Trainees are required to participate in regular and frequent appraisal as well as supervised training. They should regularly seek formative assessments that ultimately contribute to their summative evidence of competence. They should be engaged in evaluation, feedback and assessment, to assist them in their preparation for JAG Certification and for lifelong learning. They should accept recommendations from trainers that they are either ready for formal summative assessment and potential JAG Certification, or that they need further focussed training. Use of the e-portfolio with DOPS assessment is recommended to create a portfolio of evidence. If the e-Portfolio is not yet available, DOPS assessment forms are available in the Download Centre.

Trainees must ensure they have adequate on-site supervision at all times, for procedures that they have not yet gained a certificate of competence in, as defined in the curriculum.

Trainees may not undertake independent endoscopy unless formally assessed as competent by two independent observers.