Programme structure

Each course involves completion of an asynchronous, self-directed online component followed by a live workshop. 

Asynchronous component 

The asynchronous component is hosted within a platform called Canvas.  It should take about 2 hours to work through this.  There is a quiz at the end which you need to pass (pass mark is 80%). You may attempt the quiz as many times as you need to.  It is important to complete the asynchronous component of the course before attending the workshop.  It will be made available to you at least two weeks before the workshop and for approximately four weeks after the workshop. 

Live workshop

The workshop may be online (90-minutes) or face-to-face (2 hours).  You can choose whether you wish to attend online or face-to-face.

Working through CEP courses

You can select courses to suit your needs.  You might choose to complete just one course, however most participants choose to complete all 6. There is no requirement to complete the courses in any particular order. 

Each of the courses has been designed to map to a specific General Medical Council (GMC) Framework Area (FA) for Supervisors.  The GMC FAs are underpinned by the Academy of Medical Educators' (AoME) professional standards for medical, dental, and veterinary educators (2014). 

Course completion and certificates

A course will only be considered to have been completed when a participant has passed the quiz on Canvas and attended for the full duration of a workshop.  A certificate of course completion will be sent up to four weeks after the last workshop in the series, which usually runs at the end of the month.  

For a description of each course and the dates that they are on offer, please visit the Courses and timetable page.

In addition to the 6 courses, you can also have a teaching observation and feedback (TOF) session. This is a developmental opportunity to have your teaching observed by a CEP tutor in a safe and supportive environment and it constitutes Framework Area 7.

Once you have completed all 6 courses and had a TOF session, you have completed the full programme and you will receive a certificate of programme completion.

Note: CEP completion does not ‘automatically’ recognise you as a trainer. Recognition of Trainer (RoT) status is agreed at the discretion of your appraiser and Director of Medical Education.  A CEP completion certificate provides evidence that you have attained all of the GMC FAs for Supervisors.