Latest training opportunities

Listen to the HSE Talking Health and Wellbeing Podcast, episode 117 - Physical Activity during Cancer Treatment

Watch the HSE Talking Health and Wellbeing Podcast, episode 117 - Physical Activity during Cancer Treatment

Episode details

This week on the HSE Talking Health and Wellbeing Podcast, host Eamon Keogh speaks with Dr Emer Guinan about physical activity during cancer treatment. They explore what the evidence shows, how to get started safely, and why tailored support from healthcare professionals and community programmes can make movement more manageable and meaningful.

Learn practical tips for building activity into daily life and hear how teams across care settings can work together to support people living with and beyond cancer.

To find out more about our podcast series or the work of HSE Health and Wellbeing email Healthandwellbeing.communications@hse.ie

Register for Minding Your Wellbeing

Please note that registration is a 2-step process. You must confirm registration on the second page of the booking form. You will then receive an email from Enthuse to confirm your registration. Please ensure your email address is entered correctly as this is our only form of contact with you.

Date and time

Wednesday 19 November (full day)

Location

HSE - Ardee Regional Education Centre, Ardee, Co. Louth, A92EH94

Training details

This is a one-day workshop offered by Health Promotion and Improvement, Health and Wellbeing, to support staff to care for their own mental health and wellbeing and to build good self-care practices for every day.

Contact details

For further information, please email MindingYourWellbeing.MeathLouth@hse.ie

Date and time

All training sessions take place from 11am to 12pm.

Join the Teams training on Thursday 16 October

Join the Teams training on Thursday 30 October

Join the Teams training on Thursday 13 November

Join the Teams training on Thursday 27 November

Join the Teams training on Thursday 11 December

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.

Date and time

All training sessions take place from 12pm to 1pm.

Join the SharePoint training on Thursday 16 October

Join the SharePoint training on Thursday 30 October

Join the SharePoint training on Thursday 13 November

Join the SharePoint training on Thursday 27 November

Join the SharePoint training on Thursday 11 December

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.

Date and time

All training sessions take place from 12pm to 1pm.

View all available OneDrive training dates

Join the OneDrive training on Thursday 23 October

Join the OneDrive training on Thursday 6 November

Join the OneDrive training on Thursday 20 November

Join the OneDrive training on Thursday 4 December

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.

Date and time

All training sessions take place from 11am to 11.30am

Join the Microsoft Planner training on Thursday 23 October

Join the Microsoft Planner training on Thursday 6 November

Join the Microsoft Planner training on Thursday 20 November

Join the Microsoft Planner training on Thursday 4 December

Join the Microsoft Planner training on Thursday 18 December

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.

Conference details

The theme of the conference was 'Transformation Through People'. It provided HR teams with an opportunity to hear from experts and reflect on the collective and current HR issues facing not only the health services but also workforces across the wider sectors.

Our health service workforce, which represents a diverse mix of national and international workers, provides us with a wealth of skills, talent, and services underpinned by our values of care, compassion, trust, and learning.

Speakers at the conference included our Chief People Officer, Anne Marie Hoey, CEO Bernard Gloster and Damien McCallion, Chief Technology and Transformation Officer along with other keynote speakers.

You can watch back all of the videos from the conference.

These include:

• Perspectives on Work and Future for our Profession - Mr Peter Cheese, CEO, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
• From Change Comes Strength: The Power of Shared Purpose – Professor Laura Serrant

How to watch the conference presentations

Login to your HSeLanD account. Go to the home page, then to Hubs & Resources. Next go to the ‘Discovery Zone’ tile and search for ‘HR Conference 2025’.

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:

1. Email changeguide@hse.ie with subject line: Change Consultation Clinic to register.
2. We will send you a short questionnaire to enable the Organisation Development practitioners to better understand your service and your specific change challenge.
3. 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 in 2025 (second Thursday of the month except for July and August):

• Thursday 13 November
• Thursday 11 December

Contact details

Organisation Development and Design, Kells. Co Meath.

Email: changeguide@hse.ie

Phone: 046 925 1461

Workshop 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 2025, the workshops will focus on three main themes: 'Working with resistance to change', 'Delivering change activities – Define Design Deliver', and 'Factors to be monitored while managing change'.

