Out-of-practice time requirements

Out-of-practice time requirements

Registrars must complete at least 125 hours of out-of-practice education. These will be delivered as a mix of workshops and small peer learning sessions which will be determined in each region based on the demographics, geography and learning needs of registrars.

Out-of-practice education hours are part of your registrar’s total work hours; therefore, registrars will need to be released from practice to attend education activities. RACGP publishes education calendars for each region to enable you to plan for your registrar’s absence from the training site.

We encourage all registrars to complete their out-of-practice education in a full-time capacity. Where this isn’t possible, the training coordinator/medical educator will provide you with information on the specific hours for the registrar.

Table 2. An example of an out-of-practice education program
 

Training site reporting requirements

Throughout a registrar’s placement, reporting by the training site allows us to monitor that the registrar is achieving their training outcomes and that the training site is providing the expected training environment and clinical experiences for the registrar. We expect training sites to contact us regarding any issues likely to impact on their ability to meet training requirements. Examples include concerns about a light workload resulting in insufficient clinical experiences for a registrar or the availability of accredited supervisors for daily supervision and teaching.

Any issues that are identified will be promptly managed by the RACGP local team. This may take the form of a discussion with the supervisor and/or practice manager or the provision of additional support. Our preference is to support solutions that enable a registrar to continue in the training site in an appropriately supervised and supportive environment. Where this is not possible, consideration will be given to the ongoing appropriateness of the registrar remaining in the training site and of the supervisor or training site remaining accredited.