plans, implement and evaluate its performance.

Contents

• Strategic Planning as a concept
• Analysis of External Environment
• Analysis of Internal Environment
• Stakeholders Analysis
• Crafting of Strategies
• Implementing a Strategy
• Strategic Evaluation and Control

Target Group
Medical Officers in Charge of facility, Nursing Officers, Health Managers, Members of Regional/ county or District Management Teams, Local Government Officers In-Charge of Health, Project Managers and Health Administrators.

Course No:  2015-01-19-3-15-1153

Course Title: Strategic Planning for Health Institutions (2)

Objectives
Strategic plan is a document designed to assist management to achieve organizational goals. It helps in the analysis of external and internal environment, threat and opportunities. Finally the strategy is crafted and implemented with controls. In modern thinking whether the institutions are private, not for profit or social enterprise they all need Strategic Plans. This course is designed to take managers and heads of department to move to higher level in preparing strategic plans, implement and evaluate its performance.

Contents

• Strategic Planning as a concept
• Analysis of External Environment
• Analysis of Internal Environment
• Stakeholders Analysis
• Crafting of Strategies
• Implementing a Strategy
• Strategic Evaluation and Control

Target Group
Medical Officers in Charge of facility, Nursing Officers, Health Managers, Members of Regional/ county or District Management Teams, Local Government Officers In-Charge of Health, Project Managers and Health Administrators.

Course No:  2014-10-06-3-15-1154

Course Title: Health Care Financing

Rationale
The course will cover an understanding of basic concepts of healthcare financing, its components, conceptual framework, financing mechanisms and empirical investigations in general and with an emphasis on low and middle income countries. It will also provide students’ knowledge about pitfalls and strengths of different types of financing mechanisms in their application in different countries and socioeconomic groups. Efficient and equitable use of healthcare resources will be discussed in the course.

Objectives
The course aims at providing knowledge about the conceptual framework of healthcare financing mechanisms, weaknesses and strengths of different mechanisms in theory and also in application in different countries, with an emphasis on low- and middle income countries

Contents

• Conceptual framework of healthcare financing
• Role of healthcare financing for health system
• Out-of-pocket payments
• Role of donors
• Economics of health insurance
• Social and community-based health insurance
• Pooling --- insurance principles, regimes, regulations; insurance funds
• Effective resource allocation and utilization
• Provider-payment mechanism
• Equity in healthcare financing
• National Health Insurances

Target Group
Researchers, Relevant officials in Health Insurance Organizations,  governmental and non-governmental institutions.

Course No:  2014-09-29-3-15-1155

Course Title: Health System Strengthening for Public Officials

The purpose of this program is to enhance the competencies (knowledge, skills, and attitudes) of health managers to strengthen Health Systems in their organisations.

At the end this module the participant should be able to:

• Explain the meaning of a health system;
• Describe the components of a health system;
• Explain the importance of systems thinking in health;
• Identify the characteristics of a functional health system;
• Demonstrate understanding of challenges and emerging health system issues.

Contents

Module 1: Overview and Context of a Health System;

Module 2: Governance in Health;

Module 3: Leadership Skills Development;Module 4: Management for Health;

Module 5: Human Resources for Health Management;

Module 6: Health Management Information Systems;

Module 7: Health Financing;

Module 8: Supply Chain Management.

Target Group

The programme is designed for senior policy makers and planners (Central, Regional and District /County, Sub District), health facility and program managers, newly recruited Health managers, Public Health Association Managers, Academicians and researchers in Health Systems in both private, public and non-Governmental institutions.

Course No:  2015-10-12-3-15-1156

Course Title: Management and Administration of Health Services (MAHS)

Objectives
The programme will be centred around the practical use of management diagnosis technique and planning modules aimed at improving the efficiency and effectiveness of health programmes.

At the end of the programme participants will:

• Be exposed to a process of management diagnosis which will enable them to determine the factors responsible for the current level of  performance.
• Go through various stages of planning, translate health policies into programmes in order to achieve health sector objectives; and
• Develop a mechanism for evaluating health programmes in order to progressively improve programme effectiveness and efficiency.

Contents
The programme will focus on:
Management Diagnosis and its application to Health sector;Health Programme Planning, Decentralised Planning, Implementation and evaluation of health
programmes and economic evaluation of health sector.    

Target Group
Middle level Managers, mainly Assistant Directors of Medical Services, District Medical Officers of Health, Nursing Officers, Public Health Officers, Hospital Administrators and Planners at the National, Regional, Provincial and District level for both Government and non-government organisations.

Course No:  2014-01-13-3-15-1157

Course Title: Overview of Supply Chain Management

The availability of drugs and other essential supplies determine the success of any health program. Without a reliable supply of contraceptives, a family planning program cannot serve its customers; without appropriate drugs, a tuberculosis program cannot offer treatment. An effective AIDS treatment program requires an uninterrupted supply of antiretroviral drugs. To forecast, quantify, and procure any commodity requires the ability to effectively and efficiently allocate existing and future resources as well as manage the procurement process. The efficient management of health commodities is imperative in the current environment of increasing demand and limited resources. Therefore effective inventory management of health commodities determines to a greater extent the effective delivery of any health system. It has an impact on all functions of any health system including finance. To be effective health systems need to manage health commodities in a logical and consistent manner.

ESAMI offers the programme in partnership with the USAID/DELIVER PROJECT.

At the end of the course, participants will be able to assess stock status, improve storage and warehousing conditions, serve as an advocate for logistics and implement change in their own systems.

Contents

Participants will engage in a range of activities, including simulation, case study, demonstrations, and exercises which will provide participants with the opportunity to increase their knowledge and skills in topics such as:

• Logistics Management Information Systems;
• Inventory Control Systems;
• Storage & Quality Assurance;
• Logistics System Assessment, Monitoring & Evaluation;
• Interrelationship of Policy and Supply Chain;
• Basic forecasting;
• Basic quantification and procurement planning.

The exact content of the course will be adapted to address the needs of participants specific to the health programs with which they work.

Target Group

Individuals who are responsible for planning, managing or monitoring family planning, AIDS prevention and treatment or other health commodity logistics systems at the national level, either in the public or private sector. Specific responsibilities may include:

• Plans, implements, and/or assists with activities designed to strengthen the supply chain;
• Provides technical assistance on logistics;
• Uses information for planning and managing programs;
• Improves product availability;
• Responsible for the completion and receipt of LMIS records/reports;
• Determines order quantities;
• Responsible for the storage and distribution of health commodities;
• Assesses stock status at local and/or national levels.

This course is also highly relevant for in-country managers from donor agencies that provide health commodities.

Course No:  2015-03-09-3-15-1158

Course Title: HIV/AIDS, Gender and Reproductive Health

Objectives
The overall objective of the program is to enable managers gain an increased understanding of the importance of linking gender, HIV/AIDS and reproductive health.

At the end of the program, participants will be able to:

• Carry out gender analysis on HIV/AIDS and reproductive health
• Identify the dimensions of poverty
• Explore different methods involved in linking gender,HIV/AIDS and reproductive health
• Link gender, HIV/AIDS and reproductive health
• Explain some of the major factors contributing to successful linkages on gender, HIV/AIDS and reproductive health

Contents

• Gender concepts and analytical tools
• An overview of HIV/AIDS: Incidences and prevalence
• Gender roles, relations and sexuality
• Men’s and women’s susceptibility to HIV/AIDS
• Reproductive and sexual health and rights
• Poverty, sexual and reproductive health and rights and HIV/AIDS
• Gender violence
• Linking gender, reproductive health and HIV/AIDS
• Access to sexual and reproductive health
• Adolescents and reproductive health and HIV/AIDS
• Engendering policies 

Methodology

The program has been designed for both skills and knowledge acquisition. Thus it will be highly interactive and participative. A mixed and well-balanced adult learning based approach will be used to deliver the course. These include lectures, case studies, exercises, role plays, presentations and plenary discussions.

Target Group
Middle level Managers, Gender Coordinators, HIV/AIDS programme Coordinators, Public Health Officers and Project Officers.

Course No:  2015-02-02-3-15-1159

Course Title: HIV/AIDS Workplace Counselling - October 2014

Objectives
    At the end of this module participants will be able to:

• Define counselling
• Identify goals of HIV/AIDS counselling
• Discuss qualities and basic skills of an effective counsellor
• Discuss importance of confidentiality
• Explain essential concepts of HIV counselling
• Describe the HIV Counsellor’s roles and tasks
• Identify the stages of counselling process and corresponding skills
• Practice counselling skills
• Describe steps in the behavior change process

Contents

• Facts about HIV/AIDS
• Behavior change
• Basic counselling skills
• Stages of counselling process
• Essential counselling concepts
• Exploring value-loaded statements
• Goals of HIV/AIDS counselling
• Qualities of an effective counsellor
• HIV/AIDS confidentiality guidelines
• Counsellor’s personal resources
• Care, coping and social support at the workplace
• Psychological issues
• Crisis counselling
• Bereavement counselling

Methodology:
The program has been designed for both skills and knowledge acquisition. Thus it will be highly interactive and participative. A mixed and well-balanced adult learning based approach will be used to deliver the course. These include lectures, case studies, exercises, role plays, presentations and plenary discussions.

Target Group
HIV/AIDS Counselling Committee members within organizations

Course No:  2014-10-06-3-15-1160

Course Title: Monitoring and Evaluation - Strengthening Supply Chain in Health (1)

Objectives

• Increase knowledge and understanding of how monitoring and evaluation processes can strengthen logistics system performance through the use of evidence based decision making and ultimately contribute to commodity security. 
• Strengthen participants’ ability to determine appropriate M&E indicators for logistics management; choose and utilize different tools to collect and analyze both data collected through routine reports and data collected through periodic surveys;
• Develop and implement M&E plans; advocate for the use of M&E data and information to improve system performance.

Contents

• Relating basic monitoring and evaluation concepts to supply chain management
• Linking program goals to monitoring and evaluation activities and ongoing system improvement
• Selecting and developing appropriate indicators for various logistics functions, such as forecasting, distribution and product availability
• Monitoring and evaluation methods and tools  for periodic and data collection
• Developing a strategy and plan for monitoring and evaluating logistics activities
• Using M&E results to advocate for system improvements    

Target Group
The course would be helpful to those who:

• Plan, conduct and assist with monitoring and evaluation studies of logistics systems
• Develop or assist with the development of M&E study protocols and instruments
• Participate in or oversee the collection of data to monitor logistics activities
• Analyze and interpret logistics data
• Provide and/or use information for planning and managing programs.

Course No:  2014-05-19-3-15-1161

Course Title: Monitoring and Evaluation - Strengthening Supply Chain in Health (2)

Objectives

• Increase knowledge and understanding of how monitoring and evaluation processes can strengthen logistics system performance through the use of evidence based decision making and ultimately contribute to commodity security. 
• Strengthen participants’ ability to determine appropriate M&E indicators for logistics management; choose and utilize different tools to collect and analyze both data collected through routine reports and data collected through periodic surveys;
• Develop and implement M&E plans; advocate for the use of M&E data and information to improve system performance.

Contents

• Relating basic monitoring and evaluation concepts to supply chain management
• Linking program goals to monitoring and evaluation activities and ongoing system improvement
• Selecting and developing appropriate indicators for various logistics functions, such as forecasting, distribution and product availability
• Monitoring and evaluation methods and tools  for periodic and data collection
• Developing a strategy and plan for monitoring and evaluating logistics activities
• Using M&E results to advocate for system improvements  

 
Target Group
The course would be helpful to those who: 

• Plan, conduct and assist with monitoring and evaluation studies of logistics systems
• Develop or assist with the development of M&E study protocols and instruments
• Participate in or oversee the collection of data to monitor logistics activities
• Analyze and interpret logistics data
• Provide and/or use information for planning and managing programs.

Course No:  2014-10-27-3-15-1162

Course Title: Occupational Health and Safety (1)

Objectives

Occupational Health & Safety is concerned with the safety and security of both the worker and the employer. This program is designed to assist human resource practitioners and other managers to have skills that are required for managing their daily duties regarding OH&S, by providing guidelines and assistance in defining health and safety objectives and developing policies and procedures. The program will interest individuals with responsibility for health and safety, (e.g. Human Resource Practitioners, Supervisors, Safety Coordinators, Occupational Health Nurses, Joint Health and Safety Committees members, Medical Officers etc.) who require broader legal and technical knowledge to function effectively in their occupation.

