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Training expectations The iHRIS Academy 2013 was meant for iHRIS implementers and system administrators who are implementing an iHRIS instance. The idea of meeting with the actual iHRIS development experts, as well as connecting with other Google Group users and iHRIS implementers and users from different countries, was very attractive. As an implementer, my expectations varied from learning the development tools, management, and usage of iHRIS...

iHRIS Academy 2013, Training on iHRIS Administrator Course and Linux Commands, was held from 12 August to 16 August at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Participants were from 7 African countries, namely Botswana, Liberia, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Tanzania. Each country was represented by a number of people ranging from 2 to 5 participants. Photo: Montwedi Bushy Makgetla (Botswana) and Dykki Settle (IntraHealth International...

The first international iHRIS Academy was organized by Dr. Juma Lungo and hosted by the University of Dar es Salaam. The workshop was intended for iHRIS implementers and system administrators from the different African countries. iHRIS implementers, system administrators, human resource managers, and IT developers from seven African countries were in attendance during the Academy. These countries were Botswana, Liberia, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria...

I was among those who gathered in Dar es Salaam for the iHRIS Academy 2013. People came from as far as Nigeria, Botswana, Namibia, Malawi, and Rwanda. It was a great event for me getting to meet these many people whom I had talked with many times virtually. It was really a good opportunity for me participating as one of the facilitators of the Academy. This was a chance to share my experience of working with iHRIS. Before the kickoff, the...

The first annual iHRIS Academy, organized by Dr. Juma Lungo and hosted at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania on August 12-16, 2013, was conceived as a way for iHRIS implementers and developers to share field experiences as well as quick solutions to common problems.The Academy exemplifies the kind of bootstrap community involvement and engagement that iHRIS is calling for as it retools its focus from creating iHRIS products to...

We are pleased to announce the release of iHRIS Manage and iHRIS Qualify Version 4.1.8. iHRIS Manage maintains health worker deployment, performance, and attrition information. iHRIS Qualify tracks training, certification, and licensure.New features in this release include: Simplified Chinese and Sinhalese added as default languages. Various improvements and bug fixes made for custom reports and template printing, as well as the ability to...

We maintain a wiki of technical documentation for everyone who is installing, using, and modifying the iHRIS software. We have recently completed a reorganization of the wiki.The goal of the reorganization was to make technical documentation, such as tutorials, easier to find and more accessible to all of you who are working with iHRIS. We have added a FAQ and have categorized all of the documentation by intended user and by country.Improving our...

Our team is seeking an Open Source Community Manager. This position is open to be based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Washington, DC, or International, though the Chapel Hill location is of highest preference.The Open Source Community Manager is responsible for ensuring successful collaboration and cooperation with IntraHealth Global Informatics open source communities to strengthen country ownership and sustainability of the iHRIS open source...

Health workforce decision-makers now have a new tool for their toolbox: iHRIS Train, software that tracks health worker training and reports on the number of health professionals being produced in a country. iHRIS Train was recently launched in Uganda at an event hosted by the Ministry of Education and Sports.iHRIS Train is the newest addition to the open source iHRIS software and tools for tracking, managing, and planning the health workforce...

The HRH Global Resource Center has launched iHRIS Administrator Level 1, a French version of the “iHRIS Administrator – Level I” course that has over 600 registered learners. This course provides instructions on the basic skill set needed to administer and customize CapacityPlus’s human resources information system software, iHRIS Manage and iHRIS Qualify.As with all courses on the GRC eLearning Platform, iHRIS Administrador is low-bandwidth...