CEP revalidation

How to revalidate an expired CEP certificate.

What is CEP revalidation?

It is important to keep up-to-date in your educational role.  CEP revalidation is a quicker and easier process than working through the whole programme.  CEP revalidation is not the same as GMC Recognition of Trainer (RoT) revalidation, however many people do choose to revalidate their RoT status by completing the CEP because it is mapped to the GMC’s 7 Framework Areas for Supervisors. If you are seeking RoT status, you should discuss how you wish to attain and maintain this with your appraiser and local Director for Medical Education. 

How often do I need to revalidate?

CEP certificates are valid for five years from their date of issue. Revalidation of CEP status must be completed within that five-year period. 

When you obtain your CEP certificate, please make a note of your CEP revalidation date.  Please make sure that we have up-to-date contact details for you.  Contact  CEP@ed.ac.uk if you change your details.

Am I eligible to revalidate?

To be eligible for CEP revalidation, you must meet the requirements for continued registration with the CEP. This includes actively teaching Edinburgh Medical School students and/or trainees within the South East of Scotland Deanery. Please see the CEP eligibility and registration criteria.

How can I revalidate?

Before your CEP revalidation date, you must do the following:

 

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Send us a teaching log Which details how you continue to be involved in teaching during the previous 12 months. This may be any format. 
Send us feedback Which you have obtained from your students / trainees in response to your teaching.  A small sample of formal written feedback is adequate: the purpose of this is to demonstrate that you have made an effort to identify scope for development in your teaching.
Arrange a teaching observation and feedback session (TOF) Please be assured that this is a developmental opportunity for a one-to-one observation by a CEP tutor in a safe and supportive environment.  There is no graded element and the feedback is confidential. See the Program Structure page of the CEP website for further information about TOFs. 

In addition to these compulsory elements, you are very welcome to sign up for any of our current CEP courses as a refresher. This is entirely optional, though we are always happy to see familiar faces on our courses and benefit from the experience people bring when they re-engage with the programme.  Joining a CEP course is also a way to network and link back in with the clinical educator community. 

What happens if I am outside the revalidation timeframe?

If you do not revalidate your CEP certificate within 5 years, you will need to work your way through the whole programme again, (ie 6 CEP courses plus the teaching observation).  

If you feel that there are extenuating circumstances that have prevented you from being able to revalidate within the 5-year period, such as prolonged sick leave around your revalidation period, you may contact the CEP administrator to lodge an appeal.  The CEP team will consider each case on its merits and, where there is any doubt, they will consult the Director for Postgraduate Taught Medical Education. The CEP administrator will inform you of the team’s final decision within 2 weeks of your appeal being lodged.

Apply to revalidate

If you are eligible for a revalidation  please complete the application form on the link below

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