Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein.
Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med. 2024 Jan 4;16(1):e1-e3. doi: 10.4102/phcfm.v15i1.4341.
Quality vocational training is important to ensure that family physicians can strengthen the district health system. Competent clinical trainers and supervisors, with the necessary educational knowledge and skills, are required for this job. In 2014, a formal Train the Clinical Trainer (TCT) course was introduced in South Africa as a collaborative effort between the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and the South African Academy of Family Physicians (SAAFPs). To make the training relevant, the course was aligned with the National Unit Standards for Family Medicine, as these defined the learning outcomes for registrars. The aim of the TCT course was to equip workplace-based clinical trainers with an essential set of educational skills, which could be further developed through mentoring and support. Accredited trainers present the face-to-face course yearly to two family physicians from each of the nine departments of family medicine in South Africa. The TCT course is built around the educational principles of learner-centredness and andragogy. During these 5 days of training the roles and responsibilities of trainers and learners, the learning environment, alignment with the curriculum, assessment for and of learning, and leadership are covered. Recently online assessment, the e-portfolio and the use of entrustable professional activities were added to the course content. In the future we would like to accredit more clinical trainers through a process of workplace-based self-evaluation and 360-degree feedback from peers and students. Lastly, we want to expand the training course in the African region.Contribution: The Train the Clinical Trainer (TCT) course, established in 2014 through RCGP and SAAFP collaboration in South Africa, ensures family physicians have essential educational skills. Aligned with national standards, the course embraces learner-centered principles. Ongoing enhancements include online assessments and future plans involve accrediting more trainers through self-evaluation and expanding across the African region.
质量职业培训对于确保家庭医生能够加强地区卫生系统非常重要。这项工作需要有能力的临床培训师和主管，他们具备必要的教育知识和技能。2014 年，南非皇家全科医师学院（RCGP）和南非家庭医师学会（SAAFPs）合作推出了正式的临床培训师培训（TCT）课程。为了使培训具有相关性，该课程与国家家庭医学单元标准保持一致，因为这些标准定义了住院医师的学习成果。TCT 课程的目的是使基于工作场所的临床培训师具备一套基本的教育技能，这些技能可以通过指导和支持进一步发展。经过认证的培训师每年向南非 9 个家庭医学系的每位家庭医生提供两次面对面的课程。TCT 课程围绕着以学习者为中心和成人教育学的教育原则构建。在这 5 天的培训中，涵盖了培训师和学习者的角色和责任、学习环境、与课程的一致性、学习的评估和评估以及领导力。最近，在线评估、电子档案袋和可委托专业活动的使用被添加到课程内容中。未来，我们希望通过基于工作场所的自我评估和同行和学生的 360 度反馈来认证更多的临床培训师。最后，我们希望在非洲地区扩大培训课程。贡献：2014 年在南非通过 RCGP 和 SAAFP 合作建立的 Train the Clinical Trainer（TCT）课程确保家庭医生具备必要的教育技能。该课程与国家标准保持一致，采用以学习者为中心的原则。正在进行的增强包括在线评估，未来的计划包括通过自我评估和在整个非洲地区扩展来认证更多的培训师。
