TV Regulations
Section E - Certificate and Procedural Training ProgramsSection E – Certificate and Procedural Training Programs
E1 Certificate of Women’s Health (CWH)
E1.1 Eligibility Requirements for the CWH
E1.1.1 To be eligible to be a trainee in the CWH program, doctors must hold a primary medical degree in Medicine and Surgery issued by a medical school listed in the World Health Organisation publication World Directory of Medical Schools.
E1.1.2 Prospective trainees must have one of general/provisional/restricted registration with the Medical Board of Australia under the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme.
E1.1.3 Prospective trainees must be in their first or subsequent postgraduate year.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, March 2014]
E1.1.4 Prospective trainees must also satisfy any one of the following eligibility requirements:
Currently in practice providing shared antenatal care with a recognised facility, or practising in an established GP practice in an arrangement approved for training by the College;
Currently an RACGP and/or ACRRM registrar in a GP placement where a suitable Training Mentor is available;
Undertaking or commencing a hospital appointment in an obstetric rotation at PGY1 and above, generally for a minimum of three (3) months.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, March 2014]
E1.2 Registration and Prospective Approval of Training and Training Settings
E1.2.1 Prospective trainees must register with the RANZCOG and obtain prospective approval of training in order to have their training credited. This must be done using the CWH registration/prospective approval form available on the College website. The form should be lodged with the Training Services Department at RANZCOG not less than four (4) weeks prior to commencement of training.
E1.2.2 The CWH Logbook will only be provided to a trainee once the registration and prospective approval of training process has been completed, including payment of the annual training.
E1.2.3 Any training undertaken prior to registering and obtaining prospective approval will not be credited.
E1.2.4 In order to be prospectively approved, training can take place in:
- a hospital accredited by the College for the purposes of CWH training; or
- an appropriate established GP practice to which the trainee is attached and which has been approved for that trainee by the College; or
- an approved combination of the above.
E1.2.5 Trainees can change training arrangements/settings in the course of their training provided the amended arrangements/settings accord with Regulation E1.2.4 and have been prospectively approved by the College. Training undertaken under amended training arrangements that have not been prospectively approved by the College will not be credited.
E1.3 Training Fee
E1.3.1 Fees are managed by these Regulations and the Training and Associated Fees Policy.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, November 2022]
E1.4 Training Time Frames
E1.4.1 Whilst there is no minimum period of training for the CWH, it is generally expected that trainees must complete a minimum of three (3) months of prospectively approved hospital- and/or practice-based training. All training and assessment requirements as defined in these regulations must be completed within two (2) years of commencement of training, irrespective of whether training is on a part-time or full- time basis.
E1.4.2 Training may be on a full-time or part-time basis, or a combination of both. This must be arranged between the trainee and the hospital or other facility where they are training.
E1.5 Training Mentors and Assessors
E1.5.1 Each trainee must have one (1) Training Mentor, who shall be in active clinical practice. In the case of trainees undertaking the CWH through hospital-based training, the Training Mentor must be located at the hospital. In the case of trainees undertaking the CWH through training in an appropriate established GP practice, the Training Mentor may be located off-site. (Note: This requirement does not apply to trainees undertaking the CWH as part of the PTP training program.) The trainee must organise an appropriate Training Mentor before they commence training. Training Mentors may be drawn from any of the following categories of practitioners:
- a holder of the RANZCOG Associate (Procedural) membership class qualification; or
- a holder of the RANZCOG Associate (Advanced Procedural) membership class qualification; or
- a Fellow of the RANZCOG; or
- a holder of the old Diploma of the Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (DipRACOG), who is in current medical practice and who has maintained their Continuing Professional Development points with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) or the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM).
E1.5.2 All Training Mentors must be approved by the Conjoint Committee for Associate Procedural Training (CCAPT) except where the applicant has already been approved as a Training Supervisor for the FRANZCOG Training Program by the relevant State and Territory or Aotearoa New Zealand Training Accreditation Committee.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Education Standards Committee, December 2025]
E1.5.3 The Training Mentor is responsible for the following:
- providing the trainee with ongoing mentoring and support;
- reviewing and signing-off on the trainee’s Logbook each month;
- meeting regularly with the trainee (preferably at the time of the monthly checking/signing of the Logbook) to review case records, discuss cases and provide the trainee with feedback on performance and progress;
- devising, in consultation with the trainee, a remedial plan to assist them in the event they are experiencing difficulties in meeting CWH training requirements;
- acting as an assessor for the Workplace-based Assessments the trainee must satisfactorily complete; and
- signing the Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Training in the Logbook once they are satisfied that the trainee has met the competency requirements as listed in the Logbook.
[Ratified by the RANZCOG Board, November 2014]
E1.5.4 Each skill listed for assessment in the Logbook and each Workplace-based Assessment must be assessed and signed off by an Assessor, who must be a medical practitioner expert enough to make a reliable assessment of that skill and who has directly observed the trainee performing the skill.
[Ratified by the RANZCOG Education Standards Committee, July 2024]
E1.5.5 Assessors of procedures listed in the CWH in-training skills log and Workplace-based assessments can only be drawn from the following categories of practitioners:
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Education Standards Committee, July 2024]
- the trainee’s designated Mentor;
- persons who have completed the PTP or APTP training program;
- trainees who have satisfactorily completed at least four (4) years of the FRANZCOG Training Program;
- Specialist IMG applicants who have been assessed as either Substantially Comparable or Partially Comparable to an Australian-trained specialist and who are working towards Fellowship of the College;
- Fellows of the RANZCOG (FRANZCOG).
