ARCP (Annual Review of Competence Progression)

This section provides a range of information about the Annual Review of Competence Progression (ARCP), a formal assessment that determines whether you can progress to the next year of the specialty training programme.

Progression through training is measured against the standards set out in the matrix of educational progression (below).

Matrix of educational progression

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The matrix of educational progression sets out the standards for progression through the specialty training programme in O&G

Your ARCP documentation is an important component of authorisation that’s recorded as evidence for your Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT).

Find out more

For information on how to prepare for your ARCP, what to expect at the ARCP meeting and ARCP outcomes, please read the ARCP overview
For information about how the training matrix is used to assess your progress at the ARCP, please read the advice on ARCP outcomes
For information about the ARCP process at key way points (ST2–ST3 and ST5–ST6), including what happens if you fail the MRCOG exam, please read the guidance on ARCP outcomes at key way points
For information on how to use the training matrix and ARCP to screen for potential future issues, please read the guidance on screening for future issues
If you’re an academic trainee, please also read the guidance about the annual academic review process

Contact us

If you have any questions, or need more information, please email the Trainees’ Coordinator or call +44 20 7772 6348.

Elsewhere on the site

Curriculum: The complete specialty training programme in O&G – core curriculum, ultrasound, ATSMs, subspecialty and academic

MRCOG exams: How to prepare for the Part 1 and Part 2 MRCOG exams (the RCOG’s membership exams)