Scottish Generic Instructor Training Course

• Deliver a lecture effectively
  
• Teach clinical skills using the 4-stage technique.
  
• Facilitate scenario-based learning
  
• Provide constructive feedback to learners
  
• Assess learners according to course guidelines
  
• Facilitate discussion groups
  

• Introduction to the Scottish Multiprofessional Maternity Development Programme
  
• Care, maintenance and use of equipment
  
• Adult learning theory
  
• How to give a lecture
  
• Facilitating scenarios
  
• Facilitating discussions
  
• Teaching clinical skills
  
• Learner Feedback
  
• Assessment
  
• Responsibilities of Instructors
  

• Ensure that they maintain their Instructor status by complying with the recertification guidelines.
• Adhere to the Scottish Multiprofessional Maternity Development Programme Code of Conduct.
• Ensure that they are familiar with the Course guidelines and content.

• Attend a meeting of Instructors convened by the Course Leader before the start of the course.
• Teach from current guidelines relating to the course.
• Adhere to course guidelines relating to assessment on the course.
• Provide mentoring as appropriate to candidates on the course.
• Identify aspects of potential conflict before the course starts to the Course Leader.
• Notify the Course Leader of concerns as they arise.
• Attend a final meeting of Instructors to agree the status of candidates.
• Support Instructor Candidates.
• Participate in the assessment of Instructor Candidates.

• Instructors must recertify every 4 years.
• All relevant elements of the course must be assessed, e.g. lecture, skill station, assessment.
• The assessment must be carried out by someone with full Instructor status.
• The assessment may be carried out over a number of courses.
• An assessment form must be completed for each element of the course.
• The completed assessment form should be retained by the Instructor and a copy sent to the Programme Administrator by the Course Leader.
• When all elements of the recertification process have been successfully completed and the paperwork received by the Scottish Multiprofessional Maternity Development Group, a certificate confirming the retention of Instructor Status will be issued.
• Where a recertifying Instructor receives an ‘unsatisfactory’ rating for an element, they should be counselled by the Course Leader regarding the areas for improvement. The recertifying Instructor will then be offered one further attempt at element rated ‘unsatisfactory’. A ‘satisfactory’ rating means that the Instructor will have successfully completed that element of the recertification process. A second ‘unsatisfactory’ rating means that the recertifying Instructor will have to repeat the Generic Instructor Training course and the period of Instructor Candidacy.