Job Plans Research Articles

The study of remote working outcome and its influence on firm performance

This study's goal is to investigate the connection between the results of remote work (RW) and how that affects firm performance (FP). Using an empirical study of 128 IT professionals in a representative sample. Information was acquired through organized questionnaire interviews with business management. RW and other workplace flexibility practices were studied for their effects on FP using multiple regression analysis, and the mean differences in flexibility dimensions between businesses were analyzed using a t-test. The study's findings show that FP has a positive relationship with RW indicators such communicate frequently and well (CFW), encouraging work-life balance (EWB), maintaining interest and productivity (MIP), and providing accessible technology (PAT). The use of flextime, employee participation in job planning and design, rigorous results-based management, and the usage of variable pay for remote workers are all increasing in IT organizations. Businesses become more adaptable as a result of management stressing the value of work-life balance, assuring employee interest, and giving accessible technologies that will boost business performance. Understanding the interactions amongst management and the impact on the organization requires an understanding of the linkages between the various remote working indicators.

Leveraging Data Portals as Analytic Platforms: A Case Study of a Simulation of the Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan

Leveraging Data Portals as Analytic Platforms: A Case Study of a Simulation of the Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan

Job, teaching career and Special Education: analysis of job plans, career and compensation in the states of the Northern Region of Brazil

Resumo O estudo analisa a carreira docente, com ênfase nos professores da Educação Especial das redes estaduais de Ensino dos estados da região Norte do Brasil. Endentemos a carreira docente como um elemento da valorização do magistério e deve instigar a melhoria das condições adequadas de trabalho e de remuneração dos docentes. Metodologicamente, define-se e estrutura-se como pesquisa documental, analisando os Planos de Cargos, Carreira e Remuneração (PCCR) dos estados da região Norte. Constatou-se que os professores da Educação Especial contemplados nos referidos PCCR possuem as mesmas exigências de formação dos demais docentes da Educação Básica. Quanto às vantagens pecuniárias, o estudo constatou que dois estados da região Norte não preveem gratificação para docentes que atuam na Educação Especial, já os demais estados da região contemplam em seus respectivos PCCR vantagens adicionais aos docentes da modalidade Educação Especial.

Value Engineering For Drainage System Planning On Soekarno Hatta Road Malang City

The development of residential areas is very rapid, both in hilly areas and in "water parking" areas. So that puddles occur in several places, where in the past it did not occur. Floods/puddles during the rainy season that occur in the channel area of Jalan Soekarno - Hatta are caused by the capacity of the existing drainage system being no longer able to accommodate rainwater runoff. The aim of this research is Determining alternative drainage structure designs that are more efficient and effective is carried out on Jalan Soekarno - Hatta Malang City using the Value Engineering method and determining cost and time savings after carrying out Value Engineering in the drainage system planning work on Jalan Soekarno - Hatta Malang City. The results of this study is After doing Value Engineering by following the work plan (Job Plan) alternative 2 has been obtained which is efficient because the cost is cheaper (Rp. 15,881,356.00) than other alternatives, and alternative 2 is more effective because time (23 days) is faster than other alternatives . Whereas the initial cost of the U Gutter pair (existing) work on the Drainage System Planning project to Overcome Floods on Jalan Soekarno - Hatta Malang City is Rp. 17,139,144,126.35. While the cost after being in VE, namely alternative 2 Box Culvert Structure, is Rp. 17,014,195,372.72 so that there is a cost savings of Rp. 124,948,753.62 or 0.46%

Scratching beneath the surface: How organisational culture influences curricular reform.

