Deputy Convenor | Training the Trainers Courses

Deputy Convenor, Training the Trainers Courses

• Convenor, Training the Trainers Courses
• Senior Vice President for Global Health
• Honorary Director of Events

March 2025 – March 2028

The Deputy Convenor will work alongside the Convenor on the organisation of the following courses held by the RCOG:

• How to be an Effective College Tutor, once a year
• Training the Trainers, twice a year

These courses are delivered in virtual and in-person formats as appropriate.

The RCOG also facilitates requests to organise Training the Trainers courses outside the College, through the franchising policy, and you will be work with the Convenor to identify faculty to deliver the course as required.

Content: The Deputy Convenor, working with the Convenor, is responsible for ensuring that all RCOG Training the Trainer course materials remain fit for purpose and are updated regularly. The Convenors should develop the course content in line with the College Curriculum, and take advice from the Curriculum Committee to ensure that any updates to the Curriculum are reflected in the course.

The College is occasionally asked to deliver Training the Trainer Courses internationally and both the Convenor and the Deputy Convenor will need to develop a suitable programme and content for international courses.

Organisation: The Convenor and Deputy Convenor will share the responsibility to lead the annual programme of courses.

Faculty: The Convenor and Deputy Convenor are responsible for:

• The development and training of a pool of faculty for the courses, including the approval of individuals who request to join the teaching faculty. From the approved faculty list, the Convenor will also identify Course Leads to organise each course including any courses organised outside the RCOG. 
• Identifying faculty to run/deliver courses internationally if required

Quality Assurance: The Deputy Convenor, together with the Convenor, will be responsible for the quality assurance of all Training the Trainer courses both in the UK and internationally.  Feedback is obtained from all courses and will be sent to the Convenor and Deputy Convenor for review.

• Convenor, Training the Trainers
• Senior Vice President for Global Health
• Vice President for Education
• Honorary Director of Events
• Director of Events and Exhibition Sales
• Events Co-ordinator

Organising the Training the Trainer courses requires someone who is enthusiastic, willing and able to commit the time to organise this important series of courses.   

Course preparation time, teaching on the courses, reviewing of feedback and course development all need to be factored into the amount of work.  

This role reflects the present requirements of the post. As duties and responsibilities change and develop the role description will be reviewed and be subject to amendment in consultation with the post holder.

The role description will be re-evaluated at the end of the term. 

A new deputy convenor should be appointed six months before the end of the current holder's term of office and they should work closely together during this time in order to facilitate a smooth handover period.

• FRCOG/MRCOG
• Permanent post as consultant/SAS/LE doctor in obstetrics and/or gynaecology in UK NHS Practice
• Registered with a licence to practise with GMC, in good standing
• If retired, up to three years post retirement
• Experience of developing courses or education programmes
• Evidence of annual appraisal
• At least one fully completed CPD cycle
• Evidence of active involvement in medical education
• Evidence of equal opportunities and diversity training within previous three years
• College Tutor or Educational Supervisor experience
• Certificate/Masters in Education (desirable)

• Acted as faculty on Training the Trainers course (desirable)

• Evidence of enthusiasm and experience
• Reliability and commitment
• Good time management

Information about the RCOG CPD Framework can be found here.

Committee Chair/Member/Course Convenors and Organisers

If within your committee role or work as course convenor or organiser you gain knowledge which enhances patient care or leadership and technical skills (including, for example, giving presentations, teaching sessions or mock examining) credits can be claimed as an ‘Experiential Learning Event’.

CPD users can now freely select and record the number of credits for all their CPD activities. For Experiential Learning Events, a Reflection is required to claim the selected credits. In addition, 1 or 2 credits can be claimed for an action following the learning (1 credit for a simple action, 2 credits for a complex action). To claim credits for an action, the individual needs to demonstrate how they have applied their learning to their practice, the service they provide and/or the potential impact of the learning.

For those who prefer to follow RCOG recommendations, the CPD Framework still provides a suggested number of credits that can be claimed for different CPD activities.

Further information can be found in the RCOG CPD Framework document.

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