JAG strongly recommends that all endoscopy trainers meet appropriate key performance indicators, complete a Training the Trainer (TTT) course, receive regular feedback and receive support in their role by existing trainers and their training lead.
To be JAG accredited, a service must meet the requirements set out in the GRS. Standard 18 (Trainer allocation and skills) sets out requirements for trainers. The key requirements to become a trainer are shown in the table below. Please also find attached at the bottom of the page JAG guidance on becoming an endoscopy trainer.
In terms of completing TTT courses, centres are hoping to offer courses from 2021. These will be advertised via the JETS website when available. Due to the impact of COVID-19 on endoscopy services and their workforce, JAG training centres have been unable to provide JAG approved training courses in the numbers they have previously been able to facilitate. Further to this, centres and faculty are focusing on the delivery of basic skills courses to help support core endoscopy training.
If a service requires additional trainers to meet training needs and cannot identify sufficient individuals who have completed a TTT course, then the training lead should take responsibility for providing the learning that is delivered on TTT courses and support individuals until they are able to complete the TTT course. There is no specific alternative to the TTT that is recommended; however, we would suggest using feedback from trainees and peers (as collected through DOTS and LETS forms, which can be completed on JETS). The current JAG accreditation standard (18.7) which stipulates that ‘all trainers supervising dedicated training lists have attended (or are supported to attend) a JAG approved TTT course’ remains.
| No. | Measure | Level | Guidance |
| 18.7 | All trainers supervising dedicated training lists have attended (or are supported to attend) a JAG approved TTT course. | B | This standard supports the principle that all trainers should maintain and develop their training skills. |
| 18.8 | All trainers supervising dedicated training lists have maintained and updated trainer skills relevant to the procedures for which they act as a trainer within the revalidation cycle. | B |
This standard supports the principle that all trainers should maintain and develop their training skills. Completion of one or more of the following can be used as evidence of having met this measure:
This is not a comprehensive list. |
It is at the discretion of the service leadership team as to who can act as an endoscopy trainer, but to be accredited, a service must demonstrate meeting the GRS and accreditation standards.