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School of Nursing & Midwifery, East Africa
Advanced management training; Competencies; Health professionals; 360° evaluation
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Perceptions Of The Impact Of An Advanced Training Programme On The Management Skills Of Health Professionals In Gauteng, South Africa, Judith Mutyabule, F. Senkubuge, D. Cameron, V. Pillay, P. Petrucka
Perceptions Of The Impact Of An Advanced Training Programme On The Management Skills Of Health Professionals In Gauteng, South Africa, Judith Mutyabule, F. Senkubuge, D. Cameron, V. Pillay, P. Petrucka
School of Nursing & Midwifery, East Africa
Background: South Africa’s health sector spans the private and the public sectors. Within the sectors, health managers take on strategic leadership roles without formal training in management or leadership – a trend more common in the public sector than the private sector. Health managers are selected based on their clinical skills rather than their leadership or management skills.
Objective: To compare self-rated competencies in management and leadership before and after training of the participants; to assess participants’ experience of the training programme; and to evaluate the management and leadership skills of the participants after training.
Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive analytical …