Curricular reform is often proposed as the means to improve medical education and training. However, reform itself may not lead to noticeable change, possibly because the influence of organisational culture on change is given insufficient attention. We used a national reform of early-years surgical training as a natural opportunity to examine the interplay between organisational culture and change in surgical education. Our specific research question was: in what ways did organisational culture influence the implementation of Improving Surgical Training (IST)? This is a qualitative study underpinned by social constructivism. Interviews were conducted with core surgical trainees (n = 46) and their supervising consultants (n = 25) across Scotland in 2020-2021. Data coding and analysis were initially inductive. The themes indicated the importance of many cultural factors as barriers or enablers to IST implementation. We therefore carried out a deductive, secondary data analysis using Johnson's (1988) cultural web model to identify and examine the different elements of organisational culture and their impact on IST. The cultural web enabled a detailed understanding of how organisational culture influenced IST implementation as per Johnson's six elements-Rituals and Routines (e.g. departmental rotas), Stories (e.g. historical training norms and culture), Symbols (e.g. feedback mechanisms, visibility and value placed on education), Power Structures (e.g. who has the power in local contexts), Organisational Structures (e.g. relationships and accountability) and the Control System (e.g. consultant job plans and service targets)-and how these interact. However, it did not shed light on the influence of exogenous events on change. Our data reveal cultural reasons why this curricular reform met with varying degrees of success across different hospital sites, reinforcing that curricular reform is not simply about putting recommendations into practice. Many different aspects of context must be considered when planning and evaluating change in medical education and training.

Hig Productivity Boost by Technology Adoption in NDT & Inspection Industry

All organizations will get benefitted with the implementation of digital technologies. This helps in automating and enforcing the desired processes across the organization. With the availability of government grants, small and medium enterprises (SME) in Singapore are having great opportunity to avail the solution with the least amount of money spent. Choosing the right solutions is one of the key tasks of the business owners. We categorize the operations of any SME into the below 1. Human Resource Management (including data management, Job Planning, Attendance, Leave and Payroll) 2. Procurement (Material Request, Request for Quotations (RFQ), Purchase Orders, Inventory etc.) 3. Sales (Enquiry registration, Quotation and its revisions, follow up, Convert to Projects) 4. Finance (Invoice / Receivables / Payables / P&L / GST etc.) 5. Operations (NDT / Inspection / Scaffolding / etc.) cuteOffice is a one stop customizable solution that helps to manage the entire organization digitally. This paper details the standard scenarios of any SME and how it can be improved with digitalization.

P49 The Barbara Ansell National Network for Adolescent Rheumatology – 10 years on

Introduction/BackgroundOver the last 10 years since BANNAR was established, there has been increasing awareness of the specific age and developmental needs of adolescents and young adults (AYA) with rheumatic disease. The aim of this study was to describe the current BANNAR membership to ensure representativeness and determine clinical and research capacity to inform future strategies.Description/MethodAn online survey on Microsoft Forms (version 2021) was developed, piloted with the BANNAR leadership team and then disseminated to existing members in addition to any new members as part of the membership process.Discussion/ResultsAs of May 2022, there are 118 members. The BANNAR membership includes a wide variety of roles, from healthcare professionals reflecting the multidisciplinary team to charity representatives, academics, and researchers. Of the clinically active professionals (n = 93) there are more members working in the paediatric (n = 57) compared to the adult care setting (n = 34). There are 15 members in training posts, 16 members in research-only roles, and 9 charity representatives. Membership is predominantly female with a gender ratio of members F104: M14.Members are predominantly White British (n = 81, 69%) and include representation from all regions of England and the devolved nations in addition to 1 researcher based in Australia. 27/116 (23.3%) members reported being currently involved in AYA research with 2 non-respondents. This research was wide ranging and involved both basic science as well as clinical research. Of the NHS clinicians (excluding the clinical academics), 34/79 (43%) had research in their job description and/or job plan.Of 56 paediatric clinicians, 34 had access (61%) to a dedicated adolescent clinic in the paediatric setting. 37/93 NHS clinicians (40%) had access to a young adult clinic in adult services.Of the 93 clinically active members, only 15 (16%) members reported regular in-service training for team members in AYA topics. 23/93 (25%) clinician members used/signposted team members to the Adolescent Health e-learning project (www.e-lfh.org.uk) but 55/93 (59%) reported that they were unaware of this resource.Key learning points/ConclusionBANNAR is a national network with membership reflecting the multidisciplinary team in addition to researchers and charity representatives. As such, along with its youth advisory panel – Your Rheum – it is an excellent resource to support future AYA rheumatology research. However, there remain challenges for clinicians in contributing to research, with less than half having formal provision for research in their job descriptions. Furthermore, even in this committed group of AYA-focussed individuals, there was not universal access to adolescent and/or young adult clinics and there are still areas for development in AYA rheumatology training.

