Specialist Training Fund 2022-2023 – OPEN
Overview:
To complement the suite of educational and training supports implemented on foot of the introduction of the NCHD Contract 2010, the HSE continues to have in place a specialist training fund for higher specialist trainees. This fund is to support and aid your participation in education and training events which are additional to those mandatory elements defined in the agreements in place between the HSE and the postgraduate medical training bodies.
The Specialist Training Fund is only available to higher specialist trainees who are enrolled in approved higher training programmes (this fund was previously known as the Discretionary Fund).
2021/2022 Claims:
The closing date for claims during training year 2021/22 is 10th October 2022.
The funding available to each HST trainee is equivalent to €500 per year of higher specialist training remaining as of 1st July 2010.
Please review the attached Guidance Document 2022 for further information about the specialist training fund and to determine if you are eligible to apply. Eligibility criteria include being in a clinical post for which you are receiving training credit and holding an NCHD contract.
Applications for claims incurred during the 2021/2022 training year are now being accepted.
Trainees can apply for funding in respect of financial liabilities incurred between the following dates: Monday 12th July 2021 to Sunday 10th July 2022.
Applications for claims in relation to expenses incurred in the 2021/2022 training year must be received by the Training Body no later than 10th October 2022.
How to Claim:
2021/2022: Complete the 2021/2022 Reimbursement Form and return it with the appropriate supporting documentation to Ms Jennifer Kavanagh, Postgraduate Training Administrator, College of Psychiatrists of Ireland.
2022/2023: Complete the 2022/2023 Reimbursement Form and return it with the appropriate supporting documentation to Ms Jennifer Kavanagh, Postgraduate Training Administrator, College of Psychiatrists of Ireland.
For further information about the specialist training fund for higher specialist trainees please email the Ms Jennifer Kavanagh or visit www.hse.ie/doctors