Skills Award Certificate in Post-Crash Care Systems & Trauma Pathways

Institute / Courses / CERT-09

Course overview

A 3-month programme on post-crash care system design and trauma pathway management. Covers pre-hospital care, triage, trauma assessment, referral systems, data systems for post-crash care, and quality improvement.

What the course covers

• Apply scene safety and basic first response priorities
• Use structured handover and referral communication
• Map delays across the post-crash care chain
• Design a small quality improvement plan for response coordination

Topics you will study

• Post-Crash Care in the African Context
• Pre-Hospital Care: Scene to Ambulance
• Trauma Assessment and Stabilisation
• Triage and Mass Casualty Management
• Referral Pathways and System Design
• Data Systems, Quality Improvement, and M&E

Practical learning

Map a post-crash referral pathway and identify practical improvements to handover, data and service quality. Clinical tasks depend on existing professional competence.

Who should enquire?

Emergency medical personnel, nurses, community health workers, hospital administrators. ZTSI will confirm entry criteria and suitability for your role.

Duration and study periods

3 months. The next cohort starts in January 2027, with a planned January–March 2027 study period. This is a three-month programme within the first half of the academic year.

Learning combines taught sessions, case work and practical tasks. ZTSI will confirm teaching days, assessment dates, breaks and any field or placement arrangements before enrolment.

Entry and prior experience

Proposed entry requirement: Grade 12 Certificate or O Levels; recognition of prior learning may apply for working professionals.

Ask ZTSI to confirm the admission criteria and how prior experience may be considered.

Course fee

ZMW 10,000 standard fee per participant.

Ask ZTSI for an approved invoice, fee coverage and the payment schedule before booking. Institutional or group training is quoted separately.