Training and Learning Programs for Volunteer Community Health Workers

Volunteer community health workers (CHWs) are a major strategy for increasing access to and coverage of basic health interventions. Our village health worker training course reviews the process of training and continuing education of CHWs as an important component of involving communities in their own health service delivery. Participants will be guided through the steps of planning training and continuing education activities for village volunteers. The course draws on real-life examples from community-directed onchocerciasis control, village health worker programs, community case management efforts, peer educators programs and patent medicine vendor training programs, to name a few

• Understand the training and continuing education process for community health workers
• Plan and organize training activities for volunteer health workers
• Apply lessons from real-world community health programs
• Enhance community involvement in basic health service delivery

• No deep prior experience required; basic computer and internet skills helpful
• Ability to read English instructions and complete brief practice activities