2025.1 placement applications are still open

Placement applications for 2025.1 are currently open. You can continue applying to training sites in your group until you've secured a placement. 

Once your placement is confirmed, you'll receive Medicare provider number (MPN) paperwork. Please return this to the RACGP before Friday 29 November to ensure you have an active MPN in time to begin your 2025.1 placement. 

Once you have submitted your MPN paperwork, please withdraw any other pending applications. This will help other registrars and training sites finalise their placements. 

Thank you for your commitment and participation in the 2025.1 placement process. We understand it’s a busy time, and want to remind you that your training coordinator is here to help if you’d like to discuss any part of the process.  

Apply for an incentivised placement in 2025.1

The RACGP offers financial incentives to registrars undertaking placements in areas of workforce need in 2025.1. This funding is available at 328 accredited training sites to assist with relocation costs and living expenses, so that you can contribute to the health of communities who need it most.  

To discover the updated list of incentivised locations and the levels of funding available, please visit our website. 

We’ve listened to your feedback and updated the Key Feature Problem exam format

From 2025.2, the Key Feature Problem (KFP) exam will consist of 70 individual scenarios, each with a multiple selection question (MSQ) that is answered on a paper bubble sheet, similar to that used for the Applied Knowledge Test (AKT). Handwritten responses will not be required. 

We’re not changing what we assess, only the format by which we assess it.  

The exam will remain four hours in duration and be delivered in the same locations as the current exams. The new format will mean candidates will receive their results before the Clinical Competency Exam (CCE) enrolment period. 

 To support candidates with the new format, a full suite of resources and detailed information is available on the RACGP KFP webpage. These include: 

• gplearning exam preparation modules    

• FAQs 

• example questions 

• updated handbooks and guides. 

The Self-Assessment Progress Testing (SAPT) contains practice exam questions. The first SAPT with an updated KFP format will be released in March. Previous releases remain useful for study, as the content being assessed has not changed, only the structure of the questions. A half-length practice exam will also be emailed to enrolled candidates approximately six weeks before the exam. 

For more information, please reach out to your training coordinator.  

Contact us

For any queries about the information enclosed, please contact your local training team.