| Term |
Definition |
Aliases |
| academic level |
The
highest level of formal education attained by a person; typical values
are: primary level; secondary level; college; university/graduate
school. {Qualify} |
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| add |
To enter a new list item for selection in dropdown menus. |
- |
| administrative lists |
Standard lists of data designed to help with administering the system and managing records. {Qualify} |
- |
| alpha code |
The unique two-character code that identifies a country established by the International Organization for Standards (ISO). |
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| applicant |
A person who has applied for an open position. {Manage} |
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| associated |
Refers to a training institution that is officially affiliated with a health facility. {Qualify} |
- |
| average salary |
The average annual salary paid to an employee in a particular group, such as a cadre or pool of workers. {Plan} |
- |
| background process |
An autonomous process that runs without requiring user interaction. |
- |
| bar chart |
A
graph consisting of parallel, horizontal bars with lengths proportional
to the frequency with which specified quantities occur in a set of
data. {Manage} {Qualify} |
- |
| base year ratio |
The
ratio of health professionals to population calculated for the start
year of the projection; this ratio is used to calculate health
professional targets for each year in the projection by maintaining the
base year ratio as the population changes over time. {Plan} |
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| benefit |
A payment made to an employee that is separate from the employee's salary; the payment may be one-time or recurring. {Manage} |
special payment |
| birthplace |
The country, district and/or county where a person was born. {Qualify} |
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| cache |
A temporary store of data on the user's computer designed to speed up access to that data. |
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| cadre |
A
broad category or subset of health workers characterized by the
specific training, degree or other qualifications required to practice
or be licensed in that field (i.e., nurse). |
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| cadre pool |
A pool of health workers, composing part or all of a cadre, to which assumptions are applied in a workforce projection. {Plan} |
pool |
| certificate |
Certifies
that a particular academic level has been achieved; typical values are:
certificate of primary education; ordinary level certificate; advanced
level certificate. {Qualify} |
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| chart |
A graphical display of data in a report. {Manage} {Qualify} |
- |
| class |
One
instance of a training course that takes place on a specific date at a
specific site; there may be multiple classes for one training course.
{Manage} |
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| closed position |
A
position within an organization that has been filled by an employee;
when a position is marked closed, the organization is not actively
hiring for the position. {Manage} |
- |
| code |
A unique identifier associated with a particular job or position that identifies it for the organization. {Manage} {Qualify} |
job code, position code, post code |
| column chart |
A
graph consisting of parallel, vertical bars with lengths proportional
to the frequency with which specified quantities occur in a set of
data. {Manage} {Qualify} |
- |
| competency |
A skill performed to a specific standard under specific conditions. {Manage} |
- |
| competency type |
A broad category of related competencies. {Manage} |
- |
| configure |
The process of setting up the system or a module for use. |
- |
| confirm |
The process of reviewing data entered in the system and verifying that the data are correct. |
- |
| contact information |
Mailing addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and similar information for a person or institution. {Manage} {Qualify} |
- |
| contact type |
A category of contact information, including personal, work and emergency. {Manage} {Qualify} |
- |
| continuing education unit |
A
course or number of educational units that are required for a health
worker to renew his/her license while practicing. {Manage} {Qualify} |
CEU, credit hour |
| copy |
To create a new projection containing all of the original projection's data, which can then be modified. {Plan} |
- |
| correct |
To
change erroneous data, overwriting the data that were previously
entered; even though the corrected data are displayed in the record,
all data entered are retained in the system. {Manage} {Qualify} |
- |
| cost |
The
amount of money associated with a change in the number of workers based
on salary and other associated costs, such as training costs or
severance pay. {Plan} |
average cost |
| cost increase |
An
annual increase in the cost associated with a change in the number of
workers expressed as a percentage of the original cost. {Plan} |
- |
| county |
The smallest geographic subset, typically located within a district; equivalent to a sector. {Manage} {Qualify} |
sector |
| currency |
The medium of exchange of money used in a country or other location. {Plan} {Manage} |
- |
| currency code |
The
