Full course description
Course Description:
This on-line self-study course is made up of seven modules to assist local health department staff to prepare for the Domain 8 requirements for PHAB accreditation, with a focus on the development and implementation of a workforce development plan. Course typically takes 86 minutes to complete.
The 7 modules that make up the course include:
1. Introduction to Domain 8: Maintaining a Competent Workforce (8 minutes)
2. Getting Started: Top Ten Tips for Planning (11 minutes)
3. Get to Know the Workforce Development Plan (12 minutes)
4. Setting a Vision for Workforce Development (10 minutes)
5. Training Needs: Data Gathering (21 minutes)
6. Training Needs: Curriculum Creating (12 minutes)
7. Implementing Your Workforce Development Plan (12 minutes)
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Module 1:
- Articulate the value of agency accreditation
- Describe Domain 8's standards, measures and documentation requirements
- Describe the benefits of workforce planning
Module 2:
- Describe 10 tips to prepare for and approach PHAB Domain 8
Module 3:
- Describe sections of the Ohio State University's workforce development plan template
- Distinguish between components that are recommended versus those that are required
Module 4:
- Establish a vision for your agency learning culture
- Formulate your workforce development goals
Module 5:
- Identify organizational, core and professional competencies in your agency
- Develop and administer a process to assess training needs of your agency
- Analyze and interpret collected data
Module 6:
- Describe components of a curriculum plan
- Select and track your training
Module 7:
- Employ key strategies to implement the workforce development plan
- Communicate, monitor and evaluate your workforce development plan
This course addresses the following Core Competencies (Links to an external site.) for Public Health Professionals: 8.2.1, 8.2.2, 8.2.3, 8.2.4, 8.2.5
Audience:
The target audience for this course is governmental public health agencies who wish to demonstrate or measure their performance against a set of national standards.
Contact Information:
Please contact us at cph-practice@osu.edu for questions and accomodations.