Contents

• Establishment of OH & S management systems
• Workers Health Promotion
• Hazard Assessment and Control
• Ergonomics
• Basic Principle of Fire Fighting
• OH & S Legal Requirements
• OH & S related communication, participation and consultations
• OH & S Documentation
• Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene

Target Group

Human Resource Practitioners, Supervisors, Safety Coordinators, Occupational Health Nurses, Joint Health and Safety Committees members, Medical Officers etc.

Course No:  2014-07-14-3-15-1163

Course Title: Occupational Health and Safety (2)

Objectives

Occupational Health & Safety is concerned with the safety and security of both the worker and the employer. This program is designed to assist human resource practitioners and other managers to have skills that are required for managing their daily duties regarding OH&S, by providing guidelines and assistance in defining health and safety objectives and developing policies and procedures. The program will interest individuals with responsibility for health and safety, (e.g. Human Resource Practitioners, Supervisors, Safety Coordinators, Occupational Health Nurses, Joint Health and Safety Committees members, Medical Officers etc.) who require broader legal and technical knowledge to function effectively in their occupation.

Contents

• Establishment of OH & S management systems
• Workers Health Promotion
• Hazard Assessment and Control
• Ergonomics
• Basic Principle of Fire Fighting
• OH & S Legal Requirements
• OH & S related communication, participation and consultations
• OH & S Documentation
• Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene

Target Group

Human Resource Practitioners, Supervisors, Safety Coordinators, Occupational Health Nurses, Joint Health and Safety Committees members, Medical Officers etc.

Course No:  2014-11-24-3-15-1164

Course Title: Employee Health and Wellness

Emerging evidence suggests many employee wellbeing and health issues arise from a combination of work-related factors and lifestyle health factors. By combining health protection and health promotion programs, organizations can address both work-related and lifestyle-related health risks and improve the overall effectiveness of workplace health and safety programs, reducing employee health care costs.

This program provides participants with the skills to:

• Evaluate the effectiveness of workplace health strategies;
• Evaluate strategies to improve employee wellness;
• Translate this evidence into practice;
• Implement these strategies to design health promotion and occupational health and safety programs; and
• Assess the financial impact of workplace health programs.

Contents

• Employee benefits;
• Environmental health and safety;
• Employee health, productivity, and well-being;
• Human resources;
• Occupational health and safety;
• Occupational medicine; Work-related injury and illness;
• Integrated occupational health programs;
• Health promotions;
• Mental Health and stress management.

Target Group

Human Resource Practitioners, Medical officers, Environmental health and safety directors and managers, Occupational health directors and manager, Wellness directors and managers, Supervisors and other interested managers.

Course No:  2015-12-07-3-15-1264

Course Title: Developing and Implementing HIV Workplace Programs

At the end of the course, the participants will have increased knowledge and skills that will enable them to:

• Analyse the impact of HIV/AIDS on the labour force, both in the workplace and beyond the institution;
• Learn how to effectively respond to HIV/AIDS in the workplace by developing, implementing and evaluating comprehensive prevention and care policies;
• Clearly understand the nature of HIV/AIDS including: how it is transmitted, how it is not transmitted and ways of preventing its transmission;
• Interpret the policy and legal environment for HIV/AIDS in the workplace. This knowledge will enable managers to develop effective HIV/AIDS workplace policies at the national, sectorial and enterprise levels;
• Initiate policies aimed at preventing the transmission of HIV/AIDS, both in the workplace and outside the premises.

Contents

• Overview of HIV/AIDS;
• Prevention, Care and Advocacy;
• HIV/AIDS program design;
• Implementing HIV/AIDS workplace programs;
• Developing Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators for HIV/AIDS workplace programs;
• Developing HIV/AIDS workplace policy.

Target Group

Middle and senior level human resource managers in health and related sectors. Health trainers and project managers.

Course No:  2015-08-17-3-15-1275

Course Title: HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health

The overall objective of the program is to enable managers gain an increased understanding of the importance of linking gender, HIV/AIDS and reproductive health.

At the end of the program, participants will be able to:

• Carry out gender analysis on HIV/AIDS and reproductive health
• Identify the dimensions of poverty
• Explore different methods involved in linking gender, HIV/AIDS and reproductive health
• Link gender, HIV/AIDS and reproductive health
• Explain some of the major factors contributing to successful linkages on gender, HIV/AIDS and reproductive health

Contents

• Gender concepts and analytical tools
• An overview of HIV/AIDS: Incidences and prevalence
• Gender roles, relations and sexuality
• Men's and women's susceptibility to HIV/AIDS
• Reproductive and sexual health and rights
• Poverty, sexual and reproductive health and rights and HIV/AIDS
• Gender violence
• Linking gender, reproductive health and HIV/AIDS
• Access to sexual and reproductive health
• Adolescents and reproductive health and HIV/AIDS
• Engendering policies

Target Group

The program has been designed for both skills and knowledge acquisition. Thus it will be highly interactive and participative. A mixed and well-balanced adult learning based approach will be used to deliver the course. These include lectures, case studies, exercises, role plays, presentations and plenary discussions.

Course No:  2015-02-02-3-15-1283

Course Title: HIV/AIDS Management and Administration

The HIV/AIDS epidemic itself is evolving rapidly and new programme challenges include HIV vaccines, prevention of mother to child transmission, opportunistic infection prophylaxis, nutritional supplements, female controlled barrier methods and behaviour change communication. A good programme manager needs to understand these issues in order to support broad HIV/AIDs interventions.

Objectives

• Explain the general management and technical issues in HIV/AIDS programmes and

equip participants with such skills;

• Develop programmes and projects to combat HIV/AIDS;
• Describe the role of Information Management in HIV/AIDS programmes;
• Provide an overview of change management;
• Appraise HIV/AIDs programmes and projects;
• Plan and implement HIV/AIDS programmes and projects;
• Share the national and participants' experience in the management of HIV/AIDs

programmes and activities;

• Prepare action plans to resolve programmes/projects management problems and for

intergration of learnt principles back to work;

• Monitor and evaluate HIV/AIDS Programmes and projects.

Contents

• Introduction to the course;
• Formulation and Planning;
• Programme/Project Appraisal;
• Programme/Project Implementation and Management;
• Programme/Project Evaluation;
• Integration and Transfer of Learning.

Target Group

Staff involved in administration or managing Primary health care programmes.

Course No:  2015-06-15-3-15-1284

Course Title: HIV/AIDS Workplace Counseling - October 2015

At the end of this module participants will be able to:

• Define counseling
• Identify goals of HIV/AIDS counseling;
• Discuss qualities and basic kills of an effective counselor;
• Discuss importance of confidentiality;
• Explain essential concepts of HIV counseling;
• Describe the HIV Counselor's roles and tasks;
• Identify the stages of counseling process and corresponding skills;
• Practice counseling skills;
• Describe steps in the behavior change process.

Contents

• Facts about HIV/AIDS;
• Behavior change;
• Basic counseling skills;
• Stages of counseling process;
• Essential counseling concepts;
• Exploring value-loaded statements;
• Goals of HIV/AIDS counseling;
• Qualities of an effective counselor;
• HIV/AIDS confidentiality guidelines;
• Counselor's personal resources;
• Care, coping and social support at the work place;
• Psychological issues;
• Crisis counseling;
• Bereavement counseling.

Methodology

The program has been designed for both skills and knowledge acquisition. Thus it will be highly interactive and participative. A mixed and well-balanced adult learning based approach will be used to deliver the course. These include lectures, case studies, exercises, role plays, presentations and plenary discussions.

Target Group

HIV/AIDS counseling committee members within organizations.

Course No:  2015-10-05-3-15-1285

Course Title: Management and Administration of Health Services for Medical and Health Officers

The programme will be centred around the practical use of management diagnosis technique and planning modules aimed at improving the efficiency and effectiveness of health programmes.

At the end of the programme participants will:

• Be exposed to a process of management diagnosis which will enable them to determine the factors responsible for the current level of performance;
• Go through various stages of planning, translate health policies into programmes in order to achieve health sector objectives; and
• Develop a mechanism for evaluating health programmes in order to progressively improve programme effectiveness and efficiency.

Contents

The programme will focus on:

Management Diagnosis and its application to Health sector,

Health Programme Planning,

Decentralised Planning,

Implementation and evaluation of health programmes

economic evaluation of health sector.

Target Group

Middle level Managers, mainly Assistant Directors of Medical Services, District Medical Officers of Health, Nursing Officers, Public Health Officers, Hospital Administrators and Planners at the National, Regional, Provincial and District level for both Government and non-government organisations.

Course No:  2015-02-16-3-15-1295

Course Title: Management and Administration of Integrated Health Projects

The management and delivery of health services so that clients receive a continuum of preventive and curative services, according to their needs over time and across different levels of the health system is referred as provision of integrated health services.

Rationale

Staff shortages, continuing cost inflation and service demand have intensified the call for more effective and efficient use of scarce resources through integrated service delivery models. Integrated health systems are widely considered to provide superior performance in terms of quality and safety as a result of effective communication and standardized protocols. Despite the growing enthusiasm for integration, information related to implementing and evaluating. There is little guidance for planners and decision-makers on how to plan and implement integrated health systems.

Contents

• The concept of integrated service delivery;
• Focusing on Patients;
• Extending geographic coverage;
• Managing Human Resource in scarcity;
• Managing inter-professional teams;
• The concept of performance management;
• Financial Management in integrated services;
• Information sharing.

Target Group

District Medical Officers, Human Resource Managers from Public and Private Health Sectors, Senior Nurses In charge of Facilities, Program and Project Managers in Health Sectors and Board Members of Health Institutions.

Course No:  2015-03-23-3-15-1296

Course Title: Occupational Health and Safety Management - November 2015

Occupational Health & Safety is concerned with the safety and security of both the worker and the employer. This program is designed to assist human resource practitioners and other managers to have skills that are required for managing their daily duties regarding OH&S, by providing guidelines and assistance in defining health and safety objectives and developing policies and procedures. The program will interest individuals with responsibility for health and safety, (e.g. Human Resource Practitioners, Supervisors, Safety Coordinators, Occupational Health Nurses, Joint Health and Safety Committees members, Medical Officers etc.) who require broader legal and technical knowledge to function effectively in their occupation.

Contents

• Establishment of OH & S management systems;
• Workers Health Promotion;
• Hazard Assessment and Control;
• Ergonomics;
• Basic Principle of Fire Fighting;
• OH&S Legal Requirements;
• OH & S related communication, participation and consultations;
• OH & S Documentation;
• Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene.

Target Group

Human Resource Practitioners, Supervisors, Safety Coordinators, Occupational Health Nurses, Joint Health and Safety Committees members, Medical Officers etc.

Course No:  2015-11-16-3-15-1305

Course Title: Occupational Health and Safety Management Course - May 2015

Occupational Health & Safety is concerned with the safety and security of both the worker and the employer. This program is designed to assist human resource practitioners and other managers to have skills that are required for managing their daily duties regarding OH&S, by providing guidelines and assistance in defining health and safety objectives and developing policies and procedures. The program will interest individuals with responsibility for health and safety, (e.g. Human Resource Practitioners, Supervisors, Safety Coordinators, Occupational Health Nurses, Joint Health and Safety Committees members, Medical Officers etc.) who require broader legal and technical knowledge to function effectively in their occupation.

Contents

• Establishment of OH & management systems;
• Workers Health Promotion;
• Hazard Assessment and Control;
• Ergonomics;
• Basic Principle of Fire Fighting;
• OH&S Legal Requirements;
• OH & S related communication, participation and consultations;
• OH & S Documentation;
• Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene.

Target Group

Human Resource Practitioners, Supervisors, Safety Coordinators, Occupational Health Nurses, Joint Health and Safety Committees members, Medical Officers etc.

Course No:  2015-05-11-3-15-1306

Course Title: Developing HIV/AIDS Workplace Policy - May 2015

• Interpret the UN, ILO and SADC guidelines on HIV/AIDS at the workplace;
• Develop HIV/AIDS workplace policy;
• Incorporate gender concerns in the HIV/AIDS workplace policy;
• Develop programs addressing prevention, advocacy, care and support.

