Making every day of training count

Every day of your training journey, from your first rotation through to admission to Fellowship, is reflected in one of three statuses on your training record: active training as part of a completed rotation, a break in training, or not in training. Rotations without an In-training Assessment (ITA), signed off by your supervisor and Director of Training, aren’t counted: your training time doesn’t accrue, and the gaps in your record may make you ineligible for some assessments, or block your progress through Stages of training and admission to Fellowship.

ITAs are a key indicator of your training progression. They confirm you’ve completed Fellowship Program requirements, and they identify when you may need additional support. An unsuccessful rotation should be followed by supported targeted learning to help you get back on track, and a delayed ITA delays that support.

Prior to the pandemic, the College routinely sent reminders to trainees when an ITA was overdue by 60 days (’60-day letters’), following a process that’s described in section 4.7.3 of the Progression through training policy and procedure (commonly called the 60–90-day process). The reminders were paused when covid flexibility was implemented, so that trainees and supervisors could coordinate form submission when disrupted routines allowed.

The 60–90-day process was an effective tool that helped trainees, supervisors, and Directors of Training (DOTs) to finalise rotational requirements and support trainees’ progression through the Fellowship Program. It was uncommon for ITAs to remain outstanding at 90 days without exceptional circumstances, which would be considered and accommodated by the Committee for Training (CFT).

During and after the pandemic, a growing number of trainees have left rotations unfinalised. Some have had training progress or admission to Fellowship delayed while they seek out former supervisors and DOTs to sign off rotations that ended several years prior. Some have lost training time, others have had the training time recorded as an administrative fail, triggering Targeted Learning or a Training Review.

The College still issues 30 days’ notice to finalise an ITA in specific cases where delayed progression has necessitated it, and the routine 60-90-day process is making a staged return between now and May 2027.

If your ITA for the February 2026 rotation isn’t finalised by 2 October 2026 (60 days after the end of the rotation), you’ll get a reminder from the College. The College will also send reminders for any outstanding historical rotations at the same time. You’ll have an extended deadline to finalise your overdue ITAs, because the full 60-90-day process won’t come into effect until February 2027, when the current rotation ends.

Reminders will be copied to your supervisor and your DOT to make sure they do their part, and to your SCOT or ESO if you have one. The aim of the 60–90-day process is to provide trainees with leverage to encourage supervisors or DOTs to sign off rotations, and to help training programs encourage trainees to engage in the ITA process.

There are many reasons an ITA might be delayed. If you’re having trouble getting an ITA signed off, or if you have questions about the 60-90-day process, contact traininghelp@ranzcp.org.