Guidance documents

A guide to developing a learning plan: tips for exam candidates

A learning plan is a document designed to help you reflect upon and structure your learning for success in examinations and your career in general practice

Applying for Recognition of Prior Learning: FAQs

Everything you need to know about applying for recognition of prior learning in a series of FAQs

Applying for a General Practice Experience Assessment

Applicants for the General Practice Experience (GPE) Pathway and Specialist Pathway Program (SPP) – Category 3 must complete an application for assessment

Applying for Fellowship of the RACGP via the Vocational Training Pathway

This guidance document explains how Registrars in the Vocational Training Pathway apply for Fellowship of the RACGP

Applying for Recognition of Prior Learning

Registrars may apply to have some of their previous training in hospital and community posts recognised as credit towards the requirements of the Vocational Training Pathway

Paediatric Term Requirement

This guidance details the paediatric requirements for a Registrar to be competent to commence training as a GP in Australia

Provisions and procedures for nursing breaks during RACGP assessments and examinations

The RACGP aims to accommodate all candidates with exceptional circumstances that appreciably exceed the pressures experienced by other candidates in assessment and examination settings

Practice Experience Program – Provider number continuation requirements

This document outlines the requirements which must be met in order for a participant to be eligible for such an extension as per the Practice Experience Program Phase 2 Progression Policy

Practice Experience Program – Satisfactory Completion Framework

The Satisfactory Completion Framework describes the criteria against which this requirement is measured, both in relation to term progress reports and final reports

Practice Experience Program – Extenuating and Unforeseen Circumstances Guidelines

This document provides guidance to participants as to the kind of circumstances which may qualify under the definition of extenuating and unforeseen circumstances

A guide to RACGP Selection for Entry into the AGPT program

The document aims to inform applicants for the AGPT Program of the criteria for assessment of their application and the stages of the selection process

Readiness to undertake an assessment or examination

Readiness to sit RACGP examinations requires the satisfactory completion of all of the vocational training provider’s training requirements

Registrar Membership

This guidance document provides further information on procedures related to RACGP’s Registrar Membership policy

A guide to Registrar Remediation

Regional Training Organisations (RTOs) may apply for financial assistance and advisory/consultative services from the RACGP to support a registrar enrolled in (AGPT)

A guide to Managing Practice Diversity

This document outlines the processes by which Regional Training Organisations may meet the RACGP’s Vocational Training Pathway practice diversity requirement

Trauma management

All general practitioners training with the RACGP are required to meet the requirements outlined in the RACGP Curriculum for the management of trauma

RACGP Examinations Special Arrangements

This guidance document provides further information on the application process for special arrangements in the RACGP Assessments and Examinations