Training Committee​

The Training Committee identifies and addresses cross-network core operations center and clinical trial unit training needs. The committee serves as the main point of contact for training related requests and issues, and consists of 35 invitees/members from DAIDS, PPD, FSTRF, Community Partners, MHRP and each network.

This Committee continues to identify and provide access to cross-network standardized training for high priority topic areas. To support this activity:

• Monthly cross-network training committee teleconferences provide a forum for identifying and discussing training needs and ways to provide access to trainings.
• The HANC portal provides a team site for the training committee and each working group which supports information sharing, lists training announcements, provides a training request mechanism for the network training representatives to submit on an as needed basis for their up-coming network meetings or based on a site request, contains a training documents library, training topics blog and allows for collaborative document development.

HIV Research Counseling and Testing Working Group

The HIV Research Counseling and Testing (HRCT) Working Group was convened when development of HIV Research Counseling and Testing training was identified as a high priority training topic. With HANC staff support, Dr. Jonathan Fuchs agreed to chair a working group composed of members across the networks with expertise in risk reduction counseling in biomedical prevention and treatment trials. Upon piloting the original 8 eLearning modules, with 6 sites in South Africa and 6 sites in Latin America, the HRCT planning group is now planning for deployment.  Two additional modules on adherence and couples counseling are under development and nearing completion.