Trainees need 52 days per year as protected private study time throughout the programme. At the beginning of the programme, as soon as the teaching arrangements are known, trainees and training officers should between them agree how sufficient time will be allocated for study bearing in mind:
- Study time should be available for completing academic work and e-portfolio activities.
- Trainees are expected to attend university where the mode of delivery and/or the curriculum requires it – the amount of time required may vary across universities.
- Any time required to attend university is in addition to the study time.
- Trainees should agree with their workplace supervisors the location of their study leave – for example in the workplace or working from home, this could vary from week to week.
- Trainees and workplace supervisors should discuss and agree how to manage the 52 days per year study time which can be taken flexibly – for example as 1 day per week or as a block of time if required when preparing for exams.