Determining the Reliability of Critical Controls in Construction Projects

Across the global construction industry, fatalities continue to occur from high-risk activities, where the risk controls have been defined; however, these were unreliable. In the mining industry, Critical Control Risk Management has provided positive results in reducing major accidents, which raises the question, could the Critical Control approach reduce the fatality rate in the construction industry? This study analyzed 10 years of serious and fatal incident investigation reports from four international construction companies to (i) assess the reliability of their Critical Controls (CCs) and (ii) assess the factors that affect the reliability of CCs. The results show the reliability of CCs, measured by implementation and effectiveness, averaged just 42%. Insight into human performance and organizational factors, including risk identification, decision-making and competency, together with supervision, job planning and communication, were identified as opportunities to improve the reliability of CCs. The study used bowtie diagrams with real event data to find the actual CC reliability. This appears to be the first published study that reports on the reliability of critical risk controls in construction. It demonstrates a feasible method for determining and communicating control effectiveness that can be used to deliver meaningful insights to industry practitioners on actual control performance and focus areas for improvement. In addition, actionable findings directly related to individual CCs can be derived that enable the participating organization to focus resources on improving specific verification processes. The results confirm the applicability of CCs for the Major Accident Event hazards analyzed and highlights that further reviews are required on the factors that need to be considered when implementing a CC program. This paper details our methodology and results, to assist others applying CCs as a risk management tool.

Using situational analysis to reimagine infrastructure

In this article, we ask what it means to think of infrastructure discursively through situational analysis. First, we consider how policymakers have historically used writing and rhetoric to redefine, reframe, and resituate what infrastructure can be in technical documents. Second, we address the impact of policymakers' discursive practices on the spaces and material realities of communities. We view the infrastructural function of writing "as a conceptual foundation for revealing structures and foundations of organizations that affect people" (Read, 2019, p. 237). We use three texts as the space of our discourse mapping: President Franklin Roosevelt's "Fireside Chat on the Recovery Program," the Green New Deal, and President Joseph Biden's recently proposed American Jobs Plan. Through these three cases, we argue that infrastructure has always been defined in relation to environment. Any definition of infrastructure is rooted in environment or seeks to change environment. These shifts in definition have been used strategically to bring more visibility to marginalized communities and make their concerns central to the concerns of the United States' socio-economic agenda. We close with implications for both communities and policymakers.

Towards industry 5.0: A multi-objective job rotation model for an inclusive workforce

The new Industry 5.0 paradigm complements the well-known Industry 4.0 approach by specifically driving research and innovation to facilitate the transition to sustainable, human-centric and resilient industry. In the manufacturing context, workers' diversity in terms of experience, productivity and physical capacity represents a significant challenge for companies, especially those characterized by high staff turnover and manual processes with high workload and poor ergonomics. In seeking to address such challenges, this research adopts a human-centric perspective to define new flexible job arrangements by developing a new multi-objective job rotation scheduling model. The proposed model is unique in that it aims to achieve multiple job assignment objectives by simultaneously considering different socio-technical factors: workers' experience, physical capacity and limitations, postural ergonomic risks, noise and vibration exposure, and workers' boredom. The model's implementation in real environments can be supported by new sensor-based technologies that collect data on workers' efficiency, ergonomic scores and task performance and enable workers to participate in measuring perceived fatigue and boredom. The primary goal of our model is to find the most appropriate assignment of job and individual-flexible rest-break plan for each worker. The authors test the model application in an industrial setting. Useful managerial insights emerge and prescriptive recommendations are provided.

