The Train the Clinical Trainer (TCT) course originated from the ‘Introduction to Training the Trainers’ presented by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP). The programme was adapted through international funding and was first introduced in South Africa in 2014. The course was presented at least once a year from then, except for 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In South Africa, we have trained 186 South African Family Physicians and 18 participants from other African countries. Courses were also presented in other African countries.

Course Content

• Know yourself and your learner
• Learning, training and patient care
• Teaching and facilitation of learning
• Learning through assessment
• Leadership in training

Accreditation of TCT trainers

Master trainers received accreditation certificates at the SAAFP conference in 2023, and trainers who meet the criteria will be acknowledged at the 2024 conference. Site visits form part of the accreditation process. HoDs are encouraged to implement site visits, and all the documentation is available on the SAAFP website

TCT trainers

• Hanneke Brits
• Bob Mash
• Richard Cooke
• Busi Cawe
• Owen Eales
• Selma Smith
• Cyril Nkabinde
• Honey Mabuza

Our contact details:

SAAFP administrator (Lucille): admin@saafp.org Tel: 060 4088 569