Records of training and assessment of B.E staff are required by Directive 2005/62/EC. Suitable records would show for each person that the required training, assessments and updating had been undertaken. A training record should, as a minimum, contain the following information:

• Name of trainee
• Unique identification number
• Place of work
• Date of training session
• Type of training session
• Length of time of training
• Training method
• Name of the trainer(s)
• Evaluation method
• Attainment achieved
• Record of assessment of competence

These principles would also apply to training records for staff involved in the clinical transfusion process.