Education and training

Education and training

The regulator has a role in ensuring that students and trainees obtain the required skills and knowledge to be safe and effective. They help to ensure that, once registered, professionals remain up to date with evolving practices and continue to develop as a practitioner. As part of this work, the regulators quality assure and, where appropriate, approve educational programmes which students must complete in order to be registered. Some also approve programmes for those already on the register who are undertaking continuing professional development, a particular qualification or specialist training.

Our policy work in this area has considered the role of regulators in quality assurance, and has also looked at how and when regulators should be concerned about students’ behaviour while they are training.

Policy reports

• Should the regulators receive the outcomes of student fitness to practise committees? (Feb 10)
• Quality Assurance of Undergraduate Health Education (Jun 09)
• Student registration (May 08)

Consultation response

• NMC consultation on student indexing (Sep 11)
• DH consultation on developing the healthcare workforce (Mar 11)
• GMC review of medical education (Mar 10)