WELCOME TO EXPANDNET’S SCALE-UP LEARNING CENTER
Unlock the power of scaling-up science, and create sustainable change that has a lasting impact in the world.
The Scale-up Learning Center offers a unique and comprehensive opportunity to explore the topic of scaling up. By the end of the curriculum, you will be well-equipped to drive impactful scale-up efforts within your domain.
Through this curriculum, you will:
- Gain a clear definition of scaling up
- Explore the systematic approach
- Discuss key principles
- Become familiar with tools and resources to support your scaling work
- Acquire the knowledge and skills to effectively guide scale-up initiatives through all its phases
- Apply your knowledge to real-life case studies
- Access additional valuable resources
WELCOME TO EXPANDNET’S SCALE-UP LEARNING CENTER
WELCOME TO EXPANDNET’S SCALE-UP LEARNING CENTER
WELCOME TO EXPANDNET’S SCALE-UP LEARNING CENTER WELCOME TO EXPANDNET’S SCALE-UP LEARNING CENTER
WELCOME TO EXPANDNET’S SCALE-UP LEARNING CENTER WELCOME TO EXPANDNET’S SCALE-UP LEARNING CENTER
WELCOME TO EXPANDNET’S SCALE-UP LEARNING CENTER WELCOME TO EXPANDNET’S SCALE-UP LEARNING CENTER
WELCOME TO EXPANDNET’S SCALE-UP LEARNING CENTER WELCOME TO EXPANDNET’S SCALE-UP LEARNING CENTER WELCOME TO EXPANDNET’S SCALE-UP LEARNING CENTER
The Scale-up Learning Center offers a unique and comprehensive opportunity to explore the topic of scaling up. By the end of the curriculum, you will be well-equipped to drive impactful scale-up efforts within your domain.
Through this curriculum, you will:
- Gain a clear definition of scaling up
- Explore the systematic approach
- Discuss key principles
- Become familiar with tools and resources to support your scaling work
- Acquire the knowledge and skills to effectively guide scale-up initiatives through all its phases
- Apply your knowledge to real-life case studies
- Access additional valuable resources
Learning Track Options
Engage with the content at the level of depth you choose. Three learning tracks are available to serve your different goals.
Self-Guided
Self-guided learners who prefer to work at their own pace and delve into the topics of their choosing. Regardless of your level of experience with scaling up, you can embrace self-guided learning to explore the specific aspects of scaling up that you need to know today.
Certificate
The certificate track learners seek a comprehensive understanding of the scaling continuum and aim to approach scaling up systematically through each phase. Upon successful completion, certificate learners earn a certificate of completion
Team
Colleagues can work through the curriculum together. Whether you are collaborating to plan for scaling or are currently scaling a particular intervention package, the curriculum can be your guide to learning and systematically planning for and managing scale up.
About ExpandNet
ExpandNet is an informal global network of individuals from international organizations, non-governmental organizations, academic and research institutions, governmental ministries and specific projects who seek to advance the science and practice of scaling up.
ExpandNet recognizes the imperative for advancing our collective understanding and applying knowledge about how to scale up services and high impact interventions effectively, efficiently and sustainably, in ways that are acceptable to and meet community needs. Since 2003 ExpandNet has synthesized this knowledge, transforming it into practical guidance, assisting policy makers and program managers to operationalize it for use.
There continues to be an urgent need for effective global dissemination and application of scaling knowledge at country level. The challenges include:
- How to expand and institutionalize the needed capacity to support scale up more widely?
- How might implementers and donors plan for scale up from the beginning of project design?
The Scale-up Learning Center addresses these challenges through an approach that disseminates and democratizes scaling knowledge so that it is owned at the country, regional and global levels. It applies learning around systematic approaches to scale up in FP to MNCH and Nutrition, ensuring that implementation research and other types of programmatic investments are designed from the beginning with future scale up in mind.
ExpandNet’s mission is to promote equitable access to high quality health and development interventions by ensuring that the benefits achieved in successful pilot, demonstration and experimental projects are expanded and institutionalized to serve more people, more quickly and more sustainably.
FAQ
What is the SLC?
The Scale up Learning Center (SLC) is ExpandNet’s online, open-source platform for interested global health and development professionals to access curriculum corresponding to ExpandNet’s systematic scale up approach. The SLC strengthens expertise along the scaling continuum from the earliest stages of testing an intervention package, to developing a scale up strategy, and to strategically managing the scaling-up process to ensure sustainable impact.
Who is the intended audience for the SLC?
The SLC serves individuals eager to cultivate or enhance their understanding of the determinants of successful and sustainable scale up initiatives and to become acquainted with resources that provide guidance to planning projects to test new interventions, developing a scaling up strategy and managing the implementation of a scale up initiative. SLC participants include policy makers, managers and other staff from ministries of health and other related ministries, staff from national and international NGOs, representatives of donors and other scaling levers, academics in public health and other fields of development – and anyone with an interest in learning more about successful scale up.
Additional audiences include those who wish to follow more formal curricula with more in-depth resources and expanded learning modalities to obtain a certificate of course completion or to become an ExpandNet “scale-up mentor.”
Is there a cost to join as a learner on the SLC?
There is no cost to enroll in the SLC. All the resources and learning opportunities provided by the SLC are available completely free of charge to you.
Are there any prerequisites for enrolling in the SLC?
While there are no prerequisites for this curriculum, familiarity with the global health and development field is highly useful. The SLC is designed to be accessible to learners from various disciplines, sectors and levels of experience.
How is this course structured and organized?
The SLC is composed of an introductory module along with three core modules, each corresponding to a phase of the scale-up process. Within each module, you will access readings, videos, case studies, and interactive exercises. These resources are curated to deepen your understanding of scale up and provide practical insights into scaling efforts. Each module concludes with an assessment that allows you to gauge your comprehension and solidify the key concepts covered.
How can I enroll in the Scaling Up Learning Center (SLC)?
You can enroll at any time for the Self-guided and Certificate tracks by selecting “I want to get started” on the front page of the SLC and following the step-by-step instructions. If you decide to change tracks, you can easily do so through your profile page. To join the Team Track, complete the form.To apply for the Mentor Track please contact the ExpandNet Secretariat at Secretariat@expandnet.net.
What types of certificates are available?
The SLC provides certificates for learners who have successfully completed the entire curriculum and attained at least the minimum passing scores (80%) for the learning checks and assessments.
Can I receive CME or CEU credits for SLC curriculum?
As of 2023 we do not offer CME or CEU credits for SLC curriculums.
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