Details of the latest training opportunities for HSE staff.
On this page you will find training programmes on the following topics:
- Health and Wellbeing
- Microsoft 365: Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive and Planner
- Delivering Change in Health Services
- SAP HR/Payroll
- Leadership, Learning and Talent Management - Induction
- Leadership, Learning and Talent Management - People management
- Leadership, Learning and Talent Management - Personal effectiveness
- Leadership, Learning and Talent Management - Retirement
- Leadership, Learning and Talent Management - Podcast
- Making every contact count
Health and Wellbeing
HSE Talking Health and Wellbeing Podcast, episode 125 - A Lookback on 2025
Listen to the HSE Talking Health and Wellbeing Podcast, episode 125 - A Lookback on 2025
Episode details
In the final HSE Talking Health & Wellbeing Podcast episode of 2025, hosts Fergal, Noreen and Eamon reflect on a year of inspiring conversations and shared experiences. The discussion revisits key themes from across the year, celebrates the voices of guests who shared personal stories, and highlights the ongoing importance of community, connection and accessible health information.
To find out more about our podcast series or the work of HSE Health and Wellbeing email Healthandwellbeing.communications@hse.ie
Microsoft 365: Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive and Planner
Microsoft Teams
Date and time
All training sessions take place from 11am to 12pm
Join the Teams training on Thursday 15 January
Join the Teams training on Thursday 29 January
Join the Teams training on Thursday 12 February
Join the Teams training on Thursday 26 February
Join the Teams training on Thursday 12 March
Join the Teams training on Thursday 26 March
Training details
All HSE staff now have Teams.
Teams allows you collaborate with your colleagues, create your own workspace where you can manage documents, send messages and hold meetings.
To learn more about collaborating with Teams, choose a training date that’s right for you. Each session starts at 11am and lasts 1 hour with time for Q+A and comments.
No need to register for a session – simply ‘turn up’ by clicking on the meeting link 5 minutes before the scheduled time.
SharePoint
Date and time
All training sessions take place from 12pm to 1pm.
Training details
All Microsoft 365 users now have access to SharePoint.
SharePoint is a shared workspace providing a secure space to store, share, and organise information.
To learn more about managing files in SharePoint, choose a training date that’s right for you. Each session starts at 12pm and lasts 1 hour with time for Q+A and comments.
No need to register for a session – simply ‘turn up’ by clicking on the meeting link 5 minutes before the scheduled time.
OneDrive
Date and time
All training sessions take place from 12pm to 1pm.
View all available OneDrive training dates
Join the OneDrive training on Thursday 18 December
Training details
All Microsoft 365 users now have access to OneDrive.
OneDrive is for your own personal HSE files. Learn how to save your files and how to share them when you need to.
To learn more about managing files in OneDrive, choose a training date that’s right for you. Each session starts at 12pm and lasts 1 hour with time for Q+A and comments.
No need to register for a session – simply ‘turn up’ by clicking on the meeting link 5 minutes before the scheduled time.
Microsoft Planner
Date and time
All training sessions take place from 11am to 11.30am
Join the Microsoft Planner training on Thursday 8 January
Join the Microsoft Planner training on Thursday 22 January
Join the Microsoft Planner training on Thursday 5 February
Join the Microsoft Planner training on Thursday 19 February
Join the Microsoft Planner training on Thursday 5 March
Join the Microsoft Planner training on Thursday 19 March
Training details
All HSE staff now have Planner. Planner helps you create plans, assign tasks and easily chart project progress.
To learn more about Planner, choose a training date that’s right for you. Each session starts at 11am, and lasts for 30 minutes hour with time for Q+A and comments. This is a basic introductory session to Planner which assumes no prior knowledge.
No need to register for a session – simply ‘turn up’ by clicking on the meeting link 5 minutes before the scheduled time.
Delivering Change in Health Services
Change Consultation Clinic
Have you a specific ‘change challenge’ you would value support with?
The Change Consultation Clinic is facilitated by experienced HSE Organisation Development Practitioners, Organisation and Development and Design team in Kells, Co Meath.
How to register
How to register for a Change Consultation Clinic:
- Email changeguide@hse.ie with subject line: Change Consultation Clinic to register.
- We will send you a short questionnaire to enable the Organisation Development practitioners to better understand your service and your specific change challenge.
- When we receive the completed questionnaire, we will confirm your place and time for a one-to-one session.
Please note there are limited places so early registration is advised.
Date and time
Clinics will run from 10am to 1pm. Your appointment time (up to 1 hour in duration) will be agreed directly with you by the Organisation Development and Change Practitioner assigned to your application and clinics are held virtually.
Schedule for Change Consultation Clinics (second Thursday of each month)
- 8 January
- 12 February
- 12 March
- 9 April
- 14 May
- 11 June
- 9 July
- 13 August
- 10 September
- 8 October
- 12 November
- 10 December
Please note, this date may be subject to change depending on Organisation Development practitioner availability.
Contact details
Organisation Development and Design, Kells. Co Meath.