COVID-19 in US Economy: Structural Analysis and Policy Proposals

Based on an input–output framework, this paper analyses the intersectoral structure of the US economy and estimates the COVID-19 multiplier effects on this economy. For this purpose we employ a model of matrix multipliers—which, except for the technical conditions of production, also considers imports, income distribution, savings, and consumption patterns—using data from the input–output table of the US economy for the year 2015, i.e., the latest available data at the time of this research (a few months after the US presidential election). Furthermore, we detect the key commodities that are considered appropriate for implementing economic policies in the short term, i.e., for boosting growth and job creation, as well as the commodities that are suitable for long-term, structural policies. Our findings suggest that short-term policies for a direct recovery after COVID-19 should be based on public consumption expenditures and investments as well as through exports. It is also shown that there is a great variety of short-term and long-term policies that can be adjusted according to the challenges of the US economy. Finally, for reasons of completeness, we estimate the impact of the main plans of the American president’s policy program, i.e., the “American Jobs Plan and the American Families Plan”, and we show that both plans would cumulatively increase the US output by about USD 6.07 trillion over the next ten years, not only helping the US economy recover from the COVID-19 shock but also ensuring macroeconomic stability and social cohesion.

Сокращение ресурсозатрат при реализации планово-предупредительного технического обслуживания устройств железнодорожной автоматики на основе цифровых моделей

This article considers a row of issues and problems in the area of optimal planning of jobs on technical servicing of railway automation and telemechanics devices in the process of planned-preventive servicing realization including the analysis of modern level and possibilities to increase task number being solved during automation of planning. Technologies for infrastructure device servicing, providing for minimizing and ideally - for influence elimination of so-called «human factor» on work implementation quality, are considered presently to be the most promising. One of the ways to reduce unproductive resource costs is to develop new approaches to technical servicing planning at that to, both, long-range planning (distribution of individual jobs by dates) and operational planning (making up an order to fulfill individual jobs within a shift). A vital task is a work planning automation in the frames of planned-preventive servicing of railway automation and telemechanics devices on the basis of fixation of technological situations that’re equivalent to functioning imitation of devices in various modes. In order to realize the set task, it’s proposed to develop corresponding digital models, which provide for technological situation identification and for the definition of work set, which will be considered as implemented, as well as the set of activities, which’re needed to be implemented on time.

Akumulasi Modal Manusia, Pemanfaatan Remitan dan Kendala Pemanfaatannya dalam Peningkatan Kesejahteraan Rumah Tangga Migran kembali di Kabupaten Cilacap

Return migrants in some areas of migrant’s enclave in Indonesia a have high dependence on work abroad because when they return to Indonesia many no longer have a steady source of income. This happens because they are generally consumptive, spend a lot of money, are glamourous, are less calculating, not have a job plan after not being a migrant. For this reason, the use of remittances migrants is again interesting to study. The aims of this research are to explain the utilization of remittances and the obstacle experienced in the utilization of remittances in improving the welfare of households. The design of this study was a survey and case study. Data collection uses observation, structured interview, in-depth interviews, and FGD. Data analysis uses descriptive statistics and followed by qualitative descriptive and categorical analysis. The result of the research shows that remittances are generally for buying land and building houses, furniture and modern kitchen equipment, motorbikes or cars, and wedding parties, and a small portion is allocated for productive businesses. An obstacle of returning migrants in improving their welfare household is low education, the use of more remittances for consumer goods and investment, and the use of remittances more determined by husbands.

