West Midlands South Research Training Collaborative

 The West Midlands South Research Training Collaborative (WMSRTC)

The collaborative model was rolled out across the West Midlands and in March 2016, the West Midlands South Research Training Collaborative (WMSRTC) was formed.  The WMSRTC aims to support reciprocal access to training for the research workforce across the locality and provide a forum whereby collaborating organisations can share best practice, pool learning resources and promote local initiatives in partnership with the network.

The collaborative comes under the Clinical Research Network (CRN) West Midlands Research Training Collaborative (WMRTC), which ensures research staff and clinical teams supporting research can access high quality locally-provided training which is fit for purpose and meets local needs. It aims to complement activities of other training collaboratives and training structures in the West Midlands, which together provide access to training region-wide and support the three NIHR CRN priority areas for organisational and workforce development:

• Regulation and Safeguarding
• Delivering Network Business
• Specialty Specific/Responsive training

The WMSRTC invites collaboration from all research active organisations within the geographical areas encompassing Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire.   A Collaborator is an organisation which commits to deliver or host or support WMSRTC training.

The WMSRTC is committed to developing the collaborative and ensuring our local researchers have access to good quality, accredited training. The membership of the group includes representation from research nursing, R&D Management, NIHR Networks, and trial management