Overview
What you will study
The Human Resources for Health (HRH) course offered by Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) provides an overview of the situation of Human Resources for Health (HRH) from a global perspective and subsequently discusses policies, strategies and practices at a national level and at the workplace to address health workforce issues. Topics include rational planning, training, governance and gender, performance retention and motivation and, leadership and organisational change.
At the end of the module the participants should be able to:
- explain the concept of Human Resources in the health sector
- analyse and discuss the various issues in human resources in the health sector
- discuss different strategies to assure sufficient and qualified staff are equitably distributed
- critically appraise staff performance, identify performance problems and suggest appropriate solutions
- critically assess training programs for health care workers and provide appropriate recommendations for improvement
- analyse organisational behaviour and discuss strategic options and leadership styles for change
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- HRH
- Strategic planning of HRH
- Workload
- Retention, motivation and performance of health workers
- Governance and HRH, including migration
- Addressing gender and rights in HRH policies and plans
- Training
- Leadership and organisational change
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 14 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Public Health Human Resource ManagementAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Academic training or a professional qualification in a relevant field
- Work experience in a related area, including experience in management or planning in developing countries
- Proficiency in spoken and written English
Tuition Fee
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International
1980 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1980 EUR for the full programme during 14 days. -
EU/EEA
1980 EUR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1980 EUR for the full programme during 14 days.
- Alumni discount: €1.584.
Living costs for Amsterdam
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.