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Training and education are at the heart of all of WHO Collaborating centre's activities.

These courses are run by Imperial College School of Public Health with relation, when applicable, to activities the department has with the WHO Collaborating Centre for Public Health and Education Training.

We strongly believe that courses must be tailored to the needs of participants, and designed to be as useful as possible in the real world.
With this in mind, we base our teaching on 3 principles:

Specialist knowledge based on many years of practical experience.
Our faculty are all experts in their field. We have built our programme based on years of experience in medicine, health services management, public health and education. We are able to draw upon the vast array of world experts across the university and in the National Health Service.

Case studies
Expert ability depends on context‐based knowledge. Our courses are structured around specially‐developed case studies to enable participants to move effectively from theory to practice.

Interactive teaching methods
Our interactive programme of study is based on contemporary theories and extensive practical experience.

Feel free to learn more at our dedicated website.

All our courses are Imperial College Accredited.

Our courses

Advanced Academic Training Course

This innovative course covers a variety of different skills development disciplines, including communication skills, students' assessment, Masters and PhDs examinations and small-group learning.

Advanced Leadership in Health

A week long intensive course to equip health leaders with the tools to manage their organisations, services and health systems more efficiently and effectively.

Non-communicable Diseases Management Course

A six-day course, developed with WHO Geneva's Non-Communicable Disease and Mental Health Cluster, features topics and core skills addressing one of the most important challenges in global health, the epidemic of chronic non-communicable diseases.

Public health short courses

Health Systems Development

Today there is mounting evidence that efficient, equitable and more inclusive health systems are essential to achieve improved health outcomes.

Advanced Health & Medical Research Training

Medical and health professionals in academia have a vital role in preparing the next generation of medical and other health professionals to deliver high-quality health and healthcare services.

Our courses

Acute Events Management Course

This course is intended to equip public health professionals with the tools required to manage their organisations, services, and health systems efficiently and effectively in the events of adverse circumstances with particular emphasis on epidemic and pandemic situations.

Epidemiological Surveillance of Infectious Diseases

This training will equip the participants with the important technical awareness and skillset that will enable them to work with different surveillance systems.

Emergency Preparedness & Planning

The aim of this course is to equip public health professionals with the essential tools needed to prepare their organisations, services, and health systems in the event of adverse circumstances.

Public health short courses

Public Health Analysis

This course aims to equip public health professionals with the necessary knowledge and competencies to leverage the potential of data in informing organisational decision-making.

Disease Burden and Health Planning

This course is structured to provide public health professionals with the requisite knowledge and equip them with the essential skills to leverage the potential of health data.

Our courses

Public Health Practice

The Public Health Practice course will enable the participants to reflect on and encourage the behaviours they require to become effective public health professionals. The course covers the origins of public health, health improvement, behaviour change, and health protection.

Nutrition & Prevention for Public Health

This short course tackles the main issues for the increase of NCDs in the context of global burden of disease, addresses the main drivers to a healthier population, and introduces the tools needed to reduce pressure on the health systems.

Postgraduate Fellowship Programme

The Postgraduate Fellowship includes a range of internal and external courses to complement particular Continuous Professional Development (CPD) requirements. Activities include weekly academic seminars, PHD and Fellows presentation skills enhancement group, a Journal Club, and monthly biostatistics seminars.