Curricula

training settingWhile most clinical mentoring takes place in one-on-one settings, basic HIV/AIDS knowledge is most efficiently transferred in the training setting.  Trainings can also be an opportunity for clinicians to practise skills before applying them in the clinical setting. Good trainings include activities and opportunities for adult learners to influence their own learning, alongside more traditional didactic teaching.

The curricula included in this category cover the most important HIV/AIDS topics: HIV basics, preventing mother to child transmission, ARV therapy, opportunistic infections, rapid testing, and post-exposure prophylaxis.  The curricula are broken into three segments. The Courses are comprehensive trainings intended to be taught over the course of 3-5 days. The Workshops showcase the most essential information in each topic, and are designed to be taught in a short morning or afternoon session. The Video segment includes clinical videos that can be used to give clinicians a visual example of best practises.

Your needs assessment will help you identify which topic and length curriculum is important for your audience. Each curriculum included on this toolkit can be modified to fit your audience's interest and knowledge levels. You will also want to modify the curricula to respond to the cultural context of your location. It is important to remember, however, that these curricula are not a substitute for one-on-one mentoring!  Use these curricula as a tool to improve your mentoring. The following document will help you look critically at curricula and instructional design materials to evaluate whether they meet your needs: