Progress reports are a way of monitoring your learning throughout your training.

Your Foundation training year is not only about passing the assessment, but to ensure you obtain key social and communication skills. The training is about developing you as a pharmacist, using this time to enhance and develop key skills that allow you to practise safely.

What are progress reports?

During your 52 weeks Foundation training period, your designated supervisor will complete two progress reviews at 13 and 26 weeks. 

At each of these weeks you should have a meeting with your designated supervisor to discuss your progress to date in demonstrating the Foundation training learning outcomes.

We have compiled some tips to help you prepare for and get the best out of your meetings.

Preparation for progress review meetings

• Organise a date, time and location for your meeting
• Think about outcomes you would like from your review
• Find out how your designated supervisor(s) would like you to present your evidence.
• Organise your templates and evidence before your meeting and look at your progress to date
• Look at any objectives or learning points from your previous report, record what you have done to meet these objectives
• Reflect on what you have done well so far and identify any gaps in the learning outcomes and areas you would like to work on; make a list to discuss with your designated supervisor
• Check with your designated supervisor if there is any preparation work you can do prior to the meeting.

During your progress report meetings

• Use your meeting as an opportunity to discuss your progress with your learning outcomes, assessment framework and calculation questions
• Identify your strengths and weakness
• Highlight any areas of your practice and work that you have enjoyed and not enjoyed
• Review your evidences, look at where you could add more detail to achieve more learning outcomes
• You may wish to discuss any concerns or problems you feel may hinder your training
• Let your designated supervisor know if you need further support in certain areas, e.g. resources or time
• Don’t be disappointed if you don’t achieve all of the learning outcomes in your early reviews, there will still be opportunities to make improvements
• Don’t compare your outcomes with others – remember this meeting is about your progress
• Reflect on what you have done well so far, identify gaps in your learning outcomes and areas you need to work on and discuss these with your designated supervisor
• Agree on an action plan and what you need to achieve by your next progress meeting.

Useful resource

• GPhC Foundation training

Members can contact the RCPharm Professional Support service:

• Phone: 0845 257 2570
• Email: [email protected]