If the Assessor is not already the Mentor of the trainee undergoing the assessment, they must be approved by the trainee’s Mentor i.e. for that specific trainee and that particular assessment.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E1.6 Satisfactory Completion of the CWH
Trainees certified as having satisfactorily completed the Certificate must have met the following requirements within two (2) years of the date of commencement of training:
E1.6.1 Satisfactorily completed the procedural requirements listed in the Logbook, which must be signed off progressively each month by the Training Mentor. Once training is completed and signed off by the Training Mentor, the Logbook is to be reviewed by the relevant State/Territory or New Zealand Office.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, October 2020]
E1.6.2 Satisfactorily completed the Workplace-based Assessments specified by the College.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, November 2014]
E1.6.3 Attended a CWH Workshop organised by RANZCOG (where the Training Mentor recommends that attendance at the workshop would assist the trainee in their performance and progress).
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, December 2015]
E1.6.4 Passed the CWH Written Examination.
E1.7 CWH Written Examination
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, November 2022 — Creation of Examination Policy]
E1.7.1 Examinations processes and criteria are managed in these regulations and the Examinations Policy and Procedure.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, November 2022]
E1.7.2 Examination fees are managed by these Regulations and the Training and Associated Fees Policy.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, November 2022]
E1.7.3 Maximum number of attempts
E1.7.3.1 Candidates have a maximum number of three (3) attempts at the Written Examination unless the candidate can show cause to the satisfaction of the College that exceptional circumstances exist.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, July 2015]
E1.7.4 Withdrawal
E1.7.4.1 All withdrawals must be made in writing to the RANZCOG Examination Team. Where applicable, refunds are available and detailed in Examination Policy and Procedure.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Education Standards Committee, December 2025]
E1.7.4.2 Failure to give written notice of withdrawal from the examination or failure to present for an examination will constitute a failure in the examination and forfeiture of the whole examination fee.
E1.7.5 Results
E1.7.5.1 Candidates are not permitted to communicate directly with individual examiners regarding their results. All enquiries must be directed in writing to the Chair of the RANZCOG Examinations Committee and submitted to the RANZCOG Examination Team.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Education Standards Committee, December 2025]
E1.7.5.2 Examination results for individual candidates will not be released to any person other than the candidate and those persons specified in the RANZCOG Release of Examination Results Policy or otherwise, without express written permission from the candidate.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, July 2017]
E1.7.5.3 If, in the opinion of the RANZCOG Examinations Committee, a candidate has made an attempt to obtain, or has obtained, an unfair advantage before or during any part of the examination, the candidate will be withdrawn from the examination and a fail result recorded as applicable. Subsequent to this, the candidate’s eligibility for further examination by the College will be considered by the Examinations Committee.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, November 2020]
E1.8 Certification and Certification Fee
E1.8.1 The Certificate of Women’s Health is awarded to persons who have met all the assessment requirements stipulated in Regulations E1.6.1 to E1.6.4 above.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, November 2022]
E1.9 Recertification and Annual Subscription Fees
E1.9.1 Refer to Regulation F
E1.10 Removal from the Training Program
E1.10.1 A trainee may be referred to the Conjoint Committee for Associate Procedural Training (CCAPT) for consideration for removal from the CWH Training Program if a trainee fails to meet the requirements of their program. This process is managed by these regulations andthe Removal from Training Program Policy and Procedure.
Where a trainee’s behaviour breaches the RANZCOG Code of Conduct, they will be referred tothe Professional Standards Committee (PSC) for review and/or removal from the CWH Training Program. This process is managed by these regulations andthe Removal from Training Program Policy and Procedure.
[Ratified by the RANZCOG Education Standards Committee, December 2025]
E1.11 Appeals Procedures
Decisions associated with the CWH are governed by the RANZCOG appeals procedures, which may be accessed via the College website.
E1.12 Amendment of these Regulations and Interpretation
In circumstances they regard as exceptional, the Board may give approval for these rules to be interpreted to extend dates and requirements fixed by Regulations by which a CWH trainee must complete an examination or assessment task.
[Ratified by the RANZCOG Board, April 2020]
E2 RANZCOG Associate Training Program (Procedural) (PTP) (formerly the Diploma of RANZCOG (DRANZCOG))
E2.1 Eligibility Requirements for PTP
E2.1.1 To be eligible to be a trainee in the PTP training program, doctors must hold a primary medical degree in Medicine and Surgery issued by a medical school listed in the World Health Organisation publication World Directory of Medical Schools.
E2.1.2 Prospective trainees must have one of general/provisional/restricted registration with the Medical Board of Australia under the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E2.1.3 Prospective trainees must also be in their second or subsequent postgraduate year.
E2.1.4 Enrolment in, or prior completion and Membership maintenance of the Certificate of Women’s Health (CWH) training program.
E2.2 Registration and Prospective Approval of Training and Training Settings
E2.2.1 Prospective trainees must register with the RANZCOG and obtain prospective approval of training in order to have their training credited. This must be done using the PTP registration/prospective approval form available on the College website. The form should be lodged to RANZCOG not less than four (4) weeks prior to commencement of training.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Education Standards Committee, December 2025]
E2.2.2 The PTP Logbook will only be provided to a trainee once the registration and prospective approval process has been completed, including payment of the annual training fee.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E2.2.3 Any training undertaken prior to registering and obtaining prospective approval will not be credited.
