Prevocational Training

Prevocational Training is the base of medical education in which doctors develop competencies after completion of their basic medical qualification.

The first two postgraduate years after medical graduation (PGY1 and PGY2) provide a grounding (or basis) for future vocational training. These first two or three years are spent primarily in public hospitals and /or community settings. State Postgraduate Medical Education Councils have been established in all states to oversee training and educational opportunities for junior medical staff in these early postgraduate years.

The Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing established the Medical Training Review Panel to look at demand and supply of medical training opportunities and to monitor the impact of provider number arrangements. The Medical Training Review Panel also compiles information on training opportunities, publishes the information and establishes and maintains a register of employment opportunities for medical practitioners. Through its work on a range of prevocational issues, the MTRP has supported quality training in the prevocational years.

For further information on the Medical Training Review Panel, CLICK HERE.

State and Territory Postgraduate Councils generally have a responsibility of intern (and PGY2 in some states) accreditation of hospital training posts. Further information on each states accreditation process can be viewed on their respective websites.

For information on National Developments in relation to accreditation please CLICK HERE.