Email: changeguide@hse.ie
Phone: 046 925 1461
Change Guide eLearning programme
Training details
The Delivering Change in Health Services eLearning Programme takes you through all the elements of the Health Service Change Guide. It aims to build your capacity, skills and confidence for delivering good change in a complex environment and can be used at all levels to support managers and staff. The eLearning programme features helpful and practical guidance and presents many useful, downloadable templates and extracts from the Change Guide.
How to register
Find the course on HSeLanD
It will take approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes to complete. The programme is intended for staff of all grades across health and social care services.
Change Guide in Action Workshops
Training details
This interactive virtual workshop on the Change Guide in Action features your Health and Social Care colleagues shared experiences of delivering effective and sustainable change. In 2026, the workshops will focus on three main themes:
- Engaging Stakeholders – Communicate, Collaborate, and Connect
- Leading Change for Integration
- Planning for Change - Creating Readiness
Learning outcomes include:
- Provide participants with real case examples of a co-design people and culture change approach, from staff who have used the Change Guide in practice.
- Focus is on an examination of the Change Guide in action and the application of the core concepts, tools and templates to a specific shared experience.
- Signpost other resources about the Change Guide to further participant’s use of the Guide as a practical tool for change.
- Highlighting key resources for the following themes main themes:
- Engaging Stakeholders – Communicate, Collaborate, and Connect Understanding stakeholders, enabling partnerships, integrating care
- Leading Change for Integration Building change skills for delivering integrated care
- Planning for Change – Creating Readiness Supporting new ways of working to achieve integration
Workshop times
Each workshop will run from 10.30am to 1pm
How to register
Register for Engaging Stakeholders – Communicate, Collaborate and Connect on 28 January
Register for Leading Change for Integration on Wednesday 25 February
Register for Planning for Change – Creating Readiness on Wednesday 25 March
Register for Engaging Stakeholders – Communicate, Collaborate and Connect on Wednesday 22 April
Register for Leading Change for Integration on Wednesday 27 May
Register for Planning for Change – Creating Readiness on Wednesday 24 June
Register for Engaging Stakeholders – Communicate, Collaborate and Connect on Wednesday 22 July
Register for Leading Change for Integration on Wednesday 23 September
Register for Planning for Change – Creating Readiness on Wednesday 28 October
Register for Engaging Stakeholders – Communicate, Collaborate and Connect on Wednesday 25 November
Register for Leading Change for Integration on Wednesday 9 December
SAP HR/Payroll
SAP HR/Payroll Prospectus
Time Webinar
Training details
The SAP CoE training team is presenting a Time Administration (PTMW) live webinar.
The webinar will cover the following topics:
- role of a time returning officer or time administrator
- time managers workplace
- time management integration
- time errors report and time entered report
- time errors and query management
- how to find additional training resources and support
This webinar is open to everyone interested in the time module of SAP. However please note that no SAP Access is allocated on completion of this webinar and users who require access must apply via the Security Access and Training Form for our formal training courses.
Date and time
All webinars from 10am to 1pm:
- Register for the Time Webinar Wednesday 21 January
- Register for the Time Webinar Thursday 5 March
- Register for the Time Webinar Tuesday 14 April
- Register for the Time Webinar Wednesday 27 May
- Register for the Time Webinar Thursday 9 July
- Register for the Time Webinar Tuesday 1 September
- Register for the Time Webinar Wednesday 14 October
- Register for the Time Webinar Thursday 3 December
Personnel Administration Best Practice Guidelines Webinar
Training details
The Personnel Administration Best Practice Guidelines Webinar are for those who utilise PA40 Personnel Actions as part of their role. It is recommended that a PA user attends these Webinars after their formal tutor led training.
The Webinar covers the following topics;
- Best Practice
- When Performing Actions/Maintaining Data
- Skipping Infotypes as part of an Action
- Stopping & Restarting an Action
- When Correcting IT0001 Organisational Assignment
- Changing the Start Date of an Action
- Using the Changing Entry/Leaving Date
- Deleting an Action
- When performing Retrospective Actions
- Recommended PA Reports
- Common Issues & Queries
- Latest Updates
- Where you will find support and training
- Q&A Session with SAP CoE Personnel Administration Business Analyst
Date and time
All webinars from 10am to 1pm:
- Register for Personnel Administration Best Practice Webinar Thursday 8 January
- Register for Personnel Administration Best Practice Webinar Tuesday 10 March
- Register for Personnel Administration Best Practice Webinar Wednesday 10 June
- Register for Personnel Administration Best Practice Webinar Thursday 10 September
- Register for Personnel Administration Best Practice Webinar Tuesday 8 December
Leadership, Learning and Talent Management - Induction
Corporate Induction Programme
Date and time
Half-day programme, 9am to 1pm
- Thursday 8 January
- Thursday 22 January
Read more about the Corporate Induction programme
Contact details
Email: alex.ennis@hse.ie
