The Foundation for Professional Development
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| Type | Private Higher Education Institution |
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| Established | 1997 |
| Chancellor | Dr Gustaaf Wolvaardt[1] |
| Location | , South Africa |
| Website | www |
The Foundation for Professional Development (FPD) is a multi-campus Private Higher Education Institution (PHEI) based in Pretoria, South Africa.[2] It was first established in 1997 by the South African Medical Association (SAMA) as a facility for doctors to upgrade and refresh their skills, but has subsequently expanded to include qualifications in other branches of health care, nursing, business management and general teaching.
FPD has grown from its first intake of 72 students in 1998 to 300 000 students across South Africa in 2018.
As a PHEI, FPD does not receive government funding. It depends entirely on fees, donations, grants and bequests.
Tuition is a combination of campus-based classes, e-learning, and correspondence courses, with both short courses and full-length formal qualifications. Most of the faculties are related to the health sciences.
There are various provincial offices where staff are based, and FPD hires temporary venues for classes in order to mitigate geographical challenges for poor students who might not be able to afford accommodation or transport to further-flung venues.
FPD runs a mentorship programme that supports and monitors learners and graduates in their first years of employment.
FPD is the only private higher education institution in South Africa that specialises predominantly in medicine, medical research, the many aspects of health care, and health care facilities management.
Over its two and a half decades of existence, the FPD has established relationships with many universities, medical foundations, grant organisations and research institutes in order to further expand education and research into diseases such as HIV, AIDS, TB, malaria and other life-threatening diseases on the African continent.
History[edit]
All healthcare practitioners are required continually to update their professional knowledge and skills for the end benefit of the patient or client. To this end the Health Professionals Council of South Africa implemented a Continuing Professional Development programme, which incorporates updated medical practices and research, and includes ethics, human rights, and medical law.
The Foundation for Professional Development (FPD) was established in 1997 in order to create a facility to provide this training and professional programme. It is a department within the South African Medical Association.(SAMA). It is also aligned with PPO Serve, the Integrated Clinical Consortia, a consortia of health professionals in South Africa.
In 2003, the FPD registered as a Private Higher Education Institution and entered into a partnership with Yale School of Public Health. During this year the FPD also expanded its footprint into Kenya, Zambia, Lesotho and Swaziland.
Faculties[edit]
School of Health Sciences
The FPD School of Health Sciences offers a number of short courses, refresher courses and free courses in healthcare management areas such as Case Management, Primary Health Care, Nurse Mentorship, Stress Management, Clinical Management, e-Learning and Contact Tuition.
Business School
The FPD Business School offers management and business courses comprising formal qualifications, international short courses, short learning programmes and distance education. These are focussed mainly on business and management within the health sector.
SHIPS Department
'Ships' refers to Internships, Learnerships and Fellowships. This department encompasses a number of programmes intended to bridge the gap between academic study and workplace experience. Graduates are offered placements with PEPFAR partners as well as private sector institutions.
Nursing School
The FPD School of Nursing is in the process of accreditation to the Council of Higher Education (CHE) and the South African Nursing Council (SANC) to offer the following undergraduate courses:
- Three year Diploma in Nursing
- Four year Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing and Midwifery
- Short courses for Continuous Professional Development
Occupational Health, Safety and Wellness School
Courses are accredited by the Health Professions Council of South Africa. FPD is also an institutional member of the South African Institute of Health Care Managers and a member of the SAMA Group.
School of Information Technology
This unit within FDP offers courses in information technology with specific emphasis on e-learning and e-health management systems.
Programmes[edit]
1998 - The FPD went into partnership with the Manchester Business School to offer an MBS-certified Advanced Management Programme in South Africa.
2003 - The FPD launched the first Diploma in Advanced Management in collaboration with Yale University. It has an ongoing partnership with Yale School of Public Health. It also expanded into Kenya, Lesotho, Zambia and Swaziland.
2004 - The FPD launched the Nursing Leadership Programme and an Infectious Diseases Unit.
2005 - The FPD secured USAID/PEPFAR funding and started doing Health Systems Strengthening programmes. During this year the FPD acquired the Health Sciences Academy (HSA).
2006 - The FPD launched the PEPFAR Fellowship programme and Placement Project.
2007 - The FDP launched its online education platform and the FPD Compass Project.
2008 - The FPD established African Health Placements programme and expanded into Egypt, Eritrea, Ghana and the DRC.
2010 - The FPD launched the Gender-based Violence Project and the School of Education.
2012 - The FPD established the Lighthouse Project.
2017 - THE FPD launched the National HIV Think Tank in collaboration with Cambridge University. The organisation also launched the General Practitioner (GP) Care Cell pilot project, supported by PEPFAR/USAID in collaboration with the Gauteng Provincial Department of Health.
2018 The South African Department of Health in partnership with FPD hosted the 5th International Conference on Tuberculosis [3] (TB).
Partners[edit]
Yale School of Public Health, Connecticut, US
The United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief PEPFAR, Washington, US.
Africa Health Placements Johannesburg, South Africa
Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK
Professional Provider Organisation Services (PPO) Integrated Clinical Consortia, Pretoria, South Africa
Medical Practice Consulting, Johannesburg, South Africa
Brighter Futures Tuition, Johannesburg, South Africa
Humana Federation, Johannesburg, South Africa
USAID, Washington, US
Immune System Regulation, Stockholm, Sweden
Trimbos Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands
Aesthetic and Anti-Ageing Medicine Institute of South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa
Anova Health, Johannesburg, South Africa
The Aurum Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa
CareWorks, Cape Town, South Africa
Tshwane Government, Pretoria, South Africa
Higher Education and Training Health, Wellness and Development Centre (HeAIDS, Pretoria, South Africa
Info4Africa, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
FHI 360, Durham, North Carolina, US
Centre for Disease Control and Protection, Washington, US
Alan Gray Orbis Foundation, Johannesburg, SA,
References[edit]
- ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/in/gustaaf-wolvaardt-0851632/
- ↑ Consulting, Medical Practice. "About Us | The Foundation for Professional Development". www.foundation.co.za. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
- ↑ media advisory south africa hosts 5th tb conference durbanicc 12 15 june 2018 (2).pdf
External links[edit]
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