KEY PERSONNEL: Makhabiso Ramphoma (PI/PD), Lebohang Sepipi (Administrator and Training Coordinator), Pule Moabi (Deputy PD), Makhamathoane Mosoeunyane (Finance Administrator), Matsepo Nchaba (Team Secretary) Mosala Sojane (eLearning Coordinator)

PROJECT TITLE: STRIPE HIV – Scott College of Nursing

PROJECT YEAR 1 RECAP: Scott College of Nursing trained 9 facilitators to facilitate the STRIPE HIV modules to 72 learners in a series of three training workshops. One COVID-19 workshop was conducted for third year students before their clinical experience.

PROJECT YEAR 2 SUMMARY: The College trained 6 facilitators and 193 learners through six workshops. Diverse cadres of pre and post-service learners were represented, including nursing and midwifery students, employed nurses, nurse educators, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, laboratory technicians and technologists. In response to COVID-19, workshops were adapted to a virtual format using Zoom. Facilitators were trained to use Zoom and Moodle and successfully reached learners in remote parts of the country.

MAIN ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Trained 6 facilitators to facilitate 6 workshops
• Trained 193 learners on 6 modules
• Adapted to COVID-19 pandemic by conducting trainings virtually via Zoom, including the introduction of eLearning tools to students and faculty
• The Deputy Program Director participated in the Professor James Hakim Leadership Development Program

 

CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS

• Internet was unstable in rural areas. Unfortunately, this could not be addressed.

 

 

 

 

PARTICIPATING CLINICAL SITES

The following 15 clinical sites contributed post-graduate learners.  Are sites are PEPFAR-supported.

• Scott Hospital
• Nts’ekhe Government Hospital
• Mafeteng Government Hospital
• Tebellong Hospital
• Matelile Health Center
• Ribaneng Health Center
• Masemouse Health Center
• Mt Olivet Health Center
• Mount Tabor Health Center
• Samaria Health Center
• Andrews Health Center
• Sekameng Health Center
• Thabana Morena Health Center
• Ts’akholo Health Center
• Emmaus Health Center

IMPLEMENTATION

• Training cohorts: 7
• Facilitators Trained: 6

Cadre	Gender
	Male	Female
Nursing and Midwifery	1	2
Medical	0	1
Pharmacy	0	1
Counsellor	0	1
	1	5

• Learners trained: 193

Cadre	Training level		Gender
	Pre-service	Post-graduate	Male	Female
Nursing and Midwifery	86	51	30	107
Medical	0	11	6	5
Pharmacy	0	15	5	10
Laboratory	0	11	2	9
Counsellor	0	19	1	18
	86	107	44	149

BROADER IMPACT: The institution will continue to facilitate teaching and learning using e-Learning on some modules to ensure that students are competent in the use of technology. The College has printed STRIPE year 2 modules and placed them in the library for reference purposes.

IMPACT VIGNETTES

• “Participants appreciated the interprofessional learning approach and wished that the approach could have been adopted during the time they were students at various institutions.” – Project staff member
• “The educators appreciated how STRIPE is facilitated especially being virtual and this has improved their use of online management systems such as Moodle and Zoom.” – Project staff member
• “...they [learners] liked the workshops and requested to be part of future workshops too.” – Project staff member