E2.2.4 In order to be prospectively approved, training must take place in:
- a hospital accredited by the College for the purposes of PTP training; or
- a combination of appropriate practice-based and hospital-based training (the latter must be located at an accredited PTP training site); or
- an arrangement where training is split between a RANZCOG-accredited hospital and a remote non-accredited site where such an arrangement is prospectively approved prior to commencement of training by CCAPT.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Education Standards Committee, December 2025]
E2.2.5 Trainees can change training arrangements/settings in the course of their training provided the amended arrangements/settings accord with Regulation E2.2.4 and have been prospectively approved by the College. Training undertaken under amended training arrangements which have not been prospectively approved by the College will not be credited.
E2.3 Training Fee
E2.3.1 Fees are managed by these Regulations and the Training and Associated Fees Policy.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, November 2022]
E2.4 Training Time Frames
E2.4.1 Whilst there is no minimum period of training for the PTP, it is generally expected that trainees must complete a minimum of six (6) months of prospectively approved training in an accredited PTP training position. All training and assessment requirements as defined in these regulations must be completed within four (4) years of commencement of training, irrespective of whether training is on a part-time or full-time basis unless Regulation E2.4.2 applies.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E2.4.2 Trainees who have already satisfactorily completed the Certificate of Women’s Health (CWH) component of the PTP training program (i.e. as a stand alone element of the training program) will be exempted from repeating that portion of the PTP program provided the CWH was previously satisfactorily completed (see Regulation E1.6) and recertification for the CWH has been maintained (see Regulation G3). This exemption must be requested at the time of applying to enter the PTP training program. CWH holders who have not met recertification requirements and have been removed from the CWH Register will be required to repeat the CWH component of the PTP training program.
Trainees who registered to undertake the PTP training program, but discontinue the program after having successfully completed the CWH component may apply to the College to be granted the CWH in completion of an element of the training program. These trainees will be subject to the regulations relating to recertification and annual subscription fees which apply to all CWH holders (see Regulation G3).
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E2.4.3 Trainees who enter the PTP training program on the basis of Regulation E2.4.2 above must complete all training and assessment requirements within two (2) years of commencement of training.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E2.4.4 Training may be on a full-time or part-time basis, or a combination of both. This must be arranged between the trainee and the hospital or other facility where they are training.
E2.5 Training Supervisors and Assessors
E2.5.1 Each trainee must have one (1) Training Supervisor who must have completed the PTP or RANZCOG Associate Training Program (Advanced Procedural) (APTP) or be a Fellow of the RANZCOG. The Training Supervisor must also be in active obstetric practice in the hospital or approved practice where the trainee is undertaking PTP training.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E2.5.2 All Training Supervisors must be approved by the CCAPT, except where the applicant has already been approved as a Training Supervisor for the FRANZCOG training program by the relevant State and Territory or Aotearoa New Zealand Training Accreditation Committee.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E2.5.3 The Training Supervisor is responsible for the following:
- providing the trainee with ongoing mentoring and support;
- reviewing and signing-off on the trainee’s Logbook each month;
- meeting regularly with the trainee (preferably at the time of the monthly checking/signing of the Logbook) to review case records, discuss cases and provide the trainee with feedback on performance and progress;
- devising, in consultation with the trainee, a remedial plan to assist them in the event they are experiencing difficulties in meeting any aspect of PTP training and/or assessment requirements;
- acting as an Assessor for the skills assessments listed in the trainee’s Logbook and the Workplace-based Assessments the trainee must satisfactorily complete;
- approving other appropriate medical practitioners to act as Assessors for the skills assessments listed in the Logbook and Workplace-based Assessments (see Regulations E2.5.4 and E2.5.5 below);
- checking and signing off on the Training Experience Log component in the trainee’s Logbook; and
- signing the Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Training in the Logbook once they are satisfied that the trainee has met the competency requirements listed in the Logbook.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Education Standards Committee, December 2025]
E2.5.4 Each skill listed for assessment in the Logbook and each Workplace-based Assessment must be assessed and signed off by an Assessor, who must be a medical practitioner expert enough to make a reliable assessment of that skill and who has directly observed the trainee performing the skill.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, November 2014]
E2.5.5 Assessors can only be drawn from the following categories of practitioners:
- the trainee’s designated Training Supervisor;
- a person who has completed the PTP or APTP training program;
- trainees who have satisfactorily completed at least four (4) years of the FRANZCOG Training Program;
- Specialist IMG applicants who have been assessed as either Substantially Comparable or Partially Comparable to an Australian-trained specialist and who are working towards Fellowship of the College;
- Fellows of the RANZCOG (FRANZCOG);
- Fellows of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (Paediatrics) i.e. for the Examination of a Neonate Workplace-based Assessment.
If the Assessor is not already the Training Supervisor of the trainee undergoing the assessment, they must be approved by the trainee’s Training Supervisor i.e. for that specific trainee and that particular assessment.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E2.6 Satisfactory Completion of the PTP
Trainees certified as having satisfactorily completed the PTP training program must have met the following requirements within four (4) years of the date of commencement of training (or within two (2) years of the date of commencement of training if the trainee has already satisfactorily completed the Certificate of Women’s Health):
E2.6.1 Trainees commencing the PTP Training Program prior to 1 January 2016:
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E2.6.1.1 Satisfactorily completed all the requirements of the Certificate of Women’s Health (see Regulation E1.6), unless the trainee has previously satisfactorily completed the CWH component and maintained recertification of that element of the training program.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E2.6.1.2 Satisfactorily completed the procedural requirements listed in the PTP Logbook, which must be signed off by the Training Supervisor or an approved Assessor. Once Training is completed and signed off by the Training Supervisor, the Logbook is to be reviewed by the Certificate and Procedural Training Program Team.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Education Standards Committee, December 2025]
E2.6.1.3 Satisfactorily completed the Workplace-based Assessments specified by the College.