Contents

1. Human Resources

• UN, ILO and SADC guidelines on HIV/AIDS at the workplace;
• HR policy formulation incorporating HIV/AIDS;
• HR Budgeting.

2. HIV/AIDS

• Counseling techniques;
• Behavior change communication;
• Education, information and communication at the workplace.

3. Gender and Advocacy

• Gender concepts;
• Gender and HIV/AIDS;
• Principles of advocacy;
• Advocacy approaches;
• Prevention, advocacy and care & support.

Methodology

The program has been designed for both skills and knowledge acquisition. Thus it will be highly interactive and participative. A mixed and well-balanced adult learning based approach will be used to deliver the course. These include lectures, case studies, exercises, role plays, presentations and plenary discussions.

Target Group

HIV/AIDS prevention, advocacy and care & support incorporated in policy at the workplace.

Course No:  2015-05-04-3-15-1329

Course Title: Developing HIV/AIDS Workplace Policy - September 2015

• Interpret the UN, ILO and SADC guidelines on HIV/AIDS at the workplace;
• Develop HIV/AIDS workplace policy;
• Incorporate gender concerns in the HIV/AIDS workplace policy;
• Develop programs addressing prevention, advocacy, care and support.

Contents

a) Human Resources

• UN, ILO and SADC guidelines on HIV/AIDS at the work place;
• HR policy formulation incorporating HIV/AIDS;
• HR Budgeting.

b) HIV/AIDS

• Counseling techniques;
• Behavior change communication;
• Education, information and communication at the workplace.

c) Gender and Advocacy

• Gender concepts;
• Gender and HIV/AIDS;
• Principles of advocacy;
• Advocacy approaches;
• Prevention, advocacy and care & support.

Methodology

The program has been designed for both skills and knowledge acquisition. Thus it will be highly interactive and participative. A mixed and well-balanced adult learning based approach will be used to deliver the course. These include lectures, case studies, exercises, role plays, presentations and plenary discussions.

Target Group

HIV/AIDS prevention, advocacy and care & support incorporated in policy at the workplace

Course No:  2015-09-07-3-15-1330

Course Title: HIV/AIDS Workplace Counseling - November 2016

Counseling someone about HIV/AIDS and someone affected by HIV/AIDS is different than other types of counseling. The goals of HIV/AIDS counseling are to promote behavior change to prevent HIV infection and its transmission to other people and to give psycho-social support to those whose lives have been affected by HIV. Therefore, the counselor is referred to as an HIV/AIDS counselor. An HIV/AIDS counselor must be comfortable discussing sexual practices of men, women and young people, discussing death and dying, be able to recognize and accept people who have different opinions/values than their own, be non-judgmental, have thorough HIV/AIDS knowledge, be empathetic, be aware of resources to which he /she can refer the client when necessary, and be able to deal with the emotional challenges and stress.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

HIV/AIDS Counseling Committee members within organizations and HR practitioners.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Define counseling;
• Identify goals of HIV/AIDS counseling;
• Explain qualities and basic skills of an effective counselor;
• Explain importance of confidentiality;
• Explain essential concepts of HIV counseling;
• Describe the HIV Counselor's roles and tasks;
• Identify the stages of counseling process and corresponding skills;
• Practice counseling skills;
• Describe steps in the behavior change process

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Facts about HIV/AIDS;
• Behavior change;
• Basic counseling skills;
• Stages of counseling process;
• Essential counseling concepts;
• Exploring value-loaded statements;
• Goals of HIV/AIDS counseling;
• Qualities of an effective counselor;
• HIV/AIDS confidentiality guidelines;
• Counselor's personal resources;
• Care, coping and social support at the workplace;
• Psychological issues;
• Crisis counseling;
• Bereavement counseling.

Course No:  2016-11-07-3-15-1471

Course Title: Management and Administration of Integrated Health Programme - March 2016

Provision of Integrated Health Services relates to delivery of continuum of preventive, curative and rehabilitative health services at highest standards. Management and Administration of such services requires high level of multiple skills. The rationale for this is staff shortage, continuing cost of inflation and service demand have intensified the call for more effective and efficient use of scarce resources through integrated service delivery models. Integrated health systems are widely considered to provide superior performance in terms of quality and safety as a result of effective communication and standardized protocols. Despite the growing enthusiasm for integration, information related to implementing and evaluating. There is little guidance for planners and decision-makers on how to plan and implement integrated health systems.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

District Medical officers, Human Resource Managers from Public and Private Health Sectors, Senior nurses in charge of facilities, Program and Project managers in health sectors and Board members of health institutions.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Explain the concept of integrated service delivery;
• Apply health principles to manage patients;
• Manage scarce human resource;
• Manage performance of employees;
• Manage finances in integrated service.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• The concept of integrated services delivery;
• Focus on patients;
• Extending geographic coverage;
• Managing Human Resource in scarcity;
• Managing inter-professional teams;
• The concept of performance management;
• Financial management in integrated service.

Course No:  2016-03-14-3-15-1472

Course Title: Quantification of Health Commodities - March 2016

The availability of drugs and other essential supplies determine the success of any health program. Without a reliable supply of contraceptives, a family planning program cannot serve its customers; without appropriate drugs, a tuberculosis program cannot offer treatment. An effective AIDS treatment program requires an uninterrupted supply of antiretroviral drugs. To forecast, quantify, and procure any commodity requires the ability to effectively and efficiently allocate existing and future resources as well as manage the procurement process. The efficient management of health commodities is imperative in the current environment of increasing demand and limited resources and this will be enhanced by effective management of the Supply Chain.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Individuals, either in the public or private sector, who have completed a basic course in supply chain management. This course is particularly relevant for middle to senior level staff who are responsible for planning and implementing activities to strengthen the supply chain of family planning, AIDS prevention and treatment or other health commodity logistics systems at the national level, particularly in regard to forecasting, quantification, and procurement. These individuals can also play a role in influencing changes to the ways in which program commodities are managed. Their specific responsibilities may include:

• Preparing quantification and procurement plans;
• Ensuring data quality;
• Monitoring product availability and taking action when supply imbalances exist;
• Assisting partners in identifying financial resources;
• Determining which products to obtain.

This course is also highly relevant for in-country managers from donor agencies that provide health commodities

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Improve accuracy of forecasts;
• Estimate funding requirements and identify funding sources to meet mid to long term needs;
• Develop a procurement plan;
• Apply the utility of software packages in quantification and procurement processes;
• Evaluate and respond to environmental or policy constraints to forecasting and procurement planning.

TOPICS INCLUDE

We will engage participants in a range of activities, including simulation, case studies, field trip, demonstrations, and exercises which will provide participants with the opportunity to increase their knowledge and skills in the following topics:

• Utilization of data from an LMIS for quantification and forecasting;
• Forecasting methodologies;
• Quantification;
• Procurement.

This course includes a practical application of quantification and procurement planning software tools. The exact content of the course will be adapted to address the needs of participants specific to the health programs with which they work.

Course No:  2016-03-17-3-15-1473

Course Title: Overview of Supply Chain Management

The availability of drugs and other essential supplies determines the success of any health program. Without a reliable supply of contraceptives, a family planning program cannot serve its customers; without appropriate drugs, a tuberculosis program cannot offer treatment. An effective AIDS treatment program requires an uninterrupted supply of antiretroviral drugs. To forecast, quantify, and procure any commodity requires the ability to effectively and efficiently allocate existing and future resources as well as manage the procurement process. The efficient management of health commodities is imperative in the current environment of increasing demand and limited resources and tis will be enhanced by effective management of the Supply Chain.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Individuals who are responsible for planning, managing, or monitoring family planning, AIDS prevention and treatment or other health commodity logistics systems at the national level, either in the public or private sector. Specific responsibilities may include:

• Plans, implements, and/or assists with activities designed to strengthen the supply chain
• Provides technical assistance on logistics;
• Uses information for planning and managing programs;
• Improves product availability;
• Responsible for the completion and receipt of LMIS records/reports;
• Determines order quantities;
• Responsible for the storage and distribution of health commodities;
• Assesses stock status at local and/or national levels.

This course is also highly relevant for in-country managers from donor agencies that provide health commodities.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Assess stock status,
• Apply supply chain principles to improve storage and warehousing conditions,
• Advocate for logistics and implement change in their own systems.

TOPICS INCLUDE

Participants will engage in a range of activities, including simulation, case study, demonstrations and exercises which will provide participants with the opportunity to increase their knowledge and skills in topics such as:

• Logistics Management Information Systems
• Inventory Control Systems
• Storage & Quality Assurance
• Logistics System Assessment, Monitoring & Evaluation
• Interrelationship of Policy and Supply Chain
• Basic forecasting
• Basic quantification and procurement planning

Course No:  2016-03-07-3-15-1474

Course Title: Resource Mobilization Skills in Health Sector for NGO’s Finance, Administration and Operation Managers

Resource mobilization refers to all activities involved in securing new and additional resources for organizations. It also involves better use of and maximizing, existing resources. Most of an organization`s long term objectives include efficient provision of quality health care that is accessible and equitable, in a manner that is socially and ethically acceptable. One of the principal components of an action plan for achieving these objectives is finding ways and means to finance the provision of health services. This course will enable greater understanding and analysis of current and past resource mobilization approach: the use of National Health Account, estimating resource needs, respond to health demands, computing requirements and future projections.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Members of Health Management team at Regional, county and Districts levels,

Policy makers, Managers in Health Insurance Companies, and any other interested

participants.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Explain the overall concept of resource mobilization for health services and health care;
• Apply specific resource mobilization strategies for attaining institution objectives.
• Apply different strategies for resource mobilization in health sector.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Understanding the concept of resource mobilization;
• Strategies for resource mobilization;
• Design and implementation of user fees;
• Design and implementation of Health Insurance Systems;
• Resource mobilization for sustainability.

Course No:  2016-02-15-3-15-1475

Course Title: Strategic Management of HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health Projects

Strategic Management of HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health is key in attaining global and countries' set goals. The course is geared towards enabling participants to have competences in planning, developing and implementing the projects successfully. Overall the participants will be able to link and integrate related projects and at the same time include contemporary issues like gender diversity, human rights and judicial use of resources.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Senior and middle level Managers involved in management of HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health in Non-governmental organization, Ministry of Health and private institutions.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Gain both knowledge and skills and reproductive health;
• Share relevant experiences in managing the projects, further more learn from case studies and role plays;
• Demonstrate competencies in rolling out HIV/AIDS and Reproductive health in an African environment.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Strategic information in HIV and reproductive health;
• Setting project goals and objectives;
• Formulating strategies for achieving the intents;
• Human rights in health context;
• Adolescence health;
• Gender dimensions in HIV and reproductive health;
• Gender based violence;
• Implementation of integrated projects;
• Project monitoring and evaluation;
• Resource mobilization.

Course No:  2016-01-19-3-15-1476

Course Title: Occupational Health and Safety Management - November 2016

Occupational Health and Safety is concerned with the safety and security of both the workers and employers. This program is designed to assist human resource practitioners and other managers gain skills that are required for managing their daily duties regarding OH &S, by providing guidelines and assistance in defining health and safety objectives and developing policies and procedures. The program will interest individuals with responsibility for health and safety, ( e.g. Human Resource Practitioners, supervisors, Safety Coordinators, Occupational Health Nurses, Joint Health and Safety Committees members, Medical Officers etc.) who require broader legal and technical knowledge to function effectively in their occupation.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Human Resource Practitioners, Supervisors, Safety Coordinators, Occupational Health Nurses, Joint Health and Safety Committees members, Medical Officers.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Develop an occupational health and safety management system;
• Assess and control hazards;
• Apply basic principles of fire-fighting;
• Interpret office and supplies legal requirements;
• Interpret office and Supplies principles to establishing industrial hygiene.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Establishment of OH & management systems,
• Workers Health Promotion,
• Hazard Assessment and Control, Ergonomics,
• Basic Principle of Fire Fighting.
• OH&S Legal Requirements,
• OH&S related communication,
• Participation and consultations,
• OH&S Documentation,
• Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene.

