Teaching experience and formal qualifications of speakers were shown to be the most important criterion for quality assurance of the courses, and it is fundamental that more nationally or internationally accredited courses with quality teaching staff become widely available throughout the country. In addition, all courses should have clear aims and learning objectives as well as formal end-of-course assessments, and participant feedback should be obtained regularly to monitor the quality of training.

Although there is no agreed definition of a mentor and their role at present, it is the prospective learner’s responsibility to check the background and calibration of the educating staff. They must ensure that the programme is well-structured with adequate amount of quality-assured mentoring available throughout the course.