Surgical Training can be expensive time in your career with the need to complete exams and undertake courses. It is important that all trainees are aware of the financial supports that are available to them. The supports include:

Clinical Course and Examination Refund Scheme NCHD Application Form,
This scheme administered by HSE NDTP is open to NCHDs. There is an approved list of clinical course and examinations qualifying for this refund scheme. Details on how to make an application for the CCERS can be found on the HSE NDTP website or by clicking on the Clinical Course Exam Refund Scheme User Guide

Specialist Training Fund

This scheme is designed to support trainees in Higher Specialist Training from ST3 to ST8. An amount of €500 is available to trainees each year and if not claimed, the amount can roll over to the following year.

For further details on the scheme, please see the guidance document. If you would like to claim a refund and submit to the RCSI, please see claim your refund

Training Support Scheme

Training Support Scheme (TSS) is open to all training and non-training NCHDs who hold the 2010 NCHD contract.

NCHDs that are on a training scheme for the full training year should have access to the full amount of their fund entitlement, respective of their grade, from the commencement of the training year. Rotating during the training year does not affect this.

The amounts available to claim are:

Core Trainees at SHO level; €1,250.00 

Higher Trainees at Specialist Registrar level; €2,000.00

Details of the  courses, conferences and exams that qualify for TSS funding are listed below:
Training Support Scheme Guidance Document 2021.

The Training Supports Scheme User Guide explains the steps required to making a Training Supports Application via the NER Portal.