On January 24, 2012, the TRAIN Community hosted the second of a three-part webinar series on public health accreditation, titled Public Health Accreditation & Competency Based Learning: A Model Based on the TRAIN Learning Management System (Webinar 2). The topics discussed and demonstrated during the webinar were workforce development plans, self-assessments, and training plans. Webinar objectives included:
- Discuss the TRAIN survey function used as a self-assessment taken by health department employees.
- Explain the evaluation of the assessment method and validation of the instrument.
- Associate the TRAIN My Training Plan and a public health core competency-based curriculum.
- State the application of the TRAIN Survey and My Training Plan functions with state, local, tribal, and territorial public health department accreditation requirements.
- Recognize how managers and the workforce can utilize TRAIN for tracking training and measuring performance through the Master Training Plan.
- Discuss how the Master Training Plan can be utilized for tracking and reporting the linkages between training and the Core Public Health Competencies, Public Health Preparedness Capabilities, and PHAB standards.
Approximately 200 participants registered for the webinar, representing 47 states and numerous state, local, and tribal health departments, as well as federal agencies and national public health organizations. With 94% of the country represented, the importance of public health accreditation to nearly all public health professionals cannot be overstated. Moreover, the TRAIN Community’s ability to reach out to fellow colleagues beyond its
25 affiliates illustrates the importance of partnership in the public health community. The TRAIN Community thanks all who participated for making the webinar so well-attended.
If you participated in this webinar and have not yet completed the evaluation we invite you to do so. Your feedback allows us to improve the content and delivery of the third webinar in this three-part series, scheduled for March 20, 2012. Please follow the steps below when completing the evaluation:
1. Login to TRAIN (www.train.org)
2. Click on "My Learning" located on the right-hand side My Learning Record menu
3. Locate the webinar "Public Health Accreditation & Competency Based Learning: A Model Based on the TRAIN Learning Management System" and click on the "M" icon located to the far right
4. Click on the "Completed" button
5. Click the "Evaluation" button located below the text in red, "You need to take an evaluation."
6. Complete the evaluation.
Save the Date for the third webinar in this series: March 20, 2012.