Teach the Teacher Points by Specialty: IMT, CT and ST Scoring

Scored in the self-assessment under “Training in teaching”: “I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma” = 1 point, where “Training should be delivered with a duration of at least six hours (i.e. a one-day course) of synchronous (live) teaching time.” A PG Cert or PG Diploma scores 3. The person specification also lists “Evidence of training in teaching.” as desirable.

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Scored by letter, not points. Category D: “I have undertaken some educational activity focused on learning to teach” — “This would include any form of educational event focused on learning the skills of teaching – such as a training the trainers course online or otherwise”. It sits in the Teaching experience domain as an alternative to regular teaching, so it cannot be claimed on top of it, and evidence must be “A certificate for the educational event focused on learning how to teach”.

Scored in the self-assessment under “Training in teaching”: “I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma” = 1 point, where “Training should be delivered with a duration of at least six hours (i.e. a one-day course) of synchronous (live) teaching time.” A PG Cert or PG Diploma scores 3. The person specification also lists “Evidence of training in teaching.” as desirable. Note that a PG Cert or PG Dip “should not be scored for in this section, and should instead be included in the Training in Teaching section.”

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The only route by which a teaching qualification scores is inside the postgraduate certificate domain, which counts a “PG Cert in Education”. The separate Teaching domain scores delivery only and has no training-in-teaching tier, so a short teach the teacher course does not score.

Domain 3, Teaching and Training, Category C: “Evidence of other training in teaching methods after study of at least 2 days (such as Train the Trainers)”. The verifier converts categories to scores: “A 4 / B 3 / C 2 / D 1 / E 0”. Category A is “Hold a formal teaching qualification awarded at postgraduate level, for example: masters, CILT, PGDip, PG Cert”, so a postgraduate qualification scores 4.

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“I have had brief training in teaching methods lasting no more than 2 days” = 1. “I have had substantial training in teaching methods lasting more than 2 days; this could include a completed module which forms part of a postgraduate teaching qualification” = 2. Above that: “I have a higher qualification in teaching e.g. PG Cert or PG Diploma” = 3 and “I have been awarded a masters level teaching qualification” = 5.

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The published shortlisting matrix includes a Teaching domain scored 0–3, but no tier descriptors are published, so it is not known whether a teach the teacher course scores. No figure is claimed here.

Education and Teaching domain, “Cumulative scoring - maximum score 5 points”: “0.5 points each (2 points maximum) - for helping with an educational course (more than one session), for helping with mock OSCEs (more than one session), designing an e-learning tool, writing an e-book, completing a “teaching the teachers” course and/or undertaking a formal role in examining undergraduates.” The 0.5 shares a 2-point cap with those other activities. A higher teaching qualification scores 2.

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OMFS has a separate scored domain, “Training in Teaching” (maximum 5), alongside its qualification domain. Its 2-point descriptor is “I have had brief training in teaching methods lasting no more than two days AND I can provide evidence to demonstrate this”, above “brief training in teaching via online modules only” = 1 and below “substantial training in teaching methods lasting between five and twenty days” = 3. The live tutor-led day is what lifts a course out of the online-only band. More on OMFS ST1 teaching points.

Separately, the “Qualification in Medical Education” domain starts at “Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) in education (minimum 60 credits)” = 1, rising to a PGDip (minimum 120 credits) = 2 and an MSc = 3, each “Evidenced by certificate”. A short course below PGCert level does not score.

how OMFS ST1 scores training in teaching

The Education domain scores delivering teaching, not training in how to teach. The only qualification credit is “Additional points awarded for an educational qualification on top of the score for the above criteria” for a “PG Cert, Postgraduate diploma, MSc”. A short teach the teacher course does not score here.

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Scored in the self-assessment under “Training in teaching”: “I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma” = 1 point. The training must be “at least six hours (i.e. a one-day course) of synchronous (live) teaching time”. A PG Cert or PG Diploma scores 3, out of 38 points across all domains. For 2027 entry the person specification moves “Evidence of training in teaching.” to the desirable list.

Scored in the self-assessment under “Training in teaching”: “I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma” = 1 point. The training must be “at least six hours (i.e. a one-day course) of synchronous (live) teaching time”. A PG Cert or PG Diploma scores 3, out of 38 points across all domains. For 2027 entry the person specification moves “Evidence of training in teaching.” to the desirable list.

The person specification lists “Evidence of teaching experience and/or training in teaching.” as essential — teaching experience alone satisfies it — and “Evidence of involvement in teaching students, postgraduates and other professionals and evidence of participation in a teaching course.” as desirable. No published scored self-assessment could be found for this specialty, so no points figure is claimed here. For 2027 entry, training in teaching is listed as desirable.

