Libro blanco de las ACES Pediátricas 2024

Libro Blanco de las ACES Pediátricas 2024 154 ❚ 18 6 REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAINERS The training staff at a Centre should include at least two trainers. Each trainee should have a dedicated Lead Educational supervisor or trainer for the duration of their training. The Lead Educational supervisor or trainer must have been practising Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes for at least 5 years and have specialist accreditation in those countries where the subspecialty is recognised. There should be additional Clinical supervisors/trainers who should provide training across all aspects of the speciality and be research active in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes. At least one additional trainer should also have specialist accreditation in those countries where the subspecialty is recognized. A Trainer is a person who holds acknowledged expertise in one or several aspects of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes. This person's contribution may be restricted to these areas of expertise. Both educational supervisors and trainers must have practised Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes for a minimum of 2 years after completion of specialist training. Trainers should work out a training programme for the trainee in accordance with the trainee's own qualities and the available facilities of the institution. Regular review will be required to allow for flexibility and for early identification of problems/deficiencies. The trainer should work with the Trainee to create a Personal Development Plan (PDP). Trainers are expected to provide appraisal and assessment of progress. Appraisal consists of determining what is needed and what evidence is required to show that this has been achieved. Assessment evaluates progress against objectives. Trainee assessment should be provided in terms of: • Training and career ambitions • Training experience related to syllabus • Achievements related to personal development plan In order to provide close personal monitoring of the trainee during his/her training, the number of trainees should not exceed the number of trainers in the centre. Trainers will meet the trainee at the beginning of the programme to define the educational contract for that trainee. Reviews of progress should take place at 3 monthly intervals during the first year of training to appraise the individual. An annual assessment should be undertaken, ideally at a National level, to review competencies achieved and to allow progress within the teaching programme. Assessments should be detailed and contain statements of theoretical and practical experience accumulated by the trainee. It is expected that the trainee will also provide an account of the training received and problems encountered (portfolio) . Reports will be submitted to the Trainer/Coordinator or national body.