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AHP Postgraduate Training Project Thursday 19 November 2009 NIPEC Headquarters. Pauline McMullan AHP Project Lead. AHP Postgraduate Training Project. Aim of Project Terms of Reference Regional Professional Managers Education Providers Postgraduate Education Commissioning Cycle
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AHP Postgraduate Training Project Thursday 19 November 2009NIPEC Headquarters Pauline McMullan AHP Project Lead
AHP Postgraduate Training Project • Aim of Project • Terms of Reference • Regional Professional Managers • Education Providers • Postgraduate Education Commissioning Cycle • Evaluation of the project • Launch of Website
Aim of the Project • To scope the Training Needs for Postgraduate education for Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) in Northern Ireland and develop an accountable and transparent commissioning cycle.
Terms of Reference • To scope the totality of Postgraduate training needs for Allied Health Professionals • To develop a commissioning cycle for Allied Health Professionals in Northern Ireland • To establish an Educational Commissioning Group to oversee the commissioning process
Regional Professional Managers • Scope current training provision • Current mechanisms for identifying training • Links with KSF and PDPs • Current mechanisms for approval of training • Service Need now and in the future • Challenges ahead
Education Providers • Scope Current PG Training Provision for AHPs • Mechanisms for Identifying Training • Identify Opportunities for MD/ID Training • Evaluation of Programmes • Ideas for the Future • Costing
Literature Review • Lessons to be learned from Scotland, England and Wales • Recent Publications/Reports that will impact on service development and training needs for AHPs
Outcomes – Short term • Establishment of an AHP Postgraduate Education Commissioning Cycle • Establishment of an Education Commissioning Group
Outcomes – Long term • Training programmes linked to service need • Collaborative training programmes • Training linked to Workforce Development • Increased access to training for AHPs
Workforce Learning Strategy (2009) • “The HSC as a learning organisation should aim to support a culture of lifelong learning, ably equipping staff for current and future work roles, and supporting improved services to patients and clients” (Workforce Learning Strategy, 2009)
Launch of Website www.nipec.n-i.nhs.uk/ahp • Details of AHP Postgraduate Training Project • Progress to date • Relevant documentation • Point of Contact
Contact Details Pauline McMullan Project Lead AHP Postgraduate Training Project Northern Ireland Pauline.McMullan@nipec.n-i.nhs.uk 028 9023 8152 (Tues and Wed only) 0782 5146 971 www.nipec.n-i.nhs.uk/ahp