Surgical training in the UK is generally well-regarded and considered to be of high quality. The training pathway for surgeons in the UK involves a structured program that includes a combination of supervised practice, theoretical education and hands-on experience in various surgical specialties. The Shape of Training Review revealed a greater need for generalists and that there was too much emphasis on specialisation. This is contradictory to the aspirations of our trainees who see Emergency General Surgery as an unattractive career. Training indicative numbers have fallen and there is still a COVID-19 effect on training with decreased access to elective lists and the elective backlog means that weekend lists are not training lists, with an emphasis on throughput rather than training. To improve the situation, novel training programs are presented to improve the experience and training of tomorrow’s surgeons.