Course No:  2016-11-07-3-15-1477

Course Title: Strengthening Health Systems Skills for Counties and District Health Officials

As health systems are highly context-specific, there is no single set of best practices that can be put forward as a model for improved performance. But health systems that function well have certain shared characteristics. They have procurement and distribution systems that actually deliver interventions to those in need. They are staffed with sufficient health workers having the right skills and motivation. And they operate with financing systems that are sustainable, inclusive, and fair. The costs of health care should not force impoverished households even deeper into poverty. This course builds on WHO concepts, including the fundamental "building blocks" of health systems, to improve skills to health practitioners and policy makers within counties, districts and in other health care providing agencies.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

District and County health officials.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Acquire theoretical and practical skills of strengthening health systems;
• Apply strategies for strengthening health systems;
• Measure health outcomes;
• Develop effective action plans.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Delivery of good health services;
• Managing healthcare workforce;
• Health information sytems;
• Managing health commodities;
• Health financing;
• Leadership and governance in health.

Course No:  2016-10-17-3-15-1478

Course Title: Developing and Implementing HIV/AIDS Workplace Programme

This course will enable participants to achieve more skills in designing a policy which is in line with International Labour Organization guiding principles for policy development. Integrate the UN, ILO, SADC and EAC approaches. Incorporation of gender, human rights and reproductive health contemporary issues makes this course a unique one.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Human Resource Practitioners, Policy makers, Board Members, Program Managers, Journalist and Health Management Practitioners.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Acquire both skills and knowledge;
• Share of experiences;
• Analyze different HIV/AIDS policies and evaluate different policies for improvement.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• International Organization's Guideline examples UN, ILO, SADC;
• HR and HIV policies operationalization;
• Human Rights and HIV/AIDS;
• Policy Elements;
• Policy Implementation;
• Gender and Advocacy;
• HIV prevention strategies.

Course No:  2016-08-15-3-15-1479

Course Title: Safety Management Systems in Public Organizations

Safety (security, stability and freedom from fear) is the second level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Today, each one of us is asking, 'how safe am I at work, at home or in any public institution'. The increase in global terrorism is of concern not only to Government but of greater concern to heads of public institutions; to keep their employees and customers safe.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Chief executive officers and senior managers in public enterprises, Executive agencies and Local government institutions.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Acquire skills and knowledge on the major components of the safety management system;
• Develop safety management system components;
• Gain expertise on how to be safe at work and at home.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Components of safety;
• Workplace safety evolution;
• The four functional components of safety management system;
• Role of leadership in promoting workplace safety culture;
• Review security tools

Course No:  2016-07-04-3-15-1480

Course Title: Management and Administration of Reproductive Health Programmes in African Context

Key themes of the course include: concepts of Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) and Maternal & Neonatal Health (MNH); safe motherhood and strategies to improve MNH and reduce maternal, perinatal and neonatal mortality. The course also covers provision of MNH and RH services, community aspects of MNH, management of family planning programmes and contraception, prevention and management of STIs & HIV, adolescent SRH, gender & health, human rights in relation to SRH, human sexuality and principles of sex education, sexual & gender-based violence, basic epidemiology & statistics, qualitative research methods, program planning & management, quality improvement method & how to read & appraise a scientific paper.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Senior and middle level managers involved in Sexual and Reproductive Health, Maternal and Neonatal Health.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of strategies to improve Sexual & Reproductive Health (SRH), including Maternal & Neonatal Health (MNH);
• Articulate strategies for the prevention and control of STIs and challenges in implementation in low-income countries;
• Demonstrate in-depth understanding of the natural history and epidemiology of HIV infection and strategies to control HIV/AIDS, including principles of ARV treatment and approaches to counseling and testing for HIV;
• Provide evidence-based SRH & MNH services & monitor & evaluate such services;
• Apply the concepts of gender and human rights to the provision of equitable SRH and MNH services;
• Appreciate, articulate and address the SRH needs of adolescents and organise and provide youth-friendly SRH services

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Sexual and Reproductive Health concepts;
• Family Planning concept;
• Understanding Maternal and Neonatal Health;
• Management of HIV and AIDS Programs;
• Gender Based Violence;
• Concepts of Human Rights in Health; SRH needs of adolescents.

Course No:  2016-06-13-3-15-1481

Course Title: Occupational Health and Safety Management - May 2016

Occupational Health and Safety is concerned with the safety and security of both the workers and employers. This program is designed to assist human resource practitioners and other managers gain skills that are required for managing their daily duties regarding OH &S, by providing guidelines and assistance in defining health and safety objectives and developing policies and procedures. The program will interest individuals with responsibility for health and safety, (e.g. Human Resource Practitioners, supervisors, Safety Coordinators, Occupational Health Nurses, Joint Health and Safety Committees members, Medical Officers etc.) who require broader legal and technical knowledge to function effectively in their occupation.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Human Resource practitioners, Supervisors, Safety coordinators, Occupational

Health nurses, Joint Health and Safety Committees members, Medical officers.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Develop an occupational health and safety management system;
• Assess and control hazards;
• Apply basic principles of fire-fighting;
• Interpret office and supplies legal requirements;
• Interpret office and Supplies principles to establishing industrial hygiene.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Establishment of OH & management systems,
• Workers Health Promotion,
• Hazard Assessment and Control,
• Ergonomics,
• Basic Principles of Fire Fighting.
• OH&S Legal Requirements,
• OH&S related communication,
• Participation and consultations,
• OH&S Documentation,
• Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene.

Course No:  2016-05-16-3-15-1482

Course Title: Monitoring and Evaluation - Strengthening Supply Chain in Health - May 2016

The ultimate purpose of a logistics system assessment is to verify that all facilities at all levels can fulfill the six rights. A system that ensures that customers receive the supplies they want and need probably has few weaknesses to overcome. When you conduct a general logistics assessment the purpose is to assess the entire system's strength and weaknesses, present the results of the assessment to senior management and policy makers for decision making in order to improve the logistics system and propose an implementation plan with specific steps, based on your recommendation.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Officials who plan and assist with monitoring and evaluation studies of logistics systems, those who develop or assist with the development of M&E study protocols and instruments, those who participate in or oversee the collection of data to monitor logistics activities; provide or use information for planning and managing programs.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Increase knowledge and understanding of how monitoring and evaluation processes can strengthen logistics performance through the use of evidence based decision making and ultimately contribute to commodity security;
• Strengthen ability to determine appropriate M&E indicators for logistics management;
• Select and utilize different tools to collect and analyze both data collected through routine reports and data collected through periodic surveys;
• Develop and implement M&E plans;
• Advocate for the use of M&E data and information to improve system performance.

TOPICS INCLUDE

Basic monitoring and evaluation concepts to supply chain management; linking program goals to monitoring and evaluation activities and ongoing system improvement; selecting and developing appropriate indicators for various logistics functions, such as forecasting, distribution and product availability; monitoring and evaluation methods and tools for periodic and data collection; developing a strategy and plan for monitoring and evaluating logistics activities; using M&E results to advocate for system improvements.

Course No:  2016-05-02-3-15-1483

Course Title: Developing HIV/AIDS Workplace Policy

This course will enable participants to achieve more skills in designing a policy which is in line with International Labour Organization (ILO) guiding principles for policy development. Integrate the UN, ILO, SADC and EAC approaches. Incorporation of gender, human rights and reproductive health contemporary issues makes this course a unique one.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Human Resource Practitioners, Policy makers, Board members, Program managers, Journalists and Health Management practitioners.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Acquire both skills and knowledge on HIV/AIDS components management;
• Analyse different HIV/AIDS policies that will allow participants to evaluate different policies for improvement.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• International Organization's Guideline examples UN, ILO, SADC;
• HR and HIV policies operationalization;
• Human Rights and HIV/AIDS;
• Policy elements;
• Policy implementation;
• Gender and advocacy;
• HIV prevention strategies.

Course No:  2016-04-18-3-15-1484

Course Title: Advanced Occupational Health and Safety

Advanced program is designed to develop leaders in the area of Occupational Health and Safety with specialized technical health and safety skills. Leading organizations work hard to provide their employees with safe, healthy workplaces. They know that anything less could reflect poorly on them and risk penalties for non-adherence to regulations. This certificate program will equip you with the knowledge and skills to develop, implement and manage strong health and safety systems. Whether you work in human resources or aspire to, or have joined a health and safety committee or task force, you'll learn how to ensure your workplace meets all the required health and safety requirements in a tight regulatory framework. You'll discover what organizations can do to prevent costly accidents that impair productivity and engage more employees in proactive health and safety measures. The intent of the program is to broaden managerial skills as well as deepening technical skills. A differentiating theme will be a focus on "system thinking" rather than "incident thinking".

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

• Deepen your knowledge of occupational health and safety systems;
• Get to know the managerial issues surrounding occupational health and

safety;

• Understand the costs and causes of workplace accidents;
• Become familiar with accident prevention strategies.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

The course is designed for supervisors, managers, and OHS leaders. It includes advanced programming in Occupational Health & Safety as well as courses in health leadership and management.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Systematic approach to managing OHS
• OHS information and data analysis;
• Reporting and recording OHS incidents
• Analyze and evaluate OHS risk
• Application of ergonomic principles to control OHS risk
• Application of occupational hygiene principles to control OHS risk
• Developing and implementing crisis management processes
• Application of principles to control OHS risk
• Conduct an OHS audit
• Evaluation of an organization's OHS performance.

Course No:  2017-11-06-3-15-1778

Course Title: Analysis of Hospital Costs for Hospital Heads and Managers

Most countries are concerned with the efficiency of health services delivery. Despite the level of resources devoted to hospitals and the health sector, there is a growing gap between available and required resources. This gap has led many countries to explore ways to generate additional revenue resources for their hospitals and health systems. However, there is need for effective management of the costs of operating hospitals to reduce wastage. WHO estimated that wastage accounts for as much as 40 per cent of the available resources for health services in the Americas (Parker and Newbrander, 1993). A study in Malawi estimated that simple management correction of inefficient practices and costing could result in a savings of 44 % of that nation's major hospital non-personnel recurrent costs. Adequate cost information can help set accurate prices, increase revenue and enable hospitals to achieve service delivery objectives.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Define the major and relevant activity areas of the hospital;
• Gather information on the services provided or the output of the hospital
• Determine measurable cost units for services provided and estimating costs

For those units;

• Apply the Activity based costing methodology to determine unit costs and

allocate indirect costs.

• Determine the labour and other recurrent costs
• Ascertain the capital costs of the hospital
• Review and use the hospital cost summary
• Apply Cost Analysis Tools.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Managers, consultants and staff of health care facilities, owners of private hospital and clinics.

TOPICS INCLUDE

The focus will be on the application of a number of Cost Analysis Tools to the health sector.

Course No:  2017-09-11-3-15-1779

Course Title: Developing HIV/AIDS Workplace Policy - May 2017

This course will enable participants to achieve more skills in designing a policy which is in line with International Labour Organization guiding principles for policy development. Integrate the UN, ILO, SADC and EAC approaches. Incorporation of gender, human rights and reproductive health contemporary issues makes this course a unique one.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Acquire both skills and knowledge on HIV/AIDS components management;
• Analyse different HIV/AIDS policies that will allow participants to evaluate different policies for improvement.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Human Resource Practitioners, Policy makers, Board Members, Program Managers, Journalists and Health Management Practitioners.TOPICS INCLUDE

• International Organization's Guideline examples UN, ILO, SADC;
• HR and HIV policies operationalization;
• Human Rights and HIV/AIDS;
• Policy elements;
• Policy implementation;
• Gender and advocacy;
• HIV prevention strategies.

Course No:  2017-05-01-3-15-1780

Course Title: Developing and Implementing HIV/AIDS Workplace Programme

This course will enable participants to achieve more skills in designing a policy which is in line with International Labour Organization guiding principles for policy development. Integrate the UN, ILO, SADC and EAC approaches. Incorporation of gender, human rights and reproductive health contemporary issues makes this course a unique one.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Acquire both skills and knowledge on HIV/AIDS workplace programs;
• Analyze different HIV/AIDS policies and evaluate different policies for improvement.
• Interpret UN, ILO, SADC & EAC guidelines;

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Human Resource Practitioners, Policy makers, Board Members, Program Managers, Journalist and Health Management Practitioners.TOPICS INCLUDE

• International Organization's Guideline examples UN, ILO, SADC;
• HR and HIV policies operationalization;
• Human Rights and HIV/AIDS;
• Policy Elements;
• Policy Implementation;
• Gender and Advocacy;
• HIV prevention strategies.

