Eligibility

Exemption from SPDP 1 and 2 is only possible for supervisors who have both relevant education, skills and experience.

All supervisors must complete SPDP 3, including those granted exemption from SPDP 1 and 2. SPDP 3 focuses on work-based assessment and the content is specific to the trainee assessment process.

To be eligible, you have completed both of the following eligibility criteria:

• formal medical education studies or equivalent supervisor training with another medical college (e.g. RCPA)
• a minimum of 3 years’ experience as a RACP supervisor.

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Note: We may contact you for further information to support your application.

Outcomes

Application outcomes take up to 6 weeks. We'll update you on the application outcome.

Where an outcome cannot be determined, the relevant overseeing committee will make the final decision.

SPDP facilitation

You can become a SPDP facilitator for our face-to-face or virtual 3-hour workshops, and/or our 5-week online courses.

SPDP facilitators are Fellows interested in medical education and facilitating skill-based workshops with their peers.

Facilitators plan, manage, and guide the SPDP workshops or courses with the support of RACP staff to ensure each one is:

• credible — physicians are best placed to facilitate training for their peers
• focused on supervisor needs — ensure relevancy to supervisors from all training programs
• accessible and flexible – with a variety of formats, times and locations

Become a SPDP facilitator

To become a SPDP facilitator, you must:

• be an RACP Fellow
• have experience in supervision
• have attended at least one SPDP workshop or completed at least one Online SPDP Course 

If you meet the above criteria and would like to be trained to facilitate SPDP, you can:

• attend a Facilitator Training workshop (contact us to express your interest)

or

• complete the SPDP Online Facilitation Course (this can be completed in your own time). Once completed, contact us to start facilitating.

Facilitator Training Sessions

23 Mar — 10:00am to 3:30pm (ACST) — SPDP 1,2,3 Facilitator Training — All supervisors | Register

2 May — 11:00am to 4:30pm (ACST) — SPDP 1,2,3 Facilitator Training — All supervisors | Register 

Post-workshop reading

SPDP 1

Developing Expertise (PDF)
Feedback and Performance (PDF)
Feedback in Challenging Situations (PDF)
Supporting Trainees in Difficulty (PDF)

Support

Trainee support
RACP Support Program

SPDP 2

Dynamic healthcare settings and diverse learners (PDF)
Planning for learning on the ward round (PDF)
Questioning techniques (PDF)
Setting a culture for learning (PDF)
Supervisors as role models (PDF)
Teaching at the bedside (PDF)
The hidden curriculum and tribalism (PDF)

eLearning

RACP Online Learning Resources
Curated collections

SPDP 3

Learn and gather evidence (PDF)
Learning at work (PDF)
Make evidence based judgement (PDF)
Reflect and prepare (PDF)
Set goals (PDF)
Training support (PDF)
Work-based assessments (PDF)

SPDP feedback

Find out more about how the Program has already helped physicians.