E2.6.1.4 Passed the PTP Written Examination.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E2.6.1.5 Either
- Passed the PTP Oral Examination; or
- Satisfactorily completed additional Workplace-based Assessments (as specified by the College)
The final PTP Oral examination will be offered in September 2016, on a date specified by the RANZCOG Examinations Committee.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E2.6.2 Trainees commencing the PTP Training Program (formerly called the Diploma of RANZCOG) on or after 1 January 2016:
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E2.6.2.1 Satisfactorily completed all the requirements of the Certificate of Women’s Health (see Regulation E1.6), unless the trainee has previously satisfactorily completed the CWH component and maintained recertification of that element of the training program.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E2.6.2.2 Satisfactorily completed the procedural requirements listed in the PTP Logbook, which must be signed off by the Training Supervisor or an approved Assessor. Once training is completed and signed off definitively by the Training Supervisor, the Logbook is to be reviewed by the Certificate and Procedural Training Program Team.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Education Standards Committee, December 2025]
E2.6.2.3 Satisfactorily completed the Workplace-based Assessments specified by the College
E2.6.2.4 Passed the PTP Written Examination.
Trainees commencing the PTP Training Program (formerly called the Diploma of RANZCOG) on or after 1 January 2016 are not required to undertake the PTP Oral Examination.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E2.7 PTP Written and Oral Examinations
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, November 2022 — Creation of Examination Policy]
E2.7.1 Examination processes and criteria are managed by these regulations and the Examination Policy and Procedure.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E2.7.2 Eligibility
E2.7.2.1 The Written Examination can be attempted at any stage of training (i.e. at the examination dates set by the RANZCOG), provided the candidate is a registered PTP trainee and has paid their annual training fee.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E2.7.2.2 Candidates for the PTP Written Examination may sit the examination(s) even if their logbooks have not been formally approved by the Training Supervisor.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E2.7.3 Examination fees are managed by these Regulations and the Training and Associated Fees Policy.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, November 2022]
E2.7.4 Maximum number of attempts
E2.7.4.1 Candidates have a maximum of three (3) attempts at the PTP Written Examination and three (3) attempts at the PTP Oral Examination unless the candidate can show cause to the RANZCOG Examinations Committee that exceptional circumstances prevail.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E2.7.4.2 The PTP Written Examination can be attempted at any stage of training (i.e. at the examination dates set by the RANZCOG), provided the candidate is a registered trainee, and has paid their annual training fee and the examination fee.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E2.7.5 Withdrawal
E2.7.5.1 All withdrawals must be made in writing to the Examination Team. Where applicable, refunds are available and detailed in Examination Policy and Procedure.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Education Standards Committee, December 2025]
E2.7.5.2 Failure to give written notice of withdrawal from the examination or failure to present for an examination will constitute a failure in the examination and forfeiture of the whole examination fee
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, July 2015]
E2.7.6 Results
E2.7.6.1 Candidates are not permitted to communicate directly with individual examiners regarding their results. All enquiries must be directed in writing to the Chair of the RANZCOG Examinations Committee and sent to the RANZCOG Examination Team.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Education Standards Committee, December 2025]
E2.7.6.2 Examination results for individual candidates will not be released to any person other than the candidate and those persons specified in the TV Release of Examination Results Policy or otherwise, without express written permission from the candidate.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, July 2017]
E2.7.6.3 If, in the opinion of the RANZCOG Examinations Committee, a candidate has made an attempt to obtain, or has obtained, an unfair advantage before or during any part of an examination, the candidate will be withdrawn from the examination and a fail result recorded as applicable. Subsequent to this, the candidate’s eligibility for further examination by the College will be considered by the RANZCOG Examinations Committee.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, November 2020]
E2.7.6.4 Following the examination, all candidates will be notified of their results according to directions on the College website.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, March 2019]
E2.8 Certification and Certification Fee
E2.8.1 The PTP is awarded to persons who have met all the assessment requirements stipulated in Regulation E2.6.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E2.9 Recertification and Annual Subscriptions
Refer to Regulation F3.
E2.10 Recognition of Reciprocal Membership
E2.10.1 Holders of the Aotearoa New Zealand Postgraduate Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology are eligible to apply for membership of the RANZCOG as an Associate Member. Applications must include all required documentation, as specified by the College.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E2.10.2 Holders of the Diploma of Obstetrics and Gynaecology from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (DRCOG) are eligible to apply for membership of RANZCOG as an Associate. Applications must include all required documentation, as specified by the College.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E2.10.3 Once admitted to membership of RANZCOG as an Associate, or previously as a Diplomate, holders of the Aotearoa New Zealand Postgraduate Diploma of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and the Diploma of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (UK) are subject to the same regulations relating to recertification and annual subscriptions as apply to all Diplomates and Associates of RANZCOG (see Regulation G3).
