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Training & Quality team

We are an experienced team of professionals with a wealth of skills and backgrounds, passionate about driving quality improvements in paediatric education and training.

We focus on the production, quality and implementation of the paediatric training curriculum and we offer support to trainees on several aspects of their training, including certification and the development of the training programme.

We have two areas:

Quality & Training Projects sub-team

We set standards in paediatric education and training through the development and quality assurance of postgraduate paediatric curricula, including Progress+ and SPIN (special interest) modules. We support College Tutors, Educational Supervisors and Training Programme Directors. And, we work with deaneries to ensure quality in education and training and ensure adherence to General Medical Council (GMC) standards. We also have oversight for strategic development of ePortfolio

We also run the Annual Quality Cycle to quality assure the work of CSACs and Head of Schools. To support this work, we administer College Specialty Advisory Committees (CSACs) for the 17 sub-specialties, Training and Quality Board and Less Than Full Time Training Advisors Network.

For questions about the above, contact us on qualityandtrainingprojects@rcpch.ac.uk

Training Services sub-team

We support all doctors with a role in paediatric training in the UK, including trainees, trainers and regional administrative support. We register trainees for training with the College, maintain, and troubleshoot RCPCH ePortfolio and administer RCPCH START (assessment). We recommend trainees to the GMC to complete their training and enter the specialist register via Certification of Completion of Training (CCT) or Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR).

We also manage the RCPCH SPIN (special Interest) modules and cohorts for those who want additional training and experience in a clinical area.

To support all this work, we administer committees that drive the College's work related to training, including: Heads of School Committee,  Trainees Oversight Committee and Trainee Network, Portfolio Pathway Committee, START Committee, and  Academic Training Committee 

If you have any queries related to the services listed above, please contact training.services@rcpch.ac.uk.

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