Authors: Gabrielle O’Malley, Thomas Perdue and Frances Petracca
In-service training is a key strategic approach to addressing the severe shortage of health care workers in many countries. However, there is a lack of evidence linking these health care worker trainings to improved health outcomes. In response, the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief’s Human Resources for Health Technical Working Group initiated a project to develop an outcome-focused training evaluation framework. This paper presents the methods and results of that project. The resulting framework includes nine distinct types of outcomes that can be evaluated, which are organized within three nested levels: individual, organizational and health system/population. The framework also addresses contextual factors which may influence the outcomes of training, as well as the ability of evaluators to determine training outcomes. Feedback from pilot users suggests that using the framework and accompanying tools may support outcome evaluation planning.
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Resource Topic: Community Health Workers/Volunteers, Program Evaluation, Training
Resource Type: Evaluation, Research
Year: 2013
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Country: Global
Publisher May Restrict Access: No