Accreditation
All training sites and supervisors must be accredited for training against the RACGP - Standards for general practice training prior to a registrar being placed. Accreditation procedures, eligibility and expectations are outlined in the Guide to RACGP training site and supervisor accreditation.
Accreditation ensures a uniformly high standard of general practice training throughout Australia, providing registrars with suitable role models, experience, supervision and teaching and access to resources and facilities. The RACGP sees the process of accreditation of supervisors and training sites as a collaborative one - we work with all concerned to continuously improve the training environment.
New training sites and supervisors
The initial accreditation provided to a new training site or supervisor is provisional. During this period:
- new supervisors must complete onboarding professional development requirements prior to the placement of the first registrar
- registrar placement occurs
- feedback and monitoring are used to determine readiness for full accreditation.
Full accreditation is awarded after successful review of provisional phase. Accreditation is valid for three years including the provisional time.
Reaccreditation
The reaccreditation process is based on continuous monitoring of training site and supervisor performance throughout the accreditation cycle. Monitoring includes regular return and review of required registrar workplace-based assessments, regular contact between the RACGP team and the training site and supervisor, registrar end of placement assessments, supervisor professional development attendance and medical educator liaison with the registrar.
Dual college accreditation
If a training site wishes to be accredited by both RACGP and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM), both colleges will coordinate their processes (with consent) to reduce duplication and administrative burden.