MOU marks a new era for tertiary education and health sectors
07 July 2011
The University of Canterbury is a partner in a unique new collaboration between the Canterbury health sector and tertiary education institutions.
(From left) CPIT Faculty of Commerce Acting Dean John West, CDHB Chief Executive David Meates, Minister of Health Tony Ryall, CDHB Chairman Bruce Matheson, UC Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Town and University of Otago Christchurch School of Medicine Dean Professor Peter Joyce.
The University of Canterbury is a partner in a unique new collaboration between the Canterbury health sector and tertiary education institutions.
The Minister of Health Tony Ryall joined with representatives from the University of Canterbury, Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, University of Otago and the Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) to celebrate the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) last week.
CDHB chief executive David Meates says the MOU signals a new chapter in the relationship between the tertiary education institutions and the CDHB and work is underway to design, develop and deploy a core curriculum in management and leadership for the wider health workforce.
"Underpinned by the CDHB Leadership Capabilities Framework, the health workforce curriculum will be informed by best practice research, teaching and learning in the areas of health management and leadership," Mr Meates says.
"It will be designed to provide the skills, knowledge understanding and applied behavioural changes in the workforce required both now and in the future. Through this combined approach the workforce will realise a more coherent and unified set of outcomes that will result in learning aligned to the New Zealand Qualifications Framework."
This alignment will enable greater transportability of learning achievements from the university and polytechnic sector, and allow for enhanced recognition of the investment in workforce development, he says.
Learning will be delivered, over time, through a flexible and blended approach utilising both face-to-face experiences and the use of technology and online communities of practice.
UC Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Town, who was a signatory on the MOU, said “the University is delighted to be part of this project which will link the main tertiary providers in the South Island with the Canterbury District Health Board”.
“The framework developed by the CDHB provides the opportunity for our leadership and management programmes to help build capacity in the CDHB workforce.”
For more information please contact:
Maria De Cort
Communications Officer
Communications & External Relations
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maria.decort@canterbury.ac.nz
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