Breakdown of ARCP/CCT requirements for research competencies into ‘knowledge’, ‘skills’ or ‘unclear’ categories reviewed between June and September 2015
| Common themes | Knowledge % | Skills % | Unclear % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appraisal of literature | 2 | 90 | 8 |
| Designing research | 0 | 18 | 82 |
| Delivering research | 0 | 11 | 89 |
| Analysis of data | 0 | 85 | 15 |
| Research governance | 45 | 10 | 45 |
| Knowledge of research | 95 | 5 | 0 |
| GCP | 73 | 0 | 27 |
| Communication and application of research | 51 | 40 | 9 |
| Unspecified | 0 | 0 | 100 |
ARCP, Annual Review of Competence Progression; CCT, Certificate of Completion of Training; GCP, good clinical practice.