Course No:  2017-06-12-3-15-1781

Course Title: HIV/AIDS Workplace Counselling - December 2017

Counselling someone about HIV/AIDS and someone affected by HIV are to promote behaviour change to prevent HIV infection and its transmission to other people and to give psycho-social support to those whose lives have been affected by HIV. Therefore, the counsellor is referred to as an HIV/AIDS counsellor. An HIV/AIDS counsellor must be comfortable discussing sexual practices of men, women and young people, discuss death, be able to recognize and accept people who have different opinions/values than their own, be non-judgmental, have thorough HIV/AIDS knowledge, be empathetic, be aware of resources to which they can refer the client when necessary, and be able to deal with the emotional challenges and stress.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Define counselling;
• Identify goals of HIV/AIDS counselling;
• Explain qualities and basic skills of an effective counsellor;
• Explain importance of confidentiality;
• Explain essential concepts of HIV counselling;
• Describe the HIV Counsellor's roles and tasks;
• Identify the stages of counselling process and corresponding skills;
• Practice counselling skills;
• Describe steps in the behaviour change process.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

HIV/AIDS Counselling Committee members within organizations, HR practitioners.TOPICS INCLUDE

• Facts about HIV/AIDS;
• Qualities of an effective counsellor;
• Behaviour change;
• HIV/AIDS confidentiality guidelines;
• Basic counselling skills;
• Counsellor's personal resources;
• Stages of counselling process;
• Care, coping and social support at the workplace;
• Essential counselling concepts;
• Exploring value-loaded statements;
• Psychological issues;
• Goals of HIV/AIDS counselling;
• Crisis counselling;
• Bereavement counselling.

Course No:  2017-12-04-3-15-1782

Course Title: Management and Administration of Integrated Health Programme - March 2017

Key themes of the course include: concepts of Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) and Maternal & Neonatal Health (MNH); safe motherhood and strategies to improve MNH and reduce maternal, perinatal and neonatal mortality. The course also covers provision of MNH and RH services, community aspects of MNH, management of family planning programmes and contraception, prevention and management of STIs and HIV, adolescent SRH, gender and health, human rights in relation to SRH, human sexuality and principles of sex education, sexual & gender-based violence, basic epidemiology & statistics, qualitative research methods, program planning & management, quality improvement method and, how to read and appraise a scientific paper.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of strategies to improve Sexual &

Reproductive Health (SRH), including Maternal & Neonatal Health (MNH);

• Articulate strategies for the prevention and control of STIs and challenges in implementation in low-income countries;
• Demonstrate in-depth understanding of the natural history and

epidemiology of HIV infection and strategies to control HIV/AIDS,

including principles of ARV treatment and approaches to counselling and testing for HIV;

• Provide evidence-based SRH and MNH services and monitor & evaluate such services;
• Apply the concepts of gender and human rights to the provision of equitable SRH and MNH services;
• Appreciate, articulate and address the SRH needs of adolescents and

organize and provide youth-friendly SRH services

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Senior and middle level managers involved in Sexual and Reproductive Health, Maternal and Neonatal Health.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Sexual and Reproductive Health concepts;
• Family Planning concept;
• Understanding Maternal and Neonatal Health;
• Management of HIV and AIDS Programs;
• Gender Based Violence;
• Concepts of Human Rights in Health;
• SRH needs of adolescents.

Course No:  2017-03-20-3-15-1783

Course Title: Monitoring and Evaluation: Strengthening Supply Chain in Health - May 2017

The ultimate purpose of a logistics system assessment is to verify that all facilities at all levels can fulfil the six rights. A system that ensures that customers receive the supplies they want and need probably has few weaknesses to overcome. When you conduct a general logistics assessment the purpose is to assess the entire system's strength and weaknesses, present the results of the assessment to senior management and policy makers for decision making in order to improve the logistics system and propose an implementation plan with specific steps, based on your recommendation.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Increase knowledge and understanding of how monitoring and evaluation

processes can strengthen logistics performance through the use of evidence based decision making and ultimately contribute to commodity security;

• Determine appropriate M&E indicators for logistics management;
• Select and utilize different tools to collect and analyze both data collected

through routine reports and data collected through periodic surveys;

• Develop and implement M&E plans;
• Advocate for the use of M&E data and information to improve system performance

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Officials who plan and assist with monitoring and evaluation studies of logistics systems, those who develop or assist with the development of M&E study protocols and instruments, those who participate in or oversee the collection of data to monitor logistics activities; provide or use information for planning and managing programs.

TOPICS INCLUDE

Basic monitoring and evaluation concepts to supply chain management; linking program goals to monitoring and evaluation activities and ongoing system improvement; selecting and developing appropriate indicators for various logistics functions, such as forecasting, distribution and product availability; monitoring and evaluation methods and tools for periodic and data collection; developing a strategy and plan for monitoring and evaluating logistics activities; using M&E results to advocate for system improvements.

Course No:  2017-05-22-3-15-1784

Course Title: Occupational Health and Safety Management - January 2017

Occupational Health and Safety is concerned with the safety and security of both the workers and employers. This program is designed to assist human resource practitioners and other managers gain skills that are required for managing their daily duties regarding OH &S, by providing guidelines and assistance in defining health and safety objectives and developing policies and procedures. The program will interest individuals with responsibility for health and safety, ( e.g. Human Resource Practitioners, supervisors, Safety Coordinators, Occupational Health Nurses, Joint Health and Safety Committees members, Medical Officers etc.) who require broader legal and technical knowledge to function effectively in their occupation.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Develop an occupational health and safety management system;
• Assess and control hazards;
• Apply basic principles of fire-fighting;
• Interpret office and supplies legal requirements;
• Interpret office and Supplies principles to establishing industrial hygiene.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Human Resource Practitioners, Supervisors, Safety Coordinators, Occupational Health Nurses, Joint Health and Safety Committees members, Medical Officers.

TOPICS INCLUDE

Establishment of OH & management systems, workers Health Promotion, Hazard Assessment and Control, Ergonomics, Basic Principle of Fire Fighting. OH&S Legal Requirements, OH&S related communication, participation and consultations, OH&S Documentation, Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene.

Course No:  2017-01-16-3-15-1785

Course Title: Overview of Supply Chain Management

The availability of drugs and other essential supplies determines the success of any health program. Without a reliable supply of contraceptives, a family planning program cannot serve its customers; without appropriate drugs, a tuberculosis program cannot offer treatment. An effective AIDS treatment program requires an uninterrupted supply of antiretroviral drugs. To forecast, quantify, and procure any commodity requires the ability to effectively and efficiently allocate existing and future resources as well as manage the procurement process. The efficient management of health commodities is imperative in the current environment of increasing demand and limited resources and this will be enhanced by effective management of the Supply Chain.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Assess stock status,
• Apply supply chain principles to improve storage and warehousing

conditions,

• Advocate for logistics and implement change in their own systems.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Individuals who are responsible for planning, managing, or monitoring family planning, AIDS prevention and treatment or other health commodity logistics systems at the national level, either in the public or private sector.

This course is also highly relevant for in-country managers from donor agencies that provide health commodities.

Specific responsibilities may include:

• Plans, implements, and/or assists with activities designed to strengthen the supply chain;
• Provides technical assistance on logistics;
• Uses information for planning and managing programs;
• Improves product availability;
• Responsible for the completion and receipt of LMIS records/reports;
• Determines order quantities;
• Responsible for the storage and distribution of health commodities;
• Assesses stock status at local and/or national levels.

TOPICS INCLUDE

Participants will engage in a range of activities, including simulation, case study, demonstrations and exercises which will provide participants with the opportunity to increase their knowledge and skills in topics such as:

• Logistics Management Information Systems;
• Inventory Control Systems;
• Storage & Quality Assurance;
• Logistics System Assessment, Monitoring & Evaluation;
• Interrelationship of Policy and Supply Chain;
• Basic forecasting;
• Basic quantification and procurement planning.

Course No:  2017-02-27-3-15-1786

Course Title: Quantification of Health Commodities - March 2017

The availability of drugs and other essential supplies determine the success of any health program. Without a reliable supply of contraceptives, a family planning program cannot serve its customers; without appropriate drugs, a tuberculosis program cannot offer treatment. An effective AIDS treatment program requires an uninterrupted supply of antiretroviral drugs. To forecast, quantify, and procure any commodity requires the ability to effectively and efficiently allocate existing and future resources as well as manage the procurement process. The efficient management of health commodities is imperative in the current environment of increasing demand and limited resources and this will be enhanced by effective management of the Supply Chain.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Improve accuracy of forecasts;
• Estimate funding requirements and identify funding sources to meet mid to long term needs;
• Develop a procurement plan;
• Apply the utility of software packages in quantification and procurement processes;
• Evaluate and respond to environmental or policy constraints to forecasting and procurement planning.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Individuals, either in the public or private sector, who have completed a basic course in supply chain management. This course is particularly relevant for middle to senior level staff responsible for planning and implementing activities to strengthen the supply chain of family planning, AIDS prevention and treatment or other health commodity logistics systems at the national level, particularly in regard to forecasting, quantification, and procurement. These individuals can also play a role in influencing changes to the ways in which program commodities are managed. Their specific responsibilities may include:

• Preparing quantification and procurement plans;
• Ensuring data quality;
• Monitoring product availability and taking action when supply imbalances exist;
• Assisting partners in identifying financial resources;
• Determining which products to obtain.

This course is also highly relevant for in-country managers from donor agencies that provide health commodities.

TOPICS INCLUDE

We will engage participants in a range of activities, including simulation, case study, field trip, demonstrations, and exercises which will provide participants with the opportunity to increase their knowledge and skills in the following topics:

• Utilization of data from an LMIS for quantification and forecasting;
• Forecasting methodologies;
• Quantification;
• Procurement.

This course includes a practical application of quantification and procurement planning software tools. The exact content of the course will be adapted to address the needs of participants specific to the health programs with which they work.

Course No:  2017-03-09-3-15-1787

Course Title: Strategic Management of HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health Projects

COURSE OVERVIEW

Strategic Management of HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health is key in attaining

global and countries’ set goals. The course is geared towards enabling participants to have competences in planning, developing and implementing the projects successfully. The participants will be able to link and integrate related projects and at the same time include contemporary issues like gender diversity, human rights and judicial use of resources.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Gain both knowledge and skills on reproductive health;

• Share relevant experiences in managing the projects, further more learn from case studies and role plays;

• Gain demonstratable competencies in rolling out HIV/AIDS and reproductive health in an African environment.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Senior and middle level Managers involved in management of HIV/AIDS and

Reproductive Health in Non-governmental organization, Ministry of Health and

private institutions.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Strategic information in HIV and reproductive health;

• Setting project goals and objectives;

• Formulating strategies for achieving the intents;

• Human rights in health context;

• Adolescence health;

• Gender dimensions in HIV and reproductive health;

• Gender based violence;

• Implementation of integrated projects;

• Project monitoring and evaluation;

• Resource mobilization.

Course No:  2018-05-14-3-15-1788

Course Title: Advanced Occupational Health and Safety

COURSE OVERVIEW

The programme is designed to develop leaders in the areas of Occupation Health and Safety (OHS) with specialized technical health and safety skills. Leading organizations work hard to provide their employees with safe, health workplaces. They know that anything less could reflect poorly on them and risk penalties non-adherence to regulations. This certificate programme will equip you the knowledge and skills to develop, implement and manage strong health and safety systems. Whether you work in human resource or aspire to, or have joined health and safety committee task force, you will learn how to ensure your workforce meets all the required health and safety requirements in a tight regulatory framework. You will discover what organizations can do to prevent costly accidents that impair productivity and engage more employees in proactive health and safety measures. The intent of the programme is to broaden managerial skills as well as deepening technical skills. A differentiating theme will be a focuses on "System thinking" rather than "incident thinking"

HOW WILL PARTICIPANTS BENEFIT

At the end of this course participants will be able to;

• Deepen knowledge of occupational health and safety systems

• Get to know the managerial issues surrounding Occupation health and safety

• Identify costs and causes of workplace accidents

• Examine accident prevention strategies

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The course is designed for supervisors, managers and OHS leaders.

