Fund a repeatable national capability, not a one-off workshop
Learning and laboratory work advance together. Participants do not merely attend lectures; they learn how a vaccine programme makes defensible decisions and produces traceable evidence.
Asynchronous knowledge track
Short modules, worked cases, recorded demonstrations, readings, quizzes and dossier assignments, available across time zones and built for low bandwidth.
Supervised practice track
Role-appropriate laboratory observation and practice in approved facilities, led by qualified staff under local standard operating procedures.
Curriculum components
| Component | Design standard | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Micro-modules | Recorded lessons, transcripts, low-bandwidth files and downloadable readings; short units mapped to each evidence gate. | Knowledge checks |
| Worked cases | Real vaccine programme and African manufacturing cases used to examine decisions, dependencies and trade-offs. | Case memorandum |
| Virtual demonstrations | Recorded instrument, workflow and quality-system demonstrations, without replicable pathogen-handling methods. | Observation worksheet |
| Team dossier studio | Each team maintains a controlled candidate dossier, evidence map, decision log and risk register. | Artifact review at every gate |
| Mentor office hours | Rotating sessions recorded or summarised; questions submitted asynchronously across regions. | Participation and action closure |
| Competency checks | Role-specific practical observation by authorised supervisors; remediation available before reassessment. | Competent, developing, not yet authorised |
| Capstone review | An independent panel tests scientific reasoning, readiness, access strategy and responsible conduct. | Defend, revise or stop |
Governance and oversight
A national mission cell coordinates from inception: government, the national regulatory authority, the public-health institute, universities, a manufacturer and clinical partners, so institutional learning stays in the country.
The credential
A government-backed Certificate in Vaccine Rapid-Response Development, awarded only after completion of the online curriculum, accepted dossier contributions and role-appropriate competency assessment.
Competency outcomes
Competent · Developing · Not yet authorised, with remediation available before reassessment.