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E2.11 Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
RPL for Trainees with Qualifications other than the Aotearoa New Zealand Postgraduate Diploma of O&G and the Diploma of O&G (UK)
Prospective trainees with qualifications other than the Aotearoa New Zealand Postgraduate Diploma of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and the Diploma of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (UK) may apply to obtain recognition for significant training (as defined below) which predates the commencement of prospectively approved PTP or APTP training. Such training may count towards fulfilment or partial fulfilment of the training and assessment requirements for the PTP or APTP training programs.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E2.11.1 Applicants for RPL must meet the standard eligibility criteria for entry to the DRANZCOG training program as stipulated in Regulations E2.1.
E2.11.2 Applications for RPL must be made before the applicant has commenced training.
E2.11.3 The following category of training/previous experience which predates the commencement of approved PTP training may be recognised towards fulfilment or partial fulfilment of the requirements for the PTP:
- Completion of supervised and formally assessed hospital and/or practice-based training in obstetrics and gynaecology leading to the awarding of a Diploma or Certificate or admission into an equivalent membership class offered by a recognised medical college or similar body which is based on a detailed curriculum. This includes the Certificate of Women’s Health offered by the Conjoint Committee for Associate Procedural Training (CCAPT) and the WA Graduate Diploma of Women’s Health (which is regarded as equivalent to the CWH component of the PTP program for the purposes of RPL).
- Other than the CWH, this period of training should have commenced not more than five (5) years prior to the date of application to enter the PTP training program. The training must also have included logged clinical experience signed off by supervisors/mentors in the relevant training program and other paper-based assessments of clinical skills. In the case of holders of the CWH, this training program will only be considered for the purposes of RPL if the candidate has continued to meet the recertification and annual subscription fee requirements for the CWH as stipulated in Regulation G3.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E2.11.4 All RPL applications are assessed by the CCAPT, and recommendations are made by the CCAPT to the RANZCOG Board.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Education Standards Committee, December 2025]
E2.11.5 Applications for RPL should be made in writing to the Chair of the CCAPT and must be supported by all the following documentation:
- detailed Curriculum Vitae;
- certified copy of primary medical degree and other relevant certificates/diplomas;
- complete copies of any logbooks relating to the previous Diploma or Certificate (or equivalent) training;
- copies of all paper-based assessments conducted as part of this training; and
- a statement or certificate attesting to satisfactory performance in the relevant training program from the appropriate college or certifying body.
NOTE: It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide all the above documentation. No assistance will be provided by the College to obtain missing documentation.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Education Standards Committee, December 2025]
E2.11.6 An application fee is payable at the time of application. If the applicant is required to re-apply for RPL because required documentation was not provided in support of the original application, then the above fee must be paid again
RPL for Old Cohort Diploma Trainees Seeking to Obtain the Certificate of Women’s Health (CWH)
E2.11.7 Trainees who entered the DRANZCOG training program prior to the implementation of the new curriculum (i.e. prior to 1 August 2011) and who elect not to complete their PTP training may apply to the CCAPT for RPL for their partially completed PTP training in order to obtain the Certificate of Women’s Health (CWH) training program provided they meet the following conditions:
- Completed at least three (3) months of PTP training.
- Commenced ARANZCOG training within two (2) years of lodging their RPL application.
- Sit and pass the CWH Written (MCQ) Examination.
Applications should be made in writing to the Chair of the CCAPT and must be supported by all of the following documentation:
- detailed Curriculum Vitae;
- copy of the trainee’s PTP logbook indicating all clinical activity/procedures completed up to the time when they decided not to continue with PTP training;
- a written statement from their ARANZCOG Training Supervisor confirming that the logbook is an accurate summary of the clinical training completed by the trainee; and
- evidence of having passed the CWH Written (MCQ) Examination.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Education Standards Committee, December 2025]
E2.11.8 Trainees whose RPL application has been approved must apply for CWH certification and pay the required certification fee as per Regulations E1.8.1 and E1.8.2.
E2.11.9 Holders of the CWH obtained through RPL must meet the same recertification and annual subscription fee requirements as apply to all other persons who have completed the CWH training program (see Regulation G3).
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E2.11.10 An RPL application fee is payable at the time of application. If the applicant is required to re-apply for RPL because required documentation was not provided in support of the original application, then the RPL application fee must be paid again.
E2.12 Removal from the Training Program
E2.12.1 A trainee may be referred to the CCAPT for consideration for removal from the PTP Training Program if a trainee fails to meet the requirements of their program. This process is managed by these regulations and theRemoval from Training Program Policy and Procedure.
Where a trainee’s behaviour breaches the RANZCOG Code of Conduct, they will be referred tothe Professional Standards Committee (PSC) for review and/or removal from the PTP Training Program. This process is managed by these regulations and theRemoval from Training Program Policy and Procedure.
[Ratified by the RANZCOG Education Standards Committee, December 2025]
E2.13 Appeals Procedures
Decisions associated with the PTP are governed by the RANZCOG reconsideration, review and appeals procedures, which may be accessed via the College website.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Education Standards Committee, December 2025]
E2.14 Amendment of these Regulations and Interpretation
In circumstances they regard as exceptional, the Board may give approval for these rules to be interpreted to extend dates and requirements fixed by Regulations by which a PTP trainee must complete an examination or assessment task.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E3 RANZCOG Associate Training Program (Advanced Procedural) (APTP) (formerly the Advanced Diploma of the RANZCOG (DRANZCOG Advanced))
E3.1 Eligibility Requirements for the APTP
E3.1.1 To be eligible to be a trainee in the APTP training program, doctors must hold a primary medical degree in Medicine and Surgery issued by a medical school listed in the World Health Organisation publication World Directory of Medical Schools.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E3.1.2 Prospective trainees must have one of general/provisional/restricted registration with the Medical Board of Australia under the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme.