TOPICS INCLUDE;

• System approach to managing OHS

• OHS information and data analysis

• Reporting and recording OHS incidents

• Analyze and evaluate OHS risk

• Application of ergonomic principles to control OHS risk

• Application of Occupation Hygiene principles to control OHS risk

• Developing and Implementing crisis management processes

• Application of principles to control OHS risk

• Conduct an OHS Audit

• Evaluation of an Organization's OHS performance

Course No:  2018-11-05-3-15-1924

Course Title: Developing and Implementing HIV/AIDS Workplace Programme

COURSE OVERVIEW

This course will enable participants achieve more skills in designing a policy which is in line with International Labour Organization guiding principles for policy development. Integrate the UN, ILO, SADC and EAC approaches. Incorporation of gender, human rights and reproductive health contemporary issues makes this course a unique one.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Understand how to develop an HIV/AIDS Policy at the workplace

• Get a deeper insight on human resources budgeting incorporating HIV/AIDS

• Go through the guidelines as provided by UN, ILO and SADC

• Understand gender issues and HIV/AIDS

• Look at appropriate efforts that should be addressed in prevention, advocacy and care

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Human Resource Practitioners, Gender focal point persons and all involved in Coordination of HIV/AIDs interventions.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Human resources

◦ UN, ILO, SADC guidelines;

◦ HR policy formulation incorporating HIV/AIDS

◦ HR budgeting

• HIV/AIDS;

◦ Counseling techniques

◦ Behavior change communication

◦ Education, Information, Communication at workplace

• Gender Sensitization;

◦ Gender concepts

◦ Gender and HIV/AIDS

• Principles of Advocacy;

◦ Advocacy approaches

◦ Prevention, advocacy and care.

Course No:  2018-10-08-3-15-1925

Course Title: Developing HIV/AIDS Workplace Policy

COURSE OVERVIEW

This course will enable participants to achieve more skills in designing a policy which is in line with International Labour Organization guiding principles for policy development. Integrate the UN, ILO, SADC and EAC approaches. Incorporation of gender, human rights and reproductive health contemporary issues makes this course a unique one.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Acquire both skills and knowledge on HIV/AIDS components management;

• Analyse different HIV/AIDS policies that will allow participants to evaluate different policies for improvement.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Human Resource Practitioners, Policy makers, Board Members, Program Managers, Journalists and Health Management Practitioners.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• International Organization’s Guideline examples UN, ILO, SADC;

• HR and HIV policies operationalization;

• Human Rights and HIV/AIDS;

• Policy elements;

• Policy implementation;

• Gender and advocacy;

• HIV prevention strategies.

Course No:  2018-04-30-3-15-1926

Course Title: HIV/AIDS COUNSELLING

COURSE OVERVIEW

Counselling someone about HIV/AIDS and someone affected by HIV/AIDS is different than other types of counselling. The goals of HIV/AIDS counselling are to promote behavior change to prevent HIV infection and its transmission to other people and to give psycho-social support to those whose lives have been affected by HIV. Therefore, the counsellor is referred to as an HIV/AIDS counselor. An HIV/AIDS counselor must be comfortable discussing sexual practices of men, women and young people, discussing death and dying, be able to recognize and accept people who have different opinions/values than their own, be non-judgmental, have thorough HIV/AIDS knowledge, be empathetic, be aware of resources to which he /she can refer the client when necessary, and be able to deal with the emotional challenges and stress.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Define counselling;

• Identify goals of HIV/AIDS counselling;

• Explain qualities and basic skills of an effective counselor;

• Explain importance of confidentiality;

• Explain essential concepts of HIV counseling;

• Describe the HIV Counselor’s roles and tasks;

• Identify the stages of counselling process and corresponding skills;

• Practice counseling skills;

• Describe steps in the behavior change process

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

HIV/AIDS Counselling Committee members within organizations, HR practitioners.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Facts about HIV/AIDS;

• Behavior change;

• Basic counselling skills;

• Stages of counselling process;

• Essential counselling concepts;

• Exploring value-loaded statements;

• Goals of HIV/AIDS counselling;

• Qualities of an effective counsellor;

• HIV/AIDS confidentiality guidelines;

• Counselor’s personal resources;

• Care, coping and social support at the workplace;

• Psychological issues;

• Crisis counselling;

• Bereavement counselling.

Course No:  2018-12-03-3-15-1927

Course Title: Monitoring and Evaluation - Strengthening Supply Chain in Health

COURSE OVERVIEW

Counselling someone about HIV/AIDS and someone affected by HIV/AIDS is different than other types of counselling. The goals of HIV/AIDS counselling are to promote behavior change to prevent HIV infection and its transmission to other people and to give psycho-social support to those whose lives have been affected by HIV. Therefore, the counsellor is referred to as an HIV/AIDS counselor. An HIV/AIDS counselor must be comfortable discussing sexual practices of men, women and young people, discussing death and dying, be able to recognize and accept people who have different opinions/values than their own, be non-judgmental, have thorough HIV/AIDS knowledge, be empathetic, be aware of resources to which he /she can refer the client when necessary, and be able to deal with the emotional challenges and stress.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Define counselling;

• Identify goals of HIV/AIDS counselling;

• Explain qualities and basic skills of an effective counselor;

• Explain importance of confidentiality;

• Explain essential concepts of HIV counseling;

• Describe the HIV Counselor’s roles and tasks;

• Identify the stages of counselling process and corresponding skills;

• Practice counseling skills;

• Describe steps in the behavior change process

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

HIV/AIDS Counselling Committee members within organizations, HR practitioners.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Facts about HIV/AIDS;

• Behavior change;

• Basic counselling skills;

• Stages of counselling process;

• Essential counselling concepts;

• Exploring value-loaded statements;

• Goals of HIV/AIDS counselling;

• Qualities of an effective counsellor;

• HIV/AIDS confidentiality guidelines;

• Counselor’s personal resources;

• Care, coping and social support at the workplace;

• Psychological issues;

• Crisis counselling;

• Bereavement counselling.

Course No:  2018-06-04-3-15-1928

Course Title: Advanced Occupational Health and Safety

COURSE OVERVIEW

The programme is designed to develop leaders in the areas of Occupation Health and Safety (OHS) with specialized technical health and safety skills. Leading organizations work hard to provide their employees with safe, health workplaces. They know that anything less could reflect poorly on them and risk penalties non-adherence to regulations. This certificate programme will equip you the knowledge and skills to develop, implement and manage strong health and safety systems. Whether you work in human resource or aspire to, or have joined health and safety committee task force, you will learn how to ensure your workforce meets all the required health and safety requirements in a tight regulatory framework. You will discover what organizations can do to prevent costly accidents that impair productivity and engage more employees in proactive health and safety measures. The intent of the programme is to broaden managerial skills as well as deepening technical skills. A differentiating theme will be a focuses on "System thinking" rather than "incident thinking"

HOW WILL PARTICIPANTS BENEFIT
At the end of this course participants will be able to;
    •  Deepen knowledge of occupational health and safety systems
    • Get to know the managerial issues surrounding Occupation health and safety
    • Identify costs and causes of workplace accidents
    • Examine accident prevention strategies

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The course is designed for supervisors, managers and OHS leaders.

TOPICS INCLUDE;

    • System approach to managing OHS
    • OHS information and data analysis
    • Reporting and recording OHS incidents
    • Analyze and evaluate OHS risk
    • Application of ergonomic principles to control OHS risk
    • Application of Occupation Hygiene principles to control OHS risk
    • Developing and Implementing crisis management processes
    • Application of principles to control OHS risk
    • Conduct an OHS Audit
    • Evaluation of an Organization's OHS performance

Course No:  2018-11-05-3-15-2000

Course Title: Occupational Health and Safety Management - 2018

COURSE OVERVIEW

Occupational Health and Safety is concerned with the safety and security of both the workers and employers. This program is designed to assist human resource practitioners and other managers gain skills that are required for managing their daily duties regarding OH &S, by providing guidelines and assistance in defining health and safety objectives and developing policies and procedures.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Human Resource Practitioners, Supervisors, Safety Coordinators, Occupational Health Nurses, Joint Health and Safety Committees members, Medical Officers.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Develop an occupational health and safety management system;

• Assess and control hazards;

• Apply basic principles of fire-fighting;

• Interpret office and supplies legal requirements;

• Interpret office and supplies principles to establishing industrial hygiene.

TOPICS INCLUDE

Establishment of OH & management systems, workers Health Promotion, Hazard Assessment and Control, Ergonomics, Basic principles of fire-fighting. OH&S legal requirements, OH&S related communication, participation and consultations, OH&S Documentation, Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene

Course No:  2018-05-15-3-15-2001

Course Title: Developing and Implementing HIV/AIDS Workplace Programme

COURSE OVERVIEW
This course will enable participants achieve more skills in designing a policy which is in line with International Labour Organization guiding principles for policy development. Integrate the UN, ILO, SADC and EAC approaches. Incorporation of gender, human rights and reproductive health contemporary issues makes this course a unique one.


HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
    • Understand how to develop an HIV/AIDS Policy at the workplace
    • Get a deeper insight on human resources budgeting incorporating HIV/AIDS
    • Go through the guidelines as provided by UN, ILO and SADC
    • Understand gender issues and HIV/AIDS
    • Look at appropriate efforts that should be addressed in prevention, advocacy and care


WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Human Resource Practitioners, Gender focal point persons and all involved in Coordination of HIV/AIDs interventions.


TOPICS INCLUDE
    • Human resources
        ◦ UN, ILO, SADC guidelines;
        ◦ HR policy formulation incorporating HIV/AIDS
        ◦ HR budgeting
    • HIV/AIDS;
        ◦ Counseling techniques
        ◦ Behavior change communication
        ◦ Education, Information, Communication at workplace
    • Gender Sensitization;
        ◦ Gender concepts
        ◦ Gender and HIV/AIDS
    • Principles of Advocacy;
        ◦ Advocacy approaches
        ◦ Prevention, advocacy and care.

Course No:  2018-10-08-3-15-2002

Course Title: Developing HIV/AIDS Workplace Policy

COURSE OVERVIEW
This course will enable participants to achieve more skills in designing a policy which is in line with International Labour Organization guiding principles for policy development. Integrate the UN, ILO, SADC and EAC approaches. Incorporation of gender, human rights and reproductive health contemporary issues makes this course a unique one.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
    • Acquire both skills and knowledge on HIV/AIDS components management;
    • Analyse different HIV/AIDS policies that will allow participants to evaluate different policies for improvement.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Human Resource Practitioners, Policy makers, Board Members, Program Managers, Journalists and Health Management Practitioners.

TOPICS INCLUDE
    • International Organization’s Guideline examples UN, ILO, SADC;
    • HR and HIV policies operationalization;
    • Human Rights and HIV/AIDS;
    • Policy elements;
    • Policy implementation;
    • Gender and advocacy;
    • HIV prevention strategies.

Course No:  2018-04-30-3-15-2003

Course Title: HIV/AIDS Counselling

COURSE OVERVIEW
Counselling someone about HIV/AIDS and someone affected by HIV/AIDS is different than other types of counselling. The goals of HIV/AIDS counselling are to promote behavior change to prevent HIV infection and its transmission to other people and to give psycho-social support to those whose lives have been affected by HIV. Therefore, the counsellor is referred to as an HIV/AIDS counselor. An HIV/AIDS counselor must be comfortable discussing sexual practices of men, women and young people, discussing death and dying, be able to recognize and accept people who have different opinions/values than their own, be non-judgmental, have thorough HIV/AIDS knowledge, be empathetic, be aware of resources to which he /she can refer the client when necessary, and be able to deal with the emotional challenges and stress.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
    • Define counselling;
    • Identify goals of HIV/AIDS counselling;
    • Explain qualities and basic skills of an effective counselor;
    • Explain importance of confidentiality;
    • Explain essential concepts of HIV counseling;
    • Describe the HIV Counselor’s roles and tasks;
    • Identify the stages of counselling process and corresponding skills;
    • Practice counseling skills;
    • Describe steps in the behavior change process

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
HIV/AIDS Counselling Committee members within organizations, HR practitioners.

