Educational Supervisors
The next Educational Supervisor's Update Day
Will be held at the Swalec Stadium, Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on Weds 16th October 2024.
Further information including agenda and booking link to follow in due course.
Educational Supervisor Appraisal Meetings
All trainees have an Educational Supervisor to support and oversee their training. Both trainer and trainee work closely and can seek advice from the departmental College tutor and also the School of Anaesthesia. It is imperative that all trainees have regular Educational Supervisor appraisal meetings. These must be uploaded to the LLP so that regular engagement can be demonstrated.
ARCP 2025 Dates & Checklists
All ARCP dates and revised ARCP checklists for 2025 have been published on the ARCP webpage and supercede all previous ARCP checklists - see ARCPs
Introduction of a submission deadline for the ESSR and relevant ARCP evidence has proved very successful. We will continue to share submission dates only with trainees so that panel members have adequate time to review evidence. The actual panel review dates are one week after this submission date for anaesthesia and two weeks after the submission date for FICM ARCPs and dual anaesthesia/FICM trainees.
Submission dates for 2025 ARCPs are:
Winter ARCPs
Anaesthesia CT1-3, ST4 - January 13th 2025
Anaesthesia ST5,6,7 - January 13th 2025
FICM - January 14th 2025
Summer ARCPs
Anaesthesia CT1 - 1st July 2025
Anaesthesia CT2/ACCS CT3 - 16th June 2025
Anaesthesia CT3/ACCS CT4 - 16th June 2025
Anaesthesia ST4&5 - 23rd June 2025
Anaesthesia ST6&7 - 23rd June 2025
Dual anaesthesia/FICM - June 11th 2025
FICM (single/non anaesthesia) - June 11th 2025
All dual anaes/ICM trainees of any grade will now have both portfolios reviewed at summer ARCPs by a joint anaes/ICM panel on one date.
All LLP evidence, including the ESSR, must be present to view by the advertised submission date - therefore please co-ordinate the date for ESSR completion with your trainee as early as possible. Trainees who do not submit their evidence by the submission deadline are likely to receive an Outcome 5, followed by an Outcome 2.
All ARCPs will be held in absence.
In the event of an unsatisfactory outcome, a virtual meeting will be arranged within the next 10 day period with the Head of School and Training Programme Director. These dates are to be confirmed.
ARCP 2025 Checklists
Trainer Development Resources from HEIW Postgraduate Education Support
Trainer development resources are available on the HEIW Trainer Support web pages at Trainer Induction The programme includes recordings from the 2023 Sharing Training Excellence in Multiprofessional Education (STEME) Conference, HEIW's Trainer Induction programme and HEIW's 2022 Spring webinar programme.
The Trainer Induction programme covers:
- Trainer Recognition and the process for becoming a trainer in Wales
- How do clinicians really think
- Supporting trainees
- Identifying and planning learning objectives
- Conducting effective assessment
- Providing constructive feedback
Professional Support Unit
The Professional Support Unit (PSU) supports all doctors and dentists in training in Wales to maximise training opportunities. PSU provides guidance, information and training to all parties involved in postgraduate medical and dental training.
The PSU runs CPD webinars, please use the following link to book PSU Webinars