unique three-letter code used to define a currency established by the
International Organization for Standards (ISO). {Plan} {Manage} |
- |
| currency symbol |
The symbol used to identify a currency, such as $ for dollars. {Plan} {Manage} |
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| data operations manager |
A
database management role that is responsible for managing data entry,
including verifying and correcting data and updating standard lists in
the system. {Qualify} |
- |
| data source |
The verifiable source of data entered in the system, such as a census, survey or information system. {Plan} |
- |
| decision maker |
A role that runs reports in order to view and analyze data, and make health workforce policy and planning decisions. {Qualify} |
- |
| default view |
The report view that is first displayed when a user selects the report. {Manage} {Qualify} |
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| degree |
Certifies that a particular academic level has been achieved. {Manage} |
- |
| demographic information |
Statistical information about a person, such as marital status, gender, birth date, and dependents. {Manage} {Qualify} |
- |
| demographic lists |
Standard lists of data pertaining to health workers that are used to populate dropdown menus. {Qualify} |
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| department |
A division within an organization, typically around similar job functions and following supervisory lines. {Manage} |
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| departure |
Occurs when an employee leaves the employ of the organization. {Manage} |
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| dependent |
A legal spouse or child of an employee. {Manage} |
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| deployment |
The process of being employed in a health facility as a licensed health worker. {Qualify} |
- |
| deployment history |
A history of all positions a health professional has held. {Qualify} |
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| disciplinary notice |
A warning or notice issued to a health professional or employee as a result of an infraction. {Qualify} |
disciplinary action |
| discontinuation |
An interruption in a training program. {Qualify} |
disruption, training disruption |
| discontinue |
To mark a position as no longer required by the organization. {Manage} |
- |
| discontinued position |
A
position that is no longer required by an organization; no employee
fills it and the organization is not soliciting applications for the
position. {Manage} |
- |
| display name |
The name of a report or other item that is shown to users of the system. {Manage} {Qualify} |
- |
| district |
A
smaller geographic unit within a region created by the central
government for easy administration; equivalent to a state or a
province. {Manage} {Qualify} |
province, state |
| duration |
The
number of years in a projection, usually between 5 and 30 years. Also
refers to the number of years that a pool change affects the
projection. {Plan} |
- |
| edit |
The process of changing data entered in the system before saving it, such as when there is a mistake in the data. |
- |
| education history |
A history of all diplomas, degrees, certificates and other educational qualifications obtained by a person. {Manage} {Qualify} |
education information |
| education type |
The
type of qualification or degree a person has received, such as
college/university, continuing education or informal. {Manage} |
- |
| emergency contact |
The person to notify if there is an emergency involving an employee, including the person's contact information. {Manage} |
- |
| employ |
To hire someone to do work in exchange for money. {Manage} |
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| employee |
A person who is paid by an organization to perform a specific job. {Manage} |
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| employee lists |
Standard lists of data pertaining to employees that are used to populate dropdown menus. {Manage} |
- |
| employment history |
A
history of all jobs held by a person, including the companies that
employed the person, the positions held and a salary history. {Manage} |
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| enable |
To turn a module on so that its functions can be used. |
- |
| end date |
The
date at which an employee leaves a position; also the last date of a
training class and the date when a license expires. {Manage} {Qualify} |
- |
| ending position |
The last position that a person held in an organization. {Manage} |
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| ending wage |
The
salary that a person earned in the last position s/he held in an
organization; also the highest salary in a salary grade. {Manage} |
end salary |
| endorser |
A person who recommends a student graduating from a training program to take the national examination. {Qualify} |
- |
| evaluation |
An official assessment of an employee's performance in a class or of a competency. {Manage} |
competency evaluation, training course evaluation |
| evaluation history |
A chronological record of all of an employee's competency evaluations. {Manage} |
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| examination |
A
test that every student graduating from a health training program must
qualify for, take and pass in order to qualify for registration.