TOPICS INCLUDE
    • Facts about HIV/AIDS;
    • Behavior change;
    • Basic counselling skills;
    • Stages of counselling process;
    • Essential counselling concepts;
    • Exploring value-loaded statements;
    • Goals of HIV/AIDS counselling;
    • Qualities of an effective counsellor;
    • HIV/AIDS confidentiality guidelines;
    • Counselor’s personal resources;
    • Care, coping and social support at the workplace;
    • Psychological issues;
    • Crisis counselling;
    • Bereavement counselling.

Course No:  2018-12-03-3-15-2004

Course Title: Monitoring and Evaluation - Strengthening Supply Chain in Health

COURSE OVERVIEW
The ultimate purpose of a logistics system assessment is to verify that all facilities at all
levels can fulfill the six rights. A system that ensures that customers receive the supplies
they want and need probably has few weaknesses to overcome. When you conduct a
general logistics assessment the purpose is to assess the entire system’s strength and
weaknesses, present the results of the assessment to senior management and policy makers for decision making in order to improve the logistics system and propose an implementation plan with specific steps, based on participant recommendation.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Officials who plan and assist with monitoring and evaluation studies of logistics systems, those who develop or assist with the development of M&E study protocols and instruments, those who participate in or oversee the collection of data to monitor logistics activities; provide or use information for planning and managing programs.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
    • Increase knowledge and understanding of how monitoring and evaluation processes can strengthen logistics performance through the use of evidence based decision making and ultimately contribute to commodity security;
    • Determine appropriate M&E indicators for logistics management;
    • Select and utilize different tools to collect and analyze both data collected through routine reports and data collected through periodic surveys;
    • Develop and implement M&E plans;
    • Advocate for the use of M&E data and information to improve system performance.

TOPICS INCLUDE
Basic monitoring and evaluation concepts to supply chain management; linking program goals to monitoring and evaluation activities and ongoing system improvement; selecting and developing appropriate indicators for various logistics functions, such as forecasting, distribution and product availability; monitoring and evaluation methods and tools for periodic and data collection; developing a strategy and plan for monitoring and evaluating logistics; using M&E results to advocate for system improvements.

Course No:  2018-06-04-3-15-2005

Course Title: Strategic Management of HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health Projects

COURSE OVERVIEW

Strategic Management of HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health is key in attaining global and countries’ set goals. The course is geared towards enabling participants to have competences in planning, developing and implementing the projects successfully. The participants will be able to link and integrate related projects and at the same time include contemporary issues like gender diversity, human rights and judicial use of resources.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Gain both knowledge and skills on reproductive health;

• Share relevant experiences in managing the projects, further more learn from case studies and role plays;

• Gain demonstratable competencies in rolling out HIV/AIDS and reproductive health in an African environment.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Senior and middle level Managers involved in management of HIV/AIDS and Reproductive Health in Non-governmental organization, Ministry of Health and private institutions.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Strategic information in HIV and reproductive health;

• Setting project goals and objectives;

• Formulating strategies for achieving the intents;

• Human rights in health context;

• Adolescence health;

• Gender dimensions in HIV and reproductive health;

• Gender based violence;

• Implementation of integrated projects;

• Project monitoring and evaluation;

• Resource mobilization.

Course No:  2018-05-14-3-15-2007

Course Title: Quantification of Health Commodities

COURSE OVERVIEW

The availability of drugs and other essential supplies determine the success of any health program. Without a reliable supply of contraceptives, a family planning program cannot serve its customers; without appropriate drugs, a tuberculosis program cannot offer treatment. An effective AIDS treatment program requires an uninterrupted supply of antiretroviral drugs. To forecast, quantify and procure any commodity requires the ability to effectively and efficiently allocate existing and future resources as well as manage the procurement process. The efficient management of health commodities is imperative in the current environment of increasing demand and limited resources and this will be enhanced by effective management of the Supply Chain.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Individuals, either in the public or private sector, who have completed a basic course in supply chain management. This course is particularly relevant for middle to senior level staff who are responsible for planning and implementing activities to strengthen the supply chain of family planning, AIDS prevention and treatment or other health commodity logistics systems at the national level, particularly in regard to forecasting, quantification, and procurement. These individuals can also play a role in influencing changes to the ways in which program commodities are managed.

Their specific responsibilities may include:

• Preparing quantification and procurement plans;

• Ensuring data quality;

• Monitoring product availability and taking action when supply imbalances exist;

• Assisting partners in identifying financial resources;

• Determining which products to obtain.

This course is also highly relevant for in-country managers from donor agencies that provide health commodities

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Improve accuracy of forecasts;

• Estimate funding requirements and identify funding sources to meet mid to long term needs;

• Develop a procurement plan;

• Apply the utility of software packages in quantification and procurement processes;

• Evaluate and respond to environmental or policy constraints to forecasting and procurement planning.

TOPICS INCLUDE

We will engage participants in a range of activities, including simulation, case study, field trip, demonstrations, and exercises which will provide participants with the opportunity to increase their knowledge and skills in the following topics:

• Utilization of data from an LMIS for quantification and forecasting;

• Forecasting methodologies;

• Quantification;

• Procurement.

This course includes a practical application of quantification and procurement planning software tools. The exact content of the course will be adapted to address the needs of participants specific to the health programs with which they work.

Course No:  2018-03-12-3-15-2008

Course Title: Overview of Supply Chain Management

COURSE OVERVIEW

The availability of drugs and other essential supplies determines the success of any health program. Without a reliable supply of contraceptives, a family planning program cannot serve its customers; without appropriate drugs, a tuberculosis program cannot offer treatment. An effective AIDS treatment program requires an uninterrupted supply of antiretroviral drugs. To forecast, quantify, and procure any commodity requires the ability to effectively and efficiently allocate existing and future resources as well as manage the procurement process. The efficient management of health commodities is imperative in the current environment of increasing demand and limited resources and this will be enhanced by effective management of the Supply Chain.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Individuals who are responsible for planning, managing, or monitoring family planning, AIDS prevention and treatment or other health commodity logistics systems at the national level, either in the public or private sector.

Specific responsibilities may include:

• Plans, implements, and/or assists with activities designed to strengthen the supply chain

• Provides technical assistance on logistics;

• Uses information for planning and managing programs;

• Improves product availability;

• Responsible for the completion and receipt of LMIS records/reports;

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Assess stock status,

• Apply supply chain principles to improve storage and warehousing conditions,

• Advocate for logistics and implement change in their own systems.

• Determine order quantities

• Assess stock status at local and / or national levels

TOPICS INCLUDE

Participants will engage in a range of activities, including simulation, case study, demonstrations and exercises which will provide participants with the opportunity to increase their knowledge and skills in topics such as:

• Logistics Management Information Systems

• Inventory Control Systems

• Storage & Quality Assurance

• Logistics System Assessment, Monitoring & Evaluation

• Interrelationship of Policy and Supply Chain

• Basic forecasting

• Basic quantification and procurement planning

Course No:  2018-03-05-3-15-2023

Course Title: Advanced Occupational Health and Safety

COURSE OVERVIEW

The programme is designed to develop leaders in the areas of Occupation Health and Safety (OHS) with specialized technical health and safety skills. Leading organizations work hard to provide their employees with safe, health workplaces. They know that anything less could reflect poorly on them and risk penalties non-adherence to regulations. This certificate programme will equip you the knowledge and skills to develop, implement and manage strong health and safety systems. Whether you work in human resource or aspire to, or have joined health and safety committee task force, you will learn how to ensure your workforce meets all the required health and safety requirements in a tight regulatory framework. You will discover what organizations can do to prevent costly accidents that impair productivity and engage more employees in proactive health and safety measures. The intent of the programme is to broaden managerial skills as well as deepening technical skills. A differentiating theme will be a focuses on "System thinking" rather than "incident thinking"

HOW WILL PARTICIPANTS BENEFIT

At the end of this course participants will be able to;

• Deepen knowledge of occupational health and safety systems

• Get to know the managerial issues surrounding Occupation health and safety

• Identify costs and causes of workplace accidents

• Examine accident prevention strategies

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The course is designed for supervisors, managers and OHS leaders.

TOPICS INCLUDE;

• System approach to managing OHS

• OHS information and data analysis

• Reporting and recording OHS incidents

• Analyze and evaluate OHS risk

• Application of ergonomic principles to control OHS risk

• Application of Occupation Hygiene principles to control OHS risk

• Developing and Implementing crisis management processes

• Application of principles to control OHS risk

• Conduct an OHS Audit

• Evaluation of an Organization's OHS performance

Course No:  2018-11-05-3-15-2207

Course Title: Occupational Health and Safety Management - 2018

COURSE OVERVIEW

Occupational Health and Safety is concerned with the safety and security of both the workers and employers. This program is designed to assist human resource practitioners and other managers gain skills that are required for managing their daily duties regarding OH &S, by providing guidelines and assistance in defining health and safety objectives and developing policies and procedures.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Human Resource Practitioners, Supervisors, Safety Coordinators, Occupational Health Nurses, Joint Health and Safety Committees members, Medical Officers.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Develop an occupational health and safety management system;

• Assess and control hazards;

• Apply basic principles of fire-fighting;

• Interpret office and supplies legal requirements;

• Interpret office and supplies principles to establishing industrial hygiene.

TOPICS INCLUDE

Establishment of OH & management systems, workers Health Promotion, Hazard Assessment and Control, Ergonomics, Basic principles of fire-fighting. OH&S legal requirements, OH&S related communication, participation and consultations, OH&S Documentation, Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene

Course No:  2018-01-15-3-15-2208

Course Title: Advanced Occupational Health and Safety

COURSE OVERVIEW

The programme is designed to develop leaders in the areas of Occupation Health and Safety (OHS) with specialized technical health and safety skills leading organizations work hard to provide their employees with safe, health workplaces. They know that anything less could reflect poorly on them and risk penalties of non-adherence to regulations. This certificate programme will equip you with the knowledge and skills to develop, implement and manage strong health and safety systems. Whether you work in human resource or aspire to, or have joined health and safety committee task force, you will learn how to ensure your workforce meets all the required health and safety requirements in a tight regulatory framework. You will discover what organizations can do to prevent costly accidents that impair productivity and engage more employees in proactive health and safety measures. The intent of the programme is to broaden managerial skills as well as deepening technical skills. A differentiating theme will be a focus on “System thinking” rather than “incident thinking”

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

The course is designed for supervisors, managers and OHS leaders.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to;
• Deepen knowledge of occupational health and safety systems;
• Get to know the managerial issues surrounding occupation health and safety;
• Identify costs and causes of workplace accidents;
• Examine accident prevention strategies.

TOPICS INCLUDE;

• System approach to managing OHS;
• OHS information and data analysis;
• Reporting and recording OHS incidents;
• Analysis and evaluation of OHS risk;
• Application of ergonomic principles to control OHS risk;
• Application of occupation hygiene principles to control OHS risk;
• Developing and Implementing crisis management processes;
• Application of principles to control OHS risk;
• Conducting an OHS audit;
• Evaluation of an organization’s OHS performance;

Course No:  2019-11-04-3-15-2228

Course Title: Developing and Implementing HIV/AIDS Workplace Programme

COURSE OVERVIEW

This course will enable participants to achieve more skills in designing a policy which is in line with International Labour Organization guiding principles for policy development. Integrate the UN, ILO, SADC and EAC approaches. Incorporation of gender, human rights and reproductive health contemporary issues makes this course a unique one.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Human resource practitioners, policy makers, board members, program managers, journalists and health management practitioners.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Understand how to develop an HIV/AIDS Policy at the workplace
• Get a deeper insight on human resources budgeting incorporating HIV/AIDS
• Go through the guidelines as provided by UN, ILO ,SADC and EAC
• Understand gender issues and HIV/AIDS
• Look at appropriate efforts that should be addressed in prevention, advocacy and care

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Human resources

• UN, ILO, SADC guidelines;
• HR policy formulation incorporating HIV/AIDS
• HR budgeting

• HIV/AIDS;

• Counselling techniques
• Behavior change communication
• Education, Information, Communication at workplace

• Gender Sensitization;

• Gender concepts
• Gender and HIV/AIDS

• Principles of Advocacy;

• Advocacy approaches
• Prevention, advocacy and care.

