| The Training Unit is concerned with manpower development; identification of training needs in the health sector; curriculum development; in-service training and continuing education of health personnel,planning, organisation and conduct of courses, seminars and workshops which may be national or international. This unit is also involved in the production and dissemination of teaching/learning materials and course outlines. Training Courses CERTIFICATE COURSES [BASIC] - Dispenser’s Course
- Course for Community Health Care Officers
- Course for Community Based Rehabilitation Officers
- Speech and Hearing Therapy Assistant Course
- Care of the Elderly and the Disabled (MQA Level 3)
- Health & Social Care (MQA Level 2)
- Surgical Operating Theatre Assistant Technicians’ Course
- Course in Dental Assisting
POST-BASIC COURSES (Regional/International Courses) - Reproductive Health Training Programmes
- Distance Learning on Population Issues
Course 1: The ‘What and Why’ of Reproductive Health Course 2: Confronting HIV/AIDS: Making a Difference Course 3: Gender Mainstreaming: Taking Action Getting Results Course 4: Advocacy, Action, Change and Commitment Course 5: Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Course 6: Reducing Maternal Deaths: Selecting Priorities, Tracking Progress - Reproductive Health Commodity Security Training Programmes
- D.U. VIH /Addictologie
- Field Epidemiology (SEGA: Surveillance Epidémiologie et Gestion des Alertes)
POST-BASIC COURSES (Local Courses) - Emergency Medicine (SAMU) for Nursing Officers and Doctors
- Hyperbaric Medicine for Nursing Personnel and Doctors.
- Public Health for Community Physicians
- Pharmacy Store Manager’s Course
POSTGRADUATE COURSES Courses targeted to selected Medical Officers and aimed at specialisation in a medical field, organised by the MIH in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Quality of Life with the academic support of University Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2 for the obtention of the ‘Diplôme d’Université (D.U), which would entitle the holder to complete his/her studies in a teaching institution in France and sit for the ‘Diplôme de formation Médicale Spécialisée (DFMS)’ examinations in the following disciplines:- - Anaesthesia
- Internal Medicine
- Ophthalmology
CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMMES These programmes are meant to keep health professionals abreast of latest developments and advances in health care technologies.  The subjects addressed included family planning guidelines, contraceptive technologies, HIV/AIDS, Rapid responses to epidemics outbreaks, orientation courses to newly recruited medical officers by the Ministry of Health & Quality of Life. | 
