The MRCGP has three components:
Simulated Consultation Assessment (SCA)
Workplace Based Assessment (WBPA)
Each of these components is independent and addresses different competencies and skills, which would be expected of a GP Specialty Trainee, but together they cover the curriculum for Specialty Training for General Practice. To obtain a Certificate in Completion of Training (CCT), trainees must satisfactorily complete all three components as well as doing a full 36 months in GP Training.
The GP training ePortfolio is Fourteenfish
Please follow this link for detailed guidance from the RCGP - WPBA assessments (rcgp.org.uk)
Or this link to the Fourteenfish Help Centre which can help answer a multitude of queries - RCGP Trainee Portfolio – FourteenFish Help Centre
The educational supervisor’s report can be either interim or full and requires review of the clinical supervisor’s report (when in a hospital based placement) along with evidence provided within the ePortfolio and any other source i.e educator notes. For detailed guidance on completing an ESR or iESR, please refer to the Fourteenfish help centre –
Education Supervisor Reviews (ESR) – FourteenFish Help Centre
GP UUC/OOH Log Sheet
- IMPENDING CCT ARCPS:
ESR signed off by Wednesday 7th January 2026 / ARCP Panel on Thursday 15th January 2026
- COMBINED TRAINING:
ESR signed off by Wednesday 14th January 2026 / ARCP Panel on Thursday 22nd January 2026
- ALL INTERIM ESRS TO BE SIGNED OFF BY:
Thursday 15th January 2026
- FEBRUARY CO-HORT ARCPS:
ESR signed off by Wednesday 7th January 2026 / ARCP Panel on Thursday 15th January 2026
- SUMMER ARCPs
- ST1 – ESR 2 SUBMISSION BY 21/05/26
ARCPS Panel on 04/06/26 - ST2 – ESR 2 SUBMISSION BY 28/05/26
ARCPS Panel on 11/06/26 - ST3 – ESR 2 SUBMISSION BY 04/06/26
ARCPS Panel on 18/06/26
ALL FORM Rs MUST BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL TO gpspecialtytraining.nimdta@hscni.net BY ESR SUBMISSION DATE AS INDICATED ABOVE
Workplace Based Assessment (WPBA) builds up a qualitative picture of a trainees performance in training. The evidence trainees collect in their ePortfolio is reviewed at least every 12 months in the Annual Review of Competence Progression (ARCP).
For full time trainees, an ARCP is held at least once every 12 calendar months. It is not unusual for trainees to have more than one ARCP within a 12-month period if needed. Less than full time trainees should have an ARCP not less than annually but at intervals of no more than 15 months (to comply with the revalidation requirement) but may need an ARCP at a critical progression point in training.
Reviews can also be conducted more frequently if there is a need to deal with progression issues outside the annual review.
The ARCP Panels role is:
- To review trainees progression based on the evidence presented in their ePortfolio and make judgements/recommendations about their progress against the competences, and whether they are ready to move onto the next stage of training
- To provide a final statement of a trainees attainment of the competences for general practice - the basis for making a recommendation of satisfactory completion of training (CCT)
Once signed off by the panel chair, ARCP outcomes are recorded on Fourteenfish, accessible through the "training map"
For more information on ARCP outcomes and the panel, please refer to the Gold Guide for Specialty Training - Gold Guide - 10th Edition
Form R Quick Guide
Form R Template
All trainees must provide a fully completed Form R ahead of commencement to GP training (Registering Form R) and then ahead of every ARCP.
Forms Rs must be completed and emailed to gpspecialtytraining.nimdta@hscni.net for pre-checking ahead of every ARCP panel.
Only when the admin team have confirmed the Form R has been completed correctly should the Form R be uploaded to your portfolio under the Compliance Passport Section (Uploading Form R – FourteenFish Help Centre). This needs updated ahead of every ARCP so the most up to date Form R is being referenced.