Cutting the Cost! Mandatories Online
North Coast Area Health Service
This project was entered in the 2007 NSW Health Awards, Smart Choices about the Costs and Benefits of Health Services category.
Contact: Vicki Rose
Abstract
The introduction of mandatory training online has resulted in numerous benefits including, reduced time away from core business, reduced travel requirements, improved return on invested training costs, increased mandatory training compliance and a potential cost saving to the organisation of in excess of $1million per annum.
This project was conducted in Coffs Clarence Network of North Coast Area Health Service to pilot a cost effective on-line challenge quiz for assessing and increasing compliance with mandatory training, recognizing prior learning, in fire, infection control, manual handling, security and aggression and occupational health and safety. The project involved development of a pathway for Mandatory training on-line pilot, promotion, advertising and implementation of the program and an evaluation process.
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