{Qualify} |
national examination |
| executive manager |
A
person who may manage the entire organization or one district,
department, office or facility within the organization. The Executive
Manager views reports and analyzes data entered in the system in order
to make HR decisions and set organizational policy. {Manage} |
- |
| exit |
A decrease in the supply of workers due to employees leaving the workforce. {Plan} |
attrition |
| export |
To pull all data out of the system for use in another program. |
- |
| facility |
A
specific division within an organization that is defined by having its
own budget and often has a unique facility code. Often a facility is
responsible for providing health care services. {Manage} {Qualify} |
duty center, health facility, office, responsibility center |
| facility agent |
The
owner of a health facility or training institution, which also refers
to the classification of the facility; typical values are: government;
mission; private. {Qualify} |
agent |
| facility status |
The status of a facility as either open or closed. {Qualify} |
- |
| facility type |
A type of health facility; typical values are: dispensary; domiciliary; health unit; hospital. {Manage} {Qualify} |
- |
| feedback |
To provide suggestions or ask questions about the system to the developers. |
- |
| field |
An individual type of data that can be recorded in the system and displayed in a report. {Manage} {Qualify} |
- |
| file type |
The format of an electronic file. {Manage} {Qualify} |
- |
| filter |
Selection
that limits the data displayed in a report to a particular field item,
such as a geographical location or cadre, or range of data, such as a
date range. {Manage} {Qualify} |
limit |
| form |
A set of data entry fields that are completed to add information to a record. {Manage} {Qualify} |
- |
| full-time |
Employed for a standard number of hours of working time. {Manage} |
- |
| generate |
To create a report that displays the most up-to-date data contained in the system. {Manage} {Qualify} |
- |
| geographic information |
Refers to any geographical division, such as a country, region, district, state, province, county or sector. {Manage} |
- |
| geographic lists |
Standard lists of data pertaining to geographical locations that are used to populate dropdown menus. {Qualify} |
- |
| graduation |
Official completion of a training program or other educational program. {Manage} {Qualify} |
- |
| health worker |
A
health professional who is a member of a cadre and provides health
services in a country, either in the public sector or the private
sector. |
- |
| health worker-to-population ratio |
A targeted number of health workers based on a ratio of one health worker per a certain number of people to be served. {Plan} |
targeted ratio |
| health workforce planner |
A
role that has access to the projection creation and modeling functions
but cannot configure the system or access user accounts; this is the
primary user role for the system. {Plan} |
- |
| hiring date |
The date on which an open position is filled. {Manage} |
- |
| hiring decision |
The official decision whether to offer a job to an applicant. {Manage} |
- |
| home residence |
The
address or geographical location where a person permanently lives,
which may be different from the person's current residence. {Qualify} |
- |
| HR manager |
A
manager of human resources personnel who is responsible for managing
all system data and for ensuring that data in the system are complete,
correct and up to date. {Manage} |
- |
| HR staff |
A data entry person in human resources who is responsible for entering and updating data in the system. {Manage} |
- |
| human resources management |
The
organizational function that deals with issues related to people such
as compensation, hiring, performance management, organization
development, safety, wellness, benefits, employee motivation,
communication, administration, and training. {Manage} |
HRM |
| identification |
Non-changing
information (such as Social Security Number, national health insurance
number or passport number) used to identify a person. {Manage} {Qualify} |
- |
| identification code |
A unique code used to identify a facility or training institution. {Qualify} |
- |
| import |
To bring data into the system from another source. {Plan} |
- |
| index number |
The number issued to a student when s/he enters a new pre-service training program. {Qualify} |
- |
| initial year of change |
The
first year in a projection that a pool change takes effect; the initial
year of change may be the same as the start year of the projection.
{Plan} |
- |
| inspection |
The
process of certifying that a health facility, private practice clinic
or training institution is qualified to provide services. {Qualify} |
institution inspection |
| institution lists |
Standard
lists of data pertaining to training institutions and health facilities
that are used to populate dropdown menus. {Qualify} |
- |
| instructor |
The teacher of a training class. {Manage} |
- |
| intake |
An
increase in the supply of workers due to employees entering the
workforce. Also the process of entering a training program. {Plan}
{Qualify} |
index |
| interview |
A formal meeting to assess the qualifications of a job applicant. {Manage} |
- |
| ISCO classification code |
A
unique code that identifies a job classification using a standard
coding system established by the International Standard Classification
of Occupations (ISCO) for classifying professions. {Qualify} |
- |
| ISO numeric code |
The unique numeric code that identifies a country established by the International Organization for Standards (ISO). |
- |
| job |
A
general set of qualifications, duties and responsibilities that matches
