Training the Trainers: Developing Educator Skills
Elevate your skills as a clinical educator with this comprehensive learning course, designed to enhance your confidence in developing and delivering educational activities. This course combines online learning with hands-on, personalised support to help you succeed in your teaching and surgical career.
- Flexible online learning: Engage in interactive sessions you can complete at your own pace.
- Personalised virtual session: A 30 minute 1-2-1 online session with a faculty member to prepare for the in-person training.
- Face-to-face day: Participate in hands-on, peer-to-peer learning guided by expert instructors.
- Continued online learning: Reinforce and expand your skills with additional follow-up sessions after the course.
This course is worth 12 CPD points (6 points for the online learning and 6 for the face-to-face aspect)
RCS England member discounts: all RCS England fellows and members, including affiliates receive a 40% discount on the standard price. Explore our membership options.
- 699
- 1 -day course with online learning
- 12.00 CPD Points
Learning Outcomes
Why take this course?
- Boost your skills in clinical education with a tailored programme that supports your growth as an educator and a clinician.
- This course combines online and face-to-face learning, giving you the ability to learn at your own pace while still engaging in practical, collaborative training.
- The RCS England TTT course is worth 12 CPD points but only requires one full day away from clinical work.
What you will gain:
- Expert guidance tailored to the unique demands of clinical education, developed specifically for clinicians.
- Practical strategies to navigate the challenges you will encounter as both a clinician and an educator.
- The skills needed to go beyond basic teaching techniques, ensuring you're prepared to mentor and instruct in real-world clinical settings.
After attending this course, you will be able to:
- recognise the role and professional responsibility of the trainer in surgical or dental education;
- apply elements of adult educational theory to achieve effective outcomes for participants;
- recognise opportunities and challenges of teaching;
- deliver and receive effective feedback;
- describe the purpose and effective use of the assessment;
- use a structured four-stage model to teach a psychomotor skill;
- apply teaching in face-to-face and virtual environments.
Suitability
This course is suitable for all career grades, speciality and specialist surgeons (SAS), locally employed doctors (LED), dental surgeons and the extended surgical and allied health team. It has been designed for anyone involved in the delivery of surgical and dental training, either locally or as a member of faculty.
Format
Module one: online learning Begin with six interactive online sessions, which provide a foundation in clinical education techniques and principles. This is estimated to take approximately four hours.
1-2-1 virtual session Approximately one to two weeks before the face-to-face day, you will have a 30-minute virtual meeting with a faculty member. This session will help you prepare for a practice training session and address any individual needs. You will be contacted by email to arrange a date for this session.
Module two: face-to-face training day Spend a full day in hands-on, interactive sessions where you will practice delivering clinical education and receive feedback. The in-person component is designed to give you real-world experience in a supportive environment.
Module three: online learning Following the face-to-face day, continue your development with follow-up online learning sessions. These will help consolidate your learning and ensure you are prepared for ongoing teaching roles. This is estimated to take approximately two hours.
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Please note that registration for this course closes four weeks before the start of the face-to-face day. This is to ensure you have time to complete the online learning sessions before the start of the face-to-face day and take part in the 1-2-1 session with faculty.
Additional information
PG Cert in Surgery Associated course
By enrolling in this course, you will earn four credits towards the PGCert in Surgery. The inclusion of the courses in the PGCert in Surgery is subject to change.
Interested in becoming faculty? Find out more about teaching on our courses.
Booking Options
Royal College Of Surgeons Courses
25
Mar
2025
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£699.00
Pricing notes:
Full price: £699.00
RCS England Affiliate: £419.40
RCS England Associates: £419.40
RCS England Members/Fellows: £419.40
Course Fees:
Please note, we require full payment upon booking. Take a look at the cancellation policy first.
LONDON, United Kingdom
Location:
RCS - Bjorn Saven Centre for Surgical Education35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields
LONDON
WC2A 3PE
United Kingdom
education@rcseng.ac.uk
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17
Apr
2025
Here is an overview of the programme
£699.00
Pricing notes:
Full price: £699.00
RCS England Affiliate: £419.40
RCS England Associates: £419.40
RCS England Members/Fellows: £419.40
Course Fees:
Please note, we require full payment upon booking. Take a look at the cancellation policy first.
LONDON, United Kingdom
Location:
RCS - Bjorn Saven Centre for Surgical Education35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields
LONDON
WC2A 3PE
United Kingdom
education@rcseng.ac.uk
020 7869 6300 View in Google Maps
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Further information and queries
You can get in touch with us by emailing education@rcseng.ac.uk Please quote your RCS account number in all correspondence.
If your enquiry relates to a course please provide the course name and dates.
We will endeavour to reply to you as soon as possible. Usually this is within a couple of days. Please note we do not work weekends.
Phone us
Call 020 7869 6300 to talk with a member of our team.
We are available to answer calls during our working hours of 8.30am–5:00pm, Monday–Friday and there is a voicemail outside this time.