E3.1.3 Prospective trainees must also be in their second or subsequent postgraduate year.
E3.1.4 Enrolment in, or prior completion and Membership maintenance of the PTP training program.
E3.2 Registration and Prospective Approval of Training and Training Settings
E3.2.1 Prospective trainees must register with the RANZCOG and obtain prospective approval of training in order to have their training credited. This must be done using the APTP registration/ prospective approval form available on the College website (or the combined PTP/APTP registration/prospective approval form, as applicable). The form must be submitted to RANZCOG not less than four (4) weeks prior to commencement of training.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Education Standards Committee, December 2025]
E3.2.2 The APTP Logbook will only be provided to a trainee once the registration and prospective approval process has been completed, including payment of the annual training fee.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E3.2.3 Any training undertaken prior to registering and obtaining prospective approval will not be credited.
E3.2.4 In order to be prospectively approved, training and assessment must occur in one of the following settings and arrangements:
- a hospital accredited by RANZCOG in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand for the purposes of APTP training; or
- a combination of hospital-based training (at a RANZCOG-accredited site in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand) and private rooms or clinics (i.e. if the trainee is undertaking the combined PTP/APTP program); or
- two (2) or more RANZCOG-accredited APTP sites in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand (subject to approval by the CCAPT, and with the agreement of the participating hospitals); or
- a RANZCOG-accredited APTP site and a non-accredited remote hospital in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand (subject to approval prior to commencement of training by the CCAPT).
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Education Standards Committee, December 2025]
E3.2.5 Trainees can change training arrangements/settings in the course of their training provided the amended arrangements/settings accord with Regulation E3.2.4 and have been prospectively approved by the College. Training undertaken under amended training arrangements which have not been prospectively approved by the College will not be credited.
E3.3 Training Fee
E3.3.1 Fees are managed by these Regulations and the Training and Associated Fees Policy.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, November 2022]
E3.4 Training Time Frames
E3.4.1 Whilst there is no minimum period of training for the APTP, it is generally expected that trainee must complete a minimum of 12 months of prospectively approved training in an accredited APTP training position for those completing the combined PTP/APTP program, or six (6) months of prospectively approved training in an accredited APTP training position for those completing the APTP as a stand-alone training program.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E3.4.2 All training and assessment requirements for the combined PTP/APTP training program, as defined in these regulations, must be completed within four (4) years of the date of commencement of training, irrespective of whether training is on a part-time or full-time basis.
[Ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E3.4.3 Trainees who have already satisfactorily completed the PTP training program prior to undertaking the ARANZCOG Advanced must complete all training and assessment requirements as defined in these regulations within two (2) years of the date of commencement of training.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E3.4.4 Training may be undertaken on a full-time or part-time basis, or a combination of both. This must be arranged between the trainee and the hospital or other facility where they are training.
E3.5 Training Supervisors and Assessors
E3.5.1 Each trainee must have two (2) Training Supervisors, both of whom must have completed either the APTP training program or hold Fellowship of the RANZCOG. These Training Supervisors must be organised before the trainee commences training.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E3.5.2 At least one (1) of the Training Supervisors must be located at the accredited hospital/s or other approved facility where the trainee is located. The second Training Supervisor may be located at another site, but they must be in regular contact with both the trainee and the on-site Training Supervisor. This contact must include regular sighting of the trainee’s Logbook via fax or email, and regular telephone/ email/Skype discussions with both the trainee and the on-site Training Supervisor about the trainee’s progress and performance.
E3.5.3 All Training Supervisors must be approved by the CCAPT, except where the applicant has already been approved as a Training Supervisor for the FRANZCOG Training Program by the relevant State and Territory or Aotearoa New Zealand Training Accreditation Committee.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E3.5.4 The Training Supervisors are both responsible for the following:
- providing the trainee with ongoing mentoring and support;
- reviewing and signing-off on the trainee’s Logbook each month;
- meeting regularly with the trainee (preferably at the time of the monthly checking/signing of the Logbook) to review case records, discuss cases and provide the trainee with feedback on performance and progress;
- devising, in consultation with the trainee, a remedial plan to assist them in the event they are experiencing difficulties meeting any aspect of APTP training and/or assessment requirements;
- acting as an Assessor for the skills assessments listed in the Logbook and the Workplace-based Assessments the trainee must satisfactorily complete;
- approving other appropriate medical practitioners to act as Assessors for the skills assessments listed in the Logbook and the Workplace-based Assessments;
- assessing the five (5) case syntheses based on a range of obstetric and gynaecological conditions; and
- signing the Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Training in the Logbook once they are satisfied that the trainee has met the competency requirements as listed in the Logbook.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E3.5.5 Each skill listed for assessment in the Logbook and each Workplace-based Assessment must be assessed and signed off by an Assessor, who must be a medical practitioner expert enough to make a reliable assessment of that skill and who has directly observed the trainee performing the skill.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, November 2014]
E3.5.6 Assessors can only be drawn from the following categories of practitioners:
- one or both of the trainee’s designated Training Supervisors;
- persons who have completed the APTP training program;
- trainees who have satisfactorily completed at least four (4) years of the FRANZCOG Training Program;
- Specialist IMG applicants who have been assessed as either Substantially Comparable or Partially Comparable to an Australian-trained specialist and who are working towards Fellowship of the College;
- Fellows of the RANZCOG (FRANZCOG)
- Experienced Radiologist for the Ultrasound Scanning Clinical Procedure Logs and First-trimester Transvaginal, Transabdominal and Third-trimester Ultrasound Scanning Workplace-based Assessments.