a particular job description and has a unique job code. There may be
multiple instances of the same job within an organization. {Manage}
{Qualify} |
designation, post |
| job application |
The official submission of a form to apply for a job. {Manage} |
application |
| job classification |
A broad category used to organize jobs; the job classification may or may not be equivalent to the health cadre. {Manage} |
classification |
| job offer |
An offer to hire an applicant for a particular position and salary. {Manage} |
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| job responsibilities |
The duties expected to be performed by a particular job. {Manage} |
- |
| job structure |
The hierarchy of jobs within an organization. {Manage} |
- |
| job title |
The label used to describe a job, or a specific set of duties and responsibilities. {Manage} {Qualify} |
post title |
| language proficiency |
A person's reading, writing and/or speaking ability in a foreign language. {Manage} |
proficiency |
| license |
Certification
that a health worker is eligible to practice in a country. The license
must be renewed regularly, and a separate license must be obtained for
each cadre in which the health worker intends to practice. {Qualify} |
- |
| license history |
A history of all licenses a health professional has held to practice in a cadre. {Qualify} |
- |
| license lists |
Standard lists of data pertaining to health worker licenses that are used to populate dropdown menus. {Qualify} |
- |
| license number |
The
number issued with a license to practice as a health worker; this
number may or may not be identical to the registration number. {Qualify} |
- |
| location selection |
Designates
a country that is used for determining geographical location, rather
than for a currency or nationality. {Manage} {Qualify} |
- |
| log in |
To enter a username and password in order to access the system. |
- |
| log out |
To stop using the system and disable access unless a correct username and password are entered. |
- |
| magic data |
Configuration data used in the system. |
- |
| major |
A person's primary field of study. {Manage} |
- |
| marital status |
A person's legal status, such as: single; married; divorced; widowed. {Manage} {Qualify} |
- |
| midpoint |
The
average salary offered to new hires in a salary grade, which may not be
equivalent to the true average of the salary range within that grade.
{Manage} |
- |
| model |
The
formula used to project workforce supply in future years based on the
current supply of workers plus projected new workers minus projected
losses. {Plan} |
workforce planning model |
| module |
A component of the system that performs a specific function and may be disabled or enabled. |
- |
| name history |
The history of a person's name changes due to marriage or other reasons. {Manage} {Qualify} |
- |
| nationality |
The country where a person is a legal citizen. {Manage} {Qualify} |
- |
| no access |
A role that prevents a user from accessing the system, or disables the user account. |
- |
| old applicant |
A
person who previously applied for an open position, but who has not
applied for any positions that are currently open. {Manage} |
- |
| old employee |
A person who previously worked for an organization but has left the organization. {Manage} |
- |
| open |
To mark a position as unfilled and available for job applications. {Manage} |
- |
| open position |
A
specific position within an organization that is required for the
organization to operate and that the organization is actively hiring to
fill. {Manage} |
- |
| organization |
An employing institution, such as a company, government or nonprofit. {Manage} |
- |
| organization lists |
Standard lists of data pertaining to the organization that are used to populate dropdown menus. {Manage} |
- |
| out migration |
The
process of a health worker leaving the country where s/he was trained
in order to practice in a foreign country. {Plan} {Qualify} |
- |
| password |
A hidden phrase that provides secure access to the system. |
- |
| percentage change |
An
annual change in the number of workers based on a percentage of the
available number of workers leaving or entering the workforce. {Plan} |
rate of change |
| personal contact |
A person's home or personal mailing address and other contact information. {Manage} {Qualify} |
- |
| personal information |
Data
about an individual captured in that person's record; includes personal
data such as name, nationality and demographic information. {Manage}
{Qualify} |
individual information |
| pie chart |
A circular graph divided into sectors proportional to the relative size of the quantities represented. {Manage} {Qualify} |
- |
| pool change |
A
change applied to a cadre pool that calculates either an increase or
decrease in the number of available health workers in that pool. {Plan} |
- |
| population |
The total number of people inhabiting a specific area, such as a country. {Plan} |
- |
| population growth rate |
The percentage by which the population of an area will grow annually. {Plan} |
- |
| population history |
A record of all populations entered in the system and the year for which the population was entered. {Plan} |
- |
| position |
An instance of a job that can be filled by one employee in one facility and represents one box on an organizational chart. |
- |
| position history |
A record of all positions an employee has held with the organization. {Manage} |
- |
| position list |
A report of all positions in an organization. {Manage} |
- |
| position status |
The status of a position as open, closed or discontinued. {Manage} |
- |
| position title |
A specific title different from the job title that defines one particular position within an organization. {Manage} |
