Objectives of the course

1. To familiarize participants with the concepts and theories in leadership related to health research.
2. To apply these concepts and theories to strengthen skills of leadership and management, networking in health research through reflections of their own skills in these areas.
3. To develop and implement personal action plans to strengthen skills in managing self, teams and networking through reflection of current levels of skills including mentoring discussions in follow up phase of the course.

The highlighted of the course are as follows:

• Introduction to leadership and management.
• Strategic planning for research and development: vision development, advocacy, demand creation, fund raising and priority setting.
• Coalition building and teamwork: human resource management, mentoring, succession planning and conflict resolution
• Knowledge management: the use of appropriate information and communication technology, and the design and use of purpose-specific data bases.
• Communication: public speaking, negotiation and writing of reports and publications
• Management competencies: project management, time management and financial management.

Eligibility: Mid and senior level Faculty Members and Researchers (with 10+ years of experience) from different parts of the country.

Maximum Seats: 20

Course fee: No course fee