Leadership, Learning and Talent Management - People management
Managing Employee Performance Effectively
Date and time
Half-day programme, 9am to 1.30pm:
- Thursday 15 January
Read about the Managing Employee Performance Effectively programme
Contact details
Email: alex.ennis@hse.ie
People Management the Legal Framework
Date and time
4 half days, with a 1-hour introduction to the programme:
- 7 January (1 hr introduction session), 8, 13, 21 January and 4 February
- 8 January (1 hr introduction session), 14, 22, 29 January and 5 February
- 29 January (1 hr introduction session), 5, 12 February and 10, 19 March
- 30 January (1 hr introduction session), 10, 18 February and 12, 27 March
Read about the People Management the Legal Framework programme
Contact details
Email: Betty.Carolan@hse.ie
First Time Managers Programme
Date and time
Read about the First Time Managers Programme
4 full days from 9am to 5pm
- 13, 15, 20, 22 January
- 27, 29 January and 3, 5 February
Contact details
Email: grainne.kerrigan@hse.ie
Coaching Skills for Managers
Date and time
2 day programme, 9am to 5pm
- Thursday 15 January and Thursday 5 February
Read about the Coaching Skills for Managers programme
Contact details
Email: Magdalena.wojcik@hse.ie
Managing Teams Effectively
Date and time
One day programme, 9am to 5pm
Read more about the Managing Teams Effectively programme
Contact details
Email: Deirdre.Caffrey@hse.ie
Managing Attendance Programme
Date and time
One half day, 9am to 1.15pm
- Thursday 8 January
- Thursday 20 January
Read about the Managing Attendance Programme
Contact details
Managing Conflict Effectively
Date and time
1-day programme:
Read about the Managing Conflict Effectively programme
Contact details
Email: grainne.kerrigan@hse.ie
Managing Grievances Effectively
Date and time
Half-day programme, 9am to 1.30pm:
Read about the Managing Grievances Effectively programme
Contact details
Email: Magdalena.wojcik@hse.ie
Engaging with Empathy – Enhancing Relationships at Work
This 45-minute module is available to all staff on HSeLanD. It has been designed to help learners to:
- Explore the concept of empathy.
- Recognise its value in the workplace.
- Enhance skills to promote positive behaviours in line with the HSE’s Dignity at Work Policy.
This module is for any staff members interested in improving workplace relationships and creating a more compassionate and inclusive work environment across the HSE.
Contact details
Leadership, Learning and Talent Management - Personal effectiveness
Clerical Administration Development Programme
Date and time
3-day programme, 9am to 5pm on:
- 20, 22 January and 26 February
Read more about the Clerical Administration Development Programme
Contact details
Email: Deirdre.Caffrey@hse.ie
Effective Meetings
Date and time:
Half day programme, 9am to 1pm:
- Tuesday 13 January
Read about the Effective Meetings programme
Contact details
Email: keith.halpin@hse.ie
Presentation Skills
Date and time
Half-day programme:
Read about the Presentation Skills Programme
Contact details
Email: Keith.Halpin@hse.ie
Minute Taking
Date and time
One half-day programme, 9am to 1pm:
- Wednesday 14 January
Read more about the Minute Taking programme
Contact details
Email: keith.halpin@hse.ie
Effective Feedback
Date and time
One half-day programme, 9am to 1pm:
- Thursday 22 January
Read more about the Effective Feedback programme
Contact details
Email: Keith.Halpin@hse.ie
Facilitation Skills
Date and time
One day programme, 9am to 5pm
- Tuesday 27 January
Read more about the Facilitation Skills programme
Contact details
Email: Deirdre.Caffrey@hse.ie
Managing Your Time Effectively
Date and time
A half day virtual workshop.
Read more about the Managing your Time Effectively programme
Contact details
Email: Deirdre.Caffrey@hse.ie
Leadership, Learning and Talent Management - Retirement
Retirement Planning
Date and time
1-day programme from 9am to 5pm:
- Wednesday 11 February
- Wednesday 25 February
Read about the Retirement Planning programme
Contact details
Email: joan.balfe@hse.ie
Leadership, Learning and Talent Management - Podcast
Learning Talks Podcast - Episode 8: Leading with Empathy – an Evolutionary Perspective
Listen to the Learning Talks Podcast - Episode 8: Leading with Empathy – an Evolutionary Perspective on HSeLanD
In this episode, we look at some of the ways in which Leading with Empathy is important from an evolutionary and scientific perspective. Dr. Ruth Freeman, Director of Research for Society at Research Ireland joins us for an engaging conversation about how leading with empathy can help us to overcome and work around some of the ways our brains have developed through evolution so that we can make better decisions and respond to change more effectively.
Making Every Contact Count
Making Every Contact Count (MECC) Training Programme
Training details
This MECC training programme is for all healthcare workers.
It aims to educate healthcare professionals in brief intervention skills to support patients and service users in lifestyle behaviour change.
The MECC training programme has an eLearning course and a workshop course.
You can do the eLearning course at any time. The eLearning course has 6 core modules. It takes 3 hours to complete. You can also do 2 optional modules.
You can do the workshop course after you complete the eLearning course. The workshop is called 'enhancing your brief intervention skills'. These workshops are available in all areas.
How to register
To access the eLearning module, log in to your HSeLanD account and type in ‘make every contact count’ in the search bar.
Contact details
For further information, email makingevery.contactcount@hse.ie
Find out more about the Making Every Contact Count programme