- |
| position type |
A classification of a type of position, such as temporary, permanent, consultant, seconded, etc. {Manage} |
- |
| post date |
The date a position is opened for hiring. {Manage} |
- |
| practice type |
The type of registration issued to a health worker, generally temporary or permanent. {Qualify} |
- |
| primary country |
The
country that is selected as the primary location for data in the
system; more than one country may be set as the primary country. |
- |
| private practice license |
An additional license issued to a health worker who has applied to practice in a private clinic. {Qualify} |
- |
| projection |
A
calculation of the workforce supply and required workers over time
based on workforce data and assumptions made about future changes to
the workforce that compares the supply to the requirements and shows
the gap between the two. {Plan} |
workforce projection, graphical model |
| proposed end date |
Date at which funding or the role for a position is tentatively scheduled to end, as distinguished from the end date. {Manage} |
- |
| proposed salary |
The
salary that is proposed for an open position before it has been filled;
does not refer to the actual salary for the position. {Manage} |
- |
| qualification |
A competency, educational level or training that a person must have in order to perform a particular job. {Manage} {Qualify} |
- |
| reason for departure |
A reason given for leaving employment or changing positions within the organization. {Manage} |
- |
| record |
Collection of all data about one person stored in the system. {Manage} {Qualify} |
- |
| records officer |
A
role that is responsible for basic data entry, including initial
indexing and upgrades of health professional students entering training
programs, tracking out migration verifications and demographic data
entry. {Qualify} |
- |
| recurrence |
A regular repetition of a special payment, such as monthly or annually. {Manage} |
- |
| region |
A major subdivision of a country containing districts. {Manage} {Qualify} |
- |
| registration |
The process of applying for and being approved to practice professionally in a country. {Qualify} |
- |
| registration number |
A
number that is issued when a health worker enters the profession within
a particular cadre; the health worker retains the registration number
as the primary identification number as long as s/he is licensed to
practice in that cadre in the country. {Qualify} |
- |
| registration supervisor |
A
role that is responsible for data entry related to licensing updates,
including entering initial registration, issuing new licenses and
license renewals, issuing and renewing private practice licenses, and
registering and licensing foreign-trained health care professionals
applying to work in the country. {Qualify} |
- |
| reinstatement |
The process of reissuing a license to a health worker after a suspension due to a disciplinary action. {Qualify} |
- |
| report |
Display
of data from the system as a table or graphical chart; typically,
filters can be set on a report to determine the range of data
displayed. {Manage} {Qualify} |
- |
| report relationship |
A defined relationship between system forms on which a report is based. {Manage} {Qualify} |
- |
| report view |
A
display of data as a table or chart that shows specific fields sorted
or aggregated in a pre-specified way; filters may be selected to limit
the data displayed in the report view. {Manage} {Qualify} |
- |
| requestor |
The person or group who requests that an employee complete a training course. {Manage} |
- |
| residence |
The
address or country, district and county where a person is currently
living; this may be different than the person's home residence.
{Manage} {Quailfy} |
current residence |
| resumption |
The process of returning to a training program that was previously discontinued. {Qualify} |
- |
| retirement |
The point at which a worker permanently leaves the workforce, usually due to reaching a specific age. {Plan} |
- |
| retraining |
Occurs
when an employee takes a training course again, either to reinforce
necessary job skills or to make up for a poor prior performance.
{Manage} |
- |
| return |
The process of abandoning data entered in the system without saving it. |
- |
| role |
Determines the activities that a user can perform within the system. |
- |
| salary |
The amount an employee is paid per year for a particular job. {Plan} {Manage} |
wage |
| salary change |
An increase or decrease in salary due to a raise or position change. {Manage} |
- |
| salary grade |
Defines pay ranges for one or more jobs. {Manage} |
grade |
| salary history |
A record of an employee's past and current pay. {Manage} |
- |
| salary increase |
The amount that a salary is increased each year, expressed as a percentage of the salary. {Plan} |
- |
| save |
The
process of writing data to the system; saved data may be corrected or
updated at a later point, but the original data are always retained. |
- |
| scatter plot |
A plot of the pairs of values in rectangular coordinates. {Manage} {Qualify} |
- |
| secondary school |
The school attended before entering a training institution, college or university. {Qualify} |
- |
| site |
The location where a training class is given. {Manage} |
- |
| source |
A
monetary source for an employee's salary or special payments that is
not the employing organization, such as a donor or nonprofit. {Manage} |
salary source |
| staff |
The employees of an organization or facility. {Manage} |
- |
| start date |
The
date at which an employee starts working in a position; also the first
date of a training class and the date when a license is issued.
