ABSTRACT
A list of core subjects for the next term is given to each group early in the term and it is for the trainees, plus leader, to decide on the inclusion or exclusion of these subjects according to the trainees' needs. Approximately two-thirds of the trainees are in the three-year scheme and arrangements are made for them to attend the weekly half-day release course throughout the three years and stay in the same group during this period. Trainees in general choose subjects from the core content which particularly interest them and the leader checks with the group that subjects not included have been covered elsewhere. Often, during this discussion, additional topics are added to the term's programme. One trainee is responsible for each session and he or she discusses the aims for that session with the group leader two weeks before it takes place.
