Specialty Education Advisory Committee (SEAC)

Meeting dates 2025

• 28 February 2025 (14:00 – 17:00hrs)
• 06 June 2025 (14:00 – 17:00hrs)
• 16-17 October 2025 (two day event – times tbc)

Reporting mechanism

SEAC reports to the Education Board

Reporting Committees: 

• Special Interest Training Committee
• Subspecialty Committee
• Curriculum Committee
• Training Evaluation Committee

Function

To be responsible for the content, structure and delivery of the Specialty Training Programme and to advise the eligibility of doctors for the award of the Certificate of Completion of Training.

Remit

• To receive recommendations from the Curriculum Committee and Special Interest Training Committee concerning revisions to the Curriculum and to approve curricula changes prior to submission to Education Board
• To receive recommendations from the Subspecialty Committee concerning revisions to subspecialty curricula and to approve curricula changes prior to submission to Education Board
• To roll out curriculum revisions to the trainees ensuring appropriate mechanisms are in place for transitional arrangements
• To liaise with the Examination and Assessment Committee concerning the content of assessments for the Specialty Training Programme
• To liaise with the Training Evaluation Committee concerning the educational quality agenda
• To liaise with the MTI Officer concerning the educational quality of MTI training 

Structure

• To be responsible for the overall structure of the Specialty Training Programme
• To be responsible for maintaining the standards of trainee progression as set in the Matrix on an annual basis with particular reference to the hurdles set between ST2 and 3 and ST5 and 6
• To work closely with the Recruitment Officer to maintain an overview of the recruitment of trainees into the specialty and issues arising from Foundation training and to monitor and review statistics and national trends relating to recruitment
• To support the work of the Foundation Lead on issues relating to the Foundation Programme, Women’s Health resource, careers guidance and promoting the specialty
• To liaise and consult with the Trainees’ Committee on issues relating to education and training and wider relevant issues
• To liaise with the Training Evaluation Committee on the Training Evaluation Form and analysis and reporting of data
• To consult with the Medical Training Initiatives (MTI) officer on issues relating to the MTI programme and support the work of the MTI and Volunteering Committee
• Supported by the eLearning team, to be responsible for the quality assurance process for the Online Assessors resource on StratOG.

Delivery

• To monitor the quality of the Training Programme across specialty schools and report annually to the GMC
• To promote best practice in the delivery and management of training programmes
• To promote consistency in training, education, examination and assessment
• To review the feedback from the Trainee Evaluation Form and liaise with the Trainees’ Committee
• To report ongoing issues in the delivery of training both of a general and individual nature to the Education Board
• To ensure that a network of communication exists between the Deaneries/LETBs and the College
• To identify, support and develop new initiatives in the interest of continuous improvement of training

Award of the Certificate of Completion of Training

• To be responsible for revisions to the regulations for the award of the Certificate of the Completion of Training
• To act as arbiter in cases where a trainee and the Head of School are in disagreement pertaining to the application of the CCT regulations, the award of time for research or applications for ‘out of programme’ experience.
• To approve applications for the award of the Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)

Membership