Collective Learning certificate - 1
- Supply chain for health - Specifically for Zimbabwe -
5th December 2022 - 30th January 2023
The Course is accredited by The CPD Certification Service, United Kingdom
Course Description
SUPPLY CHAIN EDUCATION: CURRENT STATUS
Several thousands of health workers join the public health system in Low-and Middle-Income countries every year. Out of those, many get roped into public health supply chain without any context specific technical training. There are several organisations who find it difficult to develop competencies in health cadres to achieve supply chain efficiency in the workplace. There are several training courses on health supply chain available in the market today which are offered in classroom settings or online. However, most of those courses do not consider the contextual learning needs of the candidate or provide them with real-world competencies.
NEED FOR EQUITABLE SUPPLY CHAIN EDUCATION
Currently, there is a push for health professionals to learn supply chain concepts through internationally accredited organisations like APICS, CIPS, CILT etc. These courses are technically sound and provide best practices in supply chain, but several times, they don’t support health workers in understanding how can they apply the commercial sector concepts in public sector. Sometimes, health professionals are not equipped to handle those intensive courses.
There is also a question of finance. Most professionally accredited courses or other health supply chain courses are beyond the financial reach of most candidates in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. A few who are able to participate, do that with high financial burden, or funded by their organisations. Hence, there remains a demand for a course which competes with the professionally accredited courses on quality of content and is offered in an affordable manner in making it accessible to everyone.
WHAT DOES CLC1: SC4H OFFERS
The Collective Learning Certificate Course: Supply Chain for Health combines the internationally accepted supply chain competencies (People that Deliver Library of Competencies) with the public health context. The course creates a social environment for learners to learn together and understand concepts from various perspectives. The course is designed using European Qualifications Framework (EQF: Level 5).
Upon successful completion of the course and the assessment, learners will receive a globally accredited CPD certificate worth 24 CPD points which will also be showcased on learners profile on The Hive.
AT THE END OF THIS COURSE, LEARNER WILL BE ABLE TO :
- Explain the importance of supply chain in a health system and for achieving Universal Health Coverage
- Demonstrate the complexities of a Public Health Supply Chain
- Understand the key concepts, processes and stakeholders in a public health supply chain
- Describe how quantity, cost and quality of products can be managed
- Explain the key functions in making products available to patients
- Understand the supporting functions which enables the supply chain operation, and
- Use the learning in a social environment to develop solutions for supply chain bottlenecks
- For more info watch the ‘Course Overview Video’
WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR ?
- Public Health Professionals with up to 5 years of experience – Pharmacists, Doctors, Nurses, Biomedical Engineers, Frontline Health Workers, Management Staff working in supply chains or health programs.
- Healthcare Academics – Graduate or Post graduate students of Pharmacy, Medicine, Nursing, Biomedical Engineering who intend to learn about the public health supply chain.
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Ratings and Reviews
4.7Avg. Rating45 Ratings53448322110What's your experience? We'd love to know!Login to ReviewShow more reviewsPosted 3 hours agoCosmas Zvandasara
It was an interesting courseThis course was exciting and I have managed to learn new skills and acquired a considerable amount of knowledge. However the final assessment was not that easy to pass it needs speed and to be precise. Thank you Bee skilled for according us this opportunity to learn.
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Posted 3 days agoLynett Ngonyamo
Increased knowledge in my work Supply chain in healthIt was an intense course but enjoyable there challenges such as electricity cuts and load shedding and internet disruption . Overall l am happy to have done it and want to continue to learn and increase my skills as technology and information is changing and want to move with the times
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Posted 4 days agoValerie Musere
Technological glitchesThe content was interesting and can be applied to the private sector. However, there were challenges with the online platform such that one had to go back several times in order for the system to record you would have completed the module. Course timelines need to be accommodative to people who are employed
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Learning Journey
This module explains the objectives of a Health System; its components, functions and stakeholders. It also describes how supply chain is a key component of health system, contributing to Universal Health Coverage.
Videos + Self-learning + Discussion + Quiz: 1.5 hours
This module introduces supply chain as a business function, various process, it’s organisation in public health, roles of key stakeholders and how public health supply chain can be complex in nature.
Videos + Self-learning + Discussions + Case Study + Quizzes + Assignment: 2 hours
This module focusses on the most fundamental part of supply chain: the products (in this case: medical commodities). It explains the complexities in medical commodities that need to be managed while managing the supply chain.
Videos + Self-learning + Discussion + Quiz: 1.5 hours
The module explains how to determine the quantities of medical products for health programmes. It focusses on key competencies related to forecasting and supply planning.
Videos + Self-learning + Discussion + Quizzes + Assignment + Virtual Classroom Sessions: 6 hours
This module focusses on the practice of Strategic Procurement. It explains how to effectively practice national and international public procurement to ensure continuous product availability, improved product quality and reduced costs.
Videos + Self-learning + Discussion + Quizzes + Assignment + Virtual Classroom session: 6 hours
This module provides an understanding of storage and distribution in the public health sector. It also focusses on how warehouses must be organised and inventory management approaches.
Videos + Self-learning + Discussion + Quizzes + Assignment + Classroom session: 5 hours
This module provides a basic understanding of the key enablers of supply chain in the public health sector. It sets up the stage for the second collective learning certificate: supply chain for health, focussing primarily on supply chain enabling functions.
Videos + Self-learning + Discussion + Quizzes: 2 hours
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