TRAIN, the nation’s premier learning resource for professionals who protect the public’s health, will be leading a roundtable discussion on Monday, October 29, 2012 at the American Public Health Association’s 140th Annual Meeting (APHA) in San Francisco, CA. Slated for 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM, TRAIN: Helping the Public Health Workforce Do More With Less, will focus on how TRAIN is being utilized by local, state, and federal organizations to provide competency-based-training, learning information, resources, and training programs. Additionally, this presentation will discuss the continued change in traditional education practice to online learning; the cost savings for learners and their agencies; and the importance of sharing learning information and resources.
Learning objectives for this session include:
- Demonstrate the role of TRAIN in allowing access to quality education; and
- Identify the importance of sharing education across an online platform (learning management system) for the learner, course provider and organization/agency.
Roundtable Details
- Title: TRAIN: Helping the Public Health Workforce Do More With Less
- Presenters: Ilya Plotkin, TRAIN Program Administrator, and Lois Banks, TRAIN Director
- Date: Monday, October 29, 2012
- Time: 10:30 AM – 12 PM
- Location: Marriott Marquis - Golden Gate A
- Session Number: 3136.0 Roundtable Session I - Workforce Issues
If you have questions regarding TRAIN’s presentation, please contact Training@phf.org. In the meantime, review the TRAIN Affiliate Map to see if your state is part of the TRAIN community.