Training on Health Labour Market Analysis (HLMA)
Course Overview
What is Health Labour Market Analysis (HLMA)?
Health Labour Market Analysis (HLMA) is a strategic approach used to assess the supply, demand, distribution, and performance of the health workforce. It helps governments, healthcare institutions, and development organizations align workforce planning with national health priorities, service delivery needs, and long-term system sustainability.
HLMA examines how health workers are trained, recruited, deployed, retained, and utilized across the healthcare system. It also evaluates workforce skill mix optimization to ensure the right health professionals are available in the right places at the right time.
Many countries face serious health workforce challenges, including shortages of skilled professionals, unequal workforce distribution, mismatched competencies, high attrition, and inefficient staffing structures. In many cases, healthcare systems struggle to balance workforce supply with population health needs and national development priorities.
Additionally, weak workforce planning mechanisms and limited labour market intelligence often result in underutilized professionals, overburdened staff, reduced healthcare quality, and poor progress toward universal health coverage goals.
This course provides participants with practical knowledge and analytical tools for conducting Health Labour Market Analysis to support evidence-based workforce planning and policy development.
Participants will learn how to assess workforce supply and demand dynamics, analyze workforce distribution and mobility, evaluate skill mix efficiency, and design strategies that align health workforce investments with national health goals.
The training also equips participants with approaches for improving workforce productivity, strengthening policy decisions, and enhancing healthcare system performance through data-driven planning.
Key Concepts Covered
• Foundations of Health Labour Market Analysis (HLMA)
• Health workforce supply and demand analysis
• Workforce distribution and geographic equity
• Health workforce skill mix optimization
• Labour market dynamics in healthcare systems
• Workforce planning and forecasting models
• Recruitment, retention, and migration analysis
• Health workforce productivity and performance
• Data-driven policy and strategic workforce planning
• Aligning workforce strategies with national health goals
Participants will apply skills to:
• Conduct health workforce labour market assessments
• Analyze staffing shortages and workforce gaps
• Optimize workforce skill mix across healthcare systems
• Support universal health coverage planning
• Improve healthcare workforce deployment strategies
• Develop evidence-based workforce policies
• Strengthen workforce retention and recruitment planning
• Align health workforce investments with national priorities
By the end of the course, participants will be able to conduct comprehensive Health Labour Market Analysis, optimize workforce skill mix, improve workforce planning processes, and support stronger healthcare system performance aligned with national development goals.
Duration
5 Days
Who Should Attend
• Health workforce planners and HR professionals
• Ministry of Health officials and policymakers
• Public health specialists and health economists
• Healthcare administrators and managers
• Workforce development practitioners
• Hospital and healthcare system executives
• Development partners and NGO professionals
• Researchers and health systems analysts
• Human resource managers in healthcare institutions
• Monitoring and evaluation specialists
Course Impact
Individual Impact
• Strengthen health workforce planning capabilities
• Improve labour market analysis and forecasting skills
• Enhance policy analysis and decision-making abilities
• Develop evidence-based workforce optimization strategies
• Improve understanding of healthcare labour market dynamics
• Build capacity for strategic workforce management
Organizational Impact
• Improve national and regional workforce planning
• Enhance healthcare service delivery efficiency
• Support equitable workforce distribution
• Strengthen evidence-based policy development
• Improve workforce productivity and retention
• Advance progress toward universal health coverage goals
• Optimize allocation of health workforce resources
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
• Understand the principles of Health Labour Market Analysis
• Analyze healthcare workforce supply and demand dynamics
• Assess workforce distribution and staffing gaps
• Evaluate workforce skill mix effectiveness
• Apply forecasting methods for workforce planning
• Develop evidence-based workforce optimization strategies
• Improve recruitment, deployment, and retention planning
• Align workforce planning with national health priorities
• Use labour market data to support policy development
• Strengthen strategic health workforce management systems
Course Outline
Module 1: Introduction to Health Labour Market Analysis (HLMA)
• Understanding HLMA concepts and frameworks
• Importance of labour market analysis in healthcare systems
• Components of the health labour market
• Global and national health workforce trends
• Workforce challenges affecting healthcare delivery
• Exercise: Mapping key health workforce challenges
• Case Study: Health workforce crises and policy responses
Module 2: Health Workforce Supply and Demand Analysis
• Health workforce supply assessment methods
• Demand forecasting for healthcare services
• Workforce stock, flow, and mobility analysis
• Identifying workforce shortages and surpluses
• Demographic and epidemiological drivers of workforce demand
• Practical: Conducting workforce supply-demand analysis
• Case Study: Forecasting workforce needs for national health goals
Module 3: Optimizing Workforce Skill Mix and Distribution
• Understanding workforce skill mix optimization
• Task shifting and task sharing strategies
• Geographic distribution and rural workforce challenges
• Aligning competencies with healthcare needs
• Workforce productivity and utilization analysis
• Exercise: Designing optimized workforce models
• Case Study: Improving healthcare access through skill mix reform
Module 4: Workforce Policies, Recruitment, and Retention Strategies
• Health workforce policy development
• Recruitment and retention planning approaches
• Managing workforce migration and mobility
• Incentive systems and workforce motivation
• Strengthening workforce resilience and sustainability
• Practical: Developing retention improvement strategies
• Case Study: Addressing workforce attrition in healthcare systems
Module 5: Strategic Workforce Planning and National Health Goals
• Integrating HLMA into national health planning
• Data-driven decision-making in workforce management
• Workforce planning tools and forecasting models
• Monitoring and evaluating workforce interventions
• Building sustainable workforce development strategies
• Capstone Exercise: Develop a national workforce optimization plan
• Case Study: Aligning workforce planning with universal health coverage targets
Prerequisites
Course Administration and Investment
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- Covered: High level tuition, comprehensive materials (digital + physical), mid morning and afternoon refreshments, a full executive lunch, and any scheduled study visits or site tours.
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- Physical Venues: Premium 4 star and 5 star executive boardrooms across our global host cities, with high tier catering.
- Virtual Instructor Led Training (VILT): High definition, interactive platforms featuring breakout rooms, digital whiteboards, and live technical support.
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