Supervisor Professional Development Program (SPDP)

The SPDP is a high-quality training program designed for current and future RACP supervisors, including Advanced Trainees and Overseas Trained Physicians. It strengthens your skills and strategies to effectively guide and support trainees.

You can complete SPDP 1, 2 and 3 in any order and in any combination of delivery formats. Check the SPDP page for requirements, exemptions, and other delivery formats and dates.

How this course works

Online courses run 1 to 2 hours a week across 5 weeks, depending on how involved you decide to be. It is facilitated online by a trained RACP Fellow. You can choose when to view content and participate in paced written discussion forums and paired activities.

Claiming CPD

Participation in the SPDP can be claimed as professional development under ‘Category 2: Reviewing Performance’ of the CPD Framework .

SPDP1

Practical Skills for Supervisors

2026

 28 Sep - 3 Nov

2027

 18 Jan - 23 Feb

 17 May - 22 Jun

 20 Sep - 26 Oct

SPDP2

Teaching & Learning in Healthcare

2026

 2 Nov - 8 Dec

2027

 1 Mar - 6 Apr

 28 Jun - 3 Aug

 1 Nov - 7 Dec

SPDP3

Work-based Learning and Assessment

2027

 12 Apr - 18 May

 9 Aug - 14 Sep

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Facilitated learning
RACP members only
5 weeks
CPD Category 2

One of three workshops in SPDP. This 5 week, online facilitated course offers a range of teaching strategies to manage and overcome challenges supervisors face in a complex healthcare setting. These strategies include planning for learning, differentiated instructions for multi-level groups, and using effective teaching techniques such as questioning. It also provides opportunities to consider some of the cultural aspects of healthcare settings which impact on learning, including the importance of cultural safety, the hidden curriculum and the need for effective role modelling.

Please use the provided enrolment key to enrol in this course. If you do not have one, please ensure you have registered for this course. For further questions contact .


  • Introduction to Teaching & Learning in Healthcare Settings
  • Challenges facing educators in healthcare settings
  • Strategies for teaching in a complex environment
  • Confronting underlying and system issues - the environment and the adverse event

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