UP COMING Training on Impact Evaluation and Data Analysis Using SPSS
The training is essential in the development of better understanding of the basic concepts of statistics. It will provide the student with a general idea of computer assisted data analysis. Additionally, the training will also focus on developing skills that are crucial to the transformation of data using SPSS.
Duration
5 days.
Targeted Audience
The course targets project staff, researchers, managers, decision makers, and development practitioners who are responsible for projects and programs in an organization.
Course Objectives
Upon completing the course, the participants will be able to:
- Understand data typologies and measurement scales
- Understand the issues that need to be considered when conducting an analysis of data
- Select appropriate analyses that are influenced by the nature of data
- Input, import and modify their data through SPSS
- Engage in basic and advanced analysis on any given data set
Course Content
- Types of Data & Measurement Scales: Nominal, Ordinal, Interval and Ratio
- Data collection and analysis: a brief description
- Planning data collection and analysis
- Ensuring good data management
- Specific issues in ensuring quality in data collection
- Specific issues in ensuring quality in data analysis
- Ethical issues and practical limitations
- Example of good practices
- Examples of challenges
Methodology
The instructor led trainings are delivered using a blended learning approach and comprises of presentations, guided sessions of practical exercise, web-based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are seasoned industry experts with years of experience, working as professional and trainers in these fields.
Key Notes
- The participant must be conversant with English.
- Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with an Authorized Training Certificate
- Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.
- The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and A Certificate upon successful completion of Training.
- One-year post-training support Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.
UP COMING Training on Healthcare Information Systems Management
This is the most comprehensive course available for the field today. It should be required reading for every health care administrator, as it has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect changes in the health care industry and the renewed focus on health care information technology initiatives, this course is a valuable training for health administration and health informatics students and professionals.
Who Should Apply?
Public health practitioners, epidemiologists, exposure scientists, quantitative health geographers, risk assessors, students.
Duration
5 Days
Course Objectives
On completion of this course you should be able to:
- List and illustrate the various types of healthcare information
- Gain an excellent overview of foundational principles and practical strategies
- Apply the tools necessary to facilitate movement from a paper-based to an electronic health record environment while championing the importance of managing in such an environment.
- Deploy health care information technology and leverage investments while introducing significant change.
- Develop the skills required to enhance quality of patient care through the use of health care information technology and strategy considerations.
- Stimulate discussions on how to apply concepts included in the course to real-life scenarios through case studies of organizations experiencing management-related information system challenges.
Course Content
- Health Care Information
- Introduction to Health Care Information
- Health Care Data Quality
- Health Care Information Regulations, Laws, and Standards
- Health Care Information Systems
- History and Evolution of Health Care Information Systems
- Clinical Information Systems
- Federal Efforts to Enhance Quality of Patient Care through the Use of Health Information Technology
- System Acquisition
- System Implementation and Support
- Information Technology
- Technologies That Support Health Care Information Systems
- Health Care Information System Standards
- Security of Health Care Information Systems
- Senior Management IT Challenges
- Organizing Information Technology Services
- IT Alignment and Strategic Planning
- Strategy Considerations IT Governance and Management
- Management’s Role in Major IT Initiatives
Methodology
The instructor led trainings are delivered using a blended learning approach and comprises of presentations, guided sessions of practical exercise, web-based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are seasoned industry experts with years of experience, working as professional and trainers in these fields.
Key Notes
- The participant must be conversant with English.
- Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with an Authorized Training Certificate
- Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.
- The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and a Certificate upon successful completion of Training.
- One-year post-training support Consultation and Coaching provided after the course.
UP COMING Training on Finance for Procurement Professionals
Understanding finance concepts and tools, and their application in procurement processes is a prerequisite for procurement professionals serving in cross-functional teams. It is, therefore, essential that procurement professionals develop high levels of professionalism and increase their knowledge of finance as a means of promoting synergy between procurement outcomes and financial objectives of organizations. This course is designed to underscore the importance of finance concepts and tools, and how they impact upon the management of procurement processes and supply chains. It will also highlight the benefits of collaboration between finance and procurement functions within organizations.
Target group
Finance and Supply Chain Management Officers, Managers, Assistants and Specialists; User Departments, operational staff involved in developing and implementing procurement and supply chain budgets, policies and strategies; professional consultants; departmental heads and purchasing personnel and all other staff involved in Procurement.
Duration
5 days
Course Objectives
At the end of this training participants should be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of the scope, methodology and language of the finance function.
- Use financial tools to make appropriate buying decisions.
- Select and apply appropriate financial information for different purposes, such as appraisal of suppliers, capital projects and decision-making.
- Present themselves and their decisions more credibly to colleagues.
Course Content
Module I: Financial Management Tools
- Understanding Income Statements
- Balance Sheets
- Profit Analysis-Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis
- Break-Even Analysis
- Ratios
- Evaluating Financial Management Practices
Module II: Non-Financial Factors in Decision Making
- What constitutes financial and non-financial factors
- Impact of non-financial factors on businesses.
- Impacts of ignoring non-financial factors
- Limitations of non-financial information
- Non-financial information in reporting
- Strategic issues for investment appraisal.
Module III: Financial Budgeting and procurement planning interface
- Procurement planning within the budgetary process -an overview
- Budgeting for operational requirements: procurement function’s inputs
- Budgeting for capital requirements: procurement function’s inputs
- Effect of actual procurement expenditure on the budget
- Contribution of procurement market research to sustainable budget
- Effect of lowest and highest prices on assets maintenance budget
- Impact of framework contract and the operational budget
- The relationship between inventory management and the annual financial statements
Module IV: CapEx (Capital Expenditure) Procurement
- Why incur capital expenditure
- Planning for CapEx procurements – key considerations
- CapEx v/s OpEx (Operational Expenditure) procurement
- Financial treatment of capital expenditures-raise in assets; net worth
- Sources of finance for capital expenditures
- Expenses to be capitalized
Module V: Role of procurement functions in investment decisions
- Investment styles
- Asset allocation
- Diversification
- Investment performance measurements
- Important factors for procurement practitioners to note that make or break an invest
Module VI: Financial Risk in Procurement
- Risks in identifying the need and planning the purchase
- Risks in developing specifications
- Risks in selecting the purchasing method
- Purchasing documentation risks
- Risks in inviting, clarifying and closing offers
- Risks in evaluating offers
- Selecting the successful tenderer risks
- Risks in negotiations
- Risks in Contract Management
- Financial risks in disposal
Methodology
The instructor led trainings are delivered using a blended learning approach and comprises of presentations, guided sessions of practical exercise, web-based tutorials and group work. Our facilitators are seasoned industry experts with years of experience, working as professional and trainers in these fields.
Key Notes
- The participant must be conversant with English.
- Upon completion of training the participant will be issued with an Authorized Training Certificate
- Course duration is flexible and the contents can be modified to fit any number of days.
- The course fee includes facilitation training materials, 2 coffee breaks, buffet lunch and A Certificate upon successful completion of Training.