Training program requirements

Education and training

Training terms

The AGPT program is comprised of 

• hospital training (52 weeks, FTE)
• core vocational training
  • general practice placements (GPT1, 2 and 3) 
  • extended skills or additional rural skills training (Table 1). 

Core vocational training includes three terms of general practice placements and an extended skills training term, an opportunity to further develop skills in a particular area. These components of the AGPT program are mandatory for all registrars, regardless of the Fellowship they’re working towards.

Additional training options include additional rural skills training (ARST) and core emergency medicine training (both for registrars undertaking rural generalist training) and approved academic posts (within a university).

Table 1. Compulsory training terms and time requirements

To successfully complete each training term, you must:

1. satisfactorily complete the required number of weeks of FTE training (specified in Table 1). This time cannot be reduced to accelerate training (except in the case of RPLE being granted).
2. satisfactorily meet all education and training requirements
3. be assessed as successfully completing the training term.

If you don’t successfully complete a training term, refer to the section on Extension for training and assessment purposes for more information.