CLA Field Techniques for Health Training Course

Course Overview

CLA Field Techniques for Health Training Course is designed to equip healthcare professionals, public health practitioners, monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) specialists, health program managers, researchers, field coordinators, humanitarian workers, and development practitioners with practical skills in applying Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) approaches to improve healthcare program implementation, field operations, organizational learning, and evidence-based decision-making. As healthcare organizations increasingly emphasize Learning Health Systems (LHS), Results-Based Management (RBM), Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL), Health Management Information Systems (HMIS), Universal Health Coverage (UHC), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adaptive management, implementation science, health systems strengthening, community engagement, and digital health transformation, CLA has become a critical framework for promoting collaboration, continuous learning, innovation, and adaptive management. This comprehensive course enables participants to strengthen healthcare programs by integrating learning into everyday field operations and decision-making.

The course provides participants with practical knowledge in CLA frameworks, stakeholder collaboration, organizational learning, adaptive management, knowledge management, learning agendas, pause and reflect sessions, after-action reviews, collaborating with communities, implementation research, evidence utilization, and continuous improvement. Participants will learn how to implement CLA principles across maternal and child health, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, nutrition, immunization, primary healthcare, emergency preparedness, disease surveillance, humanitarian health, digital health initiatives, and health systems strengthening programs. The training integrates CLA approaches with DHIS2, Health Management Information Systems (HMIS), SurveyCTO, KoboToolbox, ODK, Power BI, GIS, SPSS, R, and healthcare dashboards to improve learning, collaboration, and program performance.

Participants will further explore advanced concepts including systems thinking, knowledge sharing, organizational culture, stakeholder engagement, participatory learning, learning networks, innovation management, strategic communication, data-driven adaptation, artificial intelligence-assisted learning systems, and evidence-informed policy development. Practical field exercises demonstrate how CLA improves healthcare service delivery, strengthens accountability, enhances coordination among partners, supports community participation, and increases organizational resilience. Participants will gain experience in designing and facilitating collaborative learning activities that transform field experiences into actionable insights for healthcare improvement.

Through instructor-led workshops, field simulations, practical exercises, collaborative learning sessions, software demonstrations, and comprehensive healthcare case studies, participants will gain hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and evaluating CLA systems for healthcare programs. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will possess the technical expertise required to strengthen collaboration, institutionalize organizational learning, support adaptive healthcare management, improve evidence utilization, enhance program effectiveness, and foster innovation across ministries of health, hospitals, NGOs, humanitarian organizations, universities, research institutions, and international development agencies.

Course Objectives

1. Understand the principles and components of Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) in healthcare.
2. Design and implement CLA frameworks for healthcare programs.
3. Strengthen stakeholder collaboration and partnership management.
4. Develop organizational learning systems for continuous improvement.
5. Apply adaptive management techniques to healthcare interventions.
6. Facilitate knowledge sharing and evidence utilization.
7. Conduct learning reviews and reflection sessions for healthcare programs.
8. Integrate CLA into monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning systems.
9. Strengthen evidence-based decision-making through collaborative learning.
10. Promote innovation and resilience in healthcare organizations.

Organizational Benefits

1. Strengthens collaboration among healthcare stakeholders and partners.
2. Improves organizational learning and institutional knowledge management.
3. Enhances adaptive management and program responsiveness.
4. Supports evidence-based healthcare planning and decision-making.
5. Strengthens monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning systems.
6. Improves healthcare program effectiveness and sustainability.
7. Promotes innovation and continuous quality improvement.
8. Enhances community participation and stakeholder engagement.
9. Improves organizational resilience and change management.
10. Builds institutional capacity for adaptive healthcare leadership.

Target Participants

This course is suitable for:

• Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Officers
• Health Program Managers
• Public Health Specialists
• Hospital Administrators
• Ministry of Health Officials
• Health Information Managers
• Field Coordinators
• NGO and Humanitarian Project Staff
• Epidemiologists
• Community Health Coordinators
• Health Researchers
• Policy Analysts
• Digital Health Specialists
• Quality Improvement Officers
• Knowledge Management Officers
• Development Partners
• Healthcare Consultants
• Organizational Development Specialists
• Project Coordinators
• Professionals responsible for healthcare implementation, learning, monitoring, evaluation, and organizational development.

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA)

• Principles of CLA
• Components of CLA
• CLA framework
• Healthcare applications
• Benefits of adaptive management
• International best practices

Case Study: Implementing CLA in a national maternal and child health improvement program.