- Experienced Sonographer for the Ultrasound Scanning Clinical Procedure Logs and First-trimester Transvaginal, Transabdominal and Third-trimester Ultrasound Scanning Workplace-based Assessments.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Education Standards Committee, July 2024]
If the Assessor is not already one of the Training Supervisors of the trainee undergoing the assessment, they must be approved by one (1) of the two (2) designated Training Supervisors i.e. for that specific trainee and that particular assessment.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Education Standards Committee, December 2025]
E3.6 Satisfactory Completion of the APTP
Trainees certified as having satisfactorily completed the APTP Advanced training program must have met the following requirements within four (4) years of the date of commencement of training (or within two (2) years of the date of commencement of training if the trainee has already satisfactorily completed the PTP training program):
E3.6.1 Trainees commencing the APTP Training Program prior to 1 January 2017:
E3.6.1.1 Satisfactorily completed all the requirements of the PTP (see Regulation E2.6) unless the trainee has previously satisfactorily completed the PTP and maintained recertification of that element of the training program as applicable.
E3.6.1.2 Satisfactorily completed the procedural requirements listed in the APTP Logbook, which must be signed off by one of the two Training Supervisors or an approved Assessor, and signed off definitively once training is completed by the Training Supervisors and forwarded to the Chair of the Conjoint Committee for Associate Procedural Training (CCAPT) for final approval.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E3.6.1.3 Satisfactorily completed the Workplace-based Assessments specified by the College.
E3.6.1.4 [Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, October 2020]
E3.6.1.5 Where a trainee has, pursuant to Regulation E2.6, completed the PTP Oral Examination, the trainee is not required to complete the APTP Oral Examination. Where, in accordance with Regulation E2.6, a trainee did not complete the PTP Oral Examination as part of the requirements for the award of the PTP, the trainee must satisfactorily complete the APTP Oral Examination.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E3.6.2 Trainees commencing the APTP Advanced Training Program on or after 1 January 2017:
E3.6.2.1 Satisfactorily completed all the requirements of the PTP (see Regulation E2.6) unless the trainee has previously satisfactorily completed the PTP and maintained that element of the training program as applicable.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E3.6.2.2 Satisfactorily completed the procedural requirements listed in the APTP Logbook, which must be signed off by one of the two Training Supervisors or an approved Assessor, and signed off definitively once training is completed by the Training Supervisors and forwarded to the Chair of the Conjoint Committee for Associate Procedural Training (CCAPT) for final approval.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E3.6.2.3 Satisfactorily completed the Workplace-based Assessments specified by the College.
E3.6.2.4 Satisfactorily completed a Fetal Surveillance Program or exemption from this requirement if this or an approved equivalent workshop or course has been completed in the 12 months prior to commencing APTP training.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E3.6.2.5 Satisfactorily completed five (5) written case syntheses based on a range of obstetric conditions, each of which must be assessed by both Training Supervisors. After all five (5) case syntheses have been assessed, these are to be forwarded to the Chair of the Conjoint Committee for Associate Procedural Training (CCAPT) for final approval.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E3.6.2.6 Satisfactorily completed the APTP Oral Examination
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E3.6.2.7 Satisfactorily completed the APTP Summative Assessment.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E3.6.2.8 Satisfactorily completed, for trainees commencing the APTP Training Program on or after 1 January 2018, the RANZCOG Basic Obstetric Skills Workshop
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E3.7 APTP Oral Examination
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, November 2022 — Creation of Examination Policy]
E3.7.1 Examinations processes and criteria are managed in these regulations and the Examination Policy and Procedure.
E3.7.2 Eligibility
E3.7.2.1 The APTP Oral Examination can be attempted at any stage of training, although only at the examination dates set by the Examination and Assessment Committee provided the candidate is a registered APTP trainee and has paid their annual training fee.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E3.7.2.2 Candidates for the APTP Examination must have passed the APTP Written Examination.
E3.7.2.3 Candidates for the APTP Examination may sit the examination even if their logbooks have not been formally approved by the Chair of the Conjoint Committee for Associate Procedural Training (CCAPT).
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E3.7.3 Examination fees are managed by the Training and Associated Fee Policy
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, November 2022]
E3.7.3.1 For candidates who are unsuccessful at a APTP Oral Examination, and where publication of results occurs after the closing date for applications for the next such examination, applications to sit that APTP Examination will be allowed for a period of up to 14 days from the date of publication of results.
[Ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E3.7.4 Maximum number of attempts
E3.7.4.1 Candidates have a maximum of three (3) attempts at the APTP Oral Examination unless the candidate can show cause to the RANZCOG Examination and Assessment Committee that exceptional circumstances prevail.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E3.7.4.2 The APTP Oral Examination can be attempted at any stage of training, although only at the examination dates set by the Examination and Assessment Committee, provided the candidate is a registered trainee, and has paid their annual training fee and the examination fee.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E3.7.5 Withdrawal
E3.7.5.1 All withdrawals must be made in writing to the Examination Team. Where applicable, refunds are available and detailed in Examination Policy and Procedure.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Education Standards Committee, December 2025]
E3.7.5.2 Failure to give written notice of withdrawal from the examination or failure to present for an examination will constitute a failure in the examination and forfeiture of the whole examination fee.