“Evidence of participation in a teaching course.” is listed as desirable, not essential, in both the 2026 and 2027 person specifications. The essential criterion is “Evidence of teaching experience and/or training in teaching.”, which teaching experience alone satisfies. Separately, “Evidence of attendance at organised teaching and training programmes.” is essential under commitment to specialty. No published scored self-assessment could be found.

Scored in the self-assessment under “Training in teaching”: “I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma” = 1 point. The training must be “at least six hours (i.e. a one-day course) of synchronous (live) teaching time”. A PG Cert or PG Diploma scores 3, out of 38 points across all domains. For 2027 entry the person specification moves “Evidence of training in teaching.” to the desirable list.

Scored in the self-assessment under “Training in teaching”: “I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma” = 1 point. The training must be “at least six hours (i.e. a one-day course) of synchronous (live) teaching time”. A PG Cert or PG Diploma scores 3, out of 38 points across all domains. For 2027 entry the person specification moves “Evidence of training in teaching.” to the desirable list.

“I have had brief training in teaching methods lasting no more than 2 days.” = 1, and “I have had substantial training in teaching methods lasting more than 2 days.” = 2, each “additional to any training received as part of your primary medical qualification.” Above that, “I have a higher qualification in teaching, for example, PG Cert or PG Diploma.” = 5 and “I have been awarded a 3 year masters level teaching qualification.” = 6. Teaching experience is scored separately.

Domain 5, Training in teaching, in the 2026 self-assessment guidance: “I have had substantial training in teaching methods lasting more than 2 days” = 2 and “I have had training in teaching methods lasting 2 days or less” = 1, with a PG Cert or PG Diploma = 5 and a 3-year Masters = 6. The guidance defines substantial training as lasting more than 2 days “(whole time equivalent)”, which is what an 18-hour course is measured against. The 2027 document is not yet published. Note also that “NHS England have taken the decision not to run any Clinical Radiology ST3+ recruitment for 2027. A decision will be taken in summer 2027 regarding recruitment for programmes starting in 2028.”

how Clinical Radiology ST3 scores teaching

Scored in the self-assessment under “Training in teaching”: “I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma” = 1 point. The training must be “at least six hours (i.e. a one-day course) of synchronous (live) teaching time”. A PG Cert or PG Diploma scores 3, out of 38 points across all domains. For 2027 entry the person specification moves “Evidence of training in teaching.” to the desirable list.

Scored in the self-assessment under “Training in teaching”: “I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma” = 1 point. The training must be “at least six hours (i.e. a one-day course) of synchronous (live) teaching time”. A PG Cert or PG Diploma scores 3, out of 38 points across all domains. For 2027 entry the person specification moves “Evidence of training in teaching.” to the desirable list.

Question 6, “Do you have a formal teaching qualification?”: “‘Train the Trainers’ education supervision course” = 1, the same as “Postgraduate certificate in medical education” and “University accredited educational supervision course”. Above them, “Postgraduate diploma in medical education” = 2 and “Masters degree in medical education” = 3. Applies to both the ACCS and defined route of entry (DRE-EM) routes. Teaching involvement is scored separately.

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Scored in the self-assessment under “Training in teaching”: “I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma” = 1 point. The training must be “at least six hours (i.e. a one-day course) of synchronous (live) teaching time”. A PG Cert or PG Diploma scores 3, out of 38 points across all domains. For 2027 entry the person specification moves “Evidence of training in teaching.” to the desirable list.

Scored in the self-assessment under “Training in teaching”: “I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma” = 1 point. The training must be “at least six hours (i.e. a one-day course) of synchronous (live) teaching time”. A PG Cert or PG Diploma scores 3, out of 38 points across all domains. For 2027 entry the person specification moves “Evidence of training in teaching.” to the desirable list.

Domain “6. Teaching skills”, scored 0–4: “I have taught healthcare professionals or medical students with evidence of formal, positive feedback OR I have attended a basic teaching methodology course” = 1. It is an either/or, so teaching with formal feedback scores the same 1 point without a course, and a course on its own caps this domain at 1 of 4. Higher tiers require designing or leading programmes, or “over half of a formal teaching qualification (e.g. PGCertEd)” = 3.

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Scored in the self-assessment under “Training in teaching”: “I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma” = 1 point. The training must be “at least six hours (i.e. a one-day course) of synchronous (live) teaching time”. A PG Cert or PG Diploma scores 3, out of 38 points across all domains. For 2027 entry the person specification moves “Evidence of training in teaching.” to the desirable list.

