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
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 2026 TEF survey, along with previous years’ data, are available below:
- 2026 Training Evaluation Form results
- 2025 Training Evaluation Form results
- 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
We have produced a guidance video on how to use the TEF dashboard to explain the key features of the dashboard and how to use it to interpret responses from the TEF survey. Please enable marketing cookies if you cannot see the video.
RCOG education and training awards 2026
For the eighth consecutive year, the RCOG has recognised the top training units in obstetrics and gynaecology across the UK. These awards are based on the 2026 Training Evaluation Form (TEF), where trainees assessed units in four evaluation categories – professional development, obstetric training, gynaecological training, and overall performance. All responses are averaged for each eligible hospital, and this year we introduced new categories to ensure that the awards are based on hospital size.
The award winners receiving top rankings were:
- Small hospital category: West Suffolk Hospital – Overall, Professional Development and Obstetrics Training
- Medium-sized hospital category: Royal United Hospital Bath – Overall, Professional Development, Obstetrics Training, and Gynaecological Training
- Large hospital category: Queen Elizabeth University Hospital - Overall, and Gynaecological Training
- Additionally, this year we are recognising the hospital that has shown the greatest improvement in scores compared with the 2025 TEF results. The winner this year is Pilgrim Hospital
The full list of winners can be found in the 2026 TEF dashboard
Congratulations to all our award winners for these outstanding achievements.Winning units will be presented with their certificate at the November membership ceremony.
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.