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Training and assessment

Whether you're considering a paediatric career or are in the middle of your training pathway, we're here to support you. Read our guides and updates to support your training, including the Progress+ curriculum, assessment tools and your ePortfolio, plus an introduction to your Trainees Committee.
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Your training guide

From recruitment to certification...this is your handbook. It covers your annual review of competence progression (ARCP) and the varied options for your training.
Training guide
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Your assessments

Also known as Supervised Learning Events, these workplace-based assessments support your development and indicate possible improvements.
Assessment guide
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Your ePortfolio

With your educational supervisors, you'll use this online tool to record all learning and monitor your progress through the Progress curriculum. ePortfolio is on the risr/advance platform (formerly Kaizen).
ePortfolio guide

As you start training - key resources

Paediatric training at ST1 - guide
RCPCH membership - most new trainees should apply for Junior membership
RCPCH Progress+ - our two-level training programme and curriculum
Training Charter - what to expect from every training unit
Trainee toolkit - written by trainees for trainees
Reasonable adjustments at work good practice
Less Than Full Time training guidance
Rostering guidance for postgraduate doctors in training (England)
Trainee Committee - representing the views of all trainees
Supporting neurodivergent paediatricians

As you progress in training - key resources

Sub-specialties in training
Special interest (SPIN) modules
START (Specialty Trainee Assessment of Readiness for Tenure)
Stepping up - transition from trainee to new consultant paediatrician
Returning to work in paediatrics
Guide to training progression
Certification
Pregnancy and parenthood - guidance for doctors

Assessment review

We are reviewing the programme of assessment within RCPCH Progress+ - to ensure that the assessments taken in the workplace and our examinations are fair, fit for purpose and sustainable. 
Assessment review - information and updates

Supporting training

We provide information for those who support training: Educational Supervisors, College Tutors, Heads of Schools, Training Programme Directors, START assessors, College Specialty Advisory Committees, Examiners/Hosts and Deaneries. 
For those who support training

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Latest news and blogs about training

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Announcement
10 April 2026

ST4 Trainees: Help shape the future MRCPCH Clinical exam

We invite members at ST4 to participate in our second, online pilot of the MRCPCH Clinical in the morning or afternoon of Tuesday 2 June. You'll play a vital role in shaping the future of this exam and the assessment programme, and gain valuable experience and CPD recognition.
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Blog
6 March 2026

Reviewing the programme of assessment within Progress+: an update

Our assessment review is progressing and we'll soon launch a consultation, which will inform our submission to the General Medical Council. The views and experiences of members, including doctors in training and trainers, and of children and young people are vital, of course, and Cathryn Chadwick ma...
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Media response
6 March 2026

¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ to Medical Training Prioritisation Act

On 5 March 2026, the Medical Training Prioritisation Bill received royal assent and is expected to apply to the 2026 medical specialty recruitment rounds, affecting both foundation and specialty recruitment processes.