National Education Training Survey (NETS) 2024

NHS England Workforce Training and Education directorate oversees the quality of education and training for over 250,000 students, apprentices and trainees across a variety of clinical roles in the NHS. As part of our statutory duties, we are responsible for securing continuous improvement in the quality of education and training provided for healthcare trainees and learners.

To ensure the continuous improvement for our trainees and learners, we have been leading on the National Education and Training Survey (NETS) annually since 2019 gathering the views of approximately 40,000.  The NETS is open to all undergraduate and postgraduate healthcare students, trainees and apprentices undertaking a training post or practice placement as part of their clinical education and training programme. This include resident doctors and dentists in postgraduate training.

NETS offers a unique insight into the multi-professional practice learning environment and the experience of the current and future workforce. The NETS is an opportunity for learners and trainees to reflect on their experience and identify what is working well and what could be improved. It asks 31 core questions focusing on NHS England’s Education Quality Framework standards for delivering high quality education and training in the practice learning environment. The questions are organised around five themes: Induction, Clinical Supervision, Facilities, Learning Opportunities and Teamwork.

The results give NHS England, providers and ICBs valuable information to support their workforce helping with retention and recruitment supporting vital aims of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan.