Information for trainees and Training Officers
Sharing Good Practice webinar
Reflective practice through verbal dialogue: a case study from a Medical Physics STP
Wednesday 16 September 2026 – 9:30am to 11am
Deirbhile Sharkey, an STP trainee and Jonathan Cole, their STP Training Officer, will describe how they co-developed a technique for reflective practice through verbal dialogue. They found that this was not only straightforward and time-efficient, but also beneficial for both learning and reflecting on work practices within the wider department.
View further details and register for this webinar
Shape the future of the ETP curriculum
Trainees and Training Officers, there is still time to submit feedback on the ETP curriculum to inform next year’s rolling review. Feedback can be submitted through the Curriculum Library until Friday 18 September. Feedback received after this date will be considered in the following review cycle.
Submit your feedback in the Curriculum Library
The first cycle of curriculum rolling review starts in the new academic year. We are looking for a Lead Editor for the ETP curriculum. Details on how to apply will be shared in the next ETP Monthly Memo.
Find out more about the Lead Editor role
Are you interested in sharing your practice?
If you or your network have developed practice that you feel could be valuable to share with your peers, please express an interest in sharing your practice via the form linked to below. We are particularly interested in short talks on:
- Strategies for undertaking and assessing Direct Observation of Practical Skills (DOPS)
- Strategies for undertaking and assessing Observed Communication Events (OCEs)
Express an interest in sharing your practice
Information for Training Officers
ETP Induction 2026
We are holding the 2026 ETP Induction Day online via Teams on Thursday 22 October – 9:30am to 3:30pm. View the agenda for the day.
Trainees joining the ETP in October will need to attend this key event as part of their induction to the training programme and will be invited once interviews have been completed and posts filled.
ETP Train the Trainer webinar
Wednesday 11 November 2026 – 10am to 1pm
If you are new to the role of ETP Training Officer, you are expected to attend this train the trainer webinar which will introduce you to the programme and your responsibilities.
View further details and register for this webinar
Are you interested in exploring the Training Officer role further?
We have recently held a number of webinars as part of our Training Officer Spotlight series. The recordings from these sessions can be found in the Sharing Good Practice catalogue on our website. The details are below:
The role of the training officer as personal tutor, coach and mentor webinar
View further details and watch the recording of the webinar
Strategies to develop independent learning in work-based training
View further details and watch the recording of the webinar
Designing effective workplace training: Differentiated approaches and training methods
View further details and watch the recording of the webinar
Developing a motivating training environment
View further details and watch the recording of the webinar
These recordings, along with additional resources, are also available in the NSHCS Healthcare Science Training Resources catalogue in the NHS Learning Hub.
Access the Training Officer Spotlight series in the NHS Learning Hub
Missed a previous edition of the ETP Monthly Memo?
We’ve published copies of the Monthly Memo for ETP trainees and training officers on our website.
Click here to view previous editions of the ETP Monthly Memo.