AIIMS Delhi inks MoU with HSSC for upskilling of hospital staff

AIIMS Delhi signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Healthcare Sector Skill Council for upskilling of healthcare professionals.

All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi has inked a Memorandum of Understanding with the Healthcare Sector Skill Council (HSSC) for skilling, reskilling and upskilling of Healthcare professionals in quality care, patient safety, and skill certification.

"AIIMS New Delhi signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the Healthcare Sector Skill Council (HSSC) and is recognized as a Centre of #Excellence for skilling, reskilling and upskilling of Healthcare professionals #QualityCare #PatientSafety #SkillCertification," reads AIIMS Delhi's tweet.

The HSSC is a recognised awarding body by the National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) under the ambit of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), said an office Memorandum issued by AIIMS.

It assesses and certifies candidates on skill qualifications in the healthcare sector including AYUSH, social sector and hospital management services with the support of industry experts, academia, line ministries and regulators, it said. 

As per the report of latestly.com, the HSSC has expressed its willingness to recognise AIIMS as its centre of excellence (CoE), said Director Dr M Srinivas.

 "This CoE would provide leadership, best practices, research, support, training of trainers and skill training for a specific sector. This would be a role model as a place where the highest standards are maintained," the memorandum said.

AIIMS in its capacity as CoE will provide skill certification to various cadres of its staff in collaboration with HSSC for enhancing patient experience, it said. This involves training of master trainers at AIIMS by HSSC who will subsequently train others, the statement said.

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