The Gold Guide, a guide to postgraduate specialty training in the UK, requires all trainees to be registered with their College as a specialty trainee.  We have, previously referred to this as enrolment but from now on it will be Trainee Registration and Retention and the fee attached to it will be referred to as the Trainee Registration and Retention Fee.  We have amended as far as possible all existing references, but in all cases, any remaining reference to, "enrolment" should be read as meaning "Trainee Registration and Retention". 

• Applications will not be accepted earlier than the published opening date. 
  
  
• Please note there will be a new enrolment/trainee registration form for this round, you must  submit a new form.  Any old forms will be returned to you. 
  
  
• Incomplete or late applications will not be accepted, so you are advised to ensure that your application arrives in time.
  
  
• In a change to previous rounds you may be able to enrol if you are not in a paediatric training post. You must be:
  1.  In-between posts and intending to return to a training post shortly
  2. Your Educational Supervisor or College Tutor must support your application by 
       completing the following form.  Non training post trainees
       This must be submitted with your enrolment/trainee registration form.
   
• Please note that if you do not know your Educational Supervisors details at the time of filling out your form, you can still enrol, and you will still gain access to your ePortfolio and online assessment (ASSET) accounts.  However you will be limited as to what you can do with these accounts until you are linked to your Educational Supervisor.  Please see the ePortfolio part of the website for details regarding how Educational Supervisors can be linked to a trainees ePortfolio account. For your online assessment account, contact the ASSET team when you have this information. 
  
  
• If you wish to enrol/register because you are an IPTS trainee please note that this is a separate process to UK enrolment/trainee registration.  You will need to contact the IPTS department for information regarding this.  

DEADLINES FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS:

• The completed application form, accompanied by the appropriate fee and any other documents required must reach the College before the published closing date.
  
  
• Allowances cannot be made for postal or other delays, and late or incomplete applications cannot be accepted. Applications that arrive after the closing date will be returned.
  
  
• Applications that are late due to insufficient postage will not be accepted.  The college is not responsible for paying excess postage.
  
  
• Applications are accepted and processed on a first-come-first-served basis. 

How To Enrol/Register

1. Download and fully complete the enrolment/trainee registration form. 
   Enrolment/trainee registration form   Ethnic Origin Form
2. Download and complete any additional forms you require (please see concession forms below or non training trainee form above.)
3. Return completed form ensuring payment is enclosed (if necessary) to the RCPCH address.

Concessions

Please note you may be entitled to a concession if you fall under the following categories.

• Maternity leave concessions Please note: no requests for concessions will be considered if your leave is less than 6 months.
•   Less than full time trainee concession
  
•   Out of programme experience

You must complete the appropriate form and if enrolling/registering return with your enrolment/trainee registration form.

Frequently asked questions

Please click here for enrolment   FAQ's 2010

What happens once I enrol/register with the RCPCH?

If you have submitted a UK Enrolment/ Trainee Registration form:

• Once your form has been received and processed you will receive a confirmation e-mail from the RCPCH.  Please note that the length of time this takes depends on the amount of forms we receive.  This should take roughly 2- 3 weeks after we have received your application
• Your ePortfolio and online assessment (ASSET) account will be created shortly after this. Further information regarding online assessments.

For All Enrolled/Registered Trainees (Both StR and SpR)

Updating your details

Are you already enrolled/registered as a trainee? If so, it is very important that the RCPCH has the most up to date information.  Please ensure that we have your latest details by logging onto your RCPCH account.  If you do not have an account you can create one by following the link  RCPCH online account.

ePaedMSF (Formally e-SPRAT)

The next round of ePaedMSF will start in Autumn 2010, further details will be available nearer the time. Please check the ePaedMSF page for further information or visit the  ASSET webpage for more information regarding your online assessments.
 

Change of enrolment/trainee registration status

If you are an SPR and have previously enrolled/registered with the college you can now request to change your previous enrolment/registration status.  This only applies to SPRs and you must already be enrolled/registered with the college.  You can do this by visiting the change of enrolment/registration status page.

Please read the form carefully before submitting.

Useful Lists

•   Trainee Useful Acronyms
•   Regional Advisors
  
  

Useful Links

• ASSET
• ePortfolio
• Educational Supervision
• RCPCH Membership Department
• RCPCH IPTS
• RCPCH Examinations
• GMC Website