Recognition and Approval of Trainers

In 2012, the GMC issued guidelines regarding the Recognition of Trainers, to ensure that trainers in the ‘named’ roles not only had sufficient training for their educational role, but also sufficient time in which to perform that role. The Recognition of Trainers in Scotland came into effect in July 2016.

The requirements for Recognition of Trainers in Scotland were developed by the Education Organisers (EOs): NHS Education for Scotland (NES) in partnership with the five Scottish Medical Schools and in conjunction with the territorial Health Boards, via the Directors of Medical Education (DME) group. These are built around the Academy of Medical Educators’ (AoME) competency framework, adopted by the GMC for this purpose and adopt a once-for-Scotland approach, so that a trainer is recognised once for all “named” roles requiring recognition by the GMC.

Arrangements for the formal GMC Approval of GP trainers are already well established and these will not change.

Trainers requiring to be Recognised include:

• All Undergraduate teachers performing one of the ‘named’ roles
• All Secondary-care trainers performing one of the ‘named’ roles
• GP trainers who supervise foundation trainees only and who are not already Approved.
• Non-medically qualified trainers performing one of the ‘named’ roles (e.g. Healthcare Science, Public Health)

In order to support you in gathering evidence for the purpose of trainer recognition, there is a one hour interactive workshop. By the end of the workshop, participants should be able to:

• Explain how those in recognised training roles will be expected to collate a portfolio.
• Describe the purpose of an educator portfolio in terms of quantity, quality and engagement.
• Evaluate the quality of supporting information.
• Identify some pieces of evidence you could supply.

Details of when these workshops are can be found on the Staff Development for Medical Educators bookwhen calendar

Postgraduate training roles: TAY.rot@nhs.scot
Undergraduate training roles: mn-staffdevelopment@dundee.ac.uk