Scored in the self-assessment under “Training in teaching”: “I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma” = 1 point. The training must be “at least six hours (i.e. a one-day course) of synchronous (live) teaching time”. A PG Cert or PG Diploma scores 3, out of 38 points across all domains. For 2027 entry the person specification moves “Evidence of training in teaching.” to the desirable list.

Scored by letter in a portfolio review, not in points. Category C: “Evidence of other training in teaching methods after study of at least 2 days (such as Train the Trainers)” — the third of five descriptors, below “Hold a formal teaching qualification awarded at postgraduate level. Eg masters, CILT, PGDip, PG Cert” (A) and “Have made a major contribution to a national or international teaching programme, with evidence” (B). The verifier converts categories to scores — A 4, B 3, C 2, D 1, E 0 — and this domain is not double-weighted, so Category C is worth 2 points.

Domain 4, Teaching: “Attended a Train the Trainers course, Generic Instructors course (GIC) or equivalent” = 2. Above it, organising a teaching programme or a multidisciplinary programme such as PROMPT = 3, and “A higher qualification in Medical education (for example, Masters/PhD, PG Certificate)” = 4.

Domain 5, Teaching, in the 2027 self-assessment guidance — the only pathway in this table whose 2027 scoring is already published. A teach the teacher course sits in the 3-point band: “You have attended a ‘Teaching the Teachers’ course OR, You regularly delivered formal teaching (e.g. lectures) at a recognised course OR, You have organised a teaching programme at national level (score: 3)”. Above it, “You have a recognised qualification in teaching, for example, a post graduate certificate, Diploma, or Masters in Medical Education (score: 4)”. Note also that “attending a course does not attract any score under teaching (except ‘Train the Trainer’ courses)” and “To receive a score for the Teaching domain, you require evidence of being involved in teaching and not attending as an attendee or student.”

Question 13 of the 2025 self-assessment form scores a formal teaching role, and the qualification tier is “I have a formal qualification in teaching – MSc Education/ PGcert /Dip Ed” = 3. The evidence note is explicit: “Please provide evidence of teaching qualification (Training the Trainers is NOT included)”.

As at ST1, the Education domain scores “involvement in delivering education/ teaching” from 0 to 5. The qualification bonus of +1 applies only to a “PG Cert, Postgraduate diploma, MSc”, and the guidance notes these “do not automatically guarantee a total score of 6 in this area”. A short teach the teacher course does not score.

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The common self-assessment used across physician higher specialty recruitment, at ST3 for group 2 specialties and ST4 for group 1. “I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma” = 1 point, requiring “at least six hours (i.e. a one-day course) of synchronous (live) teaching time”; a PG Cert or PG Diploma = 3; “There are 38 points available across the domains.” Teaching experience is a separate domain scored 0–5.

how PHST scores training in teaching

Scored in the self-assessment under “Training in teaching”: “I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma” = 1 point. The training must be “at least six hours (i.e. a one-day course) of synchronous (live) teaching time”. A PG Cert or PG Diploma scores 3, out of 38 points across all domains. For 2027 entry the person specification moves “Evidence of training in teaching.” to the desirable list.

Scored in the self-assessment under “Training in teaching”: “I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma” = 1 point. The training must be “at least six hours (i.e. a one-day course) of synchronous (live) teaching time”. A PG Cert or PG Diploma scores 3, out of 38 points across all domains. For 2027 entry the person specification moves “Evidence of training in teaching.” to the desirable list.

The 2026 self-assessment scoring system states plainly: “Attendance at teaching courses such as ATLS Instructor and Training the Trainer will not be counted”. A “Masters (e.g. MSc, MMedEd, MS, MCh(Orth), ChM), PGCert” scores 1 in the qualifications question; teaching involvement is scored on formal roles only.

Question 16, “Do you have a qualification in medical education?”: “Training the trainers’ certificate or certificate in education (gained since foundation) -1 point”. The course must qualify: “Training the trainer courses or certificates in education courses must be medically focussed and must contain a minimum of 2 hours of medically focussed training. Examples would include courses provided by the UK medical colleges.” A modular diploma scores 2 and an MSc 3. Teaching delivery is scored separately.

Domain 9: “A substantial interactive and practical teaching qualification (but not a formal degree)” = 1, as an alternative to “a formal teaching role or management role within or outside of medicine at a local or Trust level”. The domain covers “the last two years whole-time equivalent (WTE) of clinical practice”. Note “the PG Cert or equivalent in teaching has now been moved to domain 7” and “FHEA is not classified as a formal qualification and cannot be used as evidence”.

