Clinical Trials Coordination Certificate (CTCC)

The aim of this course is to standardise knowledge and practice so that study coordinators (bands 5 and 6) can function at the same high level – regardless of the size or maturity of their team – and add further value to research in their specialty area, team and trust.

The Clinical Trials Coordination Certificate (CTCC) is delivered across five sessions, by research delivery teams from Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, based on their frontline experience in the UK’s largest NHS trust.

The sessions are a mix of virtual, self-directed learning and in-person. The course costs £575.

Topics covered:

Study set-up – including Schedule of Events Cost Attribution Tool (SoECAT) and Excess Treatment Costs (ETC), Platform Studies and Alternative Recruitment Methods
Grant applications
The Health Research Authority (HRA) and Integrated Research Application System (IRAS) process
Costings for research studies and managing budgets
Managing multi-centre studies
Monitoring
targets and reporting requirements
Amendments
Close down of studies and archiving
Intellectual Property (IP).

Please note, you must be able to attend all sessions of the course as it is not possible to catch up on missed sessions.

2026 programme details:

March 2026

Session One – face-to-face

Location: Nowgen Centre, Oxford Road Campus, MFT
Date: Tuesday 3 March 2026

Session Two – virtual

Location: MS Teams
Date: Thursday 5 March 2026 AM

Session Three – virtual

Location: MS Teams
Date: Tuesday 10 March 2026 PM

Session Four – virtual

Location: MS Teams
Date: Thursday 12 March 2026 AM

Session Five – virtual

Location: MS Teams
Date: Tuesday 17 March 2026 PM