E3.7.6 Candidate Numbers in the APTP Oral Examination
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Regulation and Examination Policy and Procedure, the College reserves the right to determine candidates
for acceptance at examination. The decision of the College shall be final and binding. The decision of the College in this regard shall not be reviewable or subject to appeal. Applications for examinations are made on this basis, and with implicit agreement to these terms.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E3.7.7 Results
E3.7.7.1 Candidates are not permitted to communicate directly with individual examiners regarding their results. All enquiries must be directed in writing to the Chair of the RANZCOG Examinations Committee to the RANZCOG Examination Team.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, November 2022]
E3.7.7.2 Examination results for individual candidates will not be released to any person other than the candidate and those persons specified in the TV Release of Examination Results Policy or otherwise, without express written permission from the candidate.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, July 2017]
E3.7.7.3 If, in the opinion of the Examinations Committee, a candidate has made an attempt to obtain, or has obtained, an unfair advantage before or during any part of an examination, the candidate will be withdrawn from the examination and a fail result recorded as applicable. Subsequent to this, the candidate’s eligibility for further examination by the College will be considered by the Examinations Committee.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, November 2020]
E3.8 Certification and Certification Fee
E3.8.1 The APTP is awarded to persons who have met all the assessment requirements stipulated in Regulation E3.6.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E3.9 Recertification and Annual Subscriptions
Refer to Regulation F3.
E3.10 Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
Prospective trainees who are undertaking the combined PTP/APTP training program who have qualifications other than the Aotearoa New Zealand Postgraduate Diploma of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and the UK Diploma of Obstetrics and Gynaecology may apply to obtain recognition for significant training (as defined below) which predates the commencement of prospectively approved PTP/APTP training. Such training may count towards partial fulfilment of the training and assessment requirements for the APTP qualification.
E3.10.1 Applicants for RPL must meet the standard eligibility criteria for entry to the PTP/APTP training program as stipulated in Regulation E3.1.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E3.10.2 Applications for RPL must be made before the applicant has commenced training.
E3.10.3 The following category of training/previous experience which predates the commencement of approved PTP/APTP training may be recognised towards fulfilment or partial fulfilment of the requirements for the PTP/APTP:
Completion of supervised and formally assessed hospital and/or practice-based training in obstetrics and gynaecology leading to the awarding of a Diploma or Certificate or equivalent membership class offered by a recognised medical college or similar body which is based on a detailed curriculum. This includes the Certificate of Women’s Health offered by the Conjoint Committee for Associate Procedural Training (CCAPT). In the case of qualifications other than the CWH, this period of training should have commenced not more than five (5) years prior to the date of application to enter the PTP/APTP training program.
The training must also have included logged clinical experience, signed off by supervisors/mentors/assessors in the relevant training program, and other paper-based assessments of clinical skills. In the case of persons who have completed the CWH, this qualification will only be considered for the purposes of RPL if the candidate has continued to meet the recertification and annual subscription fee requirements for the CWH as stipulated in Regulation G3.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E3.10.4 All RPL applications are assessed by the CCAPT.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Education Standards Committee, December 2025]
E3.10.5 Applications for RPL should be made in writing to the Chair of the CCAPT and must be supported by all the following documentation:
- detailed Curriculum Vitae;
- certified copy of primary medical degree and other relevant certificates/diplomas;
- complete copies of any logbooks relating to the previous Diploma or Certificate (or equivalent) training:
- copies of all paper-based assessments conducted as part of this training; and
- a statement or certificate attesting to satisfactory performance in the relevant training program from the appropriate college or certifying body.
It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide all the above documentation. No assistance will be provided by the College to obtain missing documentation.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Education Standards Committee, December 2025]
E3.10.6 An application fee is payable at the time of application. If the applicant is required to reapply for RPL because required documentation was not provided in support of the original application, then the above fee must be paid again.
E3.10.7 RPL applications are assessed by the CCAPT, and recommendations by the CCAPT are sent to the RANZCOG Board.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Education Standards Committee, December 2025]
[Regulation E3.10.8 removed by the Board, November 2014]
E3.11 Removal from the Training Program
E3.11.1 A trainee may be referred to the CCAPT for consideration for removal from the APTP Training Program if a trainee fails to meet the requirements of their program. This process is managed by these regulations and theRemoval from Training Program Policy and Procedure.
Where a trainee’s behaviour breaches the RANZCOG Code of Conduct, they will be referred tothe Professional Standards Committee (PSC) for review and/or removal from the APTP Training Program. This process is managed by these regulations andthe Removal from Training Program Policy and Procedure.
[Ratified by the RANZCOG Education Standards Committee, December 2025]
E3.12 Appeals Procedures
Decisions associated with the APTP are governed by the RANZCOG appeals procedures, which may be accessed via the College website.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]
E3.13 Amendment of these Regulations and Interpretation
In circumstances they regard as exceptional, the Board may give approval for these rules to be interpreted to extend dates and requirements fixed by Regulations by which a APTP trainee must complete an examination or assessment task.
[Revised and ratified by the RANZCOG Board, February 2024]