E-DRUG: Crown Agents Health Supply Chain Management Course
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ACHIEVE QUALIFICATIONS VIA CROWN AGENTS TRAINING
THE CROWN AGENTS CERTIFICATE IN HEALTH SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
WORTHING, UK, 13-24 JULY 2009
Participants successfully completing this course will achieve Crown Agents' new qualification CROWN AGENTS CERTIFICATE IN HEALTH SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGMENT, validated and awarded by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA). The course is levelled by SQA as comparable to the complexity level of a Higher National Diploma. In addition, successful participants will achieve automatic Certificate Level Membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS).
COURSE AIM:
A reliable, cost-effective and sustainable supply of drugs and healthcare products is essential to meet health targets and save lives. This course will enable participants to create strategies for strong and effective management of complex health supply chains. Special attention will be given to: identification and management of risk; effective performance evaluation; and optimising results through skilled and empowered staff.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This course will benefit senior executives and managers responsible for any aspect of a health supply chain, including district health managers, senior pharmacists, procurement, stores and project managers and personnel from central tender boards.
ASSESSMENT
Full support, coaching and guidance will be provided to participants. Assessment will be through a series of exercises designed specifically for this course. These will focus on the practical application of skills and the development of an action plan, relevant to your own context. These will be completed during the course. Achievement of this qualification will provide evidence to support your professional development.
HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- understand the supply chain and its component parts, including how these components work and interact; and how they impact upon health outcomes
- improve performance along various aspects of the health supply chain in order to gain efficiency and effectiveness of health service delivery in your organisation/country
- analyse risks within the health supply chain and develop appropriate strategies to manage or mitigate these risks
- develop motivated, professional supply chain staff
- implement appropriate supply chain monitoring systems to ensure goals are achieved and failures prevented
COURSE PROFILE
- overview of the health supply chain and different supply chain models
- procurement practice, tools and techniques in the health supply chain
- health supply chain components and strategies including forecasting and quantification, freight forwarding and customs clearance, inventory management, warehousing and distribution management
- risk management in health supply chain management
- corruption and ethics in health supply chain management
- monitoring and evaluation of health supply chain management performance
- action plan: application of health supply chain management strategies
COURSE FEE
The course fee of £3,800 covers the cost of tuition, comprehensive training materials, certificate of attendance, SQA registration and certificate, CIPS Certificate membership*, lunch and refreshments on training days, course photograph, support and advice from your local Crown Agents office on the application and mobilisation process, membership of Crown Agents training alumni website, advice and guidance on discounted accommodation, transport from the training venue to the airport at the end of the course, individual certificate presentation photograph and a cultural activity.
* Gaining SQA certificate and CIPS certificate membership is dependant on successful completion of the course assessments. Full attendance is required at the course.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING THIS COURSE PLEASE REGISTER YOUR INTEREST BY FRIDAY 19TH JUNE
HOW TO BOOK:
(1) reserve your place online via our website: www.crownagents.com/training
(2) download an application form via our website: www.crownagents.com/training
(3) for more information please contact us at:
Crown Agents Training
St Nicholas House, St Nicholas Road
Sutton, Surrey, SM1 1EL
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 (0)20 8643 3311
Fax: +44 (0)20 8770 0479
e-mail: TrainingEnquiries@crownagents.co.uk
This is one of a number of training programmes that Crown Agents have scheduled for 2009, please visit our website at www.crownagents.com/training for more details about the range of courses we offer.
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Crown Agents
Reg office: St Nicholas House
St Nicholas Road, Sutton
Surrey, SM1 1EL
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)20 8643 3311
Fax: +44 (0)20 8643 8232
enquiries@crownagents.co.uk
www.crownagents.com