A brief introduction to…

作者：Anna Zilnyk · 发表于：Perspectives in Public Health · 年份：2011 · DOI：10.1177/1757913911425736 · 被引用次数：813 · 研究领域：Public Health Policies and Education

The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) offers a training programme accreditation service, which has been developed over a period of nearly twenty years. The focus of this service is to support RSPH's charitable objectives in encouraging best practice in public health, hygiene and wellbeing education. The RSPH Accreditation Service offers organizations an independent evaluation of their training programmes, verifying that they meet their learning objectives, have high standards of training design and support the strategic objectives of the organization. Training programmes we are asked to review, from NHS trusts, social enterprises and voluntary organizations, have a variety of purposes. Some are concerned with staff and workforce development, often providing continuous professional development and training relating to new initiatives and guidelines. Some training programmes provided by charities may be for either professionals or members of the public, raising awareness of particular health issues. The RSPH accreditation service is also available to corporate organizations who train their staff in-house, using training programmes tailored to meet specific business requirements. In some areas, such as the food sector, having competent well trained staff is a legal requirement. Part of the assessment for accreditation includes a review of the content of the programmes against National Occupational Standards, demonstrating to enforcement authorities that staff have undertake...