The first year training programmes start in February/March each year and finishes in November/ December.

The actual dates will be provided at the first training session but may be available earlier if you need them. The 200 hours of training each year are held over 10 months on an average of approximately one weekend each month (17 hours from Friday evening 7-10 pm, Saturday 9.30 am - 6 pm and Sunday 9.30 am – 6 pm).

The 54 hours of meetings in Syndicates are arranged between the Syndicate members at the start of the training year. There are 18 Syndicate meetings each of 3 hours.