Australian Government Funded Training Programs Committee

As part of the RANZCP’s involvement in application rounds for Australian Government funded training programs, the Australian Government Funded Training Programs Committee (AGFTPC) will review and rank all Australian Government funded psychiatry applications and will determine which applications are to be submitted to the Australian Department of Health and Aged Care (DoHAC) and Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) for approval.

The Committee is time limited for the duration of the AGFTP. The duration of the AGFTP is determined by the DoHAC and DVA.

Australian Government Funded Training Programs Committee Regulations [PDF; 183 KB] outline the role, responsibilities, committee composition and election processes of the Committee.

Responsibilities

The AGFTP Committee is responsible for:

Developing criteria for assessment of all psychiatry health service Australian Government funded training program applications.

Reviewing all psychiatry health service Australian Government funded training program applications, and in conjunction with advice from relevant Branch Training Committees (BTC) / Psychiatric Training Committees, regional training hubs and jurisdictions, determining which applications are to be submitted to the DoHAC and DVA for approval.
Reviewing and amending application assessment criteria, as required.
Monitoring and reviewing all Australian Government funded training program posts as required to ensure alignment with the objectives and deliverables of the relevant program.
Any other duties required for other Australian Government funded training programs for the funding of training posts/positions that become available.
Providing advice on relevant Australian Government funded training program related support projects, as required.

Consulting, where appropriate, with other Australian Government funded training program stakeholder groups agreed upon by the Education Committee (EC).
Developing and implementing an annual work plan as required.
Identifying and managing risks associated with its committee, in accordance with the RANZCP’s Risk Management Policy, and for reporting high level risks to the EC and the Corporate Governance and Risk Committee (CGRC). The Committee will maintain a Risk Register.

The AGFTP Committee Regulations [PDF; 183 KB] outline the role, responsibilities, committee composition and election processes of the AGFTP Committee.

Membership

The AGFTP Committee comprises:

Chair, Fellow (independent) i.e. not a Director of Training (DoT) or Director of Advanced Training (DoAT)
ACT Branch Training Committee representative (DoT or DoAT)
NSW Branch Training Committee representative (DoT or DoAT)
NT Branch Training Committee representative (DoT or DoAT)
QLD Branch Training Committee representative (DoT or DoAT)
SA Psychiatric Training Committee representative (DoT or DoAT)
TAS Branch Training Committee representative (DoT or DoAT)
VIC Psychiatric Training Committee representative (DoT or DoAT)
WA Branch Training Committee representative (DoT or DoAT)
Committee for Training representative
Bi-national Section of Rural Psychiatry Committee representative
Military, Veterans' and Emergency Services Personnel Mental Health Network Committee Representative.

Meeting frequency

The AGFTP Committee typically meets 2 times per calendar year:

1 face-to-face meeting held in Melbourne (typically up to 6 hours’ duration)
1 videoconference meeting (typically up to 2 hours’ duration).

Additional meetings maybe required during the calendar year dependant on activity requirements.

Committee members will also be required to respond to emails between formal meetings.