BUILDING THE HRH ROAD MAP FOR THE CARIBBEAN: THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMPONENT

Eugenie Brown-MyrieAssociate Professor of PharmacyUniversity of Technology, Jamaica

EDUCATION AND TRAINING OBJECTIVES

ROAD MAP GOALTo strengthen the Caribbean Workforce by re-orientation of professional competencies and reorganization of work processes and standards toward primary health care, disease prevention, and management of long-term chronic health conditions.

EDUCATION & TRAINING IS CRITICAL TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF

THIS GOAL

EDUCATION & TRAINING OBJECTIVES

1. To strengthen capacities in primary health care and public health so as to improve productivity, enhance skills and improve quality and standards of patient care.

2. Strengthen competencies in long term care and NCDs

3. To nurture leadership skills in health care professionals

EDUCATION & TRAINING OBJECTIVES

Coordination of health services and academic institutions in the development of management programmes

Formation of a Caribbean Learning Network (CLN) partnering with academic institutions to support in-service training, curricula enhancements and online skills building.

EDUCATION & TRAINING OBJECTIVES

Development of accredited training programmes through partnership of CLN and regional academic and other training institutions.

Development and implementation of distance education initiatives for improvements in skills and competencies.

BENEFITS OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING

One of the key benefits of employee training is that employees are able to learn new skills or improve their existing skills in area of specialization.

Improved skills directly translate into reduced costs, improved productivity, and increased efficiency in health care delivery.

E & T also improve morale and may even motivate employees to become more efficient and productive.

BENEFITS OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Improved worker experience/greater job satisfaction

Offering training can help employees become more confident in their skills and abilities, leading to increased morale and better self-esteem

Reduce migration or staff movementsImproved patient-provider relationship

(communication, empathy)

ACADEMIC AND OTHER TRAINING INSTITUTIONS

University of the West Indies (UWI) University of Technology (UTech) Northern Caribbean University (NCU) St. Georges University University of Guyana Community Colleges Global partners, e.g. PAHO (technical

assistance) Providers of Continuing Medical Education

/Continuing Professional Development

ROLE OF ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS/COLLABORATING

PARTNERS

Work to accelerate and improve the supply of quality health workers by strengthening pre-service education

Help countries develop strategic

approaches to in-service training and continuing professional development that meet health workers’ needs.

TYPES OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Improving the management efficiency of health professional schools so they can produce more high-quality health workers

Identifying the most strategic investment opportunities for ministries of health and health professional schools to scale up production of high-quality health workers to meet local health needs

Assisting to identify innovative sources of funding for health professional schools

Helping schools to identify and remove their bottlenecks to producing more students

TYPES OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Assisting health professional schools in setting targets and implementation plans for increased production of high-quality graduates

Integrating health professional schools into the health system and the communities they serve

Providing a variety of assessments and assistance for health professional schools, including:Improved faculty development and

retentionCurricula assessment and development

TYPES OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

Developing and delivering demand-driven, high-quality Internet and technologically-based in-service training that meets the real needs of health workers.

Providing other technical assistance to design, deliver, or improve in-service training or continuing professional development.

COLLABORATION IS KEY TO SUCCESS