Scored in the self-assessment under “Training in teaching”: “I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma” = 1 point. The training must be “at least six hours (i.e. a one-day course) of synchronous (live) teaching time”. A PG Cert or PG Diploma scores 3, out of 38 points across all domains. For 2027 entry the person specification moves “Evidence of training in teaching.” to the desirable list.

Domain 6, Teaching: “I have: • some experience in formal teaching for health professionals. • OR some experience of formal teaching health-related topics to a non-medical audience. • OR attended a Teach the Teachers course, Generic Instructors Course or similar.” = 1. A postgraduate certificate in education scores 3, a postgraduate diploma 5 and a masters 6. Note “Attendance at Teach the Teachers course/Generic Instructors course either can count in either domain 6 or domain 9 but not both.” This framework covers the August 2026 and February 2027 start dates.

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Scored in the self-assessment under “Training in teaching”: “I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma” = 1 point. The training must be “at least six hours (i.e. a one-day course) of synchronous (live) teaching time”. A PG Cert or PG Diploma scores 3, out of 38 points across all domains. For 2027 entry the person specification moves “Evidence of training in teaching.” to the desirable list.

Domain 8, Teaching: “I have attended a Teaching the Teachers course, Generic Instructors course or similar” = 2, the same score as “some experience in formal teaching Health Professionals (such as lectures)”. A Postgraduate Certificate in education/teaching scores 3, a Postgraduate Diploma 4 and “a Masters in Medical/Clinical Education” 5. One shared framework covers all higher psychiatry ST4 routes, and this guidance is already published for the 2027 round: “This guidance is for February 2027 recruitment only.”

Scored in the self-assessment under “Training in teaching”: “I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma” = 1 point. The training must be “at least six hours (i.e. a one-day course) of synchronous (live) teaching time”. A PG Cert or PG Diploma scores 3, out of 38 points across all domains. For 2027 entry the person specification moves “Evidence of training in teaching.” to the desirable list.

Scored in the self-assessment under “Training in teaching”: “I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma” = 1 point. The training must be “at least six hours (i.e. a one-day course) of synchronous (live) teaching time”. A PG Cert or PG Diploma scores 3, out of 38 points across all domains. For 2027 entry the person specification moves “Evidence of training in teaching.” to the desirable list.

Question 7, “Do you have a formal teaching qualification?”: “‘Train the Trainers’ education supervision course” = 1, alongside “University accredited educational supervision course” = 1. “Postgraduate diploma / certificate in medical education” = 2 and “Masters degree in medical education” = 3. Note the person specification lists “Experience of teaching.” as essential in both 2026 and 2027, and the phrase “training in teaching” does not appear in it.

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Scored in the self-assessment under “Training in teaching”: “I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma” = 1 point. The training must be “at least six hours (i.e. a one-day course) of synchronous (live) teaching time”. A PG Cert or PG Diploma scores 3, out of 38 points across all domains. For 2027 entry the person specification moves “Evidence of training in teaching.” to the desirable list.

Domain 8, Teaching: “I have attended a Teaching the Teachers course, Generic Instructors course or similar” = 2, the same score as “some experience in formal teaching Health Professionals (such as lectures)”. A Postgraduate Certificate in education/teaching scores 3, a Postgraduate Diploma 4 and “a Masters in Medical/Clinical Education” 5. One shared framework covers all higher psychiatry ST4 routes, and this guidance is already published for the 2027 round: “This guidance is for February 2027 recruitment only.”

Scored in the self-assessment under “Training in teaching”: “I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma” = 1 point. The training must be “at least six hours (i.e. a one-day course) of synchronous (live) teaching time”. A PG Cert or PG Diploma scores 3, out of 38 points across all domains. For 2027 entry the person specification moves “Evidence of training in teaching.” to the desirable list.

Scored in the self-assessment under “Training in teaching”: “I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma” = 1 point. The training must be “at least six hours (i.e. a one-day course) of synchronous (live) teaching time”. A PG Cert or PG Diploma scores 3, out of 38 points across all domains. For 2027 entry the person specification moves “Evidence of training in teaching.” to the desirable list. Published for 2027 entry as “General Internal Medicine ST4”.

Domain 8, Teaching: “I have attended a Teaching the Teachers course, Generic Instructors course or similar” = 2, the same score as “some experience in formal teaching Health Professionals (such as lectures)”. A Postgraduate Certificate in education/teaching scores 3, a Postgraduate Diploma 4 and “a Masters in Medical/Clinical Education” 5. One shared framework covers all higher psychiatry ST4 routes, and this guidance is already published for the 2027 round: “This guidance is for February 2027 recruitment only.”

