Overseas activity pre-approval application

Page last updated 23 August 2024

From 7 May 2024, CPD training activities may be undertaken overseas in a face-to-face format.

Overseas activities must meet the following criteria:

Training must be pre-approved by RACGP.
Activities must be education that is not available, or difficult to attend, in Australia (i.e. long waiting lists or distance constraints).
Participants must submit an attendance certificate.
Participants must provide confirmation and evidence of the number of days and hours of training attended.
Participants must provide confirmation of interactive sessions attended (i.e. highlighted program or other documented evidence).
Participants must provide evidence that the attended activity benefits procedural and/or emergency medicine skills maintenance and/or upskilling in the rural Australian medical context.

The updated Rural Procedural Grants Program guidelines are available on the RACGP website.

Please complete the form below before registering for overseas training so we can confirm whether the proposed activity is eligible and provide you with pre-approval. The grants team will assess the eligibility of the course and advise you of the outcome as soon as possible.

Please complete the following form, attach supporting documents, then click submit.

Full name:

RACGP ID:

Grant ID:

Email:

Section 1: Activity details

Name of activity:

Provider name:

Location (Country; City/Town):

Activity start date:

Today

Activity end date:

Today

Number of days applying for:

Grant component applicable:

Section 2: Eligibility criteria check

Learning objectives:

Is this activity not available, or difficult to attend, in Australia (i.e. long waiting lists or distance constraints)? :

Yes
No

Comment:

How will the attended activity benefit procedural and/or emergency medicine skills maintenance and/or upskilling in the rural Australian medical context?:

Please upload a copy of the proposed training program as evidence, highlighting the sessions you would like to attend.

Upload evidence:

Declaration:

By submitting this form, I confirm that all the details included are true and correct at the time of submission.

Your registration and claims information may be shared with ACRRM for the purposes of verifying that you are only registered with one college, or to verify claims eligibility. The handling of your personal information will be abided in accordance with the Privacy Statement and the RACGP’s Rural Procedural Grants Program collection statement. If you change your mind, you can opt-out at any time by contacting the RACGP on 1800 472 247 or at privacy@racgp.org.au.

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