The Training Evaluation Form (TEF) enables trainees to give direct feedback on their training, and lets the College monitor and improve the quality of training.
About the TEF
The TEF collects feedback from trainees on their training experiences, focusing on areas like support, supervision, professional development, and training quality. This feedback is crucial for identifying strengths and areas for improvement within training environments.
When to complete the TEF
The next TEF survey will be launched on 5 February 2025.
We will email trainees to remind them to complete the TEF through College communication.
Heads of School in some Deaneries may ask their trainees to complete interim TEFs between the national TEFs for local quality management purposes.
Training unit quality criteria
To improve the quality of training environment, Training unit quality criteria (September 2024) have been developed. These demonstrate to training units what constitutes a good training unit.
The principal aims of the criteria are to enhance the educational experience of trainees, to drive up the quality of training environments and ultimately to improve patient safety and experience.
The quality criteria will aid units to work towards being an effective training unit, help Heads of School to remove poor quality training posts and help trainees to know the environment and experience they are expected to receive.
TEF results and details
Results by year
Results from the 2024 TEF survey are available, along with previous years’ data are available below:
- 2024 Training Evaluation Form results
- 2023 Training Evaluation Form results
- 2021 Training Evaluation Form results
- 2019 Training Evaluation Form results
- 2018 Training Evaluation Form results
RCOG education and training awards 2024
For the sixth consecutive year, the RCOG has recognised the top training units in obstetrics and gynaecology across the UK. These awards are based on the 2024 Training Evaluation Form (TEF), where trainees assessed units in professional development, obstetric training, and gynaecological training. An overall ranking was awarded to units excelling across all categories.
The overall TEF award winner was Craigavon Area Hospital (Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency Deanery), which also achieved top rankings in obstetric training, gynaecological training, and professional development.
For details on the TEF award winners and highly commended units for 2024, please view the results here.
Learn from top-performing units
As part of the awards process, high-performing units were invited to share the approaches that contribute to their success in providing exceptional training. Explore the strategies, tips, and areas for improvement that these leading units have identified in the document below:
Training data analysis
Our national Training Evaluation Survey collates feedback from the Trainee Evaluation Form (TEF), taking place in the early part of the year, prior to the GMC survey.
It provides the College, schools and individual units detailed feedback on the training and education trainees undertake.
See our detailed analysis of training evaluation data.
Data privacy
The RCOG takes protection of personal information very seriously. Only the RCOG ePortfolio Manager will be able to see individually completed TEFs. These will be downloaded without personally identifiable data and formatted into a series of summary reports to be shared with Heads of School, Postgraduate Deans and trainee reps.
Comments from the TEF will be sent separately in one spreadsheet to each Head of School and trainee rep. For more information, please read the TEF confidentiality statement and data privacy policy.