Trainee solicitors webbased Training Record Tool for SRA

Trainee solicitors: web-based Training Record Tool for SRA compliance Tool for trainee development and performance reviews A new approach within an existing area

Regulatory context: SRA Training Regs 2011 • Trainees must keep a ‘regular’ & ‘adequate’ training record (Reg 6. 1(b)) • Training Principals must ensure trainees keep training record (Reg 15. 2(e)) • Training record must cross-refer to the SRA’s Practice Skills Standards (Reg 6. 1(b) & Guidance Note (iii)) • Supervisors must ensure coverage against SRA’s Practice Skills Standards (Reg 16. 3(a)) and that trainee keeps training record (Guidance Note (f))

‘Intelligent’ data entry Online Mentor lets you ‘tag’ your experience against typical practice areas. It also allows you to differentiate between contentious and non-contentious work.

‘Bite sized’ entries rather than long weekly summaries A key difference of the Online Mentor approach is that trainees can capture their experience in bite-size chunks rather than doing big weekly summaries

Easy link to the SRA’s Practice Skills Standards Any relevant SRA Practice Skills Standards can be selected quickly and easily The database tells you how many times you’ve ticked them before, which helps you track your coverage against the Standards and identify gaps over time

File uploads You can upload supporting documents if you want to as the system is fully secure (SSL encryption and penetration tested)

Cross-reference instead As supporting evidence for the training record isn’t an SRA requirement you can instead just cross-reference any relevant document names/locations

Review portal / platform Supervisors are also given a log-in so they can view their trainee’s training record online

Searching your training record You can search the training record for entries which have ticked particular SRA outcomes…

You can also search for experience in particular practice areas…

Professional skills programme - 40 hours A-Z content for trainees - Available 24/7 on the website -12 hours validated for PSC Electives

So, in summary. . . • Easy-to-use • Online not paper-based • Compliant with SRA Training Regulations • Easy for supervisors to see where trainees are at (including when on secondment at law firms) • Enhances on-the-job learning, development & reflection • Can 'plug into' and inform performance reviews • 40 hours professional skills training resource