Genomic Online Individual Education               

Introducing GENie – the specialist genomic education and assessment tool brought to you by GenQA, the only end to end External Quality Assessment  provider for genomics.

 

 

Online individual education tool for genomics

Showcase your genomic knowledge and commitment to continued professional development with GENie - the individual learning and assessment tool from GenQA. Offering a comprehensive suite of training modules tailored to a wide range of specialties and skills, this online training platform gives you the chance to showcase your expertise and illustrate your commitment to continued professional development.

 

GENie builds on GenQA's extensive expertise in providing individual competency assessments already used by over 50,000 participants worldwide.  Individual competency support to laboratory professionals has been offered by GenQA since 2016; originally as GTACT (Genomics Training and Competency Tool).  The launch of GENie signals a rebranding for the original GTACT platform and builds upon an established, well regarded educational heritage.

 

Available modules: 

 

Genomic laboratory videos

Includes a suite of genomic videos to support training and aid evidencing competency within the genomic community.

 

Tissue assessment

Assessment of tumour and cellularity content of H&E stained formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue and fresh frozen (FF) tissue samples requiring molecular testing. 

 

Variant nomenclature (HGVS and ISCN) 

Online competency assessment for Human Genome Variation Society (HGVS) nomenclature and International System for human Cytogenomic Nomenclature (ISCN).   All current and upcoming ISCN scenarios are based on the new 2024 ISCN guidelines. For the first time, we introduce three difficulty levels. All scenarios will cover Basic, Advanced and Complex levels. 

 

Variant classification (germline)

Online competency assessment for the classification of germline Single Nucleotide Variants (SNV) and Copy Number Variants (CNV).

 

Variant classification (BRCA and other HRR genes)

Online competency assessment for the classification of BRCA and HRR (Homologous Recominbination Repair) gene variants.  

 

How to purchase:

• Some modules (including trial versions are available for free.  For more information see each module webpage. 
• Laboratories or clinical centres can purchase multiple GENie platform licences for staff members (costed at £300 for up to 10 users per year, £500 for 11-20 users and £230 per additional 10 users per year).  Login to your GenQA account and go to the 'Purchase' interface.
• Individual genomics professionals can invest in their own GENie training for just £35 per year.  Purchase using PayPal by clicking on the 'ENROL / PURCHASE' button on this page. 

Both the SNV and CNV modules can be accessed with a single user licence.