GENETIC TECHNOLOGISTS GENETIC TECHNOLOGISTS REPORT REPORT

ACC AGM ACC AGM SPRING MEETING SPRING MEETING

APRIL 2008APRIL 2008Karen ThompsonKaren Thompson

Anne ReillyAnne Reilly

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

GT Representatives on ACC CouncilGT Representatives on ACC Council• Anne Reilly – Elected 2007Anne Reilly – Elected 2007

• Karen Thompson – Elected 2006Karen Thompson – Elected 2006

• Beverley Royston – Co-Opted 2006Beverley Royston – Co-Opted 2006

Vice chair of the Associated Genetic Vice chair of the Associated Genetic Technologist Committee (AGTCTechnologist Committee (AGTC))

Summary of the Past YearSummary of the Past Year

TRAININGTRAINING• Training for Trainers Course for GTs – funded by Training for Trainers Course for GTs – funded by

the ACCthe ACC

• AGTC working with ETC and TAB to produce a AGTC working with ETC and TAB to produce a draft joint national training programme for Cyto draft joint national training programme for Cyto and Molecular GTsand Molecular GTs

Summary Of The Past YearSummary Of The Past Year

VOLUNTARY REGISTRATIONVOLUNTARY REGISTRATION• The AGTC have been promoting voluntary The AGTC have been promoting voluntary

registration and scrutinising applications. registration and scrutinising applications.

• The Voluntary Register - 43 GTs on the register The Voluntary Register - 43 GTs on the register (Molecular and Cyto total).(Molecular and Cyto total).

MLC ACC Membership SurveyMLC ACC Membership SurveyGTs – largest group of ACC non-membersGTs – largest group of ACC non-members

23% of Cyto GTs are ACC Members

GT Reasons for not GT Reasons for not JoiningJoining

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Decided not to join

Not got around to it yet

Expense

Lack of awareness of ACC

Other societies more suitable

General apathy

Unsure of eligibility

Career break interruptedmembership

New member of staff / about toleave

No apparent benefits

THE THE FUTUREFUTURE

• Many Many challengeschallenges for GTs, and many issues that need addressing. for GTs, and many issues that need addressing. • The The lack of membershiplack of membership of ACC amongst cytogenetic GTs is high - of ACC amongst cytogenetic GTs is high -

needs to be tackled. needs to be tackled. • In the coming year we need to In the coming year we need to promote the ACCpromote the ACC..• GTs need to be aware that they are GTs need to be aware that they are eligibleeligible to become members of to become members of

the ACC when they first enter into the profession. the ACC when they first enter into the profession. • New recruits need to be aware of the New recruits need to be aware of the voluntary registervoluntary register, how to keep , how to keep

CPD record and what to do once they become eligible for CPD record and what to do once they become eligible for registration. registration.

• Need to target eligible GTs and encourage them to register – Need to target eligible GTs and encourage them to register – “Voluntary registration or, working towards voluntary registration, “Voluntary registration or, working towards voluntary registration, would be advantageous” – In would be advantageous” – In recruitment advertisementsrecruitment advertisements. .

• GTs should check the GTs should check the ACC websiteACC website for registration information and for registration information and how to join the ACC. how to join the ACC.

• Also the Also the AGTCAGTC have a have a tabletable at the Conference, so please pay us a at the Conference, so please pay us a visit and take away information for the GTs that couldn’t attend the visit and take away information for the GTs that couldn’t attend the conference.conference.

• AGTC will be communicating with the with lab contacts with the AGTC will be communicating with the with lab contacts with the aimaim to have at least to have at least 75% of eligible GTs registered75% of eligible GTs registered by this time next by this time next year.year.

• Give us aGive us a lab contact. lab contact.

AGTC RolesAGTC Roles

OfficersOfficers

Chair:Chair: Janice NunnJanice Nunn (Sheffield) (Sheffield) CMGSCMGS Executive Executive representativerepresentative

Vice-Chair: Vice-Chair: Beverley RoystonBeverley Royston (Liverpool) (Liverpool) ACCACC Council representative Council representativeSecretary: Secretary: Michelle Fenlon Michelle Fenlon (Birmingham)(Birmingham) ACC-ACC- VRC representative, Scrutiniser VRC representative, ScrutiniserRegistrar:Registrar: Borghert Jan BorghmansBorghert Jan Borghmans (Belfast) (Belfast) CMGSCMGS - VRC representative, - VRC representative,

ScrutiniserScrutiniser

Committee MembersCommittee Members

Education Lead:Education Lead: Marcus AllenMarcus Allen (Birmingham) (Birmingham) CMGSCMGS - TAB representative - TAB representativeEducation Lead:Education Lead: Sarah WillisSarah Willis (Sheffield) (Sheffield) ACCACC - ETC representative, - ETC representative,

ScrutiniserScrutiniserScrutiniser:Scrutiniser: Jane CooperJane Cooper (Newcastle) (Newcastle) CMGSCMGS - Scrutiniser - Scrutiniser

Karen ThompsonKaren Thompson (Newcastle) (Newcastle) Elected Elected ACCACC Council representative Council representative Anne ReillyAnne Reilly (Kennedy Galton) (Kennedy Galton) Elected Elected ACCACC Council representative Council representative

Elaine ClementsElaine Clements (Bristol) (Bristol) CMGSCMGS