PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - N. T. A. Oswald TI - Assessing release courses in vocational training DP - 1979 Jan 01 TA - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners PG - 33--37 VI - 29 IP - 198 4099 - http://bjgp.org/content/29/198/33.short 4100 - http://bjgp.org/content/29/198/33.full SO - J R Coll Gen Pract1979 Jan 01; 29 AB - A series of visits to selected vocational training schemes revealed a wide variation in attendance by trainees, content of release courses, use of teaching methods, and participation in planning by trainees. The principal criticism made by ex-trainees was the absence of enough teaching on practice management. I suggest that it is important to clarify as soon as possible the division of teaching responsibilities between training practices and release courses.