Course No:  2019-10-07-3-15-2229

Course Title: Developing HIV/AIDS Workplace Policy

COURSE OVERVIEW

This course will enable participants to achieve more skills in designing a policy which is in line with International Labour Organization guiding principles for policy development. Integrate the UN, ILO, SADC and EAC approaches. Incorporation of gender, human rights and reproductive health contemporary issues makes this course a unique one.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Human resource practitioners, policy makers, board members, program managers, journalists and health management practitioners.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Acquire both skills and knowledge on HIV/AIDS components management;
• Analyze different HIV/AIDS policies that will allow participants to evaluate different policies for improvement.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• International organization’s guideline examples UN, ILO, SADC;
• HR and HIV policies operationalization;
• Human rights and HIV/AIDS;
• Policy elements;
• Policy implementation;
• Gender and advocacy;
• HIV prevention strategies.

Course No:  2019-04-29-3-15-2230

Course Title: HIV/AIDS Counselling

COURSE OVERVIEW

Counselling someone about HIV/AIDS and someone affected by HIV/AIDS is different from other types of counselling. The goals of HIV/AIDS counselling are to promote behavior change to prevent HIV infection and its transmission to other people and to give psycho-social support to those whose lives have been affected by HIV. Therefore, the counsellor is referred to as an HIV/AIDS counsellor. An HIV/AIDS counsellor must be comfortable discussing sexual practices of men, women and young people, discussing death and dying, be able to recognize and accept people who have different opinions/values than their own, be non-judgmental, have thorough HIV/AIDS knowledge, be empathetic, be aware of resources to which he /she can refer the client when necessary, and be able to deal with the emotional challenges and stress.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

HIV/AIDS counselling committee members within organizations and HR practitioners.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Define counselling;
• Identify goals of HIV/AIDS counselling;
• Explain qualities and basic skills of an effective counsellor;
• Explain importance of confidentiality;
• Explain essential concepts of HIV counseling;
• Describe the HIV Counsellor’s roles and tasks;
• Identify the stages of counselling process and corresponding skills;
• Practice counselling skills;
• Describe steps in the behavior change process.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Facts about HIV/AIDS;
• Behavior change;
• Basic counselling skills;
• Stages of counselling process;
• Essential counselling concepts;
• Exploring value-loaded statements;
• Goals of HIV/AIDS counselling;
• Qualities of an effective counsellor;
• HIV/AIDS confidentiality guidelines;
• Counsellor’s personal resources;
• Care, coping and social support at the workplace;
• Psychological issues;
• Crisis counselling;
• Bereavement counselling.

Course No:  2019-12-02-3-15-2231

Course Title: Monitoring and Evaluation - Strengthening Supply Chain in Health

COURSE OVERVIEW

The ultimate purpose of a logistics system assessment is to verify that all facilities at all levels can fulfill the six rights. A system that ensures that customers receive the supplies they want and need probably has few weaknesses to overcome. When you conduct a general logistics assessment, the purpose is to assess the entire system’s strength and weaknesses, present the results of the assessment to senior management and policy makers for decision making in order to improve the logistics system and propose an implementation plan with specific steps, based on your recommendation.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Officials who plan and assist with monitoring and evaluation studies of logistics systems, those who develop or assist with the development of M&E study protocols and instruments, those who participate in or oversee the collection of data to monitor logistics activities; provide or use information for planning and managing programs.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Increase knowledge and understanding of how monitoring and evaluation processes can strengthen logistics performance through the use of evidence based decision making and ultimately contribute to commodity security;
• Strengthen ability to determine appropriate M&E indicators for logistics management;
• Select and utilize different tools to collect and analyze both data collected through routine reports and data collected through periodic surveys;
• Develop and implement M&E plans;
• Advocate for the use of M&E data and information to improve system performance.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Basic monitoring and evaluation concepts to supply chain management;
• Linking program goals to monitoring and evaluation activities and ongoing system improvement;
• Selecting and developing appropriate indicators for various logistics functions, such as forecasting, distribution and product availability;
• Monitoring and evaluation methods and tools for periodic and data collection;
• Developing a strategy and plan for monitoring and evaluating logistics activities;
• Using M&E results to advocate for system improvements.

Course No:  2019-06-03-3-15-2232

Course Title: Occupational Health and Safety Management

COURSE OVERVIEW

Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) is concerned with the safety and security of both the workers and employer. This program is designed to assist human resource practitioners and other managers to have skills that are required for managing their daily duties regarding OH&S, by providing guidelines and assistance in defining health and safety objectives and developing policies and procedures.

Who should attend?

Human resource practitioners, supervisors, safety coordinators, occupational health nurses, joint health and safety committee members, medical officers

How PARTICIPANTS Will Benefit

At the end of the course, participants should be able to:
• Develop an occupational health and safety management system
• Assess and control hazards
• Interpret office and supplies legal requirements
• Interpret office and supplies principles to establishing industrial hygiene

Topics Include;

• Establishment of OH&S management systems,
• Workers health promotion,
• Hazard assessment and control, ergonomics,
• Basic principles of fire-fighting.
• OH&S legal requirements,
• OH&S related communication, participation and consultations,
• OH&S documentation, occupational health and industrial hygiene

Course No:  2019-01-14-3-15-2233

Course Title: Occupational Health and Safety Management

COURSE OVERVIEW
Occupational Health and Safety is concerned with the safety and security of both the workers and employer. This program is designed to assist human resource practitioners and other managers to have skills that are required for managing their daily duties regarding OH&S, by providing guidelines and assistance in defining health and safety objectives and developing policies and procedures.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Human resource practitioners, supervisors, safety coordinators, occupational health nurses, joint health and safety committees members, medical officers

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants should be able to:
• Develop an occupational health and safety management system
• Assess and control hazards
• Interpret office and supplies legal requirements
• Interpret office and supplies principles to establishing industrial hygiene

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Establishment of OH&S management systems,
• Workers health promotion,
• Hazard assessment and control, ergonomics,
• Basic principles of fire fighting.
• OH&S legal requirements,
• OH&S related communication, participation and consultations,
• OH&S documentation, occupational health and industrial hygiene

Course No:  2020-01-13-3-15-2541

Course Title: Developing HIV/AIDS Workplace Policy

COURSE OVERVIEW
This course will enable participants to achieve more skills in designing a policy which is in line with International Labour Organization guiding principles for policy development. Integrate the UN, ILO, SADC and EAC approaches. Incorporation of gender, human rights and reproductive health contemporary issues makes this course a unique one.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Human resource practitioners, policy makers, Board members, program managers, journalists and health management practitioners.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Acquire both skills and knowledge on HIV/AIDS components management;
• Analyze different HIV/AIDS policies that will allow participants to evaluate different policies for improvement.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• International organization’s guideline examples UN, ILO, SADC;
• HR and HIV policies operationalization;
• Human rights and HIV/AIDS;
• Policy elements;
• Policy implementation;
• Gender and advocacy;
• HIV prevention strategies.

Course No:  2020-04-27-3-15-2544

Course Title: Developing and Implementing HIV/AIDS Workplace Programme

COURSE OVERVIEW
This course will enable participants to achieve more skills in designing a policy which is in line with International Labour Organization guiding principles for policy development. Integrate the UN, ILO, SADC and EAC approaches. Incorporation of gender, human rights and reproductive health contemporary issues makes this course a unique one.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Human resource practitioners, policy makers, Board members, program managers, journalists and health management practitioners.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Understand how to develop an HIV/AIDS Policy at the workplace
• Get a deeper insight on human resources budgeting incorporating HIV/AIDS
• Go through the guidelines as provided by UN, ILO ,SADC and EAC
• Understand gender issues and HIV/AIDS
• Look at appropriate efforts that should be addressed in prevention, advocacy and care

TOPICS INCLUDE
• Human resources
◦ UN, ILO, SADC guidelines;
◦ HR policy formulation incorporating HIV/AIDS
◦ HR budgeting
• HIV/AIDS;
◦ Counseling techniques
◦ Behavior change communication
◦ Education, Information, Communication at workplace
• Gender Sensitization;
◦ Gender concepts
◦ Gender and HIV/AIDS
• Principles of Advocacy;
◦ Advocacy approaches
◦ Prevention, advocacy and care.

Course No:  2020-10-05-3-15-2545

Course Title: Advanced Occupational Health and Safety

COURSE OVERVIEW
The programme is designed to develop leaders in the areas of Occupation Health and Safety(OHS) with specialized technical health and safety skills Leading organizations work hard to provide their employees with safe, health workplaces. They know that anything less could reflect poorly on them and risk penalties of non-adherence to regulations. This certificate programme will equip you with the knowledge and skills to develop, implement and manage strong health and safety systems. Whether you work in human resource or aspire to, or have joined health and safety committee task force, you will learn how to ensure your workforce meets all the required health and safety requirements in a tight regulatory framework. You will discover what organizations can do to prevent costly accidents that impair productivity and engage more employees in proactive health and safety measures. The intent of the programme is to broaden managerial skills as well as deepening technical skills. A differentiating theme will be a focus on “System thinking” rather than “incident thinking”

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
The course is designed for supervisors, managers and OHS leaders.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to;

• Deepen knowledge of occupational health and safety systems;
• Get to know the managerial issues surrounding occupation health and safety;
• Identify costs and causes of workplace accidents;
• Examine accident prevention strategies.

TOPICS INCLUDE
• System approach to managing OHS;
• OHS information and data analysis;
• Reporting and recording OHS incidents;
• Analysis and evaluation of OHS risk;
• Application of ergonomic principles to control OHS risk;
• Application of occupation hygiene principles to control OHS risk;
• Developing and Implementing crisis management processes;
• Application of principles to control OHS risk;
• Conducting an OHS audit;
• Evaluation of an organization’s OHS performance;

Course No:  2020-11-16-3-15-2547

Course Title: Hiv/Aids counselling

COURSE OVERVIEW
Counselling someone about HIV/AIDS and someone affected by HIV/AIDS is different from other types of counselling. The goals of HIV/AIDS counselling are to promote behavior change to prevent HIV infection and its transmission to other people and to give psycho-social support to those whose lives have been affected by HIV. Therefore, the counsellor is referred to as an HIV/AIDS counsellor. An HIV/AIDS counsellor must be comfortable discussing sexual practices of men, women and young people, discussing death and dying, be able to recognize and accept people who have different opinions/values than their own, be non-judgmental, have thorough HIV/AIDS knowledge, be empathetic, be aware of resources to which he /she can refer the client when necessary, and be able to deal with the emotional challenges and stress.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
HIV/AIDS counselling committee members within organizations, HR practitioners.

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Define counselling;
• Identify goals of HIV/AIDS counselling;
• Explain qualities and basic skills of an effective counsellor;
• Explain importance of confidentiality;
• Explain essential concepts of HIV counseling;
• Describe the HIV Counsellor’s roles and tasks;
• Identify the stages of counselling process and corresponding skills;
• Practice counselling skills;
• Describe steps in the behavior change process.

TOPICS INCLUDE

• Facts about HIV/AIDS;
• Behavior change;
• Basic counselling skills;
• Stages of counselling process;
• Essential counselling concepts;
• Exploring value-loaded statements;
• Goals of HIV/AIDS counselling;
• Qualities of an effective counsellor;
• HIV/AIDS confidentiality guidelines;
• Counsellor’s personal resources;
• Care, coping and social support at the workplace;
• Psychological issues;
• Crisis counselling;
• Bereavement counselling.

Course No:  2020-11-30-3-15-2549

Course Title: Occupational Health And Safety Management

COURSE OVERVIEW
Occupational Health and Safety is concerned with the safety and security of both the workers and employer. This program is designed to assist human resource practitioners and other managers to have skills that are required for managing their daily duties regarding OH&S, by providing guidelines and assistance in defining health and safety objectives and developing policies and procedures.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Human resource practitioners, supervisors, safety coordinators, occupational health nurses, joint health and safety committee’s members, medical officers

HOW PARTICIPANTS WILL BENEFIT
At the end of the course, participants should be able to:
• Develop an occupational health and safety management system
• Assess and control hazards
• Interpret office and supplies legal requirements
• Interpret office and supplies principles to establishing industrial hygiene

TOPICS INCLUDE
• Establishment of OH&S management systems,
• Workers health promotion,
• Hazard assessment and control, ergonomics,
• Basic principles of fire fighting.
• OH&S legal requirements,
• OH&S related communication, participation and consultations,
• OH&S documentation, occupational health and industrial hygiene

Course No:  2021-01-18-3-15-2900

Course Title: Developing HIV/AIDS Workplace Policy