Moving to Advanced Training
New curricula
From 2026, the majority of Advanced Training Programs will implement a new curriculum. Your registration and training requirements will vary depending on your chosen Advanced Training program(s) and the year in which you commenced Advanced Training in a particular program.
Trainees completing a new curricula program will register via the Training Management Platform (TMP) and follow Learning, Teaching and Assessment (LTA) requirements. You'll need to submit an application in TMP to apply for your RACP training program.
Trainees completing a PREP curricula program (or a new curricula program, if they commenced training in that program prior to 2024), will register via Online Registration (or paper application) and follow PREP requirements.
See our Registration page for more information. Trainees who are new to the RACP and don't yet have a RACP User ID and Password will need to complete a new user form before accessing TMP.
Log in to TMP
Find out more about how and when to apply for Advanced Training in the new curricula in our Support Hub.
Eligibility
From 2017, trainees must apply to start Advanced Training (Divisions) within 5 years of the completion of Basic Training.
You’re eligible to apply for Advanced Training if you have:
- passed your Divisional Written and Clinical Examinations
- satisfactorily completed 36 months of certified Basic Training
- satisfactorily completed the mandatory (core) requirements of the Basic Training Program, as outlined in the Divisional Basic Training Program Requirements Handbook
- submitted a certified copy of the appropriate Advanced Life Support course completion
If you’re in your final year of Basic Training, ensure:
- you submit all required PREP tools in accordance with your training program requirements
- your supervisor submits your final Supervisor's Report. Speak with your Educational Supervisor or Director of Physician/Paediatric Education to ensure that it is submitted on time
Read the Flexible Training Policy for more details.
Applying for Advanced Training
The process and due dates for applying for Advanced Training depends on the Advanced Training Program(s) you choose. Before applying, you’ll need to secure an Advanced Training position in an accredited training site.
Trainees must prospectively apply for all periods of Advanced Training.
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Divisional Training
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Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand
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Final Year Basic Trainees
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Apply for AT by 28 February for training commencing in the first half of the training year.
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Example: if you've completed all BT requirements by January and are starting AT from February, ensure you've submitted, and your AT supervisor has approved, your application by 28 February.
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Continuing Basic Trainees*
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Apply for AT by 31 August for training commencing in the second half of the training year (August to February)
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Apply for AT by 28 February for training commencing in the first half of the training year (February to August).
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Example 1: if you've completed all BT requirements by May/June and are starting AT from July/August, ensure you've submitted a completed application (inclusive of AT Supervisor approval) by 31 August).
Example 2: if you've completed all BT requirements by May/June this year (or prior) and are starting AT in February the following year, ensure you've submitted a completed application (inclusive of AT Supervisor approval) by 28 February in the new year.
Example 3: if you've completed all BT training time requirements and wish to take up an AT position in line with the completion of BT examinations in May/June, ensure you've submitted a completed application (inclusive of AT Supervisor approval) by 28 February. You must prospectively apply for your first period of AT. You can't retrospectively apply for approval of AT in August for any training completed in the first half of the training year.
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*Continuing Basic Trainees are those who have completed the time-based training requirements but have other requirements, such as examinations, to complete before progressing to Advanced Training.
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For more information, see Advanced Training programs.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
You can’t apply for RPL for any training completed before passing your Divisional Clinical Exam (DCE) and completing all requirements of Basic Training.
Training undertaken between examinations and 1 August isn't eligible for consideration via RPL and must be prospectively applied for to be considered for approval. Once DCE results are received, the relevant Training Program Committee will assess your application and confirm AT status.
Read the RPL Policy (PDF) for more details.
Advanced Training applications deadlines | AU and Aotearoa NZ
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Applications round
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Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand applications deadline
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Annual AT applications
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28 February | first half or whole of the current year
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Mid-year AT applications
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31 August | second half of the current year
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