The College recognises that the role of a Surgical Trainer is a voluntary one and the skill and dedication of surgical trainers throughout the country continues to ensure surgical trainer standards are kept at a high level.

The College has committed to supporting trainers in their role and in order to do this effectively the national survey was undertaken and was designed to be a listening process that would give greater insight and understanding of the training environment.

This survey was devised in a way that it was short, precise and focussed on a number of key areas including, trainer education, support, College IT platforms and communication.