We identified a range of perceived challenges encountered while undertaking WPBA with suggested solutions from the trainees including earlier provision of tailored support, enhanced educational supervision, more time to complete learning logs and sensitivity to culture and disability at all levels of training. The solutions are aimed at supporting and overcoming potential challenges to undertaking WPBA during GP speciality training. As this was a retrospective study with trainees’ experiences spanning years, some of the suggested changes or interventions may already be in place. Experiences of General Practice trainees undertaking Workplace Based Assessments who have received a developmental outcome at their Annual Review of Competency Progression (ARCP) SAPC 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting, Bristol 3-5 July 2024 Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) is awarded when a UK doctor has satisfactorily completed specialty training for general practice. Workplace Based Assessment (WPBA) is one of the tripos of the integrated assessment system. Trainees are required to provide evidence of learning and professional development which is recorded in the Portfolio which is assessed at an Annual Review of Competence Progression (ARCP) panel. Trainees are awarded an ARCP Outcome at panel: •Outcomes 1 and 6 reflect satisfactory progress in achieving the required capabilities for the stage of training as defined in the curriculum/all competencies to complete training. •Outcomes 2 and 3 reflect development of specific capabilities is required, without or with additional training time. Over the past four years there has been an increase in the number of outcome 2s and 3s awarded. We explored experiences of GP Trainees undertaking WPBA to understand their experiences including perceptions of why they felt they had been awarded an Outcome 2 or 3. The Approach Authors: Dr Joseph Akanuwe1, Dr Julie Pattinson1, Dr Sureyya Sonmez Efe2, Dr Kim Emerson3, Dr Andrew Wright3, Dr Shahid Merali3, Dr Bryony Sales3, Tom Anstey3, Dr Attiya Khan3, Prof A. Niroshan Siriwardena1,3 1. Community and Health Research Unit, University of Lincoln 2. School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Lincoln, 3. Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Results Design We used a qualitative design and an inductive approach employing Systematic Grounded Theory which employed a set of inductive methods to inform theory development and results. Recruitment and Participants We recruited a purposive sample of 20 GPSTs of different abilities, stages of training and demographic characteristics that had a previous ARCP outcome of 2 or 3. The RCGP were gatekeepers and advertised the study through their e-portfolio. This was enhanced by a snowballing technique, with participants already identified, serving as key informants to recruit further eligible participants to the study. Ethical approval The study was given ethical approval by the University of Lincoln Research Ethics Committee. Interviews and analysis Participants contacted the researchers via e mail to express interest, receive further information and give informed consent. The researcher arranged interviews online Via Teams. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews lasting 40-70 mins. Interviews were recorded by Dictaphone, transcribed verbatim and analysed using a grounded theory approach facilitated by NVivo 14 software. Data collection and analysis stopped when data saturation was reached. The Problem Conclusion Funding acknowledgement This abstract presents independent research commissioned by the RCGP. The views and opinions expressed by authors in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the RCGP. Contact: Dr Joseph Akanuwe Email: jakanuwe@Lincoln.ac.uk