Module 2: Stakeholder Collaboration and Partnership Building

• Stakeholder identification
• Partnership mapping
• Collaboration strategies
• Multi-sectoral coordination
• Community engagement
• Partnership governance

Case Study: Strengthening collaboration between hospitals, NGOs, and community health workers.

Module 3: Organizational Learning Systems

• Learning organizations
• Knowledge management
• Learning agendas
• Organizational memory
• Communities of practice
• Learning culture

Case Study: Developing an organizational learning system for district health services.

Module 4: Adaptive Management in Healthcare

• Adaptive management principles
• Decision-making under uncertainty
• Continuous improvement
• Change management
• Adaptive planning
• Performance adaptation

Case Study: Adjusting immunization strategies using real-time field learning.

Module 5: Knowledge Capture and Learning Techniques

• After-action reviews
• Pause and reflect sessions
• Learning workshops
• Lessons learned documentation
• Experience sharing
• Knowledge repositories

Case Study: Capturing lessons learned during a disease outbreak response.

Module 6: Evidence Generation and Utilization

• Evidence collection
• Data interpretation
• Learning from monitoring data
• Evaluation evidence
• Policy translation
• Decision support

Case Study: Using routine health information to improve HIV treatment services.

Module 7: CLA Integration with Monitoring and Evaluation

• Results-Based Management
• Monitoring systems
• Evaluation integration
• Learning indicators
• Performance measurement
• Accountability mechanisms

Case Study: Integrating CLA into a national nutrition monitoring framework.

Module 8: Digital Tools for CLA

• DHIS2 integration
• Power BI dashboards
• SurveyCTO
• KoboToolbox
• GIS applications
• Digital collaboration platforms

Case Study: Using digital dashboards to facilitate collaborative decision-making across healthcare facilities.

Module 9: Facilitation and Communication Skills

• Facilitation techniques
• Participatory communication
• Stakeholder dialogue
• Conflict resolution
• Team learning
• Knowledge dissemination

Case Study: Facilitating regional healthcare learning workshops to improve maternal health outcomes.

Module 10: Innovation and Systems Thinking

• Systems thinking
• Innovation management
• Human-centered design
• Problem-solving frameworks
• Continuous innovation
• Strategic foresight

Case Study: Applying systems thinking to improve referral systems across healthcare facilities.

Module 11: Leadership for Collaborative Learning

• Leadership development
• Adaptive leadership
• Organizational governance
• Team empowerment
• Capacity development
• Strategic leadership

Case Study: Leading healthcare teams through organizational transformation using CLA principles.

Module 12: Emerging Trends in CLA for Health

• Artificial Intelligence for organizational learning
• Digital knowledge ecosystems
• Learning Health Systems
• Predictive decision support
• Global learning networks
• Future directions in adaptive healthcare management

Case Study: Developing an AI-enabled Learning Health System that integrates collaborative learning, adaptive management, digital health technologies, and evidence-based decision-making to improve national healthcare performance.

General Information

1. Customized Training: All our courses can be tailored to meet the specific needs of participants.
2. Language Proficiency: Participants should have a good command of the English language.
3. Comprehensive Learning: Our training includes well-structured presentations, practical exercises, field simulations, web-based tutorials, collaborative group work, software demonstrations, interactive workshops, and real-world healthcare case studies. Our facilitators are seasoned experts with over a decade of experience in public health, monitoring and evaluation, organizational learning, adaptive management, knowledge management, and health systems strengthening.
4. Certification: Upon successful completion of the training, participants will receive a certificate from Foscore Development Center (FDC-K).
5. Training Locations: Training sessions are conducted at Foscore Development Center (FDC-K) centers. We also offer options for in-house and online training customized to the client's schedule.
6. Flexible Duration: Course durations are adaptable, and content can be adjusted to fit the required number of training days.
7. Onsite Training Inclusions: The course fee for onsite training covers facilitation, training materials, two coffee breaks, a buffet lunch, and a Certificate of Successful Completion. Participants are responsible for their travel expenses, airport transfers, visa applications, dinners, health/accident insurance, and personal expenses.
8. Additional Services: Accommodation, pickup services, flight booking, and visa processing arrangements are available upon request at discounted rates.
9. Equipment: Tablets and laptops can be provided to participants at an additional cost.
10. Post-Training Support: We offer one year of free consultation and coaching after the course.
11. Group Discounts: Register as a group of more than two participants and enjoy a discount ranging from 10% to 50%.
12. Payment Terms: Payment should be made before the commencement of the training or as mutually agreed upon, to the Foscore Development Center account. This ensures better preparation for your training.
13. Contact Us: For any inquiries, please reach out to us at training@fdc-k.org or call +254712260031.
14. Website: Visit www.fdc-k.org for more information.