Interrupting or withdrawing from training
Interrupting Your Training
Interrupted training refers to an absence from your training rotations for more than 8 weeks consecutively in a training year. This includes parental leave (maternity, paternity, or adoptive leave).
- register your period of interruption with the RACP before you begin your interrupted training (if possible)
- trainees can interrupt training as many times and for as long as needed, within the allowed time for completion
- training periods undertaken during interruptions aren't eligible for certification unless applied before the due date
- trainees can take parental leave at any time
Basic Training
PREP | For trainees who started basic training before 2025.
BT interruption application (DOC)
New Curriculum | For trainees starting from 2025.
Submit an interruption rotation plan under ‘Training Plan’ on the Training Management Portal.
Training Management Portal
Advanced Training
PREP | For trainees who started in 2023 or earlier in a Wave 1 specialty or any other training program.
AT interruption application (DOC)
New Curriculum | For trainees starting from 2024 in a Wave 1 specialty.
Submit an interruption rotation plan under ‘Training Plan’ on the Training Management Portal.
Training Management Portal
After a continuous interruption of training for more than:
- 12 months – trainees should work with their supervisors to create return to training plan
- 24 months – trainees are required to create a return to training plan with their supervisor and get it approved by the training committee
Continuing Professional Development Requirements
From January 2024, all Australian-based trainees must comply with the updated Continuing Professional Development (CPD) guidelines set by the Medical Board of Australia (MBA)
- if you're an active trainee with the College , your training will meet the new CPD requirements, and we'll handle all administration and regulatory reporting for you
- if you interrupt your training for 6 months or more and don't meet the MBA exemption criteria, you must nominate a CPD Home and meet the CPD requirements. Exemptions apply for parental or carer leave, serious illness, or other approved circumstances. See the MBA Registration Standards for more information
- to maintain access to MyCPD, you can nominate the RACP as your CPD Home for a small fee
Learn more about The RACP CPD Home and the 2024 MyCPD Framework
Withdrawing from Training
Use the withdrawal form if you're leaving the RACP training program.
Basic Training
BT withdraw application (DOC)
Advanced Training
AT withdraw application (DOC)