Scored in the self-assessment under “Training in teaching”: “I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma” = 1 point. The training must be “at least six hours (i.e. a one-day course) of synchronous (live) teaching time”. A PG Cert or PG Diploma scores 3, out of 38 points across all domains. For 2027 entry the person specification moves “Evidence of training in teaching.” to the desirable list.

Scored in the self-assessment under “Training in teaching”: “I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma” = 1 point. The training must be “at least six hours (i.e. a one-day course) of synchronous (live) teaching time”. A PG Cert or PG Diploma scores 3, out of 38 points across all domains. For 2027 entry the person specification moves “Evidence of training in teaching.” to the desirable list.

Domain 8, Teaching: “I have attended a Teaching the Teachers course, Generic Instructors course or similar” = 2, the same score as “some experience in formal teaching Health Professionals (such as lectures)”. A Postgraduate Certificate in education/teaching scores 3, a Postgraduate Diploma 4 and “a Masters in Medical/Clinical Education” 5. One shared framework covers all higher psychiatry ST4 routes, and this guidance is already published for the 2027 round: “This guidance is for February 2027 recruitment only.”

Scored in the self-assessment under “Training in teaching”: “I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma” = 1 point. The training must be “at least six hours (i.e. a one-day course) of synchronous (live) teaching time”. A PG Cert or PG Diploma scores 3, out of 38 points across all domains. For 2027 entry the person specification moves “Evidence of training in teaching.” to the desirable list.

Domain 8, Teaching: “I have attended a Teaching the Teachers course, Generic Instructors course or similar” = 2, the same score as “some experience in formal teaching Health Professionals (such as lectures)”. A Postgraduate Certificate in education/teaching scores 3, a Postgraduate Diploma 4 and “a Masters in Medical/Clinical Education” 5. One shared framework covers all higher psychiatry ST4 routes, and this guidance is already published for the 2027 round: “This guidance is for February 2027 recruitment only.”

The 2026 scoring guide has 13 scored categories and no training-in-teaching domain, and it states that “Diplomas, Associated Diplomas and Certificates are not awarded points”. Domain D scores teaching experience only — “1 point = Informal teaching / 2 points = Formal teaching appointment” with cumulative points for feedback and for teaching in paediatrics or cardiology. Courses are scored separately and “Courses must be clearly relevant to paediatric cardiology”. The 2027 person specification removes the teaching-and-training phrase altogether.

Scored in the self-assessment under “Training in teaching”: “I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma” = 1 point. The training must be “at least six hours (i.e. a one-day course) of synchronous (live) teaching time”. A PG Cert or PG Diploma scores 3, out of 38 points across all domains. For 2027 entry the person specification moves “Evidence of training in teaching.” to the desirable list.

Domain 8, Teaching: “I have attended a Teaching the Teachers course, Generic Instructors course or similar” = 2, the same score as “some experience in formal teaching Health Professionals (such as lectures)”. A Postgraduate Certificate in education/teaching scores 3, a Postgraduate Diploma 4 and “a Masters in Medical/Clinical Education” 5. One shared framework covers all higher psychiatry ST4 routes, and this guidance is already published for the 2027 round: “This guidance is for February 2027 recruitment only.”

Scored in the self-assessment under “Training in teaching”: “I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma” = 1 point. The training must be “at least six hours (i.e. a one-day course) of synchronous (live) teaching time”. A PG Cert or PG Diploma scores 3, out of 38 points across all domains. For 2027 entry the person specification moves “Evidence of training in teaching.” to the desirable list. Renal medicine is a group 1 specialty and recruits at ST4, not ST3.

Scored in the self-assessment under “Training in teaching”: “I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma” = 1 point. The training must be “at least six hours (i.e. a one-day course) of synchronous (live) teaching time”. A PG Cert or PG Diploma scores 3, out of 38 points across all domains. For 2027 entry the person specification moves “Evidence of training in teaching.” to the desirable list.

Scored in the self-assessment under “Training in teaching”: “I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma” = 1 point. The training must be “at least six hours (i.e. a one-day course) of synchronous (live) teaching time”. A PG Cert or PG Diploma scores 3, out of 38 points across all domains. For 2027 entry the person specification moves “Evidence of training in teaching.” to the desirable list.

Scored in the self-assessment under “Training in teaching”: “I have had training in teaching methods which is below the level of a PG Cert or PG Diploma” = 1 point. The training must be “at least six hours (i.e. a one-day course) of synchronous (live) teaching time”. A PG Cert or PG Diploma scores 3, out of 38 points across all domains. For 2027 entry the person specification moves “Evidence of training in teaching.” to the desirable list. Published for 2027 entry as “Stroke Medicine and General Internal Medicine ST4”.