Evaluation of influential value engineering factors on the function of interchanges: case studies in Iran

In Iran, recently in large-scale projects, the science of value engineering has become very important and in order to show the significant impact of value engineering results in increasing efficiency and reducing the cost of projects, the reason for choosing this research. The experience of value engineering in the developed countries shows the significant effect of this method in the value optimization of plans and projects. This research, too, aims to evaluate the effects of value engineering on the performance of interchanges in Iran, so that with comparing their results, the most important qualitative parameters can be determined, and also to present a suitable model for cost reduction per each IRR of the value engineering study’s expenses. The first part of this research will give a short introduction on value engineering and its job plan, and then, 8 value engineering studies of interchanges in the cities of Tehran, Karaj, Shiraz, and Mashhad will be qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed, and their results as a qualitative and quantitative evaluation (including construction cost, total value index, and relative value index) will be compared with the base plan of the projects and also with each other. Finally, the outcome of the research will show that among the evaluation parameters, the acquisition parameter plays a significant role in choosing the best design in value engineering, some part of which depends on the employer’s view in this regard. In the next step, the best improvements were in reducing travel time and in increasing safety, and also the most neglected parameter in the value engineering analyzed here is environmental improvements, which demands especial attention. From this research, it can be concluded that per every one IRR of expenditure on performing value engineering studies, the total cost of interchange projects in Iran is reduced by 334 IRR.

Educational Supervision – Backbone of Training: How Do We Make It Effective?

AimsAssess and improve the educational supervision for the core psychiatry trainees (CT) in the west midlands.MethodsThe data were collected from core psychiatry trainees in West Midland (CT1 – 3) through a Microsoft form sent via the Faculty support team and data are collected (June 2021) from CT's perspective. It involved demographics and questions evaluating quantitative and qualitative overview of educational supervision. We used HEE guidelines and RCPsych recommendations. Similarly, we used a modified questionnaire to anonymise educational supervisors’ (ES) perspectives in the West Midlands School of psychiatry annual Education day conference (January 2022).ResultsTrainees Perspective: 40% out of 123 trainees responded, of which 35% were CT1, 40% were CT2, and 25% were CT3. 59% said that CT in psychiatry was their first training job in the UK. In the quantitative overview, 25% of the trainees responded their 1st contact with their ES was more than six weeks after beginning their 1st post, and 29% expressed their 1st meeting more than six weeks following the start of their 1st post in the academic year. 67% met adequate standards in the quantity of educational supervision in an academic year. In qualitative overview, 19% didn't understand the role of ES, and 54% didn't know how to raise concerns about ES. The thematic analysis of the feedback suggested points of improvement as supervisions not being ‘tick-box’ exercises and accessibility of ES.The trainer's perspective: 60% of attendees responded, 71.4% were ES. All the responding ES answered that they would arrange their 1st meeting six weeks before the start of the academic year. Almost all suggested the most common difficulty in educational supervision as availability of time, considering clinical workload for both ES and CTs. All respondents knew that the number of meetings would be as many as trainees wanted in an ideal/needful situation. From the thematic analysis of free text, almost all responded lack of time was a barrier in providing the supervision reflecting on their ability to engage with the trainees.ConclusionSuggested recommendations were to raise awareness among the trainees through workshops at induction to explain the aim and objective of educational supervision and to have a guided list of suggested topics to discuss in supervision. For trainers, further training about HEE & RCPsych guidance about Educational supervision would be helpful. Educational leads need to engage in job planning. A comparison between Trainees and trainers feedback through the GMC survey may help to compare with the national picture.

Yorkshire and Humber Less Than Full Time Trainees: What Do They Need?

