RCSEd Accredited Courses
Visit the page below for the list of courses accredited by the College.
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RCSEd Course Accreditation Benefits
Having a course accredited by the College demonstrates that it meets the same rigorous internal quality assurance processes as those within the College’s educational portfolio.
By having your course accredited, you will receive the below benefits:
Assurance for prospective attendees that the course meets our exacting quality standards.
Use the College logo on the marketing and certificates for the accredited course.
Support and feedback on course design and delivery.
Use “accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh” on course material.
Listing on the RCSEd Accredited Courses area of the College website.
Award of CPD points for the course (up to 6 CPD points per day).
Find more details about the courses accredited by RCSEd.
Please note that we are unable to answer questions about these courses. Instead, please contact the individual course organisers directly.
If you would like to have your course accredited by the College, please contact accreditation@rcsed.ac.uk for more details.
How to Apply for Accreditation
Applicants submit an application form, along with the required supporting documentation which includes a course programme, certification, evaluation and assessment material. Our Clinical and Educational Specialists conduct a review of the submission against our exacting quality standards and determine the suitability for accreditation. It is at this stage that we may request to arrange attendance at the course. Following a successful report from our Specialists, accreditation will be awarded for up to a three year period.
The College will endeavour to respond to all applications. Applications must be sent at least four weeks prior to the scheduled course date to be considered. Submissions received less than 28 days prior to the scheduled course date are not guaranteed.
Applications for accreditation can be made by contacting the Accreditation team.
Applications for awarding CPD points only (rather than College accreditation) can be found here.
RCSEd Centre Accreditation
For information on centre accreditation, visit the centre accreditation page.
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