Learning outcomes include:

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Signpost other resources about the Change Guide to further participant’s use of the Guide as a practical tool for change.
4. Highlighting key resources for the following themes: 'Working with resistance to change', 'Delivering change activities – Define Design Deliver', and 'Factors to be monitored while managing change'.

Date and time

Workshop will run from 10.30am to 1pm:

• 22 October 2025 - Delivering change activities - Define, Design, Deliver
• 26 November 2025 - Factors to be monitored while managing change

How to register

Register by emailing changeguide@hse.ie with subject line: Change Guide in Action

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.

Register for Waste Reduction Training on Tuesday 21 October from 10am to 11am

Register for Waste Reduction Training on Tuesday 18 November from 10am to 11am

Training details

The overall aim of the training is to provide a non-technical overview of healthcare waste management.

The Target Audience for the training is:

• HSE staff members or budget holders in a hospital or community health setting
• Managers responsible for waste
• HSE Green Team members
• Interested members of staff

The training will cover:

A short overview of healthcare waste streams, including:

• Where to start
• Reducing healthcare risk waste

Meeting HSE Waste Targets:

• Increase recycling by 75% by 2030
• Reduce food waste by 50% by 2030
• Reduce landfill to 10% by 2030
• Reducing single use
• Examples of actions from healthcare facilities around the country

Contact details:

Sustainable.Infrastructure@hse.ie

Register for Food Reduction Training on Thursday 27 November from 2pm to 3pm

Training details

Food Waste Reduction Training programme for Health Service Staff delivered by the Clean Technology Centre as part of the HSE Green Healthcare Programme.

The training will provide information on examining food waste to help identify potential for food waste reductions along with providing examples of good practice from other healthcare facilities.

Training Audience:

• Catering Services Managers
• Supervisors
• Officers
• Instructors
• Any healthcare manager responsible for catering services and staff

Contact details:

Sustainable.Infrastructure@hse.ie

Register for Water Efficiency Training (Technical) on Thursday 20 November from 11am to 1pm

Training details

Training provides technical in-depth water efficiency infrastructure & equipment as outlined in the HSE Water Efficiency Guide for Irish Healthcare Facilities and assists in developing a technical Hospital specific Water Conservation Action Plans.

The Target Audience for the training is:

• Maintenance Officer
• Technical Services Officer
• Facilities Engineers
• Plumbers

Contact details:

Sustainable.Infrastructure@hse.ie

Register for Water Efficiency Training (For All Staff) on Thursday 16 October from 11am to 12pm

Register for Water Efficiency Training (For All Staff) on Thursday 11 November from 11am to 12pm

Training details

Training provides overview of water efficiency in healthcare as outlined in the HSE Water Efficiency Guide for Irish Healthcare Facilities.

The Target Audience for the training is:

• All Green Team Members
• All HSE Staff who would like to learn about water efficiency in healthcare

Contact details:

Sustainable.Infrastructure@hse.ie

Register for the HSE Water Stewardship Masterclass Webinar

Date and time

Friday 17 October 2025, 9.30am to 12pm

Training details

This Masterclass will help HSE staff explore what water stewardship means and how it can strengthen facilities, reduce costs, and support sustainability leadership.

The Target Audience for the training is:

• Hospital Maintenance & Facility Staff
• Hospital Environmental Management Committee and Green Team Members
• Current & Previous HSE Water Stewards
• Capital & Estates Engineering Staff
• Capital & Estates Corporate & Regional Officers
• Capital & Estates Water Conservation Training Contacts
• HSE employees interested in resource efficiency and climate action

Contact

Sustainable.Infrastructure@hse.ie

Register for the SEAI Energy Basics - Training for the Public Sector course

Date and time

Thursday 6 September, 9.30am to 12.30pm

Training details

This three-hour introductory course aims to deliver basic energy terminology and concepts in Plain English.

It will provide context to the energy challenges and opportunities facing Ireland, corresponding Public Sector obligations and introduce commonly used terms, units of measure and technologies.