{Manage} {Qualify} |
- |
| start year |
The year in which a projection of the workforce begins, for which there is known workforce data. {Plan} |
base year |
| starting position |
The position that a person held when first employed by an organization. {Manage} |
- |
| starting wage |
The salary that a person earned when first employed by an organization; also the lowest salary in a salary grade. {Manage} |
start salary |
| static change |
An annual change in the number of workers based on a specific number of workers leaving or entering the workforce. {Plan} |
- |
| status |
The current condition of a facility, training course or program, such as open or closed. {Manage} {Qualify} |
- |
| sub-module |
A
component that is part of a module and depends on that module to
function; sub-modules may be enabled or disabled separately from their
parent module. |
- |
| supervisor |
A position that manages one or more employees of a lower grade. {Manage} |
- |
| supply |
The
actual number of workers available for deployment, calculated by adding
the current stock to an estimate of the number and types of staff who
will be available in the future. {Plan} |
- |
| supply history |
A record of all actual workforce supply data entered in the system, organized by supply year. {Plan} |
- |
| supply year |
The
year for which the actual available number of workers is known, which
is used as the basis for projecting future numbers of workers; ideally,
the supply year is the same as the start year of the projection. {Plan} |
- |
| surname |
A family name or last name. |
- |
| suspend |
To revoke a health worker's license as a result of a disciplinary notice. {Qualify} |
- |
| system administrator |
A
role that has full access to all functions in the system; this role is
responsible for configuring the system and managing user accounts. |
administrator |
| target |
The
number of health workers necessary to meet the health service need.
Also a goal or proposed outcome for workforce plans or projections,
such as to meet a specific need or staff up to a certain level. {Plan} |
goal, need, requirements |
| target history |
A record of all actual workforce target data entered in the system, organized by target year. {Plan} |
- |
| target year |
The
year for which the required number of health worker positions is known,
which is used as the basis for projecting future needed health workers;
ideally, the target year is the same as the start year of the
projection. {Plan} |
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| topic |
The subject of a training course. {Manage} |
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| training |
Refers
to pre-service schooling to become qualified to practice as a health
worker as well as to in-service training to upgrade or add to
professional qualifications. {Manage} {Qualify} |
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| training course |
An
in-service program offered by a training institution that enables an
employee to update or add to skills necessary for performing a job.
{Manage} {Qualify} |
course |
| training course category |
The broad subject area of one or more training courses. {Manage} |
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| training funder |
A nonprofit or other funding organization that pays for employees to take a training course. {Manage} |
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| training institution |
A school that offers one or more programs to train employees, especially health workers. {Manage} {Qualify} |
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| training manager |
A
person who is responsible for managing in-service training programs for
employees and updating employee competencies gained by training.
{Manage} |
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| training program |
A
pre-service, multi-year educational program offered by a training
institution that, when completed, qualifies a person to be registered
or licensed in a particular cadre. {Plan} {Qualify} |
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| update |
To
add new information to a record that supersedes information previously
entered; a history of all updates is maintained and displayed in the
record. {Manage} {Qualify} |
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| user |
A person who has access to the system. |
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| user account |
A
record that enables a person to access the system via a username and
password, and determines the role of the person in the system. |
account |
| username |
A unique name used by a user to access the system. |
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| value |
One piece of data recorded in a field in the system. {Manage} {Qualify} |
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| verification |
The
process of verifying a student's qualifications before s/he is
registered or verifying a health worker's qualifications who is
applying for out migration. Also refers to the process of verifying a
record with an outside source. {Qualify} |
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| verification change |
Notes a change made to a record as a result of verifying the record with an outside source. {Qualify} |
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| view |
To open and display a record. {Manage} {Qualify} |
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| work contact |
A person's work mailing address and other contact information. {Manage} {Qualify} |
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| workforce |
The total number of people available to work. {Plan} |
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| workforce planning |
A
process to determine the policies and strategies to balance workforce
supply and demand in order to have the staff in place to deliver the
agreed-upon level of health care services over the long term (5 to 20
years). {Plan} |
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