WPBA v SLE what can we learn Ian

WPBA v SLE – what can we learn? Ian Ritchie President The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Chair Ao. MRC Assessment Committee

Introductions • Who are you? • What is your role / interest in WPBA? • What is the best / worst workplace assessment tool you’ve ever used?

Where have we come from? • Public confidence • Focus on providing evidence of competence • Need to structure learning experience in order to record it

A recorded, structured learning experience What do we need to achieve this? 1. Structured experience(s) 2. Effective assessment tools 3. Recordable outcomes

1. Structured learning experience(s) • Learning environment • Trainer skills & attitudes • Trainee expectations

2. Effective assessment tools • • Design Purpose Trust Training • • Governance Validity / sensitivity Reliability Practicability

Recordable outcomes • Good training practice needs: – a well structured learning event – efficiently recorded – effectively managed – of tangible benefit to the trainee. Do SLE and WBPA deliver these outcomes?

SLE and WPBA • What do we mean by these terms? • Is there a difference? • What is the difference?

Benefit to the trainee • Formative – A single WPBA • Summative – A collection of WPBA

Outcomes • Good training practice needs: – a well structured learning event – efficiently recorded – effectively managed – of tangible benefit to the trainee. Do SLE and WBPA deliver these outcomes?

Discussion • Good training practice needs: – a well structured learning event – efficiently recorded – effectively managed – of tangible benefit to the trainee. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Do SLE and WBPA deliver these outcomes? What are the factors that prevent or obstruct achieving these outcomes? Are the present Wp. BA capable of achieving these outcomes? Is it fair to consider Wp. BA as a whole group or should each tool be looked at on its merits? Is the problem inadequately designed assessment tools or insufficiently trained trainers? What steps need to be taken to improve the situation? Which step will deliver most benefit to training?

Discussion 1. Do SLE and WBPA deliver these outcomes? 2. What are the factors that prevent or obstruct achieving these outcomes? 3. Are the present Wp. BA capable of achieving these outcomes? 4. Is it fair to consider Wp. BA as a whole group or should each tool be looked at on its merits? 5. Is the problem inadequately designed assessment tools or insufficiently trained trainers? 6. What steps need to be taken to improve the situation? Which step will deliver most benefit to training?