The course will provide introductions to renewable energy technologies and energy efficiency opportunities around building fabric and commonly used equipment such as boilers, lighting and transport.

The intent is to provide attendees with knowledge to understand their energy consumption and confidence to contribute to improving it.

Register for 2025 CARP Training - Session 6 - Friday 17 October - 10am

Register for 2025 CARP Training - Session 7 – Tuesday 21 October - 3pm

Register for 2025 CARP Training - Session 8 - Friday 24 October - 10am

Register for 2025 CARP Training - Session 9 - Wednesday 29 October - 3pm

Register for 2025 CARP Training - Session 10 – Thursday 6 November – 10am

Training details

It is recommended that those who are eligible to complete the 2025 Controls Assurance Review Process (CARP) attend one of these training sessions.

Each session will cover the following:

• Process Overview - What? Who? Why? When?
• Changes to the process
• Benefits of CARP
• Elements of CARP and Suggested Approach
• Key Points and Tips
• External Review
• Support and Contacts

Contact details

govn.compliance@hse.ie

Register for the NFR B1 Non Pay Expenditure Approval Webinar on Thursday 16 October, 11am to 12pm

Training details

There have been changes in non-pay expenditure approval thresholds in NFR B1 Procurement. Governance and Compliance are hosting information sessions to guide you on the practical steps you can take to deal with the changes.

We aim to address any queries you might have as a result of the changes.

Contact details

govn.compliance@hse.ie

Date and time

Half-day programme, 9am to 1pm on

• Thursday 23 October

Read more about the Corporate Induction programme

Contact details

Email: alex.ennis@hse.ie

Date and time

Half-day programme, 9am to 1.30pm:

• Thursday 16 October
• Tuesday 4 November
  Read about the Managing Employee Performance Effectively programme

Contact details

Email: alex.ennis@hse.ie

Date and time

4 half days, with a 1-hour introduction to the programme:

• 30 October, (1 hour introduction session), 5, 19, 27 November and 2 December
• 10 October (1 hour introduction session), 17, 24 October and 5, 12 November session
• 3 November (1 hr introduction session), 4, 20, 26 November and 3 December

Read about the People Management the Legal Framework programme

Contact details

Email: Betty.Carolan@hse.ie

Date and time

Read about the First Time Managers Programme

• 4, 18 November and 2, 11 December
• 4, 5, 18 and 20 November

Contact details

Email: grainne.kerrigan@hse.ie

Date and time

2 day programme, 9am to 5pm

• Wednesday 5 November and Wednesday 12 November

Read about the Coaching Skills for Managers programme

Contact details

Email: Magdalena.wojcik@hse.ie

Date and time

One day programme, 9am to 5pm

• Tuesday 18 November

Read more about the Managing Teams Effectively programme

Contact details

Email: Deirdre.Caffrey@hse.ie

Date and time

One half day, 9am to 1pm

• Thursday 30 October

Read about the Managing Attendance Programme

Contact details

alex.ennis@hse.ie

Date and time

1-day programme:

• Tuesday 21 October
• Thursday 13 November

Read about the Managing Conflict Effectively programme

Contact details

Email: grainne.kerrigan@hse.ie

Date and time

Half-day programme, 9am to 1.30pm

• Wednesday 22 October
• Tuesday 18 November

Read more about the Leading Multicultural Teams programme

Contact details

Magdalena.Wojcik@hse.ie

Date and time

Half-day programme, 9am to 1.30pm:

• Thursday 6 November
• Tuesday 18 November
• Tuesday 25 November

Read about the Managing Grievances Effectively programme

Contact details

Email: Magdalena.wojcik@hse.ie

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

Email: traininganddevelopment@hse.ie

Date and time

3-day programme, 9am to 5pm on:

• 16, 21 October and 19 November
• 11, 13 November and 18 December

Read more about the Clerical Administration Development Programme

Contact details

Email: Deirdre.Caffrey@hse.ie

Date and time:

Half day programme, 9am to 1pm

• Thursday 6 November

Read about the Effective Meetings programme

Contact details

Email: keith.halpin@hse.ie

Date and time

Half-day programme:

