Medical scheme stakeholders encouraged to register for development programme
ROSEBANK – The Board of Healthcare Funders is collaborating with Wits Business School to offer a trustee development programme.
With governance being key in solving some of the challenges that our country is facing at the moment, it is imperative to keep abreast of governance trends and skills required of the board of directors. Medical scheme stakeholders are urged to register for the NQF level 7 accredited Trustee Development programme presented by the Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) of Southern Africa, Rosebank in partnership with the Wits Business School, Parktown.
Interested trustee and professionals have less than 40 days before the start of the NQF level 7 accredited BHF and Wits Business School Trustee Development programme which is open to all in the SADC region. A graduation ceremony will be held at the 20th annual BHF Southern African Conference at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on 22 July.
BHF head– stakeholder relations and communications, Zola Mtshiya said the programme was aimed at medical scheme trustees, professionals working in the healthcare environment and principal officers of medical schemes who want to up-skill themselves.
“This is an exciting opportunity for professionals to raise their knowledge of governing medical schemes to another level,” said Mtshiya.
Mtshiya said the course was designed to equip students with tools and strategies on how to improve the health status of medical scheme members; the roles and responsibilities of trustees; ethical leadership; environment of business landscape; the law relating to medical schemes; history of medical schemes; fraud, waste and abuse; health finance; health governance; principles and practice of governance: King IV practices.
The programme has two intakes per year in March and in September. The March four-day programme takes place on the following dates: 18 to 19 March, 20 and 22 March with exams taking place on 25 March with an option to travel back to South Africa and write on 8 April.
The September 2019 intake will take place on 16 to 19 September, with exams taking take place on 23 September with an option to travel back to South Africa and write on 14 October.
“In an ever-changing environment, trustees are increasingly required to demonstrate how they govern medical schemes and keep their defined knowledge up to date,” said Mtshiya.
The programme will be held at Wits Business School, Parktown. BHF is offering one complimentary registration to member scheme trustee, additional members seeking to register, may do so at a cost of R15 500 (including VAT). Non-BHF members pay R26 000 (including VAT).
To register for the March intake visit: www.bhfglobal.com
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