Competency and outcomes framework for adolescent health and well-being

Overview

This document describes health workers’ competencies and behaviours necessary to advance universal health coverage for the world’s adolescents. The framework proposes an adolescent-specific adaptation of the 24 competencies set out in the Global Competency and Outcomes Framework for Universal Health Coverage (2022), organized into six domains. The document also provides illustrations of how these competencies should be applied to specific concerns of adolescent health care such as growth and development, mental health and sexual and reproductive health. This guidance can serve as a reference for curriculum content and assessable outcomes specific to adolescent health and development. As such, it will help to better align health worker education and performance with adolescent health needs.