• Thursday 30 October
• Thursday 4 December

Read about the Presentation Skills Programme

Contact details

Email: Keith.Halpin@hse.ie

Date and time

One half-day programme, 9am to 1pm

• Tuesday 21 October
• Tuesday 11 November

Read more about the Minute Taking programme

Contact details

Email: keith.halpin@hse.ie

Date and time

One half-day programme, 9am to 1pm

• Wednesday 5 November
• Tuesday 11 November

Read more about the Effective Feedback programme

Contact details

Email: Keith.Halpin@hse.ie

Date and time

One day programme, 9am to 5pm

• Wednesday 5 November
• Tuesday 2 December

Read more about the Facilitation Skills programme

Contact details

Email: Deirdre.Caffrey@hse.ie

Date and time

A half day programme from 9am to 1pm

• Friday 14 November

Read more about the Mid-Career Planning programme

Contact details

Email: Betty.Carolan@hse.ie

Date and time

A half day virtual workshop.

• Thursday 6 November

Read more about the Managing your Time Effectively programme

Contact details

Email: Deirdre.Caffrey@hse.ie

Date and time

1-day programme:

• Wednesday 12 November

Read about the Retirement Planning programme

Contact details

Email: joan.balfe@hse.ie

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.

Application details

The length of the exchange period is 4 weeks, starting on Monday 4 May 2026.

Applications are invited from healthcare professionals involved in the management of healthcare services to participate in an exchange programme designed to promote the exchange of knowledge and expertise within Europe.

Completed application forms must be returned by 31 October 2025 to the National Coordinator, Siobhán Regan.

Download the application form from the HOPE website

Programme details

HOPE, the European Hospital and Healthcare Federation, is a European non-profit organisation, created in 1966. Since 1981, the European Hospital and Healthcare Federation is running the HOPE Exchange Programme. It consists of a 4-week programme for professionals with managerial responsibilities working in hospitals and healthcare facilities.

The emphasis of the programme is practical rather than academic and also takes into account the professional’s specific motivation for joining the programme as well as the agreed theme for the year. The HOPE Exchange Programme 2026 concludes with the HOPE Agora, which takes place from 29 to 31 May 2026 in Lisbon, Portugal and will focus on the topic ‘Patient safety, patient experience’.

Contact details

For further information or enquiries on the programme, please contact Siobhán on 086 6012165 or email siobhan.regan@hse.ie

Find the SAP HR/Payroll training prospectus 2025

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

Register for webinar on Tuesday 11 November, 10am to 1pm

Register for webinar on Tuesday 9 December, 10am to 1pm

Training details

The Personnel Administration Best Practice Guidelines webinars 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:

Best practice when:

• performing actions/maintaining data
• skipping infotypes as part of an action
• stopping & restarting an action
• correcting IT0001 organisational assignment
• changing the start date of an action
• using the changing entry/leaving date
• deleting an action
• performing retrospective actions

It also covers:

• Recommended PA reports
• Common issues and queries
• Latest updates
• Where you will find support and training
• Q&A Session with SAP CoE Personnel Administration Business Analyst

Please note that no SAP Access is allocated on the completion of this webinar. If you require access you must apply via the Security, Access & Training form for our formal training courses.

Date and time

Register for the webinar on Tuesday 21 October, 10am to 1pm

Date and time

The virtual session will be delivered over 1 day from 10am to 4pm.

• Thursday 4 December 2025

Login to HSeLanD and search the Course Catalogue for “Fundamentals of Clinical Audit” in the National Centre for Clinical Audit (NCCA section) to register.

Training details

The aim of training is to assist staff in gaining a basic understanding of the clinical audit process and how to conduct a clinical audit and effectively support others conducting clinical audits.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completing this programme learners will be able to:

• understand the clinical audit process and why it’s important
• develop and undertake a clinical audit
• select a methodology for the clinical audit process
• conduct clinical audit data collection and analysis
• report clinical audit findings

CPD/CEU Eligibility:

Fundamentals in Clinical Audit e-Learning Programme is awarded:

• 10 CPD points – RCPI 10 CEUs
• 6 CPD points – RCPI 6 CEU’s – NMBI

Date and time

The virtual sessions are 1 hour long from 12.30pm to 1.30pm. Clinical Audit Clinic: Your Questions Answered:

• Friday 21 November 2025

Login to HSeLanD and search the Course Catalogue for “Clinical Audit Action Hour” in the National Centre for Clinical Audit (NCCA section) to register.