AimsDue to the demand for increased flexibility of working there is an ever-increasing number of trainees working Less Than Full Time (LTFT). The Royal College of Psychiatrists supports LTFT training and careers within the specialty. However, applying for and working LTFT can be a challenging and at times overwhelming process to navigate. This project's aims are to improve written information provided to trainees when commencing LTFT training. To assess interest for a LTFT training educational event and to plan this event based on trainees preferences for content and timing.MethodsQuestionnaires via SurveyMonkey were sent to higher trainees in all regions of the Yorkshire and Humber Deanery in October 2021 by the Medical Education Departments. A covering email invited those working or interested in LTFT to complete the questionnaire.Questions assessed the need for further written information on LTFT training in the region and interest in an educational event. Trainees already working LTFT were asked what they valued most out of support already in place.ResultsOf 40 trainees who responded, 100% stated when commencing LTFT training they would wish to receive more information. Respondents were asked which areas they would like included: practicalities (100% of respondents), LTFT mentor (85%), peer support (83%), weblinks to information (70%), recommended reading (53%). Those already working LTFT were asked what they had found helpful, the most common themes were mentoring, peer and supervisor support.85% of trainees surveyed confirmed they would be interested in attending a LTFT focused educational event. Based on trainee preferences the areas to be included were job planning (78%), choosing a job (81%), clinical lead views (78%), finances (86%), Out Of Programme opportunities (61%) and emotional aspects (61%). Further questions clarified preferences for a virtual Vs face-to-face meeting and timing to maximise attendance.ConclusionThere is a need for further information to be provided to trainees on LTFT training in the region. The content has been guided by trainees and will be incorporated into the Higher Trainee Handbook.For those training LTFT the most helpful aspect has been mentoring, peer and supervisor support. We have subsequently linked with the established mentoring scheme and those new to LTFT are matched with an established LTFT trainee. We recommend 3 monthly LTFT peer and Training Programme Director meetings continue.There is considerable interest in an educational event focused on LTFT working. This has been organised for May 2022 and the content guided by trainee's preferences.

DESAIN KEMASAN JAMUR CRISPY MBAH MAN SNACK MENGGUNAKAN METODE VALUE ENGINEERING (VE)

The packaging used as a silent salesman to attract consumer attention. Mbah Man's UMKM sells various snack products and has not implemented packaging as a silent salesman. This study aims to identify information on the packaging characteristics of Mbah Man's UMKM products, mushrooms crispy and to determine the packaging design that has sale value.The method for packaging design uses value engineering which consists of a five-phase job plan, namely the information stage, the creative stage, the analysis stage, the development stage, and the presentation stage. The information stage is carried out by identifying needs packaging, material characteristics, quality and packaging function. The identification needs packaging stage is the core stage in a packaging design. The creative stage makes alternative packaging designs including logos, background colors, text colors, images and product images. The analysis stage performs an analysis of the value-for-sale packaging function. The development stage assesses the packaging based on cost. The presentation stage determines the best packaging design results according to the assessment needs packaging. Furthermore, the validity test was carried out on the results of the mushroom crispy packaging which were of sale value. Based on the results of the validity test with an r value of 0.05, it was stated that need was packaging valid as a variable that had an effect on packaging design. The five obtained needs are packaging, namely: attractive, strong, informative, easily recognizable and unique. After being designed in accordance with the needs packaging that are of sale value, the packaging is made of paper a bowl with specifications has a product name with 11.8 pt font on the lid and 17.4 pt on the container, the color background used is red (C: 185 M: 52 K: 55 (# B93437)), product logo image mushroom product image crispy, and mushroom motifs

Leaders’ intensified job demands: Their multi-level associations with leader-follower relationships and follower well-being

ABSTRACT To study the ever-increasing pace of work practices, we investigated leader experiences of intensified job demands (IJDs) and their effects on followers. Based on the challenge-hindrance approach, different kinds of job demands may produce either negative or positive work-related outcomes. Using this perspective, we investigated the leaders IJDs against their followers’ satisfaction with them as leaders, follower evaluations of the leader-member exchange (LMX) relationship quality, and their personal well-being (burnout and work engagement). Of the four IJDs, (1) work intensification and (2) career-related planning demands were conceptualised as negative hindrances for leaders, whereas (3) job-related planning/decision-making and (4) knowledge/skill-related learning demands were conceptualised as positive challenges. The data included 236 leaders and 990 followers, analysed with multilevel modelling. Leader feelings of increasing pressure to autonomously plan their job associated positively with followers’ satisfaction. These job planning demands also associated with lower burnout and higher work engagement among followers. Contrary to expectation, leaders’ career planning demands were positively associated with follower engagement. Our findings contribute to leadership literature by providing novel evidence of the role of IJDs in leadership, not only as strenuous work demands, but also as positive challenges that can be beneficial for leader-follower relationships and follower well-being.

Evaluation of Students Performance in The Japanese Apprenticeship Program

Apprenticeship programs are considered as an effective learning method to improve the job skills of prospective workers. The Japanese apprenticeship program highlights 5 work principles consisting of Seiri, Seito, Seiso, Seiketsu, Shitsuke (5S). However, until now, the apprenticeship program's effectiveness in Japan to foster 5S work principles for students has not been much evaluated. The objectives of this study were (1) to describe the student's 5S performance profile; (2) factors affecting the implementation of student 5S performance in the apprenticeship program in Japan; (3) the benefits of the Japanese apprenticeship program. This study involved 69 students who were apprenticed in Japan. The data collection used a questionnaire, and the data were analyzed using descriptive analysis. The study results revealed that the student's 5S performance was considered good during the apprenticeship program in Japan. Besides, the study results also show that ten factors affect student performance when participating in an apprenticeship program, namely self-discipline, technology, equipment arrangement, workplace, job planning, worker characteristics, management support, work type, job characteristics, and the existence of training. . Finally, the apprenticeship program in Japan provides benefits to the development of student work competencies which include aspects of knowledge, attitudes, and skills. This study recommends the need to develop and strengthen apprenticeship programs with a positive work culture that can encourage student performance improvement.

P083 Undergraduate rheumatology teaching in the UK: a survey of teachers

Background/AimsSince the last UK wide survey of undergraduate (UG) education in rheumatology in 2000 (1), the landscape of both university teaching and clinical services has altered significantly. There has been an increase in the number of medical schools (26 to 37), rise in student numbers, curricula expansions, plus the impact of Covid-19. This survey evaluates the current status of rheumatology teaching in the UK and highlights areas for the Rheumatology community to consider when planning future training.MethodsIn early 2021, a ‘Survey Monkey’ was emailed to named MSK leads representing all 37 UK schools. This included open and closed questions and explored themes from previous published surveys. Reminders were sent after 2 and 4 weeks.ResultsResponses were received from 34/37 (92%) schools. There is wide variation in what, when and how teaching is delivered, but the vast majority deliver rheumatology specific teaching spread across years 1-5. Overall length of clinical rheumatology exposure varied from 3 days to 7 weeks, delivered either as separate days (e.g. in integrated placements or PBL), as formal blocks (often with orthopaedics) or within a student selected component. Approximately 25% of teaching is delivered in primary care. Most is delivered in Year 4. Most schools have a designated rheumatology lead: a clinical academic or clinician. Teaching is acknowledged in most job plans with educational roles discussed at appraisals. Small group teaching remains the most common method of delivering formal teaching, followed by on-line learning and lectures. The majority of teaching is delivered by consultants, trainees and research fellows.A wide range of barriers were noted including competing pressures from clinical work, lack of physical space for teaching and the volume of medical students. Due to COVID-19, 50% of medical schools suspended placements at some point during the pandemic. 70% of schools reported a 50-75% reduction in patient contact time for students reflecting the national data re: 20% of rheumatology departments functioning at less than 50% during the pandemic (2). Many schools reported designing new innovative (often online) resources to support learning during the pandemic. Available resources such as the Versus Arthritis patient examination videos (available on YouTube) and flipbook were noted to be particularly useful learning resources.ConclusionOver the past 20 years, rheumatology UG teaching has remained strong but time for dedicated rheumatology training has reduced in some centres. Remote learning has become more common, which coupled with Covid, has raised concerns amongst teachers that students are not getting sufficient clinical exposure. There is interest for a rheumatology UG community to create and share online resources and act as a source of support.Disclosure P. Watson: Other; Pip is employed by the BSR as eLearning editor. D. Coady: None. D. Southam: Other; Daisy is employed by the BSR as head of Education. D. Andrew: None. V. Logan: Other; Victoria is employed by the BSR as Director of Marketing and Education. R. Wakefield: None.