Education and training programmes are not systematised and not specific for dementia within the LTC public services, but staff receive different kinds of training within professional development schemes. Individuals who have an interest can pay for courses privately or have their companies paying for it. Free of charge or paid for courses are also offered by universities, philanthropic services, and private services. The assessment of such trainings is also varied through practical and written assessments.

The Social Welfare Department regularly organises trainings for professional staff (including social work staff and allied health professionals) and non-professional staff (including care workers and health workers) from elderly service units to enhance their knowledge of dementia and to strengthen their skills in caring for elderly people with dementia. In 2016-17, a total of 484 staff, including 290 non-professional staff and 194 professional staff, attended the training programmes.

Not applicable.

There is a Standar Kompetensi Lulusan (Competency Standard) for Course & Training of Health Care Workers based on the Indonesian Qualification Framework detailing the competency expected of care workers (Direktorat Jenderal Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini Non-Formal dan Informal Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2014).

Education and training programmes are often provided by the institutions. For example, some LTC service providers that collaborate with ALZI seek training for their future employers (Alzheimer’s Indonesia, 2019a). The Radjiman Wediodiningrat Lawang Psychiatric Hospital also provides caregivers training (Hukormas Rumah Sakit Jiwa Dr. Radjiman Wediodiningrat, 2017). There is no information on how training assessments are done.

Mutiara Kasih is an example of a training institution for care workers. They provide training and conduct assessments afterwards, in which the participants will receive a certificate from Lembaga Sertifikasi Kompetensi Pekarya Kesehatan (Health Workers Competency Certification Institute) (Mutiara Kasih, n.d.).

References:

Alzheimer’s Indonesia. (2019a). 10 Gejala Awal Demensia Alzheimer. https://alzi.or.id/10-gejala-awal-demensia-alzheimer/

Direktorat Jenderal Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini Non-Formal dan Informal Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia. (2014). SKL Kursus dan Pelatihan Pekarja Kesehatan Jejang II Berbasis Kerangka Kualifikasi Nasional Indonesia.

Hukormas Rumah Sakit Jiwa Dr. Radjiman Wediodiningrat. (2017). RSJRW Segera Buka Layanan Baru “Elder Caregiver Training Center.”

Mutiara Kasih. (n.d.). Uji Kompetensi Pekarja Kesehatan. 2020.

Despite requests made to the Mental Health Unit at the Ministry of Health and Wellness as well as to the Medical Association of Jamaica, no data has been sourced for this question.

Nearly all healthcare professions (at one point or another involved in long-term care) have regulatory agencies that assist the government in delivering various professional activities in Kenya. Kenya’s health professionals regulatory boards and councils regulate the training and practice of health professionals by (Ministry of Health, 2015a);

1. Approving training program and school,
2. Admission and entry into internship,
3. Licensing exams,
4. Registration for license issuance.

Furthermore, some professions require Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points to renew licenses on an annual basis in various regulatory agencies.

References:

Ministry of Health. (2015a). Kenya Health Workforce Report: The Status of Healthcare Professionals in Kenya, 2015. Nairobi, Kenya. https://taskforce.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/KHWF_2017Report_Fullreport_042317-MR-comments.pdf

No specific training programmes for these workers are available, nor posts in health or long-term care institutions.

See part 3.

There is no evidence found to suggest that PHC workers receive training on dementia. NGOs provide training to carers from LTC facilities as well as home-carers (although there is no information found that can describe the extent to which this occurs across public and private sectors). These training sessions (NGOs) are delivered in the form of short courses, for example Dementia-SA offers 1 day courses on (i) understanding dementia; (ii) unpacking the Older Person’s Act; (iii) communication and dementia; and (iv) activities for persons living with dementia (see https://www.dementiasa.org/training/). It is unclear from the desk review how these are assessed.