A training programme for HR practitioners, Occupational Health Professionals, Occupational Therapists and other Vocational Rehabilitation practitioners who wish to enhance their absence management skills.
• Provides a much needed skill set:
- Many employers have a very limited awareness of good absence management practices;
- Few have skilled in-house practitioners to help them manage their sickness absence in-house;
- Our training can help employers and providers build these skills.
• Practical
• Accessible to the working practitioner
• Delivered by a range of UK universities
• 24 modules covering a wide range of skills
• Each module is self-contained and can be completed in a day (plus homework)
• Student can choose which courses they want to take, and when.
The National Institute of Disability Management and Research (NIDMAR), in Canada.
• Design and development led by university research team which involved a broad stakeholder group of government, practitioner, business and labour organisations
• Based on the International Labour Organization’s Disability Management Standard.
• Development costs of over Cdn$2.5 million
The original training programme attracted a wide range of professionals (medical and non-medical) in the UK, Canada, Germany, Australia and New Zealand who want to increase their skills in occupational rehabilitation and return to work.
The new UK-based training is attracting Occupational Health and HR professionals, as well as Occupational Therapists and rehabilitation providers. Insurance administrators are also looking to the foundation courses to help them better understand the work situation of the cases they are administering.
Each university sets its fee schedule, which will typically be in the region of £300 per module, depending on the module. Modules can also be offered on site if an employer or provider has sufficient students.
Currently the course is offered by Glasgow Caledonian University, Huddersfield University and by Brunel University in West London. Additional universities are planned for England and Wales.
For Brunel, contact: hsc-workrehab@brunel.ac.uk
For Caledonian, contact: NIDMAR@gcal.ac.uk
For Huddersfield, contact: m.l.collinson@hud.ac.uk
You can also e-mail WorkMatters@unum.co.uk or call us on 01306 874 257.
