By mastering leadership skills, participants will be able to direct and influence any group of personnel in or outside of an organisation. Senior experts in public health and management training integrate lectures, role-playing scenarios, and work simulations that guide participants through critical questions and effective solutions in advanced management training.

Leading teams that work within critical areas of health care is a considerable challenge to any national health programme manager who is expected to develop and adhere to strategies for a country’s health projects. Become a stronger leader within your health organisation who is able to foresee potential challenges and confidently meet them by developing successful health programme strategies. This course focuses on creating a learning organisation that has the capacity to identify key issues blocking organisational progress – whether operational, strategic or policy-related.

The success of a health project is most often determined by how well a project was planned during its inception. Project planning is one of the fundamental steps involved in any health programme. Anyone in charge of managing aspects of a health initiative find that they must tackle key elements concerning the project such as identifying project stakeholders, establishing a timeline for activities, determining the core objectives, and drafting a budget. Great care and attention must be paid during this crucial stage of a health project to ensure that activities run smoothly and stay on track.

The training uses a variety of methods based on action learning principles such as group work, peer support, and case studies. This is complimented by presentations on relevant theoretical framework and emerging trends. Participants will engage in practical exercises that will build their capacity in international donor applications as well as strengthening their project management abilities.

In today’s changing world of public health, programmme managers need to balance many different roles and responsibilities in order to manage the changing needs a national health programme. To do this, the leader has to work in an environment that is complex and requires working with many different individuals who often have opposing interests, expectations, and goals. To keep a health programme running smoothly managers must learn to build consensus within groups and across organisations. This course, a part of the IMDP’s facilitative leadership series, guides participants through conflict management, relationship nurturing, and coalition building in order to train participants to create networks that can help ensure a health programme meets its goals.

The difference between the success and failure of a health programme is often dictated by how well an organisation utilizes its human resources. Strenghten your organisation’s output by learning the most effective ways to recruit, train, motivate and retain qualified health professionals. This course introduces participants to various human resources strategies and methods that can increase productivity by boosting morale, create a more cohesive work environment, and demonstrate how a system of rewards can motivate personnel to higher results. The course combines lectures from professionals working in human resources management, exercises demonstrating real-life situations, and in-class discussions that draw upon participants’ personal experiences.