Welcome to the
HSE Academy
Enabling healthcare staff across Ireland to develop the skills and competencies to deliver sustainable healthcare services and improve patient experience while building a culture of operational excellence.
Embedding Sustainable Healthcare Practice
Helping Solve Organisational Challenges
Project-Based Training Programmes
Creating A Culture Of Excellence
Training and Development
The HSE Academy offers a full Lean Six Sigma Healthcare pathway certified by the University of Limerick.
These innovative work-based programmes leverage blended delivery to facilitate skills development on-the-job, for the-job and to improve-the-job.
The Academy also offers team-based sustainability programmes to provide staff and managers with a strategic and operational overview of environmental sustainability as it affects healthcare.
Our Leadership & Management programmes are designed for senior leaders and managers seeking to sharpen their strategic leadership capability by combining theory with practical application.
Lean White Belt
1-Hour online course that introduces the benefits of Lean in the organisation
Lean Yellow Belt
Blended programme that provides the practical skills to deliver a Lean project
Lean Green Belt
Blended programme that delivers significant Process Improvement projects
Process Mapping
Blended programme that outlines the skills to map current state processes
Sustainable Procurement
10-week sustainability programme for procurement leaders and senior practitioners
Sustainability Skills for Healthcare Managers
Blended programme for healthcare managers and leadership in operational environments
Sustainability Skills for Healthcare Staff
Targeted 1-day training suitable for healthcare staff at all levels
Diploma in Leadership and Management for Sustainability
Blended programme focused on combining theory with real-world management application
Advanced Diploma in Leadership and Management for Sustainability
Blended programme suitable for senior leaders looking to upskill
Upcoming Programmes
The HSE Academy offers an innovative suite of mentoring, coaching and training services underpinned by Lean principles and Sustainable practices, to all staff across the health sector.
Advanced Diploma in Leadership and Management for Sustainability
The Sustainability Management Level 7 is designed for senior / strategic leaders and managers seeking to sharpen their strategic leadership capability, enabling them to deliver successful outcomes for their organisation.
It is suitable for leaders who want to make the best use of resources, develop commercially viable propositions, innovate, optimise performance and drive impact
Diploma in Leadership and Management for Sustainability
This programme is designed to enhance your leadership and management capabilities by combining theory with practical application.
It empowers you to critically evaluate and implement best practices, tailoring your learning to your specific development needs and professional context.
Environmental Sustainability Skills for Managers
The Environmental Sustainability Skills for Managers aims to provide supervisors and managers with a strategic and operational overview of environmental sustainability as it affects healthcare.
The programme covers the understanding of the strategic opportunities and constraints that environmental sustainability presents organisations; the importance of resource efficiency; the impact of environmental sustainability across the value chains.
Environmental Sustainability Skills for the Workforce
The Environmental Sustainability Skills for the Workforce is perfect for those working in any role across the HSE to ensure that environmental sustainability is embedded into all aspects of work.
The programme covers the main environmental risks and opportunities facing the HSE; the importance of resource efficiency; the impacts of pollution, prevention, control and legislation; the impact of transport; and knowing how employees can support environmental sustainability.
Sustainable Procurement
This programme is for Leaders and Senior Practitioners seeking to establish sustainability within procurement and supply chains.
This programme will cover all current thinking on Sustainable Procurement, taking delegates through a series of tools and approaches to determine how to progress Sustainable Procurement organisation-wide.
Lean for Sustainable Healthcare
The Lean for Sustainable Healthcare programme provides the practical skills and knowledge to identify, analyse and develop solutions for simple Operational Excellence Projects.
Learners will manage a work-based project throughout the programme to deliver benefits that make a real impact on the organisation.
Process Mapping
This programme is designed to teach learners the methodology and skills to map current state processes.
Once mapped, learners will be equipped with the skills to interpret, understand and analyse their current processes.
Lean Green Belt
The aim of the Lean Green Belt programme is to embed knowledge and skills within the workforce and across an organisation.
This will enable the delivery of Operational Excellence projects through the application of Lean processes and tools.
Lean Yellow Belt
The Lean Yellow Belt programme provides the practical skills and knowledge to identify, analyse and develop solutions for simple Operational Excellence Projects, embracing responsible and sustainable business practices.
Learners will manage a work-based project throughout the programme to deliver benefits that make a real impact on the organisation.
HSE Community of Practice
The HSE Community of Practice brings together all Yellow and Green Belt graduates, tutors, champions and others to continue to collaborate and share knowledge, tools and internal and external best practices and experiences from across the country in an innovative and dynamic environment.
CoP events are held once a quarter, the topics and themes discussed are decided by you and for you.
Topics such as Process Mapping, Lean Waste and Lean Training have been discussed at previous events.
Register your interest for the next Community of Practice event here.