Overall objectives

  1. Provide capacity building in Public Health through Internet based e-learning for those working in low- to middle-income countries who would otherwise not be able to access such education, using a 'social model' based on volunteers and open educational resources to keep costs low
  2. Offer education at the 'train the trainers' level, equivalent to that of a Masters level, for those with prior educational and occupational experience
  3. The education will meet identified competences which help with the practice of Public Health and be action oriented, reflecting a critical understanding of the evidence base, to assist in tackling major health problems facing the populations in which the students work
  4. Create an educational portfolio leading to a Certificate and Diploma in Public Health based on being shown to have met the competences identified in 4 or 8 of the course modules respectively (and later to a Masters)
  5. Develop collaborative partnerships for this work with higher education institutions and other organisations globally