Managing Communicable Diseases in Individuals and Groups Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply principles of infection prevention and control to manage communicable diseases in individuals and groups.
• Analyze the impact of communicable diseases on individuals, groups, and the environment to inform management strategies.
• Evaluate outbreak situations and implement appropriate containment measures.
• Demonstrate effective communication and support strategies for affected individuals and groups.
• Design management plans that integrate ethical, legal, and cultural considerations.

Target Audience

Healthcare workers, safety officers, managers, and community health workers responsible for managing or supporting individuals and groups with communicable diseases in occupational or public health contexts.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical sessions allow learners to apply infection prevention and control procedures, conduct outbreak investigations, and practice community health interventions. Hands-on activities include hand hygiene, PPE use, environmental sampling, and contact tracing simulations.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: Infection Prevention and Control Drills — Learners practice hand hygiene, donning and doffing PPE, and environmental cleaning procedures in a simulated healthcare setting. (10h)
• Practical 2: Outbreak Investigation Simulation — Learners participate in a simulated outbreak scenario, conducting case finding, line listing, data analysis, and control measures. (10h)
• Practical 3: Diagnostic Sampling and Rapid Testing — Learners practice collecting specimens (sputum, blood, swabs) and performing rapid diagnostic tests for TB, HIV, and malaria. (10h)
• Practical 4: Community Intervention and Contact Tracing — Learners simulate home visits, contact tracing, health education sessions, and distribution of preventive measures in a community setting. (10h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.