HKCA Newsletter, Volume 11, No.1 - The Hong Kong College of ...

HKCA Newsletter Volume 13, Number 1 January, 2004Board of EducationThe Council has resolved to implement In‐Training Assessment (ITA) and electronic logging oftrainees’ experience from 1 st July, 2004.In‐Training AssessmentITA is intended to focus primarily on the attainment of clinical skills, attitudes and behavior forcompetent professional practice. It complements other methods of evaluation such as the College’sexaminations. ITA is an essential part of the traineeʹs education and development.The Objectives of ITA are to:(a) Assess and assist with the Trainee’s progress towards appropriate professional competence. ITA isintended to focus primarily on areas not formally or easily assessed in examinations, including:clinical skills and attitudes, behavior skills and attitudes and academic skills and attitudes(b) Provide regular feedback to the Trainee(c) Develop any remedial activities that may be required for the Trainee.If you are interested in how trainees are being assessed, a copy of the ITA form is available in thecollege website: www.hkca.edu.hk/ITASOT.pdfeLogBookThe eLogBook can be found at: www.aic.cuhk.edu.hk/hkca/hkca.htm and is now opened for trial. Toenter the eLogBook, ask your supervisor of training for an eligible password. A comprehensiveguideline for entering experience in the eLogBook will appear in the “help” section shortly.YF ChowTraining Officer5