Everything you need to know about certification of training and specialist registration
Certification of training and specialist registration
The RCOG is responsible for recommending doctors to the General Medical Council (GMC) for inclusion on the Specialist Register. It’s a legal requirement to be entered on the Specialist Register before taking up a consultant post in the NHS.
There are 3 routes to specialist registration: CCT, CESR(CP), and CESR.
Certificate of Completion of Training
For doctors who've completed a full GMC-approved training programme.
Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration – Combined Programme
For doctors who were appointed above ST1 level to a GMC-approved training programme since 1 August 2007, who at point of entry into the programme wish to count time spent in previous non-GMC-approved posts towards their O&G specialty training.
Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration
For doctors who haven’t completed a GMC-approved training programme, but who are able to demonstrate that their specialist training, qualifications and experience are equivalent to the requirements for the award of the CCT in the UK.