Human Resources for Health leadership and management: Prototype curriculum for a one-month course
Overview
The prototype curriculum for a one-month course is part of a Human Resources for Health (HRH) curricula package intended to recognize, formalize and build a critical mass of leaders and managers in the much needed area of HRH. The courses address the leadership of HRH around the dynamics of the health labour market, and aim to develop competencies to strengthen leadership in HRH development in analysis, planning and management, with a particular emphasis on facilitating participatory leadership, policy dialogue, negotiation and consensus-building.
The objectives of the course are to provide participants with a thorough grasp of: the main components and dynamics of HRH policy and management; effective leadership and governance of HRH; development and use of HRH data and human resources information systems; leadership in education and training; and research skills required to support leadership decision. To address these different dimensions, the course is structured over six modules, which provide a framework in which participants can build their understanding of ideas and concepts, and incrementally build the skills and competencies to perform priority tasks and take decisions in relation to HRH leadership and management. Each module is accompanied with learning objectives, reading lists, proposed educational methods and learning activities as well as suggested assessment formats.
The prototype curriculum for a master’s course should be considered alongside the overview document, as well as the case studies and glossary of terms.
WHO intends for the prototype curriculum package to inform courses and programmes relating to human resources for health. The standard non-commercial CC license is relevant for courses and programmes that do not charge, however where tuition fees are charged, this is considered commercial use. This must be facilitated by permissions use. Please therefore send a request by completing the form available here https://www.who.int/about/policies/publishing/permissions.