Training details

The aim of the webinars is to provide attendees with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively conduct clinical audits. The goal is to enhance the participants' understanding of clinical audit methodology and equip them with the tools to improve the quality and safety of patient care in their respective healthcare settings.

Webinar topics

There is 3 different webinar topics:

• clinical Audit Clinic, Your Questions answered
• from Clinical Audit to Article: Writing and Publishing your Clinical Audit Success
• mastering Data Collection: Smart Sampling Strategies for Clinical Audits

Find information on each webinar and access the NCCA QPS Prospectus

Register for the training on Tuesday 21 October from 11am to 12pm

Training details

The aim of this workshop is to teach the skills for searching both Embase and Medline on the Ovid platform.

Topics covered include how to conduct a literature search in Embase and Medline on the Ovid platform, use search techniques, create an account to save results and searches, and export or email results.

RCSI 1.0 CPD Credit

NMBI 1 CPD Hour in accordance with NMBI guidance

Register for the training on Wednesday 12 November from 11am to 12pm

Training details

The aim of this workshop is to learn about grey literature and show techniques for searching same.

Learn about different types and nature of grey literature. Learn about grey literature and bias.

Learn about strategies for searching and evaluating grey literature.

RCSI 1.0 CPD Credit

NMBI 1 CPD Hour in accordance with NMBI guidance

Register for the training on Thursday 20 November from 11am to 12pm

Training details

The aim of this workshop is to learn about Zotero, a free reference management software package, also known as bibliographic software. Learn how to install Zotero and set up an account. Find out how to extract citations from Zotero. Learn how to cite references in MS Word using Zotero.

RCSI 1.0 CPD Credit

NMBI 1 CPD Hour in accordance with NMBI guidance

Register for the training on Tuesday 25 November from 11am to 12pm

Training details

The aim of this workshop is to demonstrate the functionality of Rayyan to screen articles for systematic reviews and other evidence synthesis projects. How to use Rayyan for screening, its functionalities and limitations. Learn how to Create a review, collaborate on a review. Create inclusion and exclusion terms for screening. Export final results and use “Cite While you Write” plug-in.

RCSI 1.0 CPD Credit

NMBI 1 CPD Hour in accordance with NMBI guidance

Register for the training on Thursday 4 December from 11am to 12pm

Training details

This training session will introduce the PubMed database which is a free online tool from the National Library of Medicine.

An overview of searching by keyword and subject term (MeSH), search techniques and saving results will be provided.

RCSI 1.0 CPD Credit

NMBI 1 CPD Hour in accordance with NMBI guidance

Training details

The HSE Children First National Office has launched an eLearning programme ‘Responding to Adult Retrospective Disclosures of Childhood Abuse’ on HSeLanD. The module is designed to equip staff with the knowledge and confidence to recognise and respond to adult retrospective disclosures of childhood abuse.

This module is aimed at frontline staff working in HSE roles, including those in HSE funded and contracted services or with General Practice services. Whilst this module is not mandatory, all staff and those who have line manager responsibilities can benefit from this programme, as adult disclosures of childhood abuse can arise in any service context.

To access the module, log in to your HSeLanD account and type in ‘Retrospective Abuse’ in the search bar.

On completion of this programme, you will be able to:

• explain what is meant by retrospective abuse and give examples of this,
• summarise the legal and policy requirements around reporting child protection concerns,
• describe how you should respond to an adult disclosing retrospective abuse and
• apply your organisation’s reporting procedure when you have a child protection concern.

This eLearning module was developed in collaboration with the HSE Children First National Office and the National Counselling Service Child Protection Working Group. Other stakeholders also reviewed and contributed to the module. The HSE Children First National Office would like to thank all of those involved in the development process.

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