Training policies and regulations

The RANZCP Fellowship Program is governed by a set of regulations, policies and procedures that make up the RANZCP Fellowship Regulations 2012.

The regulations define the broad structure of the program and are complemented by policies and procedures, which provide the specific rules and detail of the Fellowship Program requirements.

RANZCP training participants are responsible for understanding the requirements of all regulations, policies and procedures underpinning the Fellowship Program.

Advanced training

• Certificate of Advanced Training in Adult psychiatry - regulations [PDF; 234KB]
• Certificate of Advanced Training in Addiction psychiatry - regulations [PDF; 278KB]
• Certificate of Advanced Training in Consultation–Liaison psychiatry - regulations [PDF; 240KB]
• Certificate of Advanced Training in Forensic psychiatry - regulations [PDF; 210KB]
• Certificate of Advanced Training in Psychiatry of Old age - regulations [PDF; 271KB]
• Certificate of Advanced Training in Psychotherapies - regulations [PDF; 276KB]

Accreditation

• Accreditation of a training program - regulation [PDF; 105KB]
• Accrediting posts, programs and courses

Admission to Fellowship

• Admission to Fellowship - procedure [PDF; 98 KB]
• Admission to Fellowship - regulation [PDF; 109KB]

Areas of Practice

• College-established Areas of Practice - regulation [PDF; 26 KB]
• Establishing Areas of Practice - policy and procedure [PDF; 54 KB]

Assessments

• Examination incident report and breach review - policy and procedure [PDF; 98KB]
• Modified essay questions (MEQ) examination - policy and procedure [PDF; 313KB]
• Multiple choice question (MCQ) examination - policy and procedure [PDF; 307KB]
• Psychotherapy written case - policy and procedure [PDF; 310KB]
• Scholarly project exemption pathway - policy and procedure [PDF; 184KB]
• Scholarly project - policy and procedure [PDF; 433KB]
• Scholarly project - regulation [PDF; 108KB]
• Scholarly project - extensions guideline [PDF; 132 KB]
• Special consideration - policy and procedure [PDF; 141KB]
• Workplace-based assessments - policy and procedure [PDF; 172KB]
• Workplace-based assessments - regulation [PDF; 72KB]
• Written examinations - regulation [PDF; 74KB]

Certificate of Postgraduate Training in Clinical Psychiatry

• Certificate of Postgraduate Training in Clinical Psychiatry - policy [PDF; 479KB]
• Certificate of Postgraduate Training in Clinical Psychiatry - prioritisation guideline [PDF; 121 KB]

Dual Fellowship program

• Dual Fellowship Program guide [PDF; 400KB]

Discrimination, bullying and harassment

• Discrimination, bullying and harassment policy

Fellowship program 

• Credit for training - regulation [PDF; 90KB]
• Division of training into three stages - regulation [PDF; 94KB]
• Entrustable professional activities - regulation [PDF; 89KB]
• Entrustable professional activities - policy and procedure [PDF; 93KB]
• Ethics and conduct in training - regulation [PDF; 89KB]
• Exit and re-entry - policy and procedure [PDF; 84KB]
• Experience in other medical specialties - regulation [PDF; 133KB]
• Failure to progress - policy and procedure [PDF; 73KB]
• Failure to progress - regulation [PDF; 89KB]
• Formal education course - regulation [PDF; 111KB]
• In-training assessment report - regulation [PDF; 109KB]
• Indemnity - regulation [PDF; 93KB]
• Leave and interruptions to training - policy and procedure [PDF; 205KB]
• Minimum time requirement to achieve Fellowship - regulation [PDF; 110KB]
• Part-time training - policy and procedure [PDF; 130KB]
• Part-time training - regulation [PDF; 89KB]
• Privacy and confidentiality - regulation [PDF; 42KB]
• Progression through the stages of training - regulation [PDF; 94KB]
• Progression through training - policy and procedure [PDF; 243KB]
• Psychotherapies requirement - regulation [PDF; 90KB]
• Recognition of prior learning - policy and procedure [PDF; 161KB]
• Recognition of prior learning - regulation [PDF; 87
• Registration for entry into training - policy and procedure [PDF; 180KB]
• Registration for entry into training - regulation [PDF; 180KB]
• Rotation - regulation [PDF; 97KB]
• Stage 1 mandatory requirements - policy [PDF; 150KB]
• Stage 1 rotation requirements - regulation [PDF; 84KB]
• Stage 2 elective rotations - regulation [PDF; 100KB]
• Stage 2 mandatory areas of competent performance - regulation [PDF; 88KB]
• Stage 2 mandatory requirements - policy [PDF; 161KB]
• Stage 2 mandatory rotations - regulation [PDF; 92KB]
• Stage 3 achievement of competent performance - regulation [PDF; 79KB]
• Stage 3 mandatory requirements - policy [PDF; 271KB]
• Targeted learning - policy and procedure [PDF; 223KB]

Reviews and appeals

• Reviews and appeals - regulation [PDF; 21 KB]

SIMG comparability pathways

• Progression requirements for SIMG on partial comparability pathway to Fellowship - policy [PDF; 191KB]
• Progression requirements for SIMG on substantial comparability pathway to Fellowship - policy [PDF; 190KB]
• Maintenance of comparability status for SIMG - policy [PDF; 212 KB]

Supervision

• Supervisor accreditation and competence in the elements of the training program - regulation [PDF; 81KB]
• Supervision in training posts - regulation [PDF; 88KB]
• Supervision - policy and procedure [PDF; 158KB]
• Remote supervision - guidelines [PDF; 122 KB]