As a specialty trainee you will be required to participate in the Annual Review of Competency Progression (ARCP) process as outlined in the Gold Guide. Your Specialty Programme Coordinator Claire Tiernan will contact you in advance with the confirmed dates for submission of evidence.The SAC in General Surgery have produced benchmarking guidelines for General Surgery trainees in ST4, ST6 and ST8. These forms will be used as part of the ARCP process and must be completed and uploaded to your evidence section of ISCP, prior to ARCP. Trainees are encouraged to use the ST8 checklist and to ensure that they are obtaining the Emergency General Surgery requirements as they rotate through the first 4 years of trainng.