Principles of a Training Capacity Assessment

Published 15/07/2025

Glossary

Abbreviations	Meaning
ACCP	Advanced Critical Care Practitioner
ACCS	Acute Care Common Stem
CCT	Certificate of Completion of Training
CS	Clinical Supervisor
DiT	Doctor in Training
EM	Emergency Medicine
ES	Educational Supervisor
FICM	Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine
FICMCRW	FICM’s Careers, Recruitment & Workforce Committee
FICMTAQ	FICM’s Training, Assessment & Quality Committee
FT	Faculty Tutor (local appointment, approved by FICM)
GMC	General Medical Council
HEIW	Health Education and Improvement Wales
ICM	Intensive Care Medicine
ICU	Intensive Care Unit
IiTs	Intensivists in Training
IMT	Internal Medicine Training
LED	Locally Employed Doctor
MTI	Medical Training Initiative
NES	NHS Education for Scotland
NHSE	NHS England
NIMDTA	Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency
RA	Regional Advisor (FICM appointment)
SAS	Specialty & Specialist Doctor
SDT	Self-Directed Time
SEB	Statutory Education Body
tACCP	Trainee Advanced Critical Care Practitioner
TCA	Training Capacity Assessment
TPD	Training Programme Director (SEB appointment, responsible to Head of School and Post-Graduate Dean)