1. AHP Postgraduate Training Project Thursday 19 November 2009NIPEC Headquarters Pauline McMullan AHP Project Lead

2. AHP Postgraduate Training Project • Aim of Project • Terms of Reference • Regional Professional Managers • Education Providers • Postgraduate Education Commissioning Cycle • Evaluation of the project • Launch of Website

3. Aim of the Project • To scope the Training Needs for Postgraduate education for Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) in Northern Ireland and develop an accountable and transparent commissioning cycle.

4. Terms of Reference • To scope the totality of Postgraduate training needs for Allied Health Professionals • To develop a commissioning cycle for Allied Health Professionals in Northern Ireland • To establish an Educational Commissioning Group to oversee the commissioning process

5. Regional Professional Managers • Scope current training provision • Current mechanisms for identifying training • Links with KSF and PDPs • Current mechanisms for approval of training • Service Need now and in the future • Challenges ahead

6. Education Providers • Scope Current PG Training Provision for AHPs • Mechanisms for Identifying Training • Identify Opportunities for MD/ID Training • Evaluation of Programmes • Ideas for the Future • Costing

7. Literature Review • Lessons to be learned from Scotland, England and Wales • Recent Publications/Reports that will impact on service development and training needs for AHPs

8. Nursing Post-Registration Education Commissioning Cycle

9. Outcomes – Short term • Establishment of an AHP Postgraduate Education Commissioning Cycle • Establishment of an Education Commissioning Group

10. Outcomes – Long term • Training programmes linked to service need • Collaborative training programmes • Training linked to Workforce Development • Increased access to training for AHPs

11. Workforce Learning Strategy (2009) • “The HSC as a learning organisation should aim to support a culture of lifelong learning, ably equipping staff for current and future work roles, and supporting improved services to patients and clients” (Workforce Learning Strategy, 2009)

12. Launch of Website www.nipec.n-i.nhs.uk/ahp • Details of AHP Postgraduate Training Project • Progress to date • Relevant documentation • Point of Contact

13. Contact Details Pauline McMullan Project Lead AHP Postgraduate Training Project Northern Ireland Pauline.McMullan@nipec.n-i.nhs.uk 028 9023 8152 (Tues and Wed only) 0782 5146 971 www.nipec.n-i.nhs.uk/ahp