TMP Portal: Cycle 2 brings clearer progress tracking, simpler applications and an enhanced Progress Review Panel experience
The TMP Cycle 2 release goes live on 28 September 2026 and represents another important milestone in the College's ongoing commitment to continuously improving the Training Management Platform (TMP).
This release has been shaped by feedback from trainees, supervisors, panel members and staff, helping you focus on areas where greater visibility, simpler navigation and reduced administrative effort were needed.
Training applications – improved experience and clearer guidance
Cycle 2 improves the training application experience for applicants.
What’s changed
- One name field
- Enter your full name exactly as it appears on your Ahpra or MCNZ registration. This also fixes problems for applicants with only one name.
- Prevention of duplicate training applications
- If you already have an active training program, you’ll see a message with a link to your existing record, and a link to contact us if you need help.
- Cancel a draft
- You can now cancel a draft training application from your Applications page.
- Additional guidance
- Links to the Basic Training and Advanced Training application guides now appear on the form.
What this means for you
A more straightforward application, with more options to fix issues yourself and better guidance on the form if you need help.
Tutorials
How it looks in TMP
Assessment requirements – a clearer view of your progress
For trainees, and for supervisors viewing their trainees under My Trainees. Phase assessment requirement dashboards have been updated to make trainee progress easier to see..
- Phase Requirements now default to the trainee’s current phase. Use the filter to view other or all phases.
- Simplified tables and improved sorting
- New In Progress quantity indicators
- Colour-coded requirement statuses approaching progression deadlines (30 days from due date)
What this means for you
You can more easily understand progress against phase requirements and identify outstanding activities before progression reviews.
How it looks in TMP
Progress reviews and decisions
Decision and Review outcomes by email.
You'll receive a detailed email when a review is completed or a decision is made, whether you can progress, can progress with conditions, or cannot progress. It includes your panel's feedback and key dates, so you don't need to log in to find out.
What this means for you
You’ll hear about a review or decisions, in more detail, straight to your inbox.
Example of notification
To: Dr Neil M
CC: N/A
Subject: Your progress review panel has reviewed your training progress
Body:
Dear | Kia ora Dr M,
A progression decision has been added to your Foundation phase progress review record.
Progression decision details:
Trainee: Dr Neil M
Decision phase: Foundation phase
Training program: Basic Training Program
Progress Review Panel: Royal Prince Albert
Progression decision: The Trainee can progress to the next phase of training.
Feedback to Trainee: Congratulations on your work this year Dr Neil.
Decision date: 15 December 2026
Progression date: 31 January 2027
Progress Review Panels – critical information at a glance
These enhancements were developed in response to feedback from panel members and staff who wanted quicker access to information, clearer visibility of trainee progress and more efficient review processes.
- New Review Trainees area providing direct access to assigned trainees
- New Panel Details section consolidating decision history, trainee movement and panel information
- Assessment progress visible directly from dashboards
- Colour-coded indicators highlighting trainees who may require attention
- Ability for panel members to flag trainees for review
- New quick actions including Add Decision and Add Review
- New Decision Status indicators showing when decisions have been recorded but not yet published
What this means for you
You can see assessment progress, decision history and flagged trainees in one place, and add decisions or reviews directly from your dashboard.
Tutorial
Trainee progression – easier to review and manage
Cycle 2 introduces a redesigned panel dashboard that clearly groups trainees according to progression priorities.
What’s changed
- Trainees Pending Decision – Not On Track
- Decision due within 30 days, with one or more requirements not met or an open condition.
- Trainees Pending Decision – On Track
- Decision due within 30 days, with requirements met.
- Trainees Not Pending Decision
- More than 30 days until a decision is due.
- Visibility of completed, outstanding and in-progress assessment requirements
- Existing progression flags remain visible, including open conditions and learning goals requiring attention
What this means for you
Trainees are grouped by how soon their decision is due and whether they're on track, so you can see where to focus first.
How it looks in TMP
Progress Reviews – less scrolling, faster navigation
The individual Trainee Progress Review page has been redesigned to help reviewers focus on the information that matters most.
What’s changed
- New Reports Checklist for quick navigation to key sections
- Needs Review indicators highlighting important information
- Improved page layout and guidance
- Removal of draft ratings, draft reports and draft progression information that contributed to clutter
What this means for you
The Reports Checklist takes you straight to key sections, and items that need review are flagged.
How it looks in TMP
Also in this release
Observation captures
- Updated assessor feedback questions: ‘Select a rating for this learning goal based on this observation’ and ‘What could the trainee do to improve their performance?’
- Simpler trainee declaration. It now confirms that any assessor feedback must be reviewed and verified by the nominated assessor before the assessment is finalised.
Progress reports
- Rotation Progress Reports no longer get renumbered.
- Advanced Training second rotation supervisors can now see a report in My Assigned Actions after the first supervisor has reviewed it, so they can agree or add their own review.
Rotation plans
- Easier navigation. Selecting a rotation now lets you choose View details or Edit seamlessly.
- New Time Validated/Certification sections display additional information relating to your rotation plan, including feedback from RACP staff.
Education Supervisors
When nominating an Education Supervisor, Basic Trainees will now only see supervisors who are eligible for the role.
Saving your work
A new message confirms when your changes are saved but not yet submitted, across 15 portal pages.
Tutorials and support resources
To support adoption of Cycle 2 enhancements, a range of learning resources are available, including:
- Cycle 2 overview of changes
- Dashboard tutorials
- Updated RACP eLearning content
- Improved instruction, guidance and help text inside the TMP Portal
These resources have been developed to help members quickly understand and adopt the new functionality.
Updated tutorials
Thank you for your feedback
As we continue developing TMP in-house, your insights remain critical in shaping future improvements and ensuring the platform continues to evolve with member needs. Cycle 3 is scheduled for release in April 2027.
If you experience any issues or have feedback, please contact the Member Support Centre.