{"id":2773,"date":"2025-09-29T08:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T07:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/ahp\/?page_id=2773"},"modified":"2025-09-29T09:05:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T08:05:01","slug":"prbl-training-being-and-becoming-a-practice-educator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/ahp\/ahp-practice-based-learning\/being-a-practice-educator\/prbl-training-being-and-becoming-a-practice-educator\/","title":{"rendered":"PrBL: Training: Being and Becoming a Practice Educator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Training: Being and Becoming a Practice Educator<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Turas \u2018Being and Becoming an AHP Practice Educator\u2019 modules are available to support practice educators to take on the role of supporting student learning and is relevant for new and experienced practice educators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Health Care Support Workers who are supporting and contributing to Practice Based Learning as part of the team can also complete this training. HCSWs would not sign off competencies but can provide feedback for the report form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These units were developed in collaboration between Edinburgh Napier University, Glasgow Caledonian University, Queen Margaret University, Robert Gordon University and Strathclyde University so is relevant for practice educators taking on students from any of these universities. Each HEI has a named representative trained as an administrator. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will need to sign in to your Turas Learn<\/a> account and search for \u2018being and becoming an AHP practice educator\u2019 to find it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Completion of all 4 units equates to the previous 1-day training provided annually. Each unit takes approximately 1-2 hours to complete, and you can work at your own pace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n