Overseas deployment

You can apply to have up to 26 weeks of overseas deployment recognised as EST.

You should discuss your plans to complete your EST as an overseas deployment with your regional ADF team to ensure you meet any other training obligations while training outside of Australia.

Please read the ADF overseas extended skills training placement application and guidefor more information about the application process. Your application must be accompanied by a detailed learning plan. Applications will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the relevant RACGP censor.

Applications for EST as overseas deployment must be submitted to the RACGP prospectively. We understand there are circumstances where you may be deployed prior to submitting the application. Where this is the case, please provide the reasons in your application so you can seek an exemption to apply retrospectively.

Within three months of completing your overseas EST placement, you must complete the ADF overseas extended skills placement summary report. This report will be also reviewed by the relevant RACGP censor, who will check that educational and supervisory requirements have been met, and confirm whether the placement is approved as EST time.

Deployments on naval ships are considered to be overseas deployments.

The table below summarises the activities that may be counted towards General Practice or Extended Skills training terms. Please note that the activities will